Search - The Packer

This year could see relatively calm waters after the great stormy ocean of 2020, when some produce companies drowned and others kept treading water while the fortunate ones soared high on a wave of retail.

In view of ever-changing disease prevention guidance, effective communication during the COVID-19 pandemic was needed more than ever before.

The Quebec Produce Marketing Association has new research to reveal at a webinar that’s free and open to everyone.

Since May, faith-based organizations have distributed more than 12 million food boxes to families in need through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

The USDA and FDA continue to be confident in the safety of the food available to American consumers and exported to international customers.

The COVID-19 pandemic created higher costs and higher stress for Ontario greenhouse growers.

D’Arrigo California, with the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California and Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas, hosted a drive-through vaccination clinic for Monterey County residents ages 65 and over.

The USDA is seeking comments regarding the development, coordination and implementation of grant programs related to coronavirus relief.

The USDA seeks comments on the development, coordination, and implementation of a food purchase and distribution program intended to provide additional aid to nonprofits serving Americans in need of nutrition assistance.

New programs and efforts are on the way to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and producers who felt the impact of COVID-19 market disruptions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced.