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
The Organic Trade Association’s Megan DeBates and Grimmway’s Ben Diesl will discuss policy issues relevant to produce Jan. 28 at the Global Organic Produce Expo.
Chipotle has launched a new option for its popular burritos and bowls: Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice.
Grimmway’s Jeff Huckaby and Cal Poly’s Andy Thulin will discuss organic produce research at an education session Jan. 27 during the 2021 Global Organic Produce Expo.
Episode 30 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features a conversation between The Packer editors Ashley Nickle and Amy Sowder about the Texas International Produce Association’s Viva Fresh Clean Eating Challenge.
Episode 29 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features an interview with Tom Stenzel, CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association, about the latest COVID-19 relief bill and the programs included that benefit the industry.
The Packer’s editors recap the big topics of the week, from the extension of the comment period on the FDA’s food traceability rule and the 2021 outlook to redder tomatoes and better citrus merchandising.
Episode 26 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features an interview with Roger Pepperl, marketing director for Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers.
Chiquita has a new collection of limited-edition stickers that feature familiar works of art — reimagined.
The planned sale of Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grimmway Farms to Teays River Investments comes less than two years after another carrot giant, Bakersfield-based Bolthouse Farms, sold to Butterfly Equity.