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Avocado art for Avocado Week
My theory: cooking is an art form on a par with all of the others in human civilization. But it’s...
ProduceIQ: Cold snap singes Florida crops
Winter Olympians and Ottawa truckers weren’t the only ones shivering in the bitter cold this week. Across the country, temperatures...
Alizza: Review of an untasted new citrus
It’s like reviewing a movie that you haven’t seen. But I’ll try my best. The item in question is a...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – February 4, 2022
As Pamela and Greg suffer through winter, they discuss the restaurant industry’s challenges when weather improves. Takeout and delivery are...
The future of retail: It’s about the experience
I always enjoy Bruce Peterson’s columns in our magazine and online. They’re among my favorite parts of Produce Blueprints. Recently,...
Every business needs to prepare for a cyber attack
Last October, I had the privilege of discussing basic steps to help businesses protect themselves from a cybersecurity attack, as...
Questions for EWG (Yes, we’re trying again)
For over 25 years, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released its so-called “dirty dozen” list, which inaccurately disparages popular,...
Organic produce: Still a growth industry
You can define success in lots of ways. In economics, one way is year-over-year growth. By that token, things look...
ProduceIQ: Markets watching for winter’s impact in the East
And winter came… The North American winter season has been relatively mild thus far. That was until mother nature decided...
Mourning the death of the shopping experience
Did you hear that? Listen closely and pay attention, or you might miss it. It’s faint, but distinguishable. There it...
Leaders are making supply chain disruptions worse
An interesting question was posed during last week’s International Fresh Produce Association virtual town hall on supply chain disruptions. Are...
Fact Check: Calling something unfair doesn’t make it so
The following is a letter to the editor from Lance Jungmeyer, President of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas BB #:144354...
EWG on the Dirty Dozen
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story failed to include pesticide data background critical to understanding the issue. That...
Technology and the Common Man
I have heard all my life how technology will make our lives better, easier, and give us more free time....
Banana problems: A virus and European buyers
“If the situation doesn’t change, there is no future for banana production,” says Marike de Peña, a producer of organic...
Lists and the power of prediction
I see from the latest week in review that my colleagues on The Produce Reporter have some issues with recent...
ProduceIQ: High prices pressed downward by higher freight rates
High FOB prices, coupled with high freight rates, is a puzzling circumstance. Overall market prices are slightly down, and we...
Lettuce: Mechanization and labor
I get lots of newsletters every day in my email, but among the ones I find most informative is Rural...
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