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My recent Fresh Talk post about the resiliency of exports was a little too glib and simplistic for one West Coast produce exporter.

(UPDATED, Oct. 10) A life-threatening category 4 hurricane the morning of Oct. 10, the eye of Michael is expected to make landfall over the Florida Panhandle later in the day.

Campbell Soup Co. is in talks to sell its fresh foods business to a group of investors led by former Bolthouse Farms CEO Jeff Dunn, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The Center for Produce Safety has announced 13 new research awards at about $2.6 million.

Arvin, Calif.-based Tasteful Selections, in partnership with RPE Inc., is implementing a comprehensive rebrand of its full line of bite-size potatoes.

House and Senate farm bill conference committee members can’t agree on proposed reforms to the food stamp program, and the clock is ticking on getting the legislation passed this year.

Perception is reality and a new survey from food and marketing agency Charleston Orwig found that more than a quarter of consumers said they do not trust the vigilance of the food industry’s safety efforts.

With more than 170 meetings on Capitol Hill in two days, the United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference lobbied lawmakers on the farm bill, trade, nutrition, food safety and immigration reform.

U.S. senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson have introduced legislation that would give Florida fruit and vegetable growers recourse in the event of seasonal dumping by Mexican growers.

Apples, pears, stone fruit, cucumbers, melons and squash scored at the top of the chart for sustainability in a recent study by The Sustainability Consortium.