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The potato industry needs more help than what the government has given so far, Kam Quarles believes.
The value of strong relationships between farmworkers and management has never been greater, Peter O’Driscoll and Vic Smith believe.
Seeking to create powerful new communication channels for a unified message to boost fruit and vegetable consumption, the Produce for Better Health Foundation is accelerating its Lead The Change Movement.
Losses suffered by apple and potato growers have not been fairly considered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, according to groups that represent the growers.
How close are robotic apple harvesting machines to commercial deployment?
President Trump’s latest move to extend the suspension of certain visas through the end of the year won’t affect the H-2A guest agricultural worker program, Richard Owen says.
With fall school schedules uncertain because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving school districts flexibilities in how they serve school meals.
There may be a pandemic on, but produce growers and distributors in Ohio say they’re in robust health.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited in July with Tevis Foreman, executive director of Produce Perks Midwest, based in Cincinnati.
A proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture aims to bolster the National Organic Program’s oversight and enforcement of the production, handling and sale of organic products.
September will be a pivotal month to determine if industry pleas for more COVID-19 relief will be answered, Robert Guenther said.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Sept. 11 with Lance Jungmeyer, president of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Sept. 15 with Brittany Lee, executive director of the Florida Blueberry Growers Association.
Praised by her peers as the kind of person who is relied on to get things done, Oleen Smethurst is The Packer’s 2020 Canadian Produce Person of the Year.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Nov. 16 with Jim Wiesemeyer, policy analyst with Pro Farmer about the November elections and what is ahead for agricultural policy in a Democratic administration
BRONX, N.Y. — The line of people waiting for fresh produce and a turkey stretched around the block on a chilly, sunny Monday, the second day of the weeklong Hunts Point Gives Back initiative.
The Packer’s Tom Karst recently visited with Nancy Tucker, vice president of the Produce Marketing Association.
Jim Donovan, a 36-year veteran of Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, is retiring.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified five romaine lettuce varieties that are slower to brown after processing.
The USDA now has the authority under the Defense Production Act to help prevent supply interruptions at FDA-regulated food facilities, including farms, packinghouses and fresh-cut processing facilities.
Sometimes there is a steep upfront cost to change the way you operate your business in order to benefit the environment. And sometimes there isn’t.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited June 8 with Mike Mauti, managing partner of the consulting firm Execulytics on the Canadian retail perspective during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited June 8 with Danny Dumas, the incoming chairman of the United Fresh Produce Association.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited June 9 with Scott Horsfall, CEO of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement about the group’s food safety efforts.
California grape marketers will benefit from strong retail sales through the balance of the year and should weather the COVID-19 crisis in good shape.
With more than a month left in cherry harvest season in Washington state, The Packer’s Tom Karst caught up with a busy Kyle Mathison, fourth-generation grower with Stemilt Growers on July 16.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Aug 13 with Richard Owen, vice president of membership and engagement at the Produce Marketing Association.
Checking in on the Idaho-eastern Oregon onion harvest, The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Aug. 12 with Shay Myers, CEO of Parma, Idaho-based Owyhee Produce.
Video: Marc Oshima of Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms shares his roots, trajectory and goals across the produce industry.
The Packer’s Tom Karst spoke Sept. 30 with Don Goodwin, founder of GoldenSun Insights about the firm’s transition to new owners Jason Fuller and Randy Riley and the extent of his continuing role with the company.