Opinion: From apple juice to caramel apples - a 20-year journey to the same place

Food poisoning attorney Bill Marler says the cost of the recent U.S. Listeria outbreak will be huge.

February 03 , 2015

Opinion: The need for change in the avocado industry

With avocado consumption on a high note leading up to the Super Bowl, Equal Exchange's Jennie Msall calls for a transformation of the fruit's sourcing in light of last year's LA Times expose 'Product of Mexico'.

January 30 , 2015

Q&A: Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop in focus for the U.S., Canada

January 23 , 2015

Opinion: "Latin Americanizing" the banana industry

Banana Link's Alistair Smith urges Cutrale-Safra to focus on corporate social responsibility as the new owners of Chiquita.

January 20 , 2015

Opinion: Improving Mexican farmworker lives a shared responsibility

Fair Trade USA's Hannah Freeman provides an in-depth look at the good, the bad and the ugly on Mexican farms.

January 19 , 2015

Opinion: LA Times' Mexican investigation reveals blight on produce sector

It's time to reform the practices of 'tiendas de raya' on Mexican farms.

December 16 , 2014

Opinion: Melbourne wholesale apple price trends - what do they tell us?

Charley Xia explores how understanding historic price data could help growers improve returns.

December 15 , 2014

The Packaging Pitch: Cauliflower to take kale's food trend reign in 2015

Marketing expert Lisa Cork says a shift to low carb diets will make cauliflower a hot crop to watch in 2015.

December 04 , 2014

Opinion: U.S. farmers losing millions due to Canadian bankruptcies

Lawyer Tim Henkel says the USDA was justified in its actions regarding Canadian exporters and PACA.

November 25 , 2014

Q&A: What's in store for the 2014-15 Chilean blueberry deal?

Chile's Andres Armstrong believes Russia's produce ban could be more of a problem than an opportunity.

November 19 , 2014