analysis

Something may be about to SNAP

Some statistics are hard to believe. But that doesn’t mean they’re not true. Here’s one that hit me: households receiving...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Canada free from potato wart—sort of

Is this headline a lie? “Potato wart not detected in 2022 national survey.” Potato wart not detected in 2022 national...

2 years ago 2 minute read

California groundwater recharge just temporary solution

The astonishing amounts of water dumped on California by a series of atmospheric rivers have been national news for weeks...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Clarifying the new AEWR rules

The federal H-2A guestworker program is widely loathed by agricultural interests. One reason is the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR)....

2 years ago 3 minute read

Jennifer McEntire talks food safety

International Fresh Produce Association’s (IFPA) BB #:378962 chief food safety and regulatory officer, Dr. Jennifer McEntire, will step away from her role...

2 years ago 8 minute read

ProduceIQ: Record breaking rains in California strain supply

Breaking news: For the first time in what feels like years, California has a critical shortage of umbrellas. As if...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Obesity drugs and the war against bad diets

Wegovy. It sounds like the name of a loathsome delicacy from some exotic land. Or one of those wacky new...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Vertical farming and the bad business plan

It has come to the attention of many that a number of vertical farming operations are failing. A recent article...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Sun Belle’s Honigberg on women in produce

In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, I decided to interview Janice Honigberg, president of Sun Belle, Inc.,...

2 years ago 4 minute read

A possible policy shift against processed foods

Our era may see a shift in public nutrition policy like the one launched against cigarette smoking in the 1960s....

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices ease despite weather trouble

SEPC’s Southern Exposure boomed once again. The days of COVID shutdown are seemingly a distant memory as several thousand movers...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Tropical fruit exports worldwide dropped 5% in 2022

World exports of tropical fruits are expected to have dropped 5 percent in 2022, according to a recent report by...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Week in Review March 3, 2023

Pamela calls in from an Orlando, FL, Publix, ahead of the Southeast Produce Council’s BB #:191194 annual Southern Exposure event...

2 years ago 1 minute read

Personal attention, AI style

“So, your sons are around five and six now,” said the dentist to me a few years ago. “You have...

2 years ago 3 minute read

New law proposed for rail safety

The disastrous derailment of a 150-car freight train in East Palestine, OH, on February 3 has led to a number...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Coming in March: stricter organic enforcement

Stricter federal enforcement of organic standards starts this month. On January 18, USDA announced its final rule for the Strengthening...

2 years ago 2 minute read

A reason to buy less produce

Horse breeder Muriel Bing makes it sound exotic: “It is normal to enjoy strolling through the isles of the supermarket.”...

2 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Winter storm roils Western markets

It’s not every day that snow in LA County is responsible for flight delays across the U.S. Winter storm Piper...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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