Ashley Nickle

Ashley Nickle is a staff writer for The Packer. She started her journalism career while in college, working for three years as the Kansas State football and men’s basketball correspondent for The Associated Press after starting with the school paper. Two weeks after her graduation in 2013, she moved from Olathe, Kan., to Detroit to take a full-time job as a sports writer for CBS Detroit. She covered the Lions, Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons, daily conducting interviews and writing articles while attending practices and games. A native of Olathe, Ashley returned to the Kansas City area in 2015 and did freelance work covering the Chiefs, Royals, and University of Kansas and Kansas State football for the Associated Press, the Kansas City Star and Chiefs Digest. She also worked as a copy editor for The Topeka Capital-Journal.

Latest Stories
Check out great content including perspective from industry contributors, commodity features, retailer insights and more in the latest issue of PMG magazine.
Tom Karst, Ashley Nickle and Amy Sowder discussed PMA Foodservice, immigration reform, item identification at the register and more in this episode of Packer Insight.
Episode 57 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features a conversation with David Magaña, a senior analyst for Rabobank who specializes in fresh produce.
The Packer’s Tom Karst, Amy Sowder and Ashley Nickle discuss big topics of the week, from what’s on tap for the annual Washington Conference to mushroom updates to the implications of a new Instacart deal.
Produce marketers enlist a slew of social media platforms as part of their efforts to provide consumers with health messages, convenient meal solutions, recipe inspiration and more.
Grower-shippers anticipate a festive fall with gatherings galore – in other words, perfect conditions for pumpkins.
Disney princesses Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, Mulan, Merida, Moana, Pocahontas, Rapunzel, Snow White and Tiana play starring roles in Dole’s newest campaign.
The Packer’s editor-in-chief Tom Karst, Northeast editor Amy Sowder and retail editor Ashley Nickle discuss some of the big topics of the week, from the new infrastructure bill to buy local campaigns to retail strategy.
Fall is here! It’s a new season on the calendar, and it’s a new season for PMG and for me.
Produce companies and grocery retailers continued to look for more ways to reduce food waste in 2019 as federal government agencies announced a major initiative around that same goal.