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Lori Taylor, Founder and CEO of The Produce Moms announced this week the creation of The Produce Moms Trailblazer Award which recognizes an individual who has made a unique contribution to the food and beverage industry. 

From January and September of this year, Peruvian agricultural exports totaled $6.37 billion, reflecting an increase of 13.85 percent compared to the same period the last year.

A $1 million dollar grant has been awarded to the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) Strawberry Center to research methods to combat soil-borne diseases that harm strawberry plants.

Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons are the biggest for sweet potatoes, where demand and volume are the highest of the year.

Reedley, CA-based grower/packer/shipper, Kliewer Farms LLC (Kliewer) announces a successful postharvest trial with Chicago-based shelf-life extension tech developer, Hazel Technologies, using the Hazel 100 sachet on the company’s exclusive kiwifruit variety, Mega Kiwi.

This year, the Center for Produce Safety is participating in Giving Tuesday.

Avocados continue to grow in popularity and are purchased year-round in the United States.

The letter from many ag groups, dated November 14, is addressed to the Congressional leadership of both houses. It is in support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Brown Bag Potatoes is changing produce.