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VIDEO: See who won the 2023 spring contest of the Produce Artist Award Series, complete with a new judge on the panel and a live drawing to see which participant wins a $50 Amazon gift card.

In his chat with The Packer's Retail, Education and PMG Editor Amy Sowder, Matt King of Simplified Trade shares reasons promotions aren't carried out and how bad the problem is — then he dives deep into the solution.

Welcome to PMG’s Produce Artist Award Series, a quarterly contest among produce managers and merchandisers, showcasing their produce artistry, strategy and know-how. See the winter 2023 contest winners in this webinar.

Walnuts sell so much better when merchandised with produce. That's one part of Robert Verloop's plan for a walnut makeover to increase sales and consumption.

Inflation is moderating, but still well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation goals.  So, farmers are bracing for higher interest rates ahead.

On the "Tip of the Iceberg" podcast: Tom Cingari of the Cingari Family ShopRite supermarkets talks store modernization, sustainable changes, produce trends, digital impulse buys. Read about the first two topics here.

Watch PMG's Produce Artist Award Series winner webinar where the judges and host Amy Sowder discuss the best of fall 2022, breaking down best practices, tricks and what to avoid when merchandising your produce in-store.

USDA has announced additional disaster and pandemic assistance for farmers, plus there is more funding for climate smart ag on the way.

Travel with us as we take the journey of the apple from the orchard to the packing house to the storage facility and then to the restaurant and supermarket.

We caught up with Tom Stenzel at IFPA's big show to talk about indoor ag.

Speaking before the crowd at International Fresh Produce Association’s big show, Chef José Andrés said food — handled in a better way — has the power to heal the body, the spirit and the community.

Amy Sowder, Produce Market Guide editor and The Packer's retail and education editor, presents PMG's 2022 Produce Retailer of the Year award to Chris Miller, produce director for MOM's Organic Market.

In a moisture deficit area like southwest Nebraska conservation and regenerative practices have long been a staple for farmers.  That's important especially in drought years like 2022. 

Soli health practices can help Flip Your Soil from good to great.  These practices are also part of the new push for Climate Smart Agriculture practices to sequester carbon.  

Podcast: Bowery Farming interview. Read: CEA news, including 20 companies — including Bowery, AeroFarms, Plenty, Crop One, Kalera, Freight Farms and Elevate Farms — sign a manifesto and identity statement.

Most of us have a smartphone by now, but have you ever used a smart cart at the grocery store? Join me as I try it out in this video.

The contest was close, but Miller won. Get a taste of why in this video interview, and look forward to a more in-depth, multi-sourced story in the September-October issue of PMG magazine.

Listen to the "Tip of the Iceberg" podcast episode, watch the video interview and read the story: Consumers want functional beverages, so Bolthouse Farms finalized the purchase of a juice brand from Starbucks.

President Biden says he has not made a decision yet on whether to lift some of the $370 billion of tariffs imposed on Chinese imports by the Trump Administration.

The judges have made their decisions: They’ve voted for the winners of the 2022 Produce Artist Award Series Contest. Learn who won and what they did that was such a success.

When farmers or ranchers in the U.S. face tragedy others in the industry are quick to help. That same mentality, of farmers helping farmers, has reached Ukraine as support rolls in from across the globe.

In Episode 3 of Season 2 of the "Tip of the Iceberg" podcast, we meet Angela Scarfia, a bonafide exotic fruit expert — and in her "free" time, no less.

We reveal and critique the contest winners in these categories: best produce manager, best produce merchandiser/specialist, broccoli/cauliflower, Chilean produce, citrus, potatoes, mushrooms and winter greens.

NEW YORK — Take a behind-the-scenes look at how Mario DePalma  — called “the Michelangelo of Produce” by his colleagues — designs urban retail store produce displays.

Indoor, vertical AeroFarms, Newark, N.J., launches ‘hot and bold’ wasabi microgreens. We taste and talk. The ag-tech, Certified B Corporation also partnered with the University of Florida to create tastier tomatoes.

A major winter storm is barreling across the country bringing rain as far south as Texas and snow and ice stretching north to the Great Lakes.

In this video, we chat with two new editors, Melissa Treolo and Ed Boling, and we cover the Global Organic Produce Expo (GOPEX) and retail shortages.

Rural communities are likely to see an outbreak of the COVID-19 variant omicron later than big cities but Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci says the pandemic will eventually end.

Small, rural hospitals are struggling to keep, find or hire staff as the omicron variant begins its push across rural America. Rural healthcare advocates say it's already creating an unsafe situation.

We pulled out the four trends that pertain to the produce industry from the predictions released by Chicago-based FoodMix Marketing Communications.

Who is Dole working with for an artificial intelligence-powered quality control software solution and how can it affect how retailers handle their produce transactions?

We sat down with Emily Trogdon and Kurt Aken of AmplifiedAg and its Vertical Roots brand to discuss their not-so common retail packaging initiatives, plus learn what they do, how and why — and what it means for retail.

What does BrightFarms' acquisition of lēf Farms mean for retail demand for high-tech, indoor-grown leafy greens?

Meteorologist Matt Engelbrecht has a forecast with a lot of rain in it.

The Packer’s Tom Karst spoke Oct. 12 with Teresa Thorne, the executive director of the Alliance for Food and Farming.

Meteorologist Matt Yarosewick is tracking snow on the West Coast and rain in the South.

Watch an interview by The Packer's editor Tom Karst and retail editor Amy Sowder with Paul Lightfoot, founder of BrightFarms and the CEA Food Safety Coalition on what he calls "negative foods."

Some areas of the country are already looking to build up a snowpack.

A virtual working meeting is expected before year's end between President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

On Oct. 4, The Packer’s Editor Tom Karst and Northeast Editor Amy Sowder talked with Alvaro Luque, president and CEO of Avocados From Mexico. 

Meteorologist Mike Hoffman takes a look at the changes coming for the jet stream.

The Packer’s Tom Karst, editor, and Amy Sowder, Northeast editor, talked the morning of Sept. 28 with Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, president and CEO of the Produce for Better Health Foundation.

Meteorologist Matt Engelbrecht has an update on the chances for rain in the East, along with cooler conditions in the Midwest.

In operation since 1943, Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences student managed AG 450 Farm demonstrates what it takes to run a 600 acre farm.

Meteorologist Matt Engelbrecht is tracking the latest storms in the Atlantic.

Meteorologist Mike Hoffman breaks down the latest changes in the Drought Monitor.

Meteorologist Matt Engelbrecht says hotter temperatures are on the way for a good portion of the country.

Here's a taste of what we saw, who we talked to and where we buzzed around at Produce Marketing Association's Foodservice Conference & Expo July 21-22, in Monterey, Calif.

Infrastructure legislation, food safety, the future of the produce box and labor are four priority issues at the Sept. 20-22 upcoming United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference.

MONTEREY, CALIF. — We chatted with more than a dozen companies at their booths at the PMA Foodservice Show's expo and brought the faces and the news we learned to you.