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The rapidly growing city of Jacksonville, Florida, is home to a flourishing agricultural industry. Top crops in the region include...

A growing global economy and an increase in international shareholding have created the need for a common, shared accounting language for...

Some call it “The Big D,” while high-tech types refer to it as the “Silicon Prairie.” And fans of the...

In 1883, Mark Twain wrote, “It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago. She...

Located in Monterey County along California’s Central Coast, Salinas’ heart beats agriculture. The verdant county seat boasts large farming sculptures...

Busy lifestyles, tight budgets, and household size have led consumers to demand more efficient ways to get their daily servings...

The aging of the workforce is a hot button topic in many countries worldwide, and Canada is no exception. With...

The arrival of sweet cherries on retail shelves is a sure sign spring has arrived. Their relatively short season, delicate...

Chances are pretty good that managing the details of your transaction documentation is not your favorite part of the job....

“Think globally, act locally”—if there was ever a cliché encapsulating today’s produce industry, this might be it. On the one...

Canada’s Asian population continues to grow by leaps and bounds, accounting for 13 percent of the country’s foreign-born population.  New...

Forty-two thousand, six hundred eighty-six—42,686—that’s the average number of items in a grocery store, according to the Food Marketing Institute. Not...

Of Canada’s twelve provinces, eight are home to special regions that are conducive to growing fresh produce: Alberta, British Columbia,...

Consumer and market demands for sustainability have played a part in bringing packaging into the food safety system. For example,...

While the basic focus of this article is food safety in the United States, the principles of a hazard analysis...

What has come to be known as the ‘Great Recession’—the financial downturn that began in 2008—has had a huge impact...

Let’s face it, bad advice is a dime a dozen, but good advice—especially when it comes from an expert—is invaluable....

The extension of credit, so basic to any business enterprise, pivots on trust and risk. The biggest challenge a credit...