Why you need to focus on cybersecurity

You’re more vulnerable than you think, says Eric Regnier, vice president of operations at Zag Technical Services on the latest Tip of the Iceberg podcast, who shares ways produce businesses can prepare for threats. To learn more: visit zagtech.com To find us: Our websites: producemarketguide.com…

Why ag needs to budget for IT

To learn more: visit zagtech.com, joeproduce.com, joeproducesearch.com, joejproresumes.com To find us: Our websites: producemarketguide.com, thepacker.com and ProduceEDU.com. Email: news@thepacker.com and artists@producemarketguide.com LinkedIn: PMG: Produce Market Guide and The Packer Instagr…

This is how AI will affect your job security, says Rex Lawrence of Joe Produce

What are AI prompt engineers, besides some of the highest-paid people these days? What tech skills do job seekers need to thrive in their search? Addressing these questions and more is the president of Joe Produce, an online job center for produce, agriculture and related companies and produce peop…

IFPA innovator Vonnie Estes on opening up the produce industry

Learn from Vonnie Estes, vice president of innovation for International Fresh Produce Association. She talks about her career trajectory that led to her position today, and the Fresh Field Catalyst Accelerator program she started, how companies can apply and what the benefits are. She also shares h…

Have you benchmarked your produce company’s tech status?

You will hear an overview of the state of the agtech industry from our two partner hosts from ZAG Technical Services and Full Tilt Marketing, the most pressing issues and all about a coming report that will benchmark how this sector of the produce industry is doing with its technology know-how and …

‘We need to be careful together,’ says The Nunes Co. IT director

Let’s collaborate to better secure our companies from cyberattacks, says Johnny McGuire, director of Information Technology at The Nunes Co., a California-based vegetable grower with the Foxy label. Learn how this Silicon Valley tech guy turned into a Salinas Valley farm guy, helping create cyberse…

Agtech is maturing, says Dennis Donohue of Western Growers

Learn from Dennis Donohue, director of Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology, an agtech startup incubator, on how agriculture has matured with its approach to technology. He dives into water, economics, next-generation agriculture workers, robots and more. To find us: Our websites: …

ZAG Tech’s Greg Gatzke on cyber-attacks, being competitive

What’s going to happen with cybersecurity, labor, data and all the other ways a produce company can be more competitive today and in the future? Longtime cybersecurity and ag expert Greg Gatzke, founder of ZAG Technical Services, explains. To find ZAG Technical Services:zagtech.com To find us: Ou…

Explore the wide world of Martha Montoya

Description: The CEO of Agtools has an almost dizzying depth of knowledge on how the global produce industry works, from field to shelf. Let’s learn a little from Martha Montoya. To find Agtools: ag.tools To find ZAG Technical Services: zagtech.com To find us: Our websites: producemarketguide.…

What to do before you add AI, says ZAG Tech’s Thuan Ngo

Learn what data your company already has, what to do with it, and the steps necessary to jump into the AI game for your produce and produce-adjacent business. To find ZAG Technical Services: Visit zagtech.com, especially the data software services solutions page. To find us: Our websites: produce…