New Jersey ranks fourth nationally for peach production, after California, South Carolina and Georgia. Overall, the state has more than 100 varieties of peaches and produces over 60 million pounds a year.

As a fifth-generation farmer at Horntown, VA-based Dublin Farms, David Hickman understands all that the Eastern Shore offers.

Working with his brother, Matthew, and his cousin, Philip, they combined to run the farm, following in the legacy of growing potatoes, which has been done by the family since the late 1800s.

Blueberries are super; just go ask your doctor or health care specialist.

That is what officials at Diamond Blueberries want consumers to understand as they get ready to harvest what they expect to be another excellent crop of blueberries from New Jersey this month.

The Organic Produce Summit announced a new speaker session highlighting sustainable packaging to run July 11 at the comprehensive one-stop-shop event for retailers and buyers in the organic produce industry. The session, Sustainable Packaging: Reducing Plastics in the Produce Department, will focus on how produce packaging is changing and evolving alongside the industry’s increased emphasis on sustainability.

SECAUCUS, NJ — Allegiance Retail Services LLC's 2024 Holiday Food & Retail Tech Showcase was held Thursday, June 20 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center, here. Fresh produce was well represented at the show, which featured vendors from across the country showcasing a wide variety of items.

Walmart's new partnership with Agritask aims to enable sourcing managers to make more well-informed decisions on seasonal fruit crop yields such as cherries and blackberries.

The companies will pilot a technology solution in collaboration with Walmart Global Tech’s Sparkubate program.

This first-of-its-kind Agritask initiative aims to secure surety of supply, reduce food waste and guarantee fresh produce for shoppers. Pending the pilot results, the retailer may consider leveraging Agritask solutions and insights at scale for a second season.