Search Results for: Center for Produce Safety
Single-digit sales for fruit while fresh vegetable sales accelerate
The week of April 12 marked the year’s earlier Easter as well as the sixth week of the coronavirus-related grocery shopping patterns. Since the ons... READ MORE »
Personal protection equipment hard to come by for farmworkers
While most Californians are staying home to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, California farmers, farmworkers and other agricultural professio... READ MORE »
Protecting farm labor during the COVID-19 pandemic
Maintaining a healthy farm workforce is more important than ever to limit the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure a successful harvest. Farms should c... READ MORE »
USDA studies keeping bagged leafy greens safe
[caption id="attachment_20642" align="alignright" width="427"] In a study to test package film permeability and shelf life of fresh-cut produce, food ... READ MORE »
COVID-19’s impacting the entire food supply chain
Much has been recently written about our nation’s food supply and consumer hoarding. I will not repeat what has been said, but rather offer add... READ MORE »
John Deere producing protective face shields
John Deere, in collaboration with the UAW, the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, announced April 9 i... READ MORE »
With crops in the ground, Florida watermelon growers face uncertainty
Today, as fruit and vegetable farmers in south Florida decide what to do with produce once destined for now-closed schools and restaurants, watermelon... READ MORE »
Ag worker protection advisory shared for Michigan operations
Even though Michigan’s agricultural industry is recognized as a critical and essential infrastructure industry under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-... READ MORE »
National Onion Association president lobbies for change
Increased participation and advocacy are goals for the National Onion Association’s (NOA) new president. Trustees of the group, which includes mo... READ MORE »
UC Davis Student Farm keeps working to feed the community
A half dozen people wear orange plastic gloves and keep their distance from each other as they harvest lettuce, kale, beets and other crops at the UC ... READ MORE »
