With citrus greening disease continuing to decimate citrus crops, one company thinks they have found the cure by seeking a solution to citrus greening disease through manipulating insect behavior to control crops. Today’s guest is Emilio Molina, Co-Founder & CEO of Semion Biotech. His company is testing a new technology with Florida citrus growers to […]

How to make a Farm Workers Dream Come True? In this episode we are chatting with Mary Blackmon, Blackmon Media Group & Thx! Dreams Media Relations on how to give FARM WORKERS DREAMS! There is so much that goes behind the scenes to get your produce to the grocery store and Thx! is helping farm […]

This week of Fresh From The Field Fridays from The Produce Industry Podcast Dan The Produce Man is joined by Chef and Culinary Instructor Vera Ciametti of La Cucina di Vera to share some altenrative ways to prepare the emerald ball: Cabbage! It’s a real St. Patrick’s Day treat so tune in and turn on! […]

With today’s produce business transactions going increasingly global, misunderstandings can happen.   How do these misunderstandings that can lead to delayed payments and frayed business partnerships get resolved?    Jaime Bustamante is today’s guest, and he will explain how conflict resolution with produce payment disputes are handled for members of the Fruit & Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation. Global […]

From Al Capone to Tony Soprano, real life and fictional mafiosi have captured the public imagination for decades. Portrayed as thuggish, Italian American gangsters valuing “the family” above all else, Hollywood has certainly had an influence on how we think of the Mafia. But who exactly are the mafia? When did they come into existence? And […]