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How we will look back on UK’s summer of 2022
An industry under pressure: Is the opportunity for tech here for agriculture? After a challenging two years where Brexit and...
Oakland: The bizarro port
I’m left a bit dazed by all the news about port closures, delays, and disruptions over the past couple of...
Mexico’s water crisis involves agriculture
The water crisis in northern Mexico has won a great deal of attention lately. Although the nation’s constitution guarantees its...
ProduceIQ: Overall prices fall during heat-driven volatility
Overall industry prices are falling quickly into August and will likely continue through the month. That said, the ProduceIQ Index...
A dive into the personalities of plants
Around 30 years ago, I paid a visit to Rolling Thunder, the legendary medicine man, at his place in northern...
The unseen pandemic
I got this reply from a reader: “I have to take issue with you over your last article re food...
Vanguard International shares seven produce trends of 2022 so far
From Vanguard International USA, Inc. BB #:300298, Issaquah, WA As we crest the first half of the calendar year, we...
A Florida check-in
Recently I was able to do an email interview with Christina Morton, director of communications for the Florida Fruit and...
Fresh Produce Day in grade school
When I was in grade school, every year someone would come from the fire department to talk to the class....
A water tale of two states
They’re right next to each other, and despite wild differences, they have one thing in common: water worries. They’re known...
ProduceIQ: Back-to-school demand can’t stop softening produce prices
Summer break is ending, and back to school is just around the corner. For those with kids heading back to...
The future of produce hinges on labor
What will dictate the future of the produce industry? Three things, according to Philip Martin of the University of California...
A closer look at IFPA’s moonshot nutrition recommendations
The International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 has ambitious plans for increasing fresh produce consumption. Last week, IFPA revealed its...
Stressed? Just slow down and breathe
Stress. Sometimes it seems like a catchall term to explain dysfunctions that are otherwise mysterious. If your doctor doesn’t know...
An ode to tradeshows
After a two-year hiatus, trade shows are back. Attending a show is akin to going to your high school reunion—you...
ProduceIQ: Industry prices soften, still 18% higher than next highest
Let’s just say it would be quicker to write the list of produce commodities not nearing their record high...
IFPA proposes National Director of Food and Nutrition
The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 is shooting for the moon, or shooting the moon (whichever idiom you...
Prescription produce proposed as part of health plans
Imagine leaving your doctor’s office with a little slip of paper saying, “Two pints of blueberries a day” written in...
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