Produce - General
Starting July 1, new fruit and vegetable commodities will be tested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Data Program.
Southern Arizona’s fast-paced border community serves as one of biggest imported fresh produce distribution regions.
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) today applauded Senate passage of S. 1251, the Growing Climate Solutions Act.
President Joe Biden said on June 24 that the White House has struck a deal on what he called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, Inc., today announced the launch of its second annual “Summer Fridays” multi-month marketing campaign.
Giant Food, the leading greater Washington, D.C. regional food retailer, today announces the launch of Local Produce Boxes featuring locally sourced, in-season produce online through Giant Delivers.
Trevor Kenkel was 13 when the fish and frogs dying from nutrient pollution in his favorite creek by his Montana home motivated him to experiment with aquaponics.
The New England Produce Council has chosen two keynote speakers for its full-fledged, in-person trade show this fall.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited June 23 with Desmond O’Rourke, economist and long-time apple industry observer.
Save-On-Foods LP is recalling Dole brand Fresh Packed Blueberries from the marketplace due to possible Cyclospora contamination.
New Jersey’s locally grown peaches are now available in supermarkets, community farmers’ markets and on farms, and New Jersey peach producers are celebrating a near-perfect growing season.
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is holding a targeted signup to support climate-smart agriculture and forestry through voluntary conservation practices in Florida and nine other states.
With 70% of adults in New York having received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said June 15 the state was ready to “return to life as we know it.”
Most foodservice suppliers responding to a survey by The Packer report their foodservice business still lags well behind pre-pandemic levels, but it’s starting to come back.
The labor shortage at restaurants has implications for produce suppliers.
The USDA is inviting comment on a request from Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc. to extend deregulation to an apple variety (designated as PG451 Arctic Gala) developed using genetic engineering to prevent browning.
Seen on Social: These are the produce-industry posts on social media that grabbed our attention the last week of June.
Rick Overholt was named vice president of grower sales, for the North American market at IFCO Systems, a global provider of reusable plastic containers for fresh-food packaging.
The COVID-19 pandemic taught some tough lessons to produce operators in the foodservice sector.
The 2021 North American Raspberry and Blackberry Conference was held virtually Feb. 23-25, but the next one is planned to be a hybrid of in-person and virtual activities.
To boost retail berries’ shelf life and profits, Watsonville, Calif.-based Well-Pict is offering enrollment in a virtual Well-Pict Berry Academy.
Nashville, Tenn., is the location of the North American Strawberry Growers Association 2022 Meeting and Conference, Jan. 16-19.
The education sessions at the February 2021 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention were so well-attended that in some cases, attendance was like the in-person sessions of previous years.
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., and the German Federal Ministry have joined forces to develop a three-year multi-stakeholder partnership to maximize the use of natural resources and to ensure sustainability.
Restaurant employment rose for the fifth consecutive month in May, but staffing levels remain well below pre-pandemic levels, according to government figures.
Desbry Tropical Avocados are available year-round from Florida and the Dominican Republic.
Americans are ready to leave their homes and are spending money at restaurants when they are out.
The American Society of Agronomy shared research findings about keeping a consistent supply of desirable strawberries in a June 7 post on the Sustainable, Secure Food Blog.
Some of the world’s most renowned berry researchers will gather in Tampa Bay, Fla., Feb. 1-3, to present research that attracted media and consumer attention to berries as a superfruit.
Freeze Tag, a leading creator of location-based mobile social games, announced today that Sage Fruit Company has launched a fan engagement event using the Eventzee scavenger hunt app.