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The grant-funded projects will support the development and expansion of new and existing organic markets to increase the consumption of domestic organic agricultural products.

A government agency in Canada wants to establish a plastics registry to monitor and track plastic, including plastic used in agriculture and food manufacturing.

The Idaho Potato Commission’s annual retail display contest will award three grand prize winners a Traeger Meat Smoker and complete smoking kit.

In the company’s latest market report, it notes the overall crop size is down from the 2022 season and overall demand is now down 16% from last season.

KeHE Distributors has opened a new Miami distribution center with 360,000 additional square feet, which it says will bring job opportunities and economic growth to the local community.

Wilson, who is remembered as a stalwart in the produce industry and a mentor, died Jan. 5 after a courageous 10-year battle with cancer, his family announced.

The USDA is making a pest risk analysis available to the public for review and comment for a 60-day period.

Food and beverage company KESI Management has joined FreshEdge, a collaboration that builds on their four-year partnership.

Co-founder Camilo Penalosa will step away from the company’s daily operations Jan. 31, and a new vice president of sales and marketing will assume Penalosa’s former customer responsibilities.

Wholesum will curate an art exhibit during the event’s opening reception from high school students where attendees will help determine prize winners.