“Skyrocketing labor costs driven by an unrealistic, unsustainable federal government calculation pose a critical threat ...” said Michigan Agri-Business Association President Chuck Lippstreu.
Plant health officials in Australia and New Zealand have approved an application to allow commercial cultivation of a banana line genetically engineered for resistance to Panama disease.
The introduction of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 in the U.S. House has drawn support from specialty crop leaders and other farm groups.
Despite a drop in bearing acreage, New Zealand apple production and exports in 2023-24 will increase following last year’s rocky growing season, according to a new USDA report.
For transportation management solutions providers, customer requirements for on-time delivery, product quality, visibility to in-transit inventory and access to actionable data have increased, says Joe Kouten of Genpro.
U.S. average refrigerated truck rates were pegged at $3.38 per mile on April 23, slightly higher than $3.32 per mile at the same last year but off 25% from $4.52 per mile at the same time two years ago.
As a family-owned business with over six decades of experience, John Greene Logistics Co. specializes in personalized logistics solutions, says Michael Fernandes, director of sales.
“The latest CPI report demonstrates that the process of taming inflation continues, with food-at-home a particular bright spot in this month’s data,” says Andy Harig of FMI, the Food Industry Association.
Higher-than-normal temperatures early in the growing season and a slow accumulation of chilling hours caused a delay in Chile’s grape harvest and slowed overall volume, the USDA says in a new report.
U.S. sales of certified organic products approached $70 billion in 2023, a new record for the sector, according to a new survey from the Organic Trade Association.
