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The Packer’s Tom Karst spoke April 27 with Charles Hall, executive director of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Association about the outlook for the coming season.

In spite of some recent heavy rainfall, grower-shippers in California’s Kern County said they were anticipating an on-time start for this year’s deal.

The greenhouse category is expanding every year as growers look for more items that can be produced indoors, and as they ramp up the volume of the ones they already have.

The future of the greenhouse vegetable snacking category is brighter than the noonday sun, Chris Veillon believes.

The Packer is seeking supplier input for the Kern County Produce Section.

California’s Kern County produces eight out every 10 carrots grown in the U.S., according to a recent estimate by the University of California, Davis.

The Kern County carrot season will pick up steam in late May for Arvin, Calif.-based Kern Ridge Growers LLC.

A chilly winter isn’t the worst thing in the world if you’re a Georgia farmer. A cooler December, January and February slowed the growth of broccoli, cauliflower, onions, greens and cabbage, and also brought rain.

Besides labor, the biggest challenges these days are in freight — not just rates, but having the trucks available to carry freight.

Foodservice demand is coming back for Idaho-eastern Oregon onion marketers, but it is complicated.