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Divert Inc. launches food waste legislative tracker

WEST CONCORD, Massachusetts — August 13, 2024 — Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the...

8 months ago 5 minute read

IFPA supports introduction of new organics legislation

October 18, 2023 Washington, D.C. – International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 applauds the introduction of the Continuous Improvement...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act introduced in Congress

September 20, 2023 – Washington, D.C. – International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 is applauding Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Historic flooding action praised by California strawberry industry

California Strawberry Commission worked with lawmakers on behalf of growers affected by this year’s flooding to support executive action and...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Legislation boosting credit card competition praised by FMI

Arlington, VA – Jun 7, 2023 – FMI – The Food Industry Association BB #:162464 issued its strong endorsement of the bipartisan Credit Card...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Oversight sought on foreign ag land ownership

Is foreign ownership of real estate a security concern for the United States? After all, no matter who owns it,...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance outlines goals for 2023 farm bill

The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of...

3 years ago 5 minute read

IFPA hopes this is the year for ag immigration reform

It’s been attempted for decades, but the International Fresh Produce Association’s BB #:378962 government relations group is cautiously optimistic for...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Western Growers applauds $4 billion in drought-relief funding

IRVINE, CALIF. – In response to the inclusion of $4 billion in drought-relief funding for the Colorado River Basin in...

3 years ago 2 minute read

IFPA supports Ocean Shipping Reform Act

On March 31 in a voice vote, the Senate unanimously voted to pass the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (S. 3580)....

3 years ago 2 minute read

WGA: Federal infrastructure bill provides water improvements for West

IRVINE, Calif. (November 6, 2021) – In response to passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S....

3 years ago 2 minute read

Produce associations urge market stabilization plan

In a March 30 letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, more than 75 produce associations urged USDA to take...

5 years ago 7 minute read

Not all of agriculture supports labor bill

United Fresh members were among the 250 agriculture and labor groups who endorsed the ag labor bill that was introduced...

5 years ago 3 minute read

November crucial to ag labor bill’s success

The produce industry ought to know fairly soon if the proposed agriculture labor bill will find success in Congress. The...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Showing the weight of lobbying

We all love the famous quote, “laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made,” attributed to...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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