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Harvest mechanization has a long way to go
As practically everyone in the industry knows, there are strong pressures to hasten the mechanization of fruit and vegetable production....
Portrait of a family business
“I would sincerely like to thank you for showing me what it means to hold onto something too long,” writes...
AppHarvest named finalist for 2022 SXSW Innovation Awards
MOREHEAD, Ky., March 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AppHarvest, Inc., a leading AgTech company, public benefit corporation and Certified B...
Cybersecurity: A concern that won’t go away
An article in Industry Week asks whether the war in Ukraine will increase the number of Russian cyberattacks on American...
Researchers announce sequencing of potato genome
Most people imagine (correctly or not) that they are more complex than potatoes, but that isn’t entirely true, even for...
Ice continues to disrupt desert lettuce
The Arizona/California desert region has dealt with volatile weather much of this winter, and it has continued into the edge...
ProduceIQ: Lettuce prices soaring
If you are waiting for signs that the pandemic is over and produce life is returning to normal, look no...
Scientists grow spinach out of desert air
Once I visited the Hoh Rainforest in Washington state. It is one of the few temperate rainforests in the world....
Price jumps to prominence among fresh produce shoppers
Arlington, VA – FMI—the Food Industry Association today releases its 2022 Power of Produce report, revealing 25% of shoppers ranked...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 4, 2022
Greg’s on location in Orlando at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure event, and Pamela has commentary about Target and...
Pear Bureau promotes Aisle of Red Pears retail display contest
MILWAUKIE, Ore. – March 3, 2022. For the second year, Pear Bureau Northwest BB #:162426 is pleased to sponsor a...
With ongoing drought, California fruit growers feel the vise tighten
The grim news about the California water situation led me to contact Ian LeMay, president of the California Fresh Fruit...
E.W. Brandt and Sons acquires packing and storage facility
WAPATO, WA – February 25, 2022 – E.W. Brandt & Sons BB #:149314, parent company for RemBrandt Masterpiece Fruit, announced...
The door closes on chlorpyrifos—for now
February 28 marked the end of the legal use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in the U.S. “Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate...
Why you need a business continuity plan
When a disaster strikes your business, what are the steps you take to stay operational? How do you communicate with...
Why employees quit their managers
I thought this article from Buzzfeed would be amusing, but it wasn’t. It was extremely sad. It’s about things that...
ProduceIQ: War in Ukraine impacts fresh produce markets
Our prayers of support go out to the Ukrainian people as they defend against the unjust Russian invasion. If you’d...
It’s like Blade Runner—only dry
Thirty-five years ago, this scenario would have struck observers of California agriculture as dystopian and nightmarish, much like the 2019...
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