analysis

No, the bad apples in this title aren’t actually apples. They are the small percentage of employers in the produce...

Let’s play “Predict the Future!” It’s fun! It’s easy! Anyone can play! And usually does. So let me throw my...

Merriam-Webster, we have a nomination for 2022’s word of the year, inflation. Rising costs are haunting the conscience of the...

California governor Gavin Newsom has announced an additional state minimum wage hike, to become effective on January 1, 2023. Currently...

Inflation, inflation, inflation. That’s the topic of the week, but Pamela and Greg are talking about how fresh produce is...

The new issue of Produce Blueprints has a cover story (written by me) on the industry’s favorite enemy: the Environmental...

I open the kitchen garbage can, look down, and see a half-rotted Honeycrisp apple. My family is part of the...

As many businesses across the produce industry have learned, cyber insurance premiums are soaring, with some estimates of increases of...

Sustainability remains a central theme in practically all agricultural industries. Food wastage is very much part of the issue. Businesses...

The future of online grocery is still very much in flux. Online grocery sales fell to $8.1 billion in April...

Overall market prices fell faster than your bank balance after buying a last-minute Mother’s Day Hallmark card. Nothing can ever...

West Coast port delays have drawn the attention of California’s two U.S. senators, Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla. They have...

Vichyssoise is a French potato-leek soup, served cold. It can be delicious, but nobody seems to serve it anymore. That...

It looks like guacamole in the photo, but it’s not. It’s Egyptian bessara, and its main ingredient is fava beans....

To many consumers, they are a nest of evils. To growers, they are valuable tools that cannot be eliminated without...

The sustained popularity of easy-peel citrus varieties should result in them surpassing navel oranges in the next few years as...

At least I wasn’t reading it over lunch. I’ve been making my way through Outbreak: Foodborne Illness and the Struggle...

Be sure to read the articles dealing with cybersecurity in this edition. While much has been written about this highly...