Blockchain Food Supply
Features

How Blockchain is Revolutionizing the Food Supply Chain

Remember playing with Legos as a kid? Imagine building a tower where each block snaps perfectly onto the ones below it. But let’s now switch the game up a bit. Envision if once you placed a Lego block on top of another, it was there for good—no pulling it out.

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Articles

The Myth Versus the Reality of Using AI for Fresh Produce Packaging Design

My latest idea in fresh produce marketing comes from the classroom. This spring quarter 2024, my AGB445 Fresh Produce Marketing.

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Mines to Wines China

The Unlikely Evolution of Agricultural Trade

The sky above the market was a thick gray winter fog, mingling with the exhaust of forklifts and diesel trucks..

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Networking is Working

We all know that networking is one of the most crucial practices in the business world, yet despite its seemingly.

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seedless lemons

The Rise of Seedless Lemons

As the industry continues to innovate, the future of the world’s produce aisles may feature an even broader selection of.

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Interviews

Laura Himes Vice President of Sourcing – Produce for Walmart

“Grocery Procurement Practices Will Become More Diversified”

Walmart executive Laura Himes shares advice she would offer suppliers looking to partner with the company, her thoughts on opportunities to improve collaboration between suppliers and retailers, and her vision for the future of global produce sourcing.

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Ángel Manero | Peru’s Minister of Agriculture

“Peru Can Expect Years of Prosperity from 2027”

Peru’s produce sector faces tough competition and low prices amid an oversupply of numerous products, but the newly appointed agriculture minister is optimistic that things will improve.

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Features

Evolution of the greenhouse
Produce Provenance

The Evolution of the Greenhouse

On a damp winter morning on the Isle of Capri—an island in Italy’s Bay of Naples—the winds swept through Villa Jovis as the Roman Emperor Tiberius rose from his bed. The Emperor was in poor health and had been for some time after an unfortunate javelin throw wrenched his shoulder. He was hungry and craved […]

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Todd Fryhover
Profile

Apples Are His Business and His Passion

Todd Fryhover has been the epitome of the ‘happy warrior’ in his myriad of duties representing the Washington Apple Commission as president for the past 16 years. A great communicator, who has spent the majority of his life working with and around apples, Fryhover is proud of the legacy he will leave behind for his […]

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