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FreshEdge acquires Sirna & Sons Produce

July 25, 2023 INDIANAPOLIS, IN – FreshEdge, a family of best-in-class fresh food distribution companies backed by Wind Point Partners,...

2 years ago 5 minute read

Challenges to Florida’s immigration bill

Several organizations have announced that they will file a federal suit against Florida’s Senate Bill 1718, which was signed by...

2 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Heat dome is on the move

Like the opening line of a science fiction book, this week’s headline brings us more news of an extraordinary and...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Labor tension, present and future

Although beer is, strictly speaking, an agricultural product, the strike at the Leinenkugel brewery in Chippewa Falls, WI, does not...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Village Farms highlights West Texas greenhouse production

Village Farms BB #:263321 has been farming in the Chihuahuan Desert, also known as the “Big Bend Region”, just north...

2 years ago 8 minute read

Biden administration ups ag antitrust efforts

The Biden administration has launched a partnership between USDA and state attorneys general in 31 states and the District of...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Unease about ultraprocessed foods

A recent article on Slate by Tim Requarth asked, “Is there anything to the panic over ultraprocessed foods?” As Requarth...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Crop certification with GLOBALG.A.P.

You didn’t hear it here first: standards will continue to grow more stringent for matters such as food safety, worker...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Schnucks tests AI smart carts with Instacart

SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Schnuck Markets, Inc. BB #:105541 and Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced...

2 years ago 8 minute read

Eight trends from the Organic Produce Summit expo

MONTEREY, CA — In its seventh year, the Organic Produce Summit continues to exceed expectations and offer new products and...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Farm lending for sustainability

The trend toward sustainable agriculture continues, but it faces obstacles in mainstream American agribusiness, whose aims focus more on profit...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Heat hogs headline for the third week in a row

About 85 million Americans are abiding triple-digit temperatures across the U.S. Unfortunately for growers, much of the heat is also...

2 years ago 4 minute read

The superpeso and its implications

The Mexican peso has soared in value relative to the U.S. dollar over the past year—24 percent. On July 14,...

2 years ago 3 minute read

AppHarvest faces eviction from Kentucky greenhouse 

Last week indoor farm start-up AppHarvest’s Berea, KY, farm received a notice of default and termination of its lease from...

2 years ago 3 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – July 14, 2023

Pamela reports from a crowded Organic Produce Summit expo floor, where new products, new growing techniques and CEA made news....

2 years ago 1 minute read

Why we can’t find grapefruit juice

My bathroom scale died on me after 25 years of good service, so I went to Target a couple of...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Inflation slows as produce inflation remains lower than overall food category

Inflation in the U.S. slowed in June to its lowest levels in more than two years. The Labor Department reports...

2 years ago 5 minute read

Climate lessons as tomato prices soar in India

Tomatoes have become unaffordable for many in India, even though they are a mainstay of the nation’s superb cuisine. Usually...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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