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Eric Hill, regional vice president and general manager of Graphic Packaging International, will succeed Don Carrell.

“From the Soil Up” spotlights the key role farmers play in healing the land and bringing communities together through regenerative agriculture.

Spontaneous visits to walk through operation areas still work well for the produce aisle, says columnist Armand Lobato.

Steve Statler, chief marketing officer and head of food safety with Wiliot, shares the benefits that artificial intelligence and machine learning can provide the produce industry, especially in traceability.

The USDA said it concluded the risks of introducing or spreading plant pests or noxious weeds from imported fresh hass avocado fruit can be successfully mitigated using a systems approach.

The event, hosted by The Packer, is set to draw retailers, grower-shippers, wholesalers, importers, exporters and other decision-makers from across the fresh produce industry.

The TV star will join Envy at the inaugural Hallmark Christmas Experience to celebrate the “Sweetest Moments of Holiday Entertaining.”

Don Valpredo, 85, co-founded Country Sweet Produce, grower-packer-shipper of the Bako Sweet brand of sweetpotatoes.

Aldi, Gelson’s and Hornbacher’s are the latest retailers to roll out Carrot Tags following a chainwide rollout at Schnucks earlier this year.