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With increased focus on food security, inflation and health, potatoes continue to gain popularity and grow in demand, said the Newport Beach, Calif.-based company.

The National Mango Board has debuted a collection of micro-documentaries that it says reveals new layers of the mango’s “epic journey” from farm to table.

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is inviting comments on plans to change the list of bioengineered foods.

Berry grower-shippers report continued robust demand for organic berries.

New Rochelle, N.Y.-based LGS Specialty Sales will begin sourcing avocados from Jalisco, Mexico, according to a news release.

Frank Gargiulo & Son, Hillside, N.J., has been awarded a maximum $111.46 million contract with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support to supply schools with fresh fruits and vegetables.

A new version of the National Organic Standards Board charter is posted on the USDA website, according to a news release.

As the Western U.S. faces a megadrought, why can’t the U.S. move water around the country like it’s done with energy? John Phipps explores the physical and political hurdles potential water infrastructure would face.

Summer is about more than strawberries, say grower-shippers, who are seeing strong supplies of raspberries, blackberries and blueberries this season.

Truckers are sounding off against the idea of speed limiters on trucks, and fresh produce is being invoked as one point in their arguments against the devices.