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Thompson brings over 20 years of food and produce industry experience to his new Dallas-based role.

The regional supermarket is investing $110 million to build modernized Rochester, N.Y., facilities and consolidate distribution operations, expanding capacity without employee layoffs.

Joe Marino is a canary in a coalmine: “I don’t want this to ever, ever happen to another farmer or small business owner or American.”

Diesel costs for US farmers are double last year’s level, pressuring food transport and retail.

The co-founder and CEO of Helios AI shares how hyperlocal, commodity-specific AI modeling predicts regional crop disruptions months before they hit, giving buyers and growers critical lead time.

In the wake of recent cyclospora concerns and eroding consumer confidence in the effectiveness of recalls, GS1 US says
deploying advanced product tracking and precision data sharing is critical to moving the industry forward.

To understand how deeply these cuts will reverberate across local economies, community leaders, independent business owners and growers share their firsthand perspectives on what is at stake.