Search - The Packer

Melissa’s Produce has introduced Red Heart K-Grapes from South Korea, part of the Los Angeles-based specialty produce company’s luxury line.

Following detections of HLB in plant tissues sampled from a residential property, 3 sq. miles in the Riverside area of Riverside County have been added to the quarantine.

EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers unveiled a revised rule on Monday aimed at clearer permitting and fewer regulatory surprises, such as narrowing which water features fall under federal oversight and confirming exclusions.

Nathan Pumplin, the CEO behind the Empress Purple Tomato, says we’re just a few years away from consumers seeing “bioengineered” as a premium, sought-after label in produce.

Columnist Armand Lobato recalls taking a much-needed break from the constant demands of being a produce buyer.

All ag exists at the whims of Mother Nature, but the extremes that come with the Golden State’s driest regions in winter makes this necessary stop for year-round vegetables a risky business.

Ag products not grown or produced enough in the U.S.—including coffee, fruit and some fertilizers—are being removed from Trump’s reciprocal tariff list. The move also lifts tariffs on one major ag import: beef.

John Furner is set to become president and CEO in February 2026 as the company says it continues its people- and tech-driven transformation.