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Western states are still fighting drought, as several senators push to improve future water access.

Chicago-based Hazel Technologies, Inc. has announced a second-year collaboration with Biglerville, Pa.-based grower-shipper Hollabaugh Bros., Inc.

“Our diversified business model has once more proven itself to be resilient,” Dole plc Executive Chairman Carl McCann said of the results.

USDA raised its estimated range of 6.5%-7.5% y/y increase from a range of 5%-6%, according to the May Food Price Outlook report, the highest forecast for all food prices and restaurant prices since 1981.

After seeing the rise in e-commerce, Seald Sweet is hoping to move more fruit through retailer platforms.

New Limeco LLC expects to have a better Florida avocado crop in 2022-23, said Eddie Caram, general manager of the Princeton, Fla.-based marketer.

While fresh pepper retail sales took a minor step back in 2021, so did practically every fresh vegetable item tracked by retail scan data.

Estimates of when new routes will be regular shipping lanes keep advancing. It looks like the long-awaited transpolar shipping route could be a real thing around 2050. John Phipps explains why and the possible impact

California scientists are using helicopters to study aquifers with the hope of recharging ground water.