Fresh Talk
The United States Department of Agriculture plan to eliminate broad-based categorical eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is drawing tons of comments and criticism.
Is this finally the year for immigration reform for ag employers?
Putting a finer point on government regulations or providing clarity on bureaucratic language is not easy to do.
Of course, President Trump won’t close the border. But what if he did?
A few years ago, Larry Danielson — a retired former employee of the Red Book (now Produce Market Guide) — mailed The Packer a slim 89-page paperback book.
“Good morning, and in case I don’t see ya: Good afternoon, good evening, and good night!” was the cheery greeting from Truman Burbank in 1998 movie The Truman Show.
It seems crazy that President Trump is still considering options to close the U.S.-Mexico border.
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 importance of traditional stone fruit has slid in California over the past 20 years.
Comments are due on April 22 on the Food and Drug Administration’s Guide to Minimize Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-cut Produce: Draft Guidance for Industry.
Consumer expenditures on fruit and vegetables took a jump in 2017, but not as much as the percentage hike in overall spending on food.
The urban legend of the Sports Illustrated cover jinx goes something to the effect that people or teams on the cover of the magazine subsequently experience bad luck.
How do exports of U.S. fresh vegetables compare with imports?
Produce companies should not back off marketing or advertising efforts now.
Check out leading U.S. fresh produce imports for the last five years and longer-term charts of U.S. berry and avocado imports.
Are we already in the “new normal”?
Just how vulnerable is our food supply?
Public comments are due June 1 to the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, and procrastinators are peppering the committee with plenty of last-minute directions about what they should do next.
Blame it on the coronavirus.
Are the U.S. and China headed for a “cold war”?
Has the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program made a difference in fresh produce market conditions?
I was talking with an East Coast distributor the other day who mentioned that fruit buying patterns have been unusually hard to anticipate.
Fresh produce market prices have been quite variable in the weeks since the COVID-19 crisis began in March.
There can never be enough sweet corn or cherries for Fourth of July retail promotions, and that is especially true this year.
The Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule is called “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods.”