Walmart is taking convenience to new heights — and new speeds — with the expansion of its drone delivery service. Now, millions of customers in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa will enjoy the convenience of receiving their orders in just minutes. 

“As we look ahead, drone delivery will remain a key part of our commitment to redefining retail. We’re pushing the boundaries of convenience to better serve our customers, making shopping faster and easier than ever before,” said Greg Cathey, senior vice president of Walmart U.S. transformation and innovation. “This expansion of our

Further establishing itself as a premium and stemsational branded vegetable, Bimi Baby Broccoli is sponsoring this year’s James Beard Awards, taking place June 16 in Chicago. Already beloved by chefs around the world, Bimi now takes center stage in the U.S., where some of the country’s most discerning culinary professionals will experience its unmatched quality and flavor.

Widely regarded as the highest honor in the food industry, the James Beard Awards are an Academy Awards–style event featuring red carpet arrivals and a ceremony recognizing excellence in the restaurant and chef community

When does summer really start? Some people say it begins when the school year ends and runs until the Labor Day holiday. Scientists tell us that the meteorological summer season starts June 1, lasts for three months and ends on Sept. 1. But to set the record straight in astronomical terms, summer actually starts on either June 20 or the 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and Dec. 21 or 22 in the Southern Hemisphere.

Although it’s still officially spring, summer is only a few days down the road on. That means it’s time to kick up those BBQ cookouts again. Two items that always go well together on

As harvest nears for growers on the Eastern Shore of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, they’re optimistic on yields following beneficial weather conditions as crops matured.

For many Eastern Shore growers, it was a stark change from last season.

“We got no rains from Mother Nature to grow the crop last year,” said Mark Hickman, operations manager at Dublin Farms. The farm grows red, yellow and white potatoes in Accomack County, VA, one of 14 counties in the state designated a Natural Drought Disaster Area by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“This year the growing season has been almost

With summer in full swing, people love to travel, go camping, grill and watch our national pastime — baseball.

Many of us have a national pastime in the produce industry. We’re up early, first on the market and first in the stores. Like ball players, produce people eat, sleep, walk and talk produce.

Retail produce people are also very anxious for spring to arrive. Spring is the door to the summer produce sales season. Spring brings us strawberries and asparagus. Summer follows with stone fruit, berries, cherries, melons, grapes and sweet corn.

With summer right around the corner, so is

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for unlawfully terminating Pennsylvania’s Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program agreement — a $13 million commitment that directly supports 189 Pennsylvania farms and supplies 14 food banks with fresh, locally grown food.

Despite repeated efforts to appeal the decision through the USDA’s internal process, the USDA ignored Pennsylvania’s requests to reinstate the agreement to support farmers across the commonwealth. On Wednesday, Gov. Shapiro and Agriculture Secretary Russel Redding visited the