Sustainability
As state-mandated packaging laws kick in, produce supply chain leaders say routine warehouse items — like standard stretch film — could quietly expose their operations to millions of dollars in unexpected fees.
While renewable natural gas often dominates the food waste conversation, Divert is proving that full circularity requires extracting clean nutrients and recycled water from the grocery supply chain.
Driven by surging consumer demand for local produce, retailers and state agricultural branding programs are expanding initiatives to keep homegrown produce front and center for shoppers.
Following a successful three-year pilot of its Kind Almond Acres Initiative, Kind demonstrates regenerative agriculture can be a scalable business model while delivering measurable on-farm improvements.
Grounded in a millennia-old legacy of Indigenous stewardship and unique regional pride, Maine’s native lowbush barrens face a turning point as local growers battle climate whiplash and infrastructure shortages to ensure this irreplaceable crop remains a thriving, working landscape.
Rochelle Bohm of CMI Orchards discusses the threat that extended producer responsibility laws pose to the fresh produce industry and why the high cost of sustainable packaging will be passed on to consumers.
By shifting raw honeycomb into the fresh produce section, retailers can build a high-margin category that injects new revenue directly to domestic beekeepers currently being pushed out of business by fraudulent liquid honey imports.
The project is intended to help boost productivity and fruit quality while developing a more efficient use of resources in kiwifruit growing.
Fresh from securing key advocacy wins, the International Fresh Produce Association CEO brought a clear message to the recent Washington Conference: The produce industry’s voice is actively shaping federal policy, but the fight for fresh is far from over.
With funding from USDA’s Advancing Markets for Producers grant program, IFPA and member partners recently held a field day where innovative regenerative agriculture solutions were on full display.
The report highlights a milestone year of record-breaking growth, featuring a 21% increase in organic produce volume alongside measurable advancements in natural pest management, plastic reduction, employee well-being and fair trade community investments.
Learn how Agriland Farming Co.'s three-decade bet on sustainability, stewardship and people is paying off.
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.
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.
As global insect populations decline, entomologist Emily Heffernan warns of the looming risks to high-value specialty crops and outlines practical, field-level steps growers can take to build resiliency.
Expo exhibitors play the role of educators as fresh produce companies scramble to understand California’s looming reporting deadlines.
Attendees get an exclusive look at the intricate cultivation practices behind Oasis Dates and the climate-smart tribal farming methods at Temalpakh Farm.
AmpleHarvest.org connects America’s 62 million home gardeners with local food pantries, turning surplus backyard produce into a fresh, same-day solution for neighborhood food insecurity.
National produce shippers face deep uncertainty over who qualifies as a producer under the strict plastic reduction act as hidden contract clauses threaten to pass massive penalties down to farmers.
At the ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit in Charlotte, N.C., The Farmlink Project CEO, Eliza Blank, highlighted how the organization is moving away from volume-heavy metrics like “pounds diverted” to act as a sophisticated, rapid-response logistics partner capable of clearing surplus farm produce within a tight 24-to-48-hour window.
The industry faces a pivotal tension between using packaging to extend shelf life and to reduce food waste and navigating emerging material regulations and Extended Producer Responsibility mandates, according to a panel at the ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit.
Deep Roots CPS Farm uses regenerative family homesteading, ancestral agricultural science and circular community partnerships to dismantle food insecurity and build an independent economic engine for growers in Charlotte, N.C.
With five weeks still left in the season, Mexico has smashed its avocado volume records — and grower-packer-shipper GLC Cerritos has scaled up its operations, riding a wave of unprecedented U.S. supply and demand.
In its second annual report, ECIP shows deepening participation and engagement across the industry’s supply chain when it comes to strengthening the approach to labor.
By shifting from late-day, expiration-driven discounts to proactive, morning markdowns fueled by real-time sell-through data, U.S. grocery retailers can transform avoidable produce shrink into a powerful lever for both financial discipline and environmental sustainability.
The Union City, Calif.-based company is eyeing a potential 50% boost in sales following the first acquisition in its 63-year history, a strategic expansion engineered to master the high-stakes world of just-in-time produce logistics.
Sustainability has become a core expectation for production as companies prioritize innovations and efficiencies.