Christina Herrick

Christina Herrick

Christina Herrick serves as the produce editor for The Packer, where she provides in-depth coverage of the fresh produce industry. With a keen focus on the economic realities facing growers, packers and shippers, she explores the complexities of agricultural labor and the rising costs of production. Herrick is a leading voice on new technologies transforming specialty crop farming. As host of The Packer podcast, she engages with industry leaders and offers essential insights for stakeholders navigating the evolving landscape of today’s fresh produce industry.

Latest Stories
New plans for this year include a large cohort of college and university foodservice operations and a pre-conference on selling produce to K-12 schools.
Bonsai Robotics’ Teletrace helps connect all farm equipment, provides growers with data to better monitor and manage mixed fleets.
Paul Sellew shares how consumer demand continues to fuel expansion plans.
In a new report, the grower, marketer and developer of tree fruit highlights progress and showcases goals across pollinator health, packaging, food loss and waste, and climate and energy,
Nico Cabral, director of marketing for labor management software company FieldClock, discusses how simple efficiency tweaks through the use of technology can have a big impact on a farm’s bottom line.
While the 90-day review comes to an end on Monday, Dante Galeazzi, president and CEO of the Texas International Produce Association, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), and Texas Rep. Ryan Guillen, say leaving the Tomato Suspension Agreement will have stark consequences.
Karniel, Giumarra families form global grape breeding program with innovation, global growth at heart.
Specialty crops play a huge role in the economy of New York, though companies say there is much more that helps the state stand out.
Liz Miller, senior manager of community relations for food recovery organization Spoonfuls, says federal funding cuts have impacted partner organizations that Spoonfuls supports.
With more than 65% of the crop exported, Robert Verloop, executive director and CEO of the California Walnut Board and the California Walnut Commission, talks about market opportunities.