The Packer
Climate change is usually talked of as a negative, and it often acts accordingly through more weather volatility and more extreme weather events. Even so, climate change can give farmers a helping hand.
At a time when labor is competitive it might be in your best interest to consider paying extra on holidays.
“This program has been providing a lifeline to growers across the province for nearly half a century.”
Critically review all discretionary ingredients, but don’t cut those that will result in less milk flow.
Timber stand improvement is a rarity among landowners, but a little care and maintenance could bring big returns.
Getting the next generation involved in the quest to feed 9 billion people by 2050.
Years like this one remind us that we need to always be looking for new alternatives in terms of feed resources to develop a cost-effective winter feeding program for beef cattle.
Consumers and animal rights activists are changing the way livestock are handled in the country, but there are groups trying to be proactive in bridging the gap between producers and shoppers.
Chances are, if you are a farmer, your parents also farmed. And your grandparents. And your great-grandparents. And your great-great-grandparents...
Feed cost is one of the largest expenses on dairy farms.
The trend is clear - consumers want pumpkins. But 2015 may prove to be a struggle to meet the growing demand.
CHICAGO — In an industry that’s shaped by family-run businesses, planning for the next era of a company’s future can be rife with deep-seated feelings and complications.
A complete physical exam can give you the piece of mind to keep doing what you’re doing, or it could uncover areas of concern. Soil is no different.
The American cranberry industry is one of the biggest losers so far in the escalating trade dispute between the European Union and the U.S.
After months of delay, India has imposed a 20% retaliatory tariff on U.S. apples, walnuts, almonds, and 25 other goods.
Lyndonville, N.Y.-based United Apples Sales opened a West Coast division based in Yakima, Wash., and hired Frank Davis as vice president of national business development.
Los Angeles-based private equity company Butterfly has closed on the $510 million acquisition of Bolthouse Farms, Bakersfield, Calif.
Organic grower-shipper Wholesum, Amado, Ariz., has a new program to highlight its Fair Trade program for consumers and retailers.
All retail details are important, but at some point, someone has to take charge and say, “OK, let’s run with this.” And move on.
I talked today with Peter Machi, long-time sales and purchasing representative with Consumer Fresh Produce Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Earthfresh LLC, Jet Sales Packaging, Raiwal Agro Tech Foods, Sendik’s, T.A. Solberg DBA Trig’s are new companies to the Market. Triple B Corporation - Charlie’s Produce and Villita Avocados Inc., have been Endorsed.
Forget red and blue states. This polling map of the U.S. shows a green wave — and it’s not the Green Party you’re thinking of.
A new global study published in Science Daily estimates that millions of deaths from heart disease and stroke can be linked to a lack of fruit and vegetable consumption.
BROOKLYN — It was a perfect summer rooftop tour party at dusk, with colorful picnic food and dozens of friendly faces talking about fresh vegetables and fruit. Check out Northeast editor Amy Sowder’s video and article.
Driscoll’s 3D Berry Picnic Mobile started its summer campaign June 18 — International Picnic Day — in the Twin Cities, beginning the next phase of the brand’s #BerryTogether campaign.
A robotic apple packer from New Zealand-based Robotics Plus has won a major technology award.
The Vancouver-based Oppenheimer Group is celebrating a decade of partnering with The Dalles, Ore.-based Orchard View Inc.
In language that supporters hope is included in the next Child Nutrition Act reauthorization, new legislation aims to make it easier for school foodservice directors to buy local food for student meals.
The National Council of Agricultural Employers hosted a web seminar on the H-2A guest worker program that was so popular, the group is making it available on video.
AUSTIN, Texas — Panelists at the Center for Produce Safety Symposium described better traceback as essential to containing foodborne illness outbreaks and urged companies to invest in that infrastructure.