Industry
The U.S. Department has cited Frutera Del Litoral USA LLC, Miami, for failing to pay for almost $700,000 of produce.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials seized a half-ton of methamphetamine worth more than $14 million concealed in a commercial shipment of fresh produce in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley.
Salinas, Calif.-based Church Brothers Farms has acquired the commodity vegetable business of Growers Express LLC, also of Salinas.
Americold Realty Trust, which owns and operates temperature-controlled facilities and infrastructure, has acquired PortFresh Holdings, which serves the fresh produce industry primarily through the Port of Savannah, Ga.
A court decision could come as soon as early February on a motion for a preliminary injunction against the Department of Labor’s 2019 wage rates for foreign agricultural guest workers.
The Produce for Better Health Foundation has recruited a collection of digital and social media influencers to create content for the group over the next year.
Rabobank will transfer the food and agriculture loan portfolio from its California retail banking operation, Rabobank North America, to St. Louis-based Rabo AgriFinance.
Organizers of the 94th annual Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show, kicking off April 2 in Montreal, Quebec, released key numbers of the coming show.
A slight surplus of trucks was noted in late March in central and south Florida and the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
Ban-N-Sons Produce has new Endorsements, New Companies to the Market and Company Updates
Fresh produce quality and condition inspection fees from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will increase 10% on Oct. 1.
Double Green Farm Inc, Florida City FL and Farm Fresh Direct of America, Monte Vista CO have New Endorsements. Four new firms to the Market.
One Step … Done!™ Garlic Rosemary Potatoes from Green Giant Fresh
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sanctioned companies in California and Texas for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
During processing, it’s easy to go through the same old routine without giving much thought to things you’ve done many times before. Take some extra time, however, to look at the labels on the animal health products that you administer to your cattle to improve efficacy and maximize your investment. The illustration below highlights the parts of a label that contain important information.
With good growing conditions this summer and an outlook for big crops, the hope was that feed costs for 2011 would be low. But high feed exports and renewable fuel demands are clouding that once sunny picture.
Dairy producers across the country have complained about low milk fat this year, though nutritionists have been hard-pressed to explain it.
If your nutrition is out of sync, then nothing else matters.
Nutrition is the key to milk production, and forage quality is the key to good nutrition. We use two main forage sources, triticale haylage and corn silage.
Growing and harvesting high-quality forages have gone from being simple things to real challenges.
We have always invested heavily in both feed storage and forage harvesting equipment.
Tips for weathering the economic downturn. Ag lending: visit banker early, communicate often, keep good records, build cash, negotiate rates. Cash rent renegotiation may be in order. Land price rise may be slowing; what the rent-to-value ratio means. What it costs to hire a college grad. Natural gas price down; fertilizer is a good investment.
Lack of leadership may be the single biggest void in today’s agricultural operations.