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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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Unease about ultraprocessed foods
A recent article on Slate by Tim Requarth asked, “Is there anything to the panic over ultraprocessed foods?” As Requarth...
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...
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...
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...
Farm lending for sustainability
The trend toward sustainable agriculture continues, but it faces obstacles in mainstream American agribusiness, whose aims focus more on profit...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...