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Groundwater issues highlight bigger problems
The New York Times is no doubt aiming for a Pulitzer with its multi-article series on groundwater use in America....
The 2024 forecast for the international fresh produce supply network
Towards the start of a new year, it is quite common to look back at what has happened in the...
Looking forward and back
As the start of 2024 races into focus, this is both a season of thanksgiving for whatâs been accomplished and...
When vegetables get caught up in politics
âI once caught my wife in bed with a cucumber.â âJust one of many ways Iâm entitled not to act...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review â December 28, 2023
Ahead of the new year, Pamela and Greg break down her top five trends for 2024, which ones will have...
Blinken, AMLO meet on immigration
âSignificant,â âimportantâ progress was made in discussions on immigration between Mexican president AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador (AMLO) and U.S. secretary...
ProduceIQ: Holiday prices burn bright for fresh produce
We canât guarantee 2023 will end on a high note, but we can predict it will be an expensive finale...
VIDEO: Reaching younger consumers, including in virtual worlds
Blue Book Retail Editor Pamela Riemenschneider talks with Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics about her recent What’s New? study for...
Two pesticide reversals for EPA
By Richard Smoley The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reversed course on chlorpyrifos, a pesticide used on a number of...
Produce with Pamela’s 2024 Food Trends
Five food trends for 2024 Every year, I scour the food trends predictions to distill them into my own. While...
Catholic leaders address immigration issues
On December 21, the Center for Migration Studies of New York brought together some Catholic leaders for a Zoom conference...
Tamarind, dill pickle, birthday cake…a review of the flavor trends for 2024
There was that time when a friend brought a bottle of birthday cake-flavored vodka to a party of ours. It...
How prescription produce can revolutionize healthcare access
Prescription produce is on a mission to reshape healthcare by proactively addressing diseases like heart disease and diabetes through dietary...
Why border policies and trade often conflict
âThere is something about border crossings that breeds insanity in politicians,â writes âSchumpeter,â a columnist, in the December 16 issue...
How fruits and vegetables build healthy brains
Higher levels of fruit and vegetable consumption are associated with increases in brain matter, according to a new study out...
Study finds California ag law reduced working hours, earnings
In 2016, California enacted Assembly Bill (AB) 1066, which removed exemptions from overtime pay requirements for agricultural workers. Up to...
Vertical farming 2.0
There is vertical, and then there is vertical. This enigmatic utterance reflects some differencesâand possibly shakeoutsâin the world of vertical...
Legislators hit at Kroger-Albertsons merger
The latest salvo in the war over the proposed merger between retail giants Kroger and Albertson has been fired by...
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