Opinion
Let’s face it, Bill Marler has made a lot of money telling a story in which young children are the victims, lettuce farmers are the villains and he plays the hero.
A well-managed produce department runs on a strict regimen of doing things correctly.
Any program that aims to address hunger must primarily focus on addressing nutritional insecurity and supply fruits and vegetables to those in need. This message was at heart of a challenge issued by PMA’s Cathy Burns.
The way the world thinks about food safety is changing, and food companies must evolve in response.
I’m a produce writer, but not a very good poet. In school I didn’t grade well in the world of couplets, stanzas, prose and ballads. Still, I’m inspired by the art. More about this later.
The latest crowd-sourced produce wisdom came to me after I posted this question on the LinkedIn Fresh Produce Industry Discussion Group:
More reaction is rolling on the FDA’s request for comment on the idea of a “healthy” symbol for packaged foods.
Sometimes, training others means teaching those we also answer to.
The produce aisle is but one department in the grocery business. And, by all appearances, when a customer navigates through a store, it’s a peaceful place.
One task that is loaded with details in a produce remodel? Signing.
What is the biggest competition/threat to the continued growth of organic demand?
What’s your biggest challenge for 2021?
In an unlikely turn of events, cucumbers and squash are smack dab in the limelight.
How do you quantify the advantages and disadvantages of increased traceability regulations for fresh produce (and other food)?
There’s a reason that produce managers’ gray-metal back room desks are so small. That’s not your primary workspace.
Roland Fumasi provided an insightful perspective on the economic outlook for organic produce at The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo.
We haven’t had any opportunities to grab booth swag at in-person trade shows in almost a year, but there are a few produce gadgets I’ve held onto from shows in years past.
Is what passes for progress these days breeding for less sweet fruit? I may have missed it, but I don’t see any consumers pining for bitter apples.
As time goes by, the “new normal” we have been waiting for looks like it will bear less and less of a resemblance to the old normal.
I visit a full range of stores, from the quiet produce stands that depend on evening and weekend business to keep them afloat, to the megastores, and everything in between.
What is right - and wrong - with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box program?
Imagine being a farmer or farm worker and working throughout this pandemic to supply a continuous supply of safe and healthy fruits and vegetables, only to have an activist group refer to those products as “dirty.”
Soil is more than the ground we walk on — it’s the foundation of everything we grow. Maintaining healthy soils is the first step toward maximizing yield and ensuring your land remains productive for generations.
Soil is more than the ground we walk on — it’s the foundation of everything we grow. Maintaining healthy soils is the first step toward maximizing yield and ensuring your land remains productive for generations.
For those of us fortunate to be working in the agriculture industry, our everyday is Earth Day. We have a connection to the earth unlike any other.
How do you suppose your department is regarded? By those in your company, those on your store management team, and especially by those in your neighborhood – your customers?
Updating LGMA’s required food safety practices is an involved process that seeks input from scientists, food safety experts and the public. No other entity is capable of making widespread change as quickly as we can.
A recent Wall Street Journal article titled The Airline Safety Revolution caught my eye and should be required reading for the leafy greens industry and our food safety regulators.
In the newspaper game, editors attempt to capture attention with catchy headlines. They hope the reader is intrigued by a compelling “hook” and sticks around to read on.