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The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association today announced the selection of 15 up-and-coming agriculture industry leaders for Class 11 of its Emerging Leader Development Program.

On Monday, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) released its latest report on the impacts of Mexican imports on Florida’s seasonal producers.

On Wednesday, The Defending Domestic Produce Production Act was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate as S. 2080 by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL).

On Wednesday, a bipartisan letter was sent to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai calling for the USTR to work with members of Congress to implement immediate trade relief measures for U.S. producers of seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables.

FFVA's statement on the ITC's hearing on the effect of imports on the U.S. cucumber and squash industries, with a focus on the U.S. Southeast.

The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association has named James “Jamie” Fussell, Jr. as its new director of labor relations.

The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association has named Christina Morton as its new director of communications.

The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association has named Aaron Troyer, president of Troyer Brothers in Fort Myers, as its chair for 2020-22. David Hill, president of Southern Hill Farms in Clermont, was named vice chair.

Without providing evidence to back up their claims, Southeast produce growers insisted the U.S. invoke rarely-used Section 301 National Security protections against Mexican imported produce.

The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association and a group of Florida growers told U.S. trade officials today that the state’s produce industry is in crisis and called for timely relief from the devastating effects of surging volumes of unfairly priced Mexican produce imports during Florida’s winter growing season.