Jim Allen

Now that the U.S. Government has passed the long-awaited food-safety legislation that has been many years in the making, one

The year 2011 will be a challenge for our industry as we enter into an era of reduced spending and,

After returning from the United Fresh Public Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., last month, I was inspired to take on

North East apple growers dodged a bullet this week, when a resolution to the stalled and bogged down Jamaican H2A

New York will have a nice, marketable crop of apples this year. We escaped serious freeze injury this spring, and

Greetings from New York State. I have been AWOL for a while, caught up in local issues that continue to

Each year at this time, we are always asking the same questions: how's the crop, any damage, will the inventories

Last week, New York Senator Chuck Schumer announced his plan to introduce legislation entitled the Apple Profit Protection for Local

Greetings from the Empire State, still the home of dysfunctional government and out-of-control spending, but it is home. Our spring