February 9, 2023
The value of U.S. imports of fresh produce increased at a double-digit pace in 2022, with volume growing at a moderate pace. The USDA reported fresh [...Read More ]
December 30, 2022
DiMare, who served on the University of Miami Board of Trustees for 18 years, became the largest grower of fresh-market tomatoes in the nation, earning the [...Read More ]
November 29, 2022
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service bi-annual Farm Labor Survey results released on Nov. 23 reveal a “critical need for ag labor reform to stabilize wages,” said [...Read More ]
October 26, 2022
Lipman Family Farms has named Elyse Lipman as CEO. Lipman, a fourth-generation Lipman family member, will succeed Kent Shoemaker, who led the Immokalee, Fla.-based company for [...Read More ]
October 25, 2022
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced it will pursue avenues to assist the Southeast seasonal produce industry in coordination with the USDA after members of Congress [...Read More ]
October 20, 2022
Maitland, FL: Florida’s November tomato crop will be smaller than normal due to the impact of Hurricane Ian, but Florida will remain a significant supplier from [...Read More ]
September 8, 2022
Speaking Wednesday at the Florida Tomato Conference in Labelle, Florida, Michael Schadler, manager of the Florida Tomato Committee and executive vice president of the Florida Tomato Exchange, highlighted [...Read More ]
July 12, 2022
Several House Republicans are ratcheting up pressure on Senate colleagues to take action on bipartisan immigrant farmworker legislation the chamber passed last year. Republican Reps. Dan Newhouse (Wash.), Jim [...Read More ]