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Updating LGMA’s required food safety practices is an involved process that seeks input from scientists, food safety experts and the public. No other entity is capable of making widespread change as quickly as we can.
With deep roots in the state, Michelle Grainger was a natural fit for the North Carolina SweetPotato Commission when she hired as executive director in August last year.
2020 has been a breakout year for indoor and greenhouse farming, and Abby Prior believes the momentum will continue to build.
The Packer’s Northeast editor, Amy Sowder, goes on a virtual tour with Marc Oshima, cofounder and chief marketing officer of Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms at one of their largest U.S. commercial indoor, vertical farms.
A new report reveals citrus, Asian and Indian vegetables including cooking roots such as garlic, ginger and turmeric, lead the way in year-on-year growth during 2020 in Ontario retail produce departments.
Members of the Eastern Produce Council gathered in New Jersey for the annual TopGolf event, sponsored by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. See who was there, and learn what they said.
Already elevated truck rates will likely be pushed higher with the convergence of floral imports into south Florida for Mother’s Day demand.
The long wait to expand U.S. potato distribution and sales in Mexico may soon be over.
We eat avocados for breakfast, brunch, lunch, snack, app, dinner and … dessert?
Trevor Kenkel was 13 when the fish and frogs dying from nutrient pollution in his favorite creek by his Montana home motivated him to experiment with aquaponics.
The first-ever digital Potato Expo is on tap for Jan. 5-7 and the event has plenty to offer the industry, National Potato Council leaders say.
It’s like a holiday gift your mom gets (somewhat) right: United Fresh’s Tom Stenzel explains the key wins for the produce industry in the December COVID-19 relief package — and some of the losses.
The consumption trends revealed in the Produce for Better Health Foundation’s latest State of the Plate report are disappointing, so our industry needs to try these new strategies.
The Texas International Association (TIPA) announced a new partnership with the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley (Food Bank RGV) at last week’s Viva Fresh Expo’s keynote luncheon.
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Apeel acquired ImpactVision, enabling the company to quantify fresh produce quality from the inside-out, which can optimize global food supply chains.
So. Much. News. Newark, N.J.-based indoor vertical greens grower and agtech company AeroFarms is bursting with positive changes, which reflect what’s happening overall in controlled environment agriculture.
Netherlands-based is now using the CO₂ Correct quality mark to show their commitment to greenhouse gas reduction according to a news release.
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.
The Packer’s Tom Karst spoke Oct. 12 with Teresa Thorne, the executive director of the Alliance for Food and Farming.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
We caught up with Tom Stenzel at IFPA’s big show to talk about indoor ag.
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.
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.
Given recent border tensions with Mexico, getting the word out about the importance of an integrated trading system has been a priority for several U.S. business and trade associations.
Touching on border issues, trade issues and immigration, Robert Guenther spoke with The Packer’s editor Tom Karst on April 5.