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Jill Dutton

Jill Dutton, associate editor of The Packer, specializes in retail produce news, market trends and urban farming initiatives. With expertise in the rapidly evolving e-grocery landscape, she provides analysis on how digital platforms are reshaping food distribution. Jill is a prominent voice on sustainability and consumer trends, offering actionable insights that help businesses navigate shifting market demands. Her work explores the full produce journey — from farm to retail — featuring grower profiles, supply chain insights and emerging production models that shape American food systems.

Latest Stories
Florida avocados are gaining momentum as growers emphasize local freshness, enhanced flavor profile and expanded retail opportunities.
Retailers can celebrate National Salad Month with a mix of ingredients from across the U.S. — and beyond — as growers from Michigan to Colombia share how their crops bring local flavor to create a global salad.
Agriculture has the fourth-highest suicide rate by industry, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two documentaries are shedding light on the challenges of the rural mental health crisis.
With its modular, space-efficient design, Opollo Farm is a fully automated vertical farm that uses advanced robotics to boost local food supply and deliver harvest-ready crops in as little as 15 days.
The FruitGuys Community Fund supported 21 projects this year, awarding funding to everything from sustainable irrigation to organic certification.
The state’s ascent to the world’s fourth-largest economy is powered in no small part by its $59 billion agriculture sector, which dominates national production and global exports of key commodities.
These seasonal campaigns blend nutrition education, convenience and playful engagement to encourage families to enjoy more produce together.
The Packer’s Women in Produce honorees have followed distinctly different paths to arrive at a place where they’re making powerful and positive change.
Green Our Planet empowers students and communities by turning schoolyards into thriving gardens that teach science, nutrition and sustainability — despite the challenges of farming in the desert.
The Packer’s Women in Produce celebrates leaders who are moving the industry forward and inspiring future generations to do the same.