A new proposal in the Washington state legislature would toss out federal food packaging rules and make it more difficult to market the state’s potatoes, one grower group says.
The Vidalia onion grower has named Steven Shuman general manager and vice president of sales and elevated Cliff Riner to vice president of ag production and grower relations.
The USDA National Organic Program has recognized the work of accredited organic certifiers with awards for extraordinary support of the National Organic Standards.
Potato retail sales increased in dollar sales by 17.2% but decreased in volume sales by 1.3% in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared with the same period the previous year.
The funding will allow OmniVis to establish a field pilot for the iSpyDx, a hand-held device that rapidly detects pathogens in food, agriculture and water samples.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Country Sweet Produce’s Bako Sweet is celebrating American Heart Month, National Sweet Potato Month, Valentine’s Day and Cook a Sweet Potato Day in February.
