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Today, the Produce Marketing Association, Western Growers Association and United Fresh Produce Association jointly submitted comments on USDA’s proposed Strengthening Organic Enforcement Rule.

The report covers the increasing popularity of e-commerce and the unprecedented rise of in-home consumption triggered by COVID-19, including the continued growth of fresh fruit and vegetable sales.

United Fresh has announced its slate of new programming taking place this fall on the LIVE! 365 platform.

I talked with Robert Guenther, Senior Vice President, Public Policy, for United Fresh Produce Association about what's ahead for the Washington Conference.

If you’re getting sick of the rules during the pandemic, you’re not alone. Even our government representatives are tired of it.

Frank Yiannas, deputy commissioner for food policy and response at FDA, who helped oversee the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, says 2020 has been a true test.

Produce industry members will vote in the upcoming presidential election as individuals, but if they want to also vote for their business’s interest, Trump and Biden spokesmen gave them reasons.

With USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program set to end October 31, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the Trump Administration would prefer to end the program and let the market do its job.

Representatives of the Trump and Biden Presidential Campaigns will tangle live at the United Fresh Annual Washington Conference, advocating their case for why their candidate is the best choice for the produce industry to lead the country for the next four years.

Although this year’s Washington Conference by the United Fresh Produce Association will be virtual, high profile government speakers are still scheduled, as are virtual hill visits with Congress members and staff.