Search - The Packer

A bill seeks to temporarily quadruple the fresh produce voucher benefit for participants in the Women, Infants and Children’s program.

What’s the point of creating a breath-taking produce department when the produce is picked up by an Instacart shopper?

Mothers at berry company Driscoll’s joined to create a series of stories, challenges and tips on surviving — thriving, even — during the pandemic.

Produce companies should not back off marketing or advertising efforts now.

A new bill in the House of Representatives provides $25 million for states to streamline donations from farmers to food banks.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making some changes in reporting organic acreage as the pandemic alters normal reporting patterns.

From healthy recipes to supply chain solutions, the fresh produce industry is adjusting to cater to consumers and the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A program that donates boxes of fresh produce to health care facilities for employees to take home is gaining steam as it enters its third month.

The Produce Marketing Association’s Center for Growing Talent is inviting the industry to participate in a Virtual Wellness Walk/Run Challenge to promote health and support the center’s programs.

U.S. onion growers should be paid $5 for every 50-pound bag of onions they have had to dump or donate because of the COVID-19 crisis and the subsequent loss of foodservice sales.