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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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 1 minute read

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,...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 7 minute read

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,...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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...

3 years ago 6 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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....

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Lettuce: Mechanization and labor

I get lots of newsletters every day in my email, but among the ones I find most informative is Rural...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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