AI: Automation and labor

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

1 year ago 2 minute read

Peruvian Asparagus Importers’ Association announces new chairmen

January 8, 2024 — At their 2023 October Board Meeting in Anaheim, California, the Peruvian Asparagus Importers’ Association (PAIA) announced...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Hass Avocado Board promotes ‘Build a Better Sandwich’

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — As MyPlate National Strategic Partners, the Grain Foods Foundation, Hass Avocado Board, National Association of State Departments of...

1 year ago 6 minute read

Church Brothers names VP of packaging procurement

SALINAS, Calif. – January 5, 2024 – Church Brothers Farms BB #:161800 today announced that Amelia Firme has joined the...

1 year ago 3 minute read

VIDEO: Low temps, ice hit desert crops, causing damage and delays

Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 released this crop update on the Arizona/California desert region January 10, 2024: Cold temperatures and lettuce...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Publix opens its first Kentucky store

January 10, 2024 LAKELAND, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Publix BB #:110909 opened its first store in Kentucky, entering its eighth state of...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Dunnhumby releases annual grocery rankings

January 11, 2024 CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–dunnhumby, the global leader in customer data science, today announced that H-E-B has been named the...

1 year ago 6 minute read

Kings River becomes first in citrus on traceability compliance

SALT LAKE CITY January 11, 2024 – Kings River Packing, BB #:115305 an eighth-generation citrus grower and distributor along California’s...

1 year ago 2 minute read

U.S. eGrocery sales fell 1.2% in 2023 from prior year

Barrington, Ill. – January 11, 2023 – The U.S. online grocery market finished 2023 with $95.8 billion in total sales,...

1 year ago 9 minute read

Update on the farm bill

As the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 launches a major campaign to preserve funding for the Special Supplemental...

1 year ago 2 minute read

AI: Defining the risks

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

1 year ago 2 minute read

California Avocado Commission names new agency of record

IRVINE, Calif. (January 9, 2024) – The California Avocado Commission BB #:145028 announced the selection of Curious Plot as its...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Dole expands fresh fruit shipping service

CHARLOTTE, NC – January 9, 2024 – Dole Food Company BB #:124463 announced the launch of a new weekly vessel...

1 year ago 2 minute read

IFPA launches ad campaign defending the WIC program

January 10, 2024 – Washington, D.C. – The International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 launched its largest-ever ad campaign in...

1 year ago 3 minute read

USDA to launch $2.5B summer EBT program

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that 35 states, all five U.S. territories, and...

1 year ago 6 minute read

TIPA to induct five industry icons to the Texas Produce Hall of Fame

Mission, Texas: The Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) BB #:162361 proudly announces the induction of five distinguished individuals into the...

1 year ago 4 minute read

CPMA opens registration for the 2024 convention and trade show

January 9, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – Online registration for the 2024 CPMA Annual Convention and Trade Show (CPMA 2024) BB...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Pollution increases heat-related farmworker danger

Official statistics greatly underreport heat-related deaths among farmworkers in California’s San Joaquin Valley, according to a study by Inside Climate...

1 year ago 2 minute read

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