The Week Ahead in 60 Seconds: 'Drought Weighs Heavy on California Farmers'

Over the weekend, NPR covered the ongoing drought in California and the impact on the state’s agriculture sector. One farmer said it would be a “break even” year, at best.

April 25, 2014

Lara L. Sowinski

Lara L. Sowinski

Lara L. Sowinski

A weekly audio blog by editor-in-chief, Lara Sowinski, on what’s hot in the food supply chain. New audio blogs will be released every Monday morning.

Women in Supply Chain Award 2025: Nominations Open

This award recognizes female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. Deadline for submissions extended to Friday, May 30.

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Warehouse Automation: How Much Automation is Too Much?

When implemented in the right way – and in the right place – warehouse automation can be just right.

In response to rising fuel costs, more ports are adopting propane to power critical equipment like port terminal tractors and forklifts.

State of Ports & Ocean Carriers

How a new administration combined with nearshoring, inflation, worker strikes and more impact the future of U.S. carriers.

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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Zero Down Supply Chain Solutions' Brad McBride Talks General Rate Increases

Food Logistics talked exclusively with McBride about general rate increases, streamlining ocean freight logistics and why, if you don't fail, you're not trying.

Women in Supply Chain Forum: Registration Open

This year’s theme, “Women on the Rise: Strengthening Leadership Pipelines,” will bring together leading experts to discuss mentorship, self-advocacy, collaboration, education, and creating a pipeline of supply chain professionals.

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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Nulogy's Bryan Sapot Details the Importance of Real-Time Analytics

Food Logistics talked exclusively with Sapot about the importance of real-time manufacturing analytics and what it takes to track critical quality data.

Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Trailer Bridge's Jacob Wegrzyn Details the Importance of Relationship Building

Food Logistics talked exclusively with Wegrzyn about the importance of relationship building and giving back to the community.

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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Why Leonard's Express' Kyle Johnson Advises Transportation Industry to Think Outside the Box

Food Logistics talked exclusively with Johnson about creating a culture of learning and development, applying an engineering background to supply chain and why transportation professionals should think outside the box.

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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Cooler Logistics' Michael Cherney Talks Freight in Cold Chain

Food Logistics talked exclusively with Cherney about staying employee-focused while growing a startup and the benefits to not posting public load boards for coverage.

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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: BSI's Jeff Sanchez Talks Critical Cargo Theft Challenges

Food Logistics talked exclusively with Sanchez about critical cargo theft challenges and other supply chain gaps.

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Women in Supply Chain: STG's Nikki Driskill Details Why Customer Experience is Suffering

Nikki Driskill, VP, customer service for STG Logistics, talks about why customer experience is suffering, how to climb the industry ladder, why supply chain is such a good career choice for women and the importance of industry awards.

Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Trailer Bridge's Chris Goss Talks Government Contracting

Food Logistics talked exclusively with Goss about securing single-source contracts, mentoring future transportation professionals and the importance of government contracting.

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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: BSI's Paul Raw Talks AI vs. Risk Mitigation

Food Logistics talked exclusively with Raw about creating multi-layered approaches to address supply chain risk, transitioning to a more proactive approach and weighing the pros and cons of implementing AI for risk mitigation.

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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: YMX Logistics' Matt Yearling Details the Importance of Mentoring Future Transportation Professionals

Food Logistics talked exclusively with Yearling about emerging industry trends and what it takes to foster a strong organizational culture.

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Women in Supply Chain: WSI's Maria Madrigal Details Why Human Connection is Key

Maria Madrigal, director of operations at WSI, talks about the three qualities every successful mentor should have, how to find balance between real-life experience and formal education and why human connection is key.

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Women in Supply Chain: STG Logistics' Mercedes Pina: Why Mentoring is Crucial

Mercedes Pina, VP, client services and expedited pricing for STG Logistics, talks about the challenges of pricing and inflation, how to bridge the women in supply chain gap and why mentoring is crucial.

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Backstage Pass to Manifest Vegas 2025 Expo Hall

Editor-in-chief Marina Mayer sat down with the Manifest team to get a Backstage Pass to the Manifest Expo Hall. Let's find out what to expect at this year's show!

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Women in Supply Chain: Tecsys' Annie Torikian Talks Balancing Professional and Social Responsibility

Annie Torikian, VP, enhanced business solutions, Tecsys, talks about the importance of automation, how to achieve career longevity and what it takes to successfully balance professional and social responsibility.

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Women in Supply Chain Award Paves Way for Future Female Logistics Leaders

These women are doing remarkable things for their communities, organizations and teams and are paving the way for future young female leaders to be a part of an industry that’s making a difference. Thank you to this year's sponsors.

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Women in Supply Chain: Manifest's Pam Simon Talks Embracing the Supply Chain Journey

Pam Simon, conference chair and EVP of programming for Manifest, hosted by Connectiv, named one of our 2023 Women in Supply Chain award winners, talks relationships, work-life balance and embracing the journey.

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Women in Supply Chain: ALOM's Lisa Dolan Challenges Conferences to Make a Stage for Diverse Panelists

Lisa Dolan, VP of supply chain strategy for ALOM, served as Supply & Demand Chain Executive's overall Pros to Know winner in 2019. Since then, she continues to challenge organizations to step up and host more diverse panelists.

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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Ndustrial's Charles Tuck Talks Carbon Neutrality in Cold Storage

Charles Tuck, co-founder and SVP of energy and IoT solutions for Ndustrial, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award.

Rock Stars of the Supply Chain and Pros to Know: Container Maintenance, Marino Group's David Miller Talks Worker Safety

David Miller, senior director of Container Maintenance Corporation and The Marino Group, was named one of our Rising Star award winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award and Pros to Know award.

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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: PLM FLeet's Don Durm Details Food Safety Best Practices

Don Durm, VP, customer solutions for PLM Fleet, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award.

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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: enVista's Thomas Stretar Talks Warehouse Automation

Thomas Stretar, VP of technology and labor management practice leader at enVista, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award.

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Women in Supply Chain: Ship4wd's Carmit Glik Details Why Small Businesses Make the World go 'Round

Carmit Glik, CEO and founding member of Ship4wd and one of the 2023 Women in Supply Chain award winners, talks about the importance of small businesses.

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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: BSI's Tony Pelli Talks Risk Management in Cold Chain

Tony Pelli, practice director, security and resilience for BSI, was named one of our Rising Stars from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award.