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New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher announced the appointment of Frank Minch as Director of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources.

The USDA has made available a new recorded webinar that will help inform regulated entities and food and ingredient suppliers about the recordkeeping requirements of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard.

The USDA is looking for suppliers offering to sell big volumes of fresh oranges and grapefruit for use in school lunches and other nutrition programs.

Editor’s note: The following editorial, written by former Washington, D.C., editor and columnist Larry Waterfield, first appeared in The Packer in 1989. It has appeared in every Christmas edition since then.

David Magaña, vice president and senior analyst for Rabobank, expects the reefer imbalance to worsen in the upcoming export season and container rates to continue to increase throughout the winter season.

The Government of Peru has asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of sweet granadilla fruit into the United States.

The USDA has extended the deadline for agricultural producers who are certified organic, or transitioning to organic, to apply for the Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program (OTECP).

WP Rawl, the premier grower, processor and shipper of leafy greens honored service members both past and present this holiday season.

Employees of Westlands Water District, along with Westside Family Preservation Services Network, were privileged to participate in a food distribution program donating fresh food to families in Huron.