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USDA is accepting applications through Aug. 14 for trade promotion programs designed to reduce foreign market barriers and expand global export opportunities for American agricultural producers.

Despite ongoing economic pressures, fresh produce continues to post healthy growth as consumers cook more meals at home. Even so, recent data shows increasingly selective shopping habits that could challenge future volume growth.

The longtime marketing leader caps a distinguished 34-year career with the company.

Taking the stage at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference yesterday, the Make America Healthy Again mastermind sat down with CEO Cathy Burns to outline how he intends to disrupt the way Americans eat and the way our food is grown.

Michael Family Farms will be a focus of summer marketing with seasonal merchandising inspiration to produce departments.

Fam Stumabo’s Paul Krechel breaks down how modern cutting technology eliminates “invisible” waste, simplifies labor challenges and proves that true sustainability happens on the factory floor.

The company has released its inaugural impact report, highlighting over $5.8 million generated for banana farming communities alongside rapid growth, business awards and a firm commitment to ethical, women-led industry leadership.

Iliana Loza has been appointed to a newly created role for the importer and exporter of fresh and dried produce.

Applying a keen sense of business and creating non-farm assets, Tim Nuss unlocks a flywheel effect to propel the Nuss Farms forward.

The New York-New Jersey-Connecticut tristate area may not be an organic powerhouse, but there is a concentration of organic farms in the area who are leveraging fertile soil and strong consumer demand to fuel success.