Pearnel Charles Jr., Jamaica’s Minister of Labour and Social Security, enjoys a moment with some of the temporary foreign workers departing in late April for Canada.

The Food and Agriculture Organization, celebrating its 80th anniversary, has marked May 30 in honour of one of the world’s staple foods.

Harvest CROO, based in Tampa, Florida, has announced that automated harvest field trials have proven to be on par with human harvesting in a commercial picking strawberry operation.

The U.S. plans to withdraw from the tomato suspension agreement on July 14, 2025, imposing duties of nearly 21 per cent on Mexican tomato exports.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching $242M in trade promotion programs, including fruits and vegetables. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins is set to visit Vietnam, Japan, India, Peru, Brazil, and the United Kingdom in the next six months.