Postharvest

Nut trees part of Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention

Multiple concurrent educational sessions and a large industry trade show will be featured during the three days of the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention. In its 47th year, this comin... more »

Inteligistics wins patent for temperature-predicting system

Supply chain software company Inteligistics has been granted a patent for a process to help predict temperatures and quality of perishable products. Pittsburgh-based Inteligistics was granted Paten... more »

UC Davis studies removing rancidification to boost English walnut consumption

A study by UC Davis researchers has examined how shelled walnuts can be improved to foster increasing consumption. Because of the vast information on health benefits and the urbanization impact cha... more »

USDA shares Indian Meal Moth can destroy packaged food

Plodia interpunctella, better known as the Indian Meal Moth, is normally found where you store your grains and can impact packaged nuts. more »

AgroFresh adds to its senior leadership team

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a company that provides near-and post-harvest produce freshness solutions with a mission to reduce food loss and waste, announced four key appointments to its senior leaders... more »

After the rain: Maintaining almond nut quality

If nuts are not allowed to dry to delivery standards for moisture, mold can grow, and then nut quality and grower returns will suffer. more »

Western Food Safety Summit goes virtual May 5-6

The Western Food Safety Summit at Hartnell College will go virtual on May 5-6, inviting attendees from across California and the entire country to view live presentations from industry-leading scienti... more »

Fall walnut orchard management considerations

Yet another harvest has wrapped up. So growers can put their feet up until spring? Not quite. There are still many things to manage in the orchards over winter. So what are some of the things to be mi... more »