At the very first Organic Produce Summit—held in Monterey in July—the future of fresh produce in this category was celebrated as demand exceeds supply and premium pricing is very much alive and well. Yet an underlying concern was expressed as producers are not quite sure if supply can keep up with that demand. That was ...
Interviews with a handful of attorneys specializing in agricultural work revealed that there is a new area of law gaining momentum in that sector: cannabis law. While the old standbys—labor issues, water law, wage and hour violations, PACA work—still garner much of the attention, more and more ag attorneys are dealing with issues surrounding the ...
It was in 1986, with the PACA Trust Law newly enacted and ag labor cases at the forefront that Western Growers attorneys Patricia Rynn and Lew Janowsky started their private law practice with one secretary between them. Thirty years later, PACA cases are still a mainstay for the firm though the volume of labor cases ...
Scientific findings can provide practical solutions to solve many of the food safety challenges the produce sector is facing. Last month, the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) hosted their seventh annual Research Symposium in Seattle. This event covered subjects such as: 1) Listeria, 2) surrogates and indicators, 3) irrigation water management, 4) process validation and ...
If you watched the 2015 movie “The Martian” with Matt Damon stranded on Mars and having to figure out a way to grow food, you have the necessary information to understand the background story for BAM Agricultural Solutions. Glenn Stinebaugh, chief executive officer of the Boca Raton, FL, based firm and a veteran in the ...
Soon, produce industry credit decision makers will have another tool at their disposal when analyzing the ability of their customers to pay their bills. Blue Book Services is expected to launch a new on-line feature this month that will allow participating companies access to aggregated Account Receivables (AR) data confidentially contributed by other sellers on ...
Wikipedia: Safety culture refers to the ways that safety issues are addressed in a workplace. It often reflects “the attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and values that employees share in relation to safety.” In other words, “the way we do safety around here.” Workforce Dynamics As the workforce grows larger, it is increasingly difficult to have ...