Opinion
News coverage is ramping up about the potential effects on perishable imports caused by the government shutdown.
The Environmental Working Group delivers its annual “Dirty Dozen” list with lots of spicy sound bites and minimal context.
How is the produce industry doing in attracting talented young people to the business?
One warning about getting too ahead of the game? Don’t neglect your customer.
The Department of Commerce sent what one Florida source called a “new and constructive proposal” to Mexican tomato exporters on May 3.
I can tell you what turns off potential customers.
When I was a kid I had a big picture book called “Turnips for Dinner,” which chronicled the attempts of a zoo keeper to feed his charges a diet of root vegetables.
Celery isn’t the only high-priced, high-demand produce item on retail supermarket shelves, but the commodity’s enduring run of high f.o.b. prices is truly remarkable.
The Packer’s Ashley Nickle’s coverage of the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from the Yuma region includes a recent piece headlined “Outbreak investigation puts spotlight on traceability.”
There is an earnest quote somewhere that says “Your attitude determines your altitude.”
Back from the Canadian Produce Marketing Association convention and trade show in Vancouver, and still marveling over the excellent show and the remarkable host city.
Recently having assumed the role of editor of The Packer, I thought a perfect question for the LinkedIn Fresh Produce Industry Group was this:
Congratulations! You’ve survived another Fresh Summit.
“God is always doing geometry.” Plato.
When I first wrote this column nearly five years ago, I thought it would just be a quirky story about my grandpa’s funny name for green peppers.
The Packer’s newest poll question simply asks “How do you feel about President Trump’s plan to build a border wall at the U.S.- Mexican border?”
In the journal Nutrients, the report “Differences in the Quantity and Types of Foods and Beverages Consumed by Canadians between 2004 and 2015" looked at comparing food consumption levels between 2004 and 2015.
The Environmental Protection Agency is taking public comments until March 14 on its proposed decision to establish tolerances for the use of streptomycin in/on citrus fruit.
I read a recent article that cassette tapes are making something of a comeback, fed by what I believe must be misplaced “nostalgia.”
I was doing some spring cleaning when Russ T. Blade emerged from behind some folders. “Rusty,” as readers know is the miniature imaginary produce manager who occasionally drops in to talk shop.
The latest numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that the import share of the U.S. fresh vegetable supply continues to rise.
The University of Georgia’s recent study on the potential effect of the “new NAFTA” on the state’s vegetable and berry growers is drawing friendly fire.
Products that win produce department category ownership and placement generally help drive fresh produce sales as well.
Courtesy, and by extension professionalism, begins at the top. Or it should.
Spontaneous visits to walk through operation areas still work well for the produce aisle, says columnist Armand Lobato.