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Growers and marketers have embraced the art of storytelling to get their messages out, but much more can be done...

Getting consumers to eat more fruits and vegetables is always a focus for the industry. The food-as-medicine movement, increased storytelling,...

Consumers are not happy with high food prices, and many believe they are artificially high. Brian Numainville, principal at The...

A frequent topic throughout 2023 was rising costs throughout the supply chain. “Inflation continues to drive up the cost of...

Related to the environment and being better stewards of the planet is packaging. Irwin Donis-González, associate professor at the University...

While it’s true weather has always been unpredictable, the last few years have proven this is now a vast understatement—with...

Technology and labor shortages go hand-in-hand. “Labor issues are starting to stabilize, but they remain a real concern for most...

Retail is one area where artificial intelligence exploration is ongoing. “Retailers are gaining experience with AI, but they still don’t...

As the produce industry continued to find its equilibrium in 2023, issues like artificial intelligence, climate change, labor, and food...

Somewhere right now a produce buyer and seller are discussing the streams of temperature and mechanical data from a reefer...

Placing a customer for collection is one of those moments that’s hard to undo.  It’s seen as an adversarial event,...

Artificial intelligence is advancing across the produce industry at breakneck speed, and the industry is working to keep up with...

Factoring in the costs of artificial intelligence is more than figuring upfront expenditures, cautions Thuan Ngo, vice president of data...

Automation can be pricey, particularly for smaller operations, Thuan Ngo, vice president of data and technical services with San Jose,...

Produce suppliers are looking to artificial intelligence to solve longstanding—and deteriorating—labor challenges, for multiple reasons, says Thuan Ngo, vice president...

Despite the benefits of artificial intelligence, there are downsides to all of this head-spinning technological progress, says Warren Bailey, chief...

The way produce is grown, stored, shipped, and sold has already been changed by artificial intelligence technology, according to Keith...

Drones, cameras, robots, sensors, and assorted gizmos, as well as complex algorithms, are covering the produce supply chain like a...