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