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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending audit certifications that expire on or before May 31 by 60 days.
The Produce Marketing Association, citing misinformation about produce and the industry in the COVID-19 crisis, is launching a campaign to connect directly with consumers to assure them produce is available and safe.
The Food and Drug Administration is asking importers to send records required by the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Foreign Supplier Verification Programs electronically.
Boston-based Costa Fruit & Produce is distributing fruit snack packs to area healthcare workers.
The California Avocado Commission is shifting promotion plans during the COVID-19 crisis, including shifting billboard ads to online content.
Houston-based Brothers Produce is providing needed distribution assistance to Houston Food Bank and its partners.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visits April 2 with Jim Provost, president of I Love Produce, West Grove, Pa.
Members of the Food and Beverage Issues Alliance have collaborated with the Food and Drug Administration on guidelines for food companies to follow if an employee or customer tests positive for COVID-19.
Michigan apple grower-shippers, marketers and processors are donating fresh and sliced apples to school district meal pick up sites throughout the state.
Limoneira, Santa Paula, Calif., is donating cartons of lemons to health care professionals, food banks and other agencies.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited April 1 with Paul Manfre, general manager of Top Katz LLC, Bronx, N.Y.
Retail ads for fresh produce are way down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Produce Alliance LLC, Chicago, has donated fresh produce to health care workers at an area hospital.
Staying connected to members is always a goal for industry associations, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made it very difficult to do so with typical events.
The fresh produce industry industry continues to find ways to help consumers industry members to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
At least 125 employees of Green Empire Farms, Oneida, N.Y., have been confirmed with the new coronavirus, COVID-19, prompting government officials to reinforce the need for social distancing and other measures.
The road to the new normal as the COVID-19 crisis continues is a rocky one for many in the fresh produce industry.
With schools closed, district foodservice professionals across the country are working with numerous collaborators to ensure students have access to healthy meals.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is planning on buying $470 million in surplus food, including $105 million worth of produce, as growers cope with disrupted supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first session of Stronger Together U.S.’s responsible recruitment webinar series explores how to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
In what ways will the fresh produce industry be changed permanently by COVID-19?
Produce companies and organizations continue to think of innovative ways of helping consumers and customers during the pandemic, from celebrating Cinco de Mayo to new ways of keeping employees safe.
What is the future of the U.S. trading relationship with China?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved $1.2 billion in contracts for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, including $461 million for produce purchases.
The University of Florida is asking for growers to participate in a study on the pandemic’s effects on the state’s agriculture industry.
The potato industry needs more help than what the government has given so far, Kam Quarles believes.
More than 60 specialty crop organizations sent a letter to Congressional leaders highlighting efforts by growers and other agricultural employers to protect their labor force during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite increased volume this year and lost foodservice business because of the COVID-19 crisis, avocado prices will remain steady through 2020 and into the first quarter of 2021, a new report from Rabobank predicts.
The value of strong relationships between farmworkers and management has never been greater, Peter O’Driscoll and Vic Smith believe.
A bill seeks to temporarily quadruple the fresh produce voucher benefit for participants in the Women, Infants and Children’s program.