Spreadsheet-based pack planning worked fine when supply chains were simpler. That was a long time ago. The spreadsheet approach made sense when grower relationships were more local, variables were fewer, and margins were forgiving enough to absorb the occasional surprise. But the environment has shifted underneath that model. Tighter margins, compliance requirements, traceability, grower consolidation, … Read more
Every crop processor runs on information. How much is coming in tomorrow? Which growers are running behind? What’s sitting in storage? When will the next production run finish? The difference between smoothly running operations and constant chaos often comes down to how quickly you can answer those questions. Can you pull up the answer in … Read more
By John Roos, General Manager at ExtendAg. Featured in May 13th edition of the California League of Food Producers (CLFP) Insider email. Field-level data is no longer a nice-to-have. It’s a competitive necessity for raw fruit and vegetable processors. Yet many processors still rely on separate systems and manual fixes. These don’t connect the … Read more
Must-Have Capabilities for Operational Efficiency in a Changing Industry By John Roos, General Manager, ExtendAg. Featured in April 8th edition of the California League of Food Producers (CLFP) Insider email. Efficient produce processing has always demanded precision, timing, and full visibility—from planning and contracting to receiving, grading and payment. After more than four decades supporting … Read more
Part three of a three part series on raw produce contracting and pricing. Having explored the key features of an ideal pricing and contracting solution in part two of this series, it’s time to see how these capabilities translate into measurable benefits. In this post, we discuss how processors can achieve streamlined, reliable, and compliant … Read more
Part two of a three part series on raw produce contracting and pricing. After understanding the challenges faced in pricing and contracting, it’s clear that processors need a system tailored to their unique needs. In this post, we’ll explore the key features of a flexible platform designed specifically for raw fruit and vegetable processors. Keys … Read more
Part one of a three part series on raw produce contracting and pricing. The raw fruit and vegetable processing industry is uniquely complex, with pricing and contracting processes influenced by numerous dynamic factors. From crop quality to harvest timing and regional considerations, processors face a daunting task in adapting their systems to meet these ever-changing … Read more
Originally posted by Cultura Technologies John Roos is the General Manager of ExtendAg, a mission-critical SaaS solution for sourcing, management and visibility of raw fruit and vegetable crops that has been trusted by leading food processors for over 45 years. ExtendAg is part of the Cultura Technologies collaborative of companies. It’s been about a year … Read more
In the raw fruit and vegetable processing industry, the journey toward digital transformation is picking up speed. From our recent conversations with processors, it’s clear that industry professionals, specifically in agriculture operations, are eager to move away from traditional operational methods toward more integrated digital solutions. What exactly is digital transformation? Digital transformation involves the … Read more
As an Ag Operations leader at a busy produce processing plant, you oversee a yard teeming with trucks delivering loads of fresh, perishable produce. Your logistics dispatch team in the yard still relies on manual methods—whiteboards, clipboards, and walkie-talkies—to sequence hundreds of loads for processing every single day. As each day progresses, the yard becomes … Read more
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