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.

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Rising wages have made an already complicated — but critical — guestworker program almost too costly to participate, forcing growers to leave the industry or relocate production outside the U.S.
Whether it’s giving back, launching new products, highlighting upcoming seasonal products or talking about the surety of availability, exhibitors at SEPC’s Southern Exposure had plenty to be excited about.
The Southeast Produce Council kicked off its 2025 Southern Exposure event with a luau-themed opening reception.
Exhibitors at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure event shared new partnerships, new products and, of course, great produce.
Lucelena Angarita, director of food supply chain visibility at GS1 US, shares why it’s never too early to start preparing for the Food Traceability Final Rule going into effect January 2026.
Fourth-generation Nick Wishnatzki, public relations director of Wish Farms, shares how the berry grower-shipper and marketer prepares berries for retail.
From new packaging to fair trade bananas, exhibitors at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure event gave attendees a lot to talk about.
During a Southern Exposure session on retail and foodservice trends, panelists said it’s an uncertain time in the industry.
HarvestHold Fresh uses a humidity-activated delivery system to gradually release 1-methylcyclopropene that slows the aging process while preserving the natural ripening rhythm of produce, says Verdant Technologies.
Industry insiders say such practices should be seen as an asset to operations, despite some challenges.