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Mike Krage is the Idaho Potato Commission’s newest retail promotions director, covering the Northeast and Midwest.
Following the granny smith and golden delicious, the Arctic Fuji apple, engineered to resist browning, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Jan Berk, chief operating officer of San Miguel Produce, Oxnard, Calif., is the honoree and featured speaker at the United Fresh Produce Association’s Women in Produce event.
Pacific Trellis is again importing the Jam Grapes brand from Brazil, which is introduced in 2018.
Fresh produce quality and condition inspection fees from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will increase 10% on Oct. 1.
The FDA is ushering in what it calls a New Era of Smarter Food Safety, with a focus on technology to trace the origin of fresh produce.
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.
The Florida Watermelon Association is allocating $100,000 for research and development grants, to fight pests and diseases, study growing practices and other projects.
One Step … Done!™ Garlic Rosemary Potatoes from Green Giant Fresh
Randy Jacobson, sales manager at Cecilia Packing Corp., Orange Cove, Calif., is retiring from the company after 24 years.
The United Fresh Produce Association has chosen the five industry members who will be recognized for their outstanding work in sharing their expertise.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sanctioned companies in California and Texas for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Potato grower-shipper Sun-Glo of Idaho, Sugar City, has added Tron Crumley to its sales staff.
The Sykes Co., Rio Rico, Ariz., is now offering organic red seedless watermelons.
Asparagus and sweet corn company Jacobs, Malcolm & Burtt, San Ramon, Calif., has hired Donald Alford in sales.
The 20th Annual Lipman Golf Classic tournament will once again benefit the Redlands Christian Migrant Association.
Chicago-based Hazel Technologies Inc. has launched Hazel Cherry, a new post-harvest technology for fresh cherries.
BC Fresh Vegetables Inc., Delta, British Columbia, has added Dawn Gray to its board of directors.
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.