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A dive into the food swamp
A study at the University of Minnesota is looking at a disadvantaged section of north Minneapolis to see why fast-food...
ProduceIQ: Prices tested as spring crops begin
A massive heatwave in California and record-breaking spring snowstorms in the Northeast are fighting to spoil our Sunday afternoon naps....
Viva Fresh boasts enthusiastic attendance
GRAPEVINE, TX—I recall a certain trepidation about attending Viva Fresh in 2021. People weren’t sure it was time to get...
GRAPHIC: A look at rising demand for asparagus
Asparagus volume in the U.S. rose 25 percent from 2020 to 2021, with nearly two-thirds coming from Mexico and almost...
Farewell, Garlic Festival
It must have been July 1983, or maybe ‘84. I went down to California’s Gilroy Garlic Festival with a friend...
How to encourage a produce habit
American consumers are not in the habit of eating many fruits and vegetables. That has to change. “Most people don’t...
Report shows consumers cutting back on dining out and organic or premium groceries due to inflation
PITTSBURGH, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dining out tops the list of discretionary spending cuts consumers will make to combat inflation’s effect on their...
PBH: We have to make produce easier
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – The Produce for Better Health Foundation’s BB #:157162 mission is to improve fruit and vegetable consumption, and...
A glimpse at grocery wages suggests room for increases
I find it disgustingly vulgar when business news run stories about the latest gargantuan CEO salary. But that’s just me....
Trucking industry: a possible repeat of 2019?
No one has ever described my profession—that of writer and editor—as lucrative, but it is relatively immune to severe shocks...
Meijer adds SNAP capability for online orders
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Meijer BB #:104887 announced today that stores in Michigan are now accepting...
ProduceIQ: Market in havoc after border inspections
A calamitous week in fresh produce as the industry faces new supply chain challenges. Border restrictions in Texas, a fire...
Taylor Farms plans to rebuild, reopen Salinas plant by next year
In an interview with KSBW Action News, Bruce Taylor, chairman and CEO of Taylor Fresh Foods Inc. BB #:154001, said...
Carrefour to be first retailer to use blockchain on its products
Carrefour Bio is breaking new ground and has announced it is to use blockchain technology with its products starting in...
Testing complete on robot strawberry harvester
The figure 25 percent surfaces in a couple of different but intimately related contexts. As I noted in a column...
The motive behind U.S. farm policy: inertia
For years it has been my custom to read The Economist regularly. I was particularly struck by an article in...
Truck blockade ends, but Texas border crossing delays continue
There have been some positive signs for improved produce truck crossings from Mexico through Texas border ports of entry, but...
PBH annual conference aims to inspire, influence, and ignite
The Produce for Better Health Foundation’s BB #:157162 annual conference returns next week with the goals to inspire, influence, and...
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