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Statement from Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, Produce for Better Health Foundation President and CEO, on PBH’s merger with IFPA’s Foundation for Fresh Produce

September 26, 2022 – I am thrilled to advance PBH’s BB #:157162 passion for fruits and vegetables and further unify...

3 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Hurricanes arrive fashionably late, impact fresh produce supplies

Now this is starting to feel more like hurricane season. Last week produce growers in Baja California and Nova Scotia...

3 years ago 4 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – September 23, 2022

Pamela is in Nashville at the SEPC Southern Innovations conference, where several of the hot news topics will be on...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Bombshells from WHO, in bureaucratese

Today’s bombshell, in bureaucratese: “None of the postharvest interventions intended for the treatment of whole produce immediately after harvest (e.g....

3 years ago 3 minute read

Beyond Meat bitten by low demand

It’s been a bad week so far for Beyond Meat, the plant-based meat substitute company. On Monday, its shared hit...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Beyond the free-trade ideal

The Biden administration and its predecessor are more marked by contrasts than resemblances, but in one important area, their policies...

3 years ago 3 minute read

A debate beyond conventional versus organic

Many letters to the editor sound kind of dumb. In fact, many of them are dumb. There are exceptions. I...

3 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Lower demand, economic pessimism help to lower prices

Global markets plummeted last week in response to August’s U.S. inflation report. Consequently, many Americans may forgo purchasing their favorite...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Walnuts are produce too

When Robert Verloop took his job as CEO of the California Walnut Commission and executive director of the California Walnut...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Florida’s citrus acreage continues to shrink

Is citrus a vanishing industry in Florida? Recent figures released by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) indicate that the...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Major shifts coming in GMO crops

The world of genetically modified (GMO) crops is starting to see some major shifts. Not necessarily technically, but politically and...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Dash Cart fun with Amazon Fresh

Although I have jabbed at Amazon Fresh BB #:283186 a couple of times in this column, I must confess that I’ve grown...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Pandemic didn’t lead to farm labor shortage

As the coronavirus begins to move into the past, the nation is still evaluating its impact. There was great concern...

3 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Extreme heat ends; soft demand persists

Overall produce prices continue to fall as late summer demand struggles to gain momentum. Last week’s Western heat wave damaged...

3 years ago 5 minute read

How to gauge employee satisfaction

Personnel concerns are at the forefront of business news today. Some talk about a “rush for talent.” Others are concerned...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Clear thinking about farm mechanization

I came across this item of interest on the Guardian website recently. It is entitled “Grapes, Berries, and Robots: Is...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Why workers are phoning it in

One of today’s biggest news items has to do with new California legislation that may mean an increase in the...

3 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Summer heat remains, affecting quality

It’s only the first week of September, but it seems as though our social media feeds are already turning orange...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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