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The Carlisle, Pa.-based grocer’s Feeding School Kids raised over $1.5 million, with customer support, to help local public school districts combat hunger.

Verdant Technologies is partnering with Sobeys Inc. on an innovation to eliminate ice from the Canadian grocer’s broccoli supply chain.

More normal harvest timing for California cherries is setting the stage for a successful season, California cherry shippers say.

Expanding per capita consumption, increasing imports and moderate retail growth in sales point to a strong category, data and industry leaders indicate.

Massachusetts-based brand Morning Kiss Organic said it expects good supplies for the season, which runs through June.

The company says it expects strong imports of Autumncrisp and Ruby Rush grapes for the season that will begin in mid-May.

The companies say Acadian Plant Health customers can expect better access to products, including its organic product line, as well as agronomists and more.

Citing “significant and lasting challenges in the retail environment,” 99 Cents Only Stores LLC will close all 371 of its stores in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas.

In this podcast episode, Advanced Agriscience’s Collin Juurakko shares interesting discoveries he’s made about how frost crystals form and how that led to a potential solution for tree-fruit growers across the globe.