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A call for the vision of a fly

One of the most confusing things about present-day dilemmas is that each solution to a problem leads to a different...

2 years ago 3 minute read

The inedible square watermelon

Watermelons, however delicious, do not come in the most convenient shapes. The traditional huge oblong watermelon is being challenged by...

2 years ago 2 minute read

RaboResearch releases U.S. Potato Outlook 2023-24

The report, U.S. Potato Outlook 2023/24: After a Record-breaking Year, What Is in Store for US Potatoes? summarizes that U.S....

2 years ago 2 minute read

Frutura to market its avocado brand for first time

May 23, 2023 REEDLEY, CA – Frutura, the global sales and marketing network designed to supply international customers with high-quality...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Bad news, good news for bee lovers

Bee lovers have been thirsting for some good news about these vital insects, which by one estimate pollinate a third...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices dropping despite weather problems

The U.S. has a nearly 90 percent chance of seeing El Nino weather trends persist this summer. So what does...

2 years ago 5 minute read

Everybody on board the wagon

Are you on the wagon? This has nothing to do with your alcohol consumption, which is none of my business....

2 years ago 4 minute read

Kroger, Albertsons, and the Amazon fiasco

Insider has run an article suggesting that Amazon could buy the supermarkets of which a combined Kroger-Albertsons chain would have...

2 years ago 3 minute read

The Texas drought: a unique set of pressures

Of late much of the media conversation about water use has focused on California, but Texas, with its own multiyear...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Theft, organized crime may boost Target’s shrink to more than $1 billion this year

Minneapolis-based Target Corp. BB #:166987 plans to focus more on grocery as inflation hits discretionary spending.   The company also is...

2 years ago 3 minute read

U.S.-South Africa ag trade hits high in 2022

USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has recently updated its fact sheet on the agricultural economy of South Africa, the largest...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Pairwise introduces CRISPR gene-edited Conscious Greens into U.S. restaurants

In partnership with Performance Food Group, Pairwise’s Conscious Foods brandwill be the first food made with CRISPR technology in the U.S. market DURHAM, N.C....

2 years ago 6 minute read

Congressional push for potato exports to Japan

On May 11, 35 members of Congress sent a letter to agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to press Japan...

2 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Demand softens as summer heat kicks on

An unusually early-season heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is shattering records. The weather throughout the region is forecasted to...

2 years ago 5 minute read

Meijer opens Northern Indiana supercenter

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Meijer BB #:104887 opened a new supercenter in Northern Indiana today, bringing its state-of-the-art retail experience,...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Domestic citrus production drops 80 percent since 2000

Disease is bound to affect any industry that involves plants. One of the most dramatic instances in the twentieth century...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Fruits, vegetables show lowest year-over-year inflation in April

CHICAGO, May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Numerator projects the Consumer Price Index for everyday consumer purchases increased 0.6% month-over-month...

2 years ago 7 minute read

SpartanNash expands autonomous robots to 15 stores

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Food solutions company SpartanNash BB #:104892 today announced expansion plans for the use of an autonomous...

2 years ago 2 minute read

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