Produce - General
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has placed sanctions on four companies for failing to pay Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act rewards.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has determined that D2 Doll Partnership and Kris and Jim Langley were not “responsibly connected” to Chef’d LLC.
Chelsea, Mass.-based Morning Kiss Organic — which has expanded its program with organic kiwis and pears, available year-round — will exhibit at the Organic Produce Summit July 10-11 in Monterey, Calif.
The Texas International Produce Association has raised $30,000 for the first year of its scholarship program, with funds from the Viva Fresh Open Golf Tournament.
Nearly 7,000 comments have swarmed in already to the regulations.gov portal for the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
Summer is here to stay, and the popularity of strawberries is at its annual peak.
NEW YORK — The Big Apple is about to get uglier.
A new normal is taking hold for importers of Mexican tomatoes.
Is the celery market finally ready to settle down?
China’s apple production was down sharply this season, but U.S. apple exporters couldn’t help fill the gap.
Joyce Brown, who established Brownie Brokerage with her husband, Lavern “Brownie” Brown in 1967 In Nogales, Ariz., died recently.
SFL Cos., a supply chain management and logistics firm specializing in fresh produce and refrigerated goods, is moving to accommodate growth.
Sorting equipment manufacturer Compac is investing in new facilities and staff in the U.S.
Duty-free access to the U.S. market is one factor in rising production and exports of South African citrus, according to a new report.
The United Fresh Produce Association is sponsoring a training session to educate produce importers on requirements in the Food Safety Modernization Act.
The country is graying, and that may prove challenging for the fresh produce industry.
NEW YORK — You may have heard the term “ugly fruit.”
Both retail and farm-level prices for fresh vegetables have been revised upward for 2019.
The United Fresh Association has announced locations and dates for its next four conventions and expos.
A new rootstock watermelon variety has shown resistance to Fusarium wilt and the southern root-knot nematode.
Renaissance Food Group (RFG), Rancho Cordova, Calif., has hired Nancy Johnston as vice president of produce procurement.
While produce shipments from South Carolina encountered a slight shortage of trucks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s June 26 truck rate report found adequate to surplus conditions in other shipping districts.
St. Louis, Mo.-based crop improvement company Benson Hill Biosystems has hired food industry veteran Chris Wilkins as chief operating officer.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, an outspoke critic of food industries in response to outbreaks, is again calling for a single federal food safety agency.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has revised rules that govern the movement of plant pests.
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market has promoted Dean Little to chief operating officer and has hired Tod Pepin as chief merchandising officer.
A new Fresno, Calif., company is focusing on agribusiness advisory services for family-owned and middle-market agriculture businesses.
UPDATED: Naturipe Farms has hired Glenn Daniels as director of business development for value-added fresh.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has restricted four produce industry businesses for alleged Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act violations.
Anyone with an innovative food and agriculture startup business that can work for at least one year in upstate New York can compete in Grow-NY for a chance to win a $1 million top prize.