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As a stupendous rainy season moves toward its end for California, some have been attempting to measure the costs of...

Howdy, from Viva Fresh in Grapevine, Texas! Light is at the end of the tunnel for weary, water-logged California growers....

The adverse effect wage rates (AEWR) recently issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) are facing a legislative challenge. The...

The produce industry always dreads the release of the Environmental Working Group’s annual Dirty Dozen, as part of its Shopper’s...

Cautiously investigate an unknown buyer asking for credit It happens more often than you might imagine.  A produce seller gets...

I have been calling for detaching federal food safety functions from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and creating a...

Mysterious alchemical transformations are taking place every day in our refrigerators. Unseen to us. After all, you are never around...

Spring has sprung, but the cold weather missed its exit cue. A cold front is sweeping the U.S. early this...

Some statistics are hard to believe. But that doesn’t mean they’re not true. Here’s one that hit me: households receiving...

The February Marketplace To understand the ongoing balancing act between time, money and nutrition goals, IRI, 210 Analytics and the...

Is this headline a lie? “Potato wart not detected in 2022 national survey.” Potato wart not detected in 2022 national...

WATSONVILLE CA– California Strawberry Commission BB #:153596 President Rick Tomlinson released the following statement regarding the flooding occurring in the...

The voluminous rains brought to California by a series of atmospheric rivers have leveled off for the time being, reports...

The astonishing amounts of water dumped on California by a series of atmospheric rivers have been national news for weeks...

March 13, 2023 — Markon BB #:123315 Live from the Fields’ video shows significant widespread flooding currently taking place in...

The federal H-2A guestworker program is widely loathed by agricultural interests. One reason is the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR)....

International Fresh Produce Association’s (IFPA) BB #:378962 chief food safety and regulatory officer, Dr. Jennifer McEntire, will step away from her role...

Breaking news: For the first time in what feels like years, California has a critical shortage of umbrellas. As if...