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NEW YORK — More than nine months in, the unpredictability of this pandemic-ridden market has become a smidge more predictable, according to speakers at the virtual New York Produce Show and Conference.

Is working from home losing its charm?

As president of the Grower Shipper Association of Central California, I talk to farmers, farming companies and farm workers about the challenges faced when protecting essential employees from COVID-19.

Catch up on what you missed at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo. Here’s the full video of the keynote panel Fresh Produce Marketing in the Time of COVID.

Catch up on what you missed at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo. Here’s the full video of the keynote panel Adapting Your Business Plan and Goals for 2021 and Beyond.

What produce commodity has seen the biggest demand bump during the C0VID-19 pandemic?

The Consulate General of Israel in Miami and Holland & Knight LLP hosted a Florida-Israel Agriculture Innovation Summit session on Nov. 19, focusing on how the agriculture industry has responded to the pandemic.

A coalition of agricultural and business employers has filed a lawsuit challenging the COVID-19 related emergency temporary standards recently approved by the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board.

The U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru on Dec. 23 reported widespread protests of agricultural workers in multiple regions of the Andean country.

As we pointed out in previous blogs, there were some silver linings concerning produce safety and healthy eating in 2020.