Berry growers introduce innovation challenge to solve for agricultural plastic waste

Driscoll's has partnered with Think Beyond Plastic to launch the inaugural Agricultural Plastics Innovation Challenge, which aims to stimulate new recycling processes and alternatives to field plastics.

October 06 , 2021

Fruit Attraction 2021 in photos: Day one

Check out a selection of photos from Fruit Attraction, which this week has become one of the biggest in-person fresh produce events to reopen its doors to industry professionals since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

October 06 , 2021

Project looks at impact of waxes on food safety

While commodities such as apples and oranges receive a single waxing, lemons receive both storage and finishing wax treatments. But little is known about how different waxes and the waxing step impact microbial food safety.

October 05 , 2021

New technology boosts yields by addressing alternate bearing

Agri Technovation has launched a new product that monitors a fruit tree's carbohydrate status, allowing for timely corrective action to ensure an optimal harvest.

October 05 , 2021

Cosmic Crisp apples gear up for early launch

Thanks to maturing trees and warm weather conditions, fruit will be harvested and shipped earlier than past release dates of early December.

October 01 , 2021

"The ramifications of these current issues are going to last years": Q&A with Vanguard Direct President on grape business

The Grape Reporter recently caught up with Dirk Winkelmann, President at Vanguard Direct, one of the world's leading grape suppliers, to hear some of his thoughts on where the industry is heading, the 2021-22 season, and the significant disruption that lies ahead.

September 28 , 2021

USDA deregulates GM apple variety

APHIS previously reviewed and deregulated this trait in two other OSF apple varieties developed using genetic engineering, the Arctic Golden and Arctic Granny apples.

September 23 , 2021

Taiwan threatens to take China to WTO in new spat over fruit

Taiwan threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization on Sunday after Beijing said it would suspend sugar apple and wax apple imports from the island on pest concerns, in the latest spat between the two over fruit.

September 20 , 2021

U.S.: Rising Covid-19 cases led to increased fresh produce retail sales in August, with fruit driving the category

In addition, IRI-measured price inflation shows that prices continued to rise over and above their elevated 2020 levels for total food and beverages.

September 16 , 2021

Opinion: Want to help the world while helping the industry? Reduce online out-of-stocks

Perishable Pundit Jim Prevor argues that the following is key to lifting produce consumption: Better produce through superior varieties, innovative packs and blends, consistently available and promoted

September 15 , 2021