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New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher participated in Farmers Against Hunger’s first gleaning of the season, picking collard greens along with a group of volunteers at Specca Farms in Springfield Township, Burlington County.  Secretary Fisher then continued on to Holy Cross Church of Christ in Trenton where the just-picked produce was delivered for distribution to those in need. …

Consumers weren’t the only ones professing their love for Idaho® spuds during the annual Potato Lover’s Month retail celebration in February. Supermarket chains and independent retailers alike submitted 4,049 entries in the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) 2013 retail display contest – the highest total ever in the competition’s 22 years and more than double the average number of entries over the past eight years. …

NNZ Inc.’s “Snack Fresh” package has been chosen as one of the finalists for the United Fresh New Packaging Award in the “Best New Packaging” category.  “We are extremely excited to be recognized for this honor” says Steve Greenfield, Director of Sales & Marketing for NNZ Inc. …

May is National Strawberry Month, a time when farmers and consumers alike celebrate the peak abundance of America's favorite fruit. Strawberries are a fond and familiar fare at any time of day. According to the U.S. Department of Food and Agriculture, Americans now consume twice as many strawberries than two decades ago. …

Cornell researchers have developed new mild onions that will have chefs crying – tears of joy. Twelve years in development and with a couple years of testing to go, researchers say it will be just a few years before the mild locally grown onions are available to the public. …