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During the International Fresh Produce Association’s The Washington Conference, both Grimmway Farms and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) were recognized with the Produce Industry Advocate of the Year Award and the inaugural IFPA Fresh Impact Lifetime Achievement Award, respectively, for their ongoing leadership and support of fresh produce.

Hundreds from across the produce and floral supply chain convened this week in the nation’s capital, June 10-12, for the Washington Conference hosted by the International Fresh Produce Association.

A strategy has developed regarding labor that has a chance of working: Our problems are about labor not immigration.

Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack said farm bill negotiations and stances between the two parties show that a bipartisan bill looks far from imminent.

The organization is excited to announce that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has just been added to the program and will deliver remarks at the upcoming Washington Conference with IFPA CEO Cathy Burns during the State of the Fresh Nation Breakfast and morning General Session.

For long-time attendees of International Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference, the 2024 edition should feel new in several ways.

IFPA will launch a labor activation at this year’s Washington Conference, building on the success of the WIC Basket activation which contributed to a fully funded WIC fruit and vegetable benefit this spring.

IFPA’s 2024 Washington Conference, taking place from June 10-12, is a unique opportunity in a pivotal election year.

Registration is now open for IFPA’s 2024 The Washington Conference, June 10-12 in Washington, D.C. Produce and floral’s most influential public policy event moves to June to better align with the Congressional calendar and influence policymakers ahead of the election.

IFPA announced the winner of the coveted Advocate of the Year award at this year’s Washington Conference.