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Florida Statement on the Negotiations for a New Tomato Suspension Agreement
PRESS RELEASE Washington, DC, May 10, 2019 – The American tomato industry has been working with the Commerce Department for...
Domex Superfresh Growers mourns Robert Kershaw
PRESS RELEASE Yakima, WA- May 13, 2019 – Robert “Bob” Chester Kershaw was born February 3, 1938 in Yakima, Washington,...
Retailers and industry leaders join former astronaut to speak at PMA Fresh Connections: Mexico
Newark, Del. – Former astronaut José Hernández is the featured speaker at Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) Fresh Connections: Mexico scheduled...
Coastline hires Vice President of Finance and Accounting
Salinas, CA – May 13, 2019 – Coastline Family Farms (BB #:141488) today announced that Marc Kirby has joined the...
Upstarts offer fresh approaches to San Antonio retail
Even as some San Antonio retailers scale back or slow down, new concepts are popping up all over town. Asian...
Talent Development: One Size Does Not Fit All
There is no cookie-cutter path to successful talent development, though it generally has three components: -training, which involves acquiring specific...
USDA Improves Efficiency, Customer Service with ePACA System
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today released ePACA, an electronic one-stop shop to facilitate the...
USDA restricts PACA violators in Florida, Georgia, Maryland and Texas
As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...
USDA restricts PACA violators in Arizona, California, New York and Virginia
As part of its efforts to enforce the perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...
Social Welfare and the Labor Crisis
There is a direct correlation between social responsibility and ongoing labor issues. The labor shortage in the produce industry is...
Competition struggles to catch H-E-B in San Antonio
As every other aspect of San Antonio’s produce industry has grown exponentially, so has the supermarket landscape. With the city’s...
Talent Development: Forms and Formats
Most produce companies do not have the resources to build a department dedicated to overseeing internships or formal mentorship programs,...
Taylor Farms adds four new flavors to chopped salad kit line
SALINAS, Calif.– (May 9, 2019) – Taylor Farms, North America’s leading producer of ready-to-eat healthy fresh foods, has announced the...
Black Gold Farms harvesting Texas red and yellow potatoes
Pearsall, TX (May 9, 2019) – Black Gold Farms started harvest of the 2019 fresh crop of Texas colored potatoes...
Tour Guests Refute the “Dirty Dozen” List
PRESS RELEASE Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF) 2018 Produce Safety tour guests, Jessica Crandall Snyder, RDN and Dr. Joan...
San Antonio is flush in produce markets
If the sheer number of food-related outlets across the city is any indication, San Antonio is a primetime player in...
Talent Development: An Industrywide Need
The produce industry tends to be behind the curve when it comes to talent development. Mike Chirveno, founder of ClearVision...
Duncan Family Farms announces two key additions to executive team
Goodyear, AZ (May 8, 2019) — Duncan Family Farms, a leading family-owned, multi-regional grower of over 7,000 acres of certified...
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