The Packer Podcast
All Produce Podcast Episodes
While the stakes are high for growers, Michael Marsh of the National Council of Agricultural Employers says he sees positive momentum on bringing real, tangible relief to a broken ag labor system.
The CEO of a new ag tech venture in Salinas, Calif., shares how a boots-on-the-ground approach to ag tech development will fuel new developments in the fresh produce industry.
Frank Yiannas shares the risks in postponing FSMA 204 enforcement, the need for traceability throughout the fresh produce food system and more.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association president shares how vital trade agreements are to the success of the entire fresh produce industry, changing Canadian shopper mindsets and more.
The vice president of global marketing and communications at the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, shares how he aims to highlight blueberries’ true differentiators and merge health messaging with emotion to fuel consumers’ future blueberry purchases.
Jennie Coleman, president of Equifruit and Chief Banana Badass, shares the challenges to enacting meaningful change, the importance of sustainability to the future of the industry and more.
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.
Tom O’Brien, who recently retired from Driscoll’s as its senior vice president of global human resources and general counsel, discusses challenges and opportunities for organic produce and the role the next generation plays in the fresh produce industry.
Return guest and fourth-generation farmer Chris Pawelski shares the journey he and his family took to create a farm trust and plan for the future.
Keystone Packing CEO Randy Asadoor and Sabrina Thakkar, director of the California Association of Food Banks’ Farm to Family program, discuss the organizations’ unique partnership and the growing need for fresh produce at food banks.