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Although the melon industry has a demonstrated need, the adoption of traceability systems industrywide is still in its infancy. Walmart...

In Mexico, acreage of protected agriculture (PA) is found mostly in the western states of Sinaloa, Jalisco, and Michoacán, followed...

The melon traceability system is dependent on the adoption of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology, which is a noncontact automatic...

For those Nogales, AZ, companies dealing in tomatoes, the Tomato Suspension Agreement has added another level of complexity. Last year,...

Sustainability has been established as a major concern of consumers. Many growers and retailers are partnering with transparency accountability groups...

Last year, Nogales continued its reign as Arizona’s busiest port of entry amid tensions around the Tomato Suspension Agreement, continued...

Technology doesn’t stay on the cutting edge by standing still, and companies of all sizes have learned this lesson the...

The cost and availability of labor and transportation are two recurring pain points in the produce industry, and retail distribution...

These Nogales, AZ, companies are making serious attempts to move toward greater sustainability. What about the third P—profit? Are these...

All the retail distribution centers infrastructure upgrades and cold storage solutions in the world won’t help product safety standards or...

Planet and people are also closely linked. Gretchen Kreidler Austin, director of marketing and business development for SunFed, BB #:150037...

As fresh produce markets continue to expand and the need for efficiencies and analytics grow, retail distribution centers are at...

Several businesses in the Nogales, AZ, area have been at the forefront of the sustainability movement. It is “not something...

The issue of shareholder value has been at the forefront of recent public policy discussion surrounding sustainability. The Mexican Ministry...

When some people hear the word sustainability, their minds conjure up images of aging hippies puttering around organic French intensive...

“The produce industry gets more complicated every day and customers want and should expect all of us in the supply...

Tropical fruits and vegetables—both imported and locally grown—continue to gain steam with U.S. consumers in South Florida and the rest...

Two years ago, in 2018, there were several high-profile recalls and 2019 had its share, including salmonella, listeria, and cyclospora...