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Retail
How Retail Collaboration and Supply Strategies Drive Citrus Marketing Success
Despite ongoing supply-side issues, the demand side of citrus is looking strong, with growing demand from a health-focused consumer audience, all it takes is thoughtful and creative strategies from suppliers and collaboration with retail.
January 16, 2026 02:30 PM
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Kerry Halladay
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People
Pongal: Celebrating a Good Harvest With Sweet Fruit and Local Produce
Retailers can support celebrants of the holiday, which kicks off Jan. 14 this year, by ensuring sweet tropical produce like sugar cane, jackfruit and mangoes are available.
January 13, 2026 06:17 PM
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Kerry Halladay
Avocados From Mexico
Industry
Avocados From Mexico Expects a ‘Monster Crop’
The group is expecting both record-breaking total imports for the 2025-26 season and Super Bowl avocado supplies, as well as planning for World Cup promotions.
January 13, 2026 02:49 PM
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Kerry Halladay
Vidalia onion season begins April 17, 2023.
Industry
Voting on Onion Marketing Orders Begins
Growers of both Walla Walla sweet onions and Vidalia onions are being asked to weigh in on continuing their crop’s federal marketing orders.
January 09, 2026 12:40 PM
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Kerry Halladay
Fresh produce
Industry
New Dietary Guidelines Urge Consumers to Eat More Produce
The new 2025-2030 guide emphasizes “real food” in the form of meat, dairy and fresh produce, but it also has implications for SNAP and retailers.
January 07, 2026 02:44 PM
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Kerry Halladay
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Packer Tech
Ask These Questions Before Taking the Plunge on New Precision Ag Tech
As everything is getting increasingly more data-driven and data-dependent, there are some data-specific questions growers should ask before investing.
January 06, 2026 04:23 PM
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Kerry Halladay
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Industry
5 Water Trends to Watch in 2026
Netafim North America’s Melissa Lilze talks the top five trends that will impact irrigators in the coming year.
January 04, 2026 05:38 AM
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Kerry Halladay
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News
USDA Releases Per-Acre Rates for Farmer Bridge Assistance Program
Rice at $132.89 and cotton at $117.35 will receive the highest per-acre rates, but some have called payments a bandage in the midst of current farm economic crisis.
December 31, 2025 03:00 PM
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Kerry Halladay
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Industry
From Urban Ag to Indoor Farming: Fresh Produce Grows Up
The Packer’s Jill Dutton’s urban farming series took us across the country to explore the pioneers reclaiming land for the sake of fresh fruits and vegetables, while our vertical farming and greenhouse coverage examined other ways of growing food closer to the consumer.
December 30, 2025 12:22 PM
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Kerry Halladay
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Industry
Labor Issues Dominated 2025 and Are Sure to Continue
The Packer’s 2025 labor coverage kicked off with Christina Herrick’s labor series, and there was much more to read.
December 30, 2025 12:03 PM
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Kerry Halladay
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