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The Produce Reporter Week in Review — August 26, 2022

Pamela was invited to speak about consumer trends at the annual AMHPAC Congress in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, this week, while...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Insurance and food safety, Part 1

This article is the first in a two-part series on the role of insurance in ensuring food safety. When people...

3 years ago 4 minute read

A peek into regenerative agriculture

Most people in the produce industry have heard the term “regenerative agriculture,” just as they’ve heard of sustainable and organic...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Supermarkets drop weight as mall anchors

Around four years ago, I went to Sears Auto to have my car battery replaced. While I was waiting, I...

3 years ago 4 minute read

GRAPHIC: Inside the mushroom business

Mushrooms have seen modest growth the past few years, as they’ve been recognized for their culinary options and health benefits....

3 years ago 1 minute read

Commercial greenhouse prepares for liftoff

If you’re going to be out in space for months and years, you have to have something to eat. Thus,...

3 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Supply challenges keep prices up despite soft demand

In response to a few fairly dramatic price increases, this week’s overall produce index is slowing its dramatic fall. Week...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Ag robots are on the march

The market for agricultural robots is booming worldwide, according to a recent report issued by the London-based market research firm...

3 years ago 2 minute read

How to miss the Target

Target Corporation BB #:166987 is having difficulties. Its income for the second quarter of this year was $183 million, a...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Western states fail to reach a water deal

August 16 marked the deadline for a deal among the seven states in the Colorado River Basin for water use...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Farmers markets: Behind the charm

I am not the fan of farmers markets that I might be. There is one held every Wednesday within walking...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Fears of a megaflood in drought-plagued California

I remember the first three months of 1983. I was living in San Francisco. It rained every day. It didn’t...

3 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Markets fall with August doldrums

August is a notoriously slow month for fresh produce. Heat, the end of summer vacation, and the lack of holidays...

3 years ago 5 minute read

California gets serious about water

Maybe Californians will have to give up their lawns. That’s one tiny part of the new water policy recommendations issued...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Week in Review August 12, 2022

This was a week heavy on economic news, so Greg and Pamela pull out the bits that matter to fresh...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Fresh figs make their brief appearance

For the consumer, “figs” means two different things. There’s the dried version, which, like many dried fruits, is associated with...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Extreme heat inspires safety measures

As summers appear to get relentlessly hotter, some states are proposing new laws to mandate worker safety in extreme conditions....

3 years ago 3 minute read

GRAPHIC: Inside bell peppers’ growth

Bell pepper volume in the U.S. grew 12 percent in 2021 from the previous year, with Mexico supplying nearly two-thirds...

3 years ago 1 minute read

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