Every five years the USDA is required to conduct a referendum in which industry members determine if the program should continue.

The company said Satsuma Farms is the first strawberry operation in the world to achieve the certification.

Kroger, Target, Walmart and Wegmans have also issued voluntary recalls of their peaches connected to the possible Salmonella outbreak.

To meet EFI certification, companies must comply with over 300 standards.

TerraFresh Organics has introduced Oasis Date Gardens, a line of Deglet Noor dates in resealable, stand-up snack packs.

The company’s TALEN technology will focus on soybeans, wheat, hemp, oats and pulses.

Proposed rule would expand National Organic Program’s oversight and enforcement.

The paper Farm + Famous pack is 100% recyclable, carries How2Recycle labeling and reads, “All Farmers Are Famous.”

As of Aug. 19, the CDC has reported a total of 68 cases likely linked to the bagged peaches.

In the produce departments that used Apeel, a total of 50% fewer avocados were wasted.