Paramount Farms facing litigation over tainted almond case
Nearly a year after Paramount Farms announced a massive recall of millions of raw almonds and after negotiations failed to reach a settlement, two law firms have sued the company on behalf of plaintiffs who said they got ill from eating the company?s almonds.
CPAC tackles issues at annual meeting
At their annual meeting on March 24 in Monte Vista, CO, grower-shipper members of the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee took an in-depth look at several issues affecting both of the state?s potato-growing areas.
NEPC expo: Want loyal customers? "Moments of Magic" may be the answer
BOSTON - If the well-worn but nevertheless crucial idea of "satisfying your customer" is still the key to success for any business, then attendees of the New England Produce Council?s expo heard a dynamic and magical presentation that told them exactly how to get that key.
Produce industry faces increasingly difficult trucking crisis
With gasoline prices at an all-time high and an already-critical trucking situation in place, the Florida produce industry is faced with a double whammy that may threaten big and small companies alike.
Ray Gilmer, director of public affairs for the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association in Maitland, said that the word in the produce industry is that trucking could reach crisis status this year because of the high fuel prices, but some say it's just another straw on this already weakened camel?s back.
AgJOBS may see best chance for Senate vote
WASHINGTON " More than two dozen produce groups are urging the Senate to approve agriculture worker reform legislation, known as AgJOBS, that may be offered on the Senate floor during the week of April 11.
A reformed H-2A worker program is absolutely critical to all labor-intensive agriculture sectors, said Craig Regelbrugge, senior director of government relations for the American Nursery & Landscape Association.
Vidalia onion shipping date: April 28
ATLANTA " Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin announced that the Vidalia Onion Advisory Panel has selected April 28 as the shipping date to begin the 2005 Vidalia onion marketing season.
The panel selected the date after examining this year?s crop and determining the best times to harvest and begin shipping.
Epic Roots, Todd Koons and mache profiled in recent <i>Time</i> magazine article
Salinas, CA-based Epic Roots LLC, a leading grower and distributor of mache-based salads, announced that its founder, Todd Koons, and mache were featured in the Culinary Renegades article in the April 4 issue of Time magazine.
Produce industry is at the heart of Don Strock Diabetes Classic
The produce industry?s top growers and suppliers have joined together once again to organize the Don Strock Diabetes Classic, one of South Florida?s longer-running celebrity/amateur charity golf tournaments, which benefits the Diabetes Research Institute.
Progeny Advanced Genetics honors pledge to remember 'Delta John' Gill
Two years ago, Progeny Advanced Genetics of Salinas pledged to keep alive the memory of John (Delta John) Gill, one of the Salinas Valley's more respected agricultural leaders, who died from Lou Gehrig's Disease (also known as ALS) in 2001.
On Wednesday, March 30, 2005, that promise was kept for a second year with the presentation of a second $10,000 check to the Community Foundation for Monterey County to be used for the John Gill ALS Patient Support Fund. The donation represents a portion of 2004 sales of Progeny's Delta John lettuce variety.
Grape-flavored apple making inroads
If you didn?t notice the macron (the long mark) over the "a? on the new fresh apple product being marketed in chainstores all over America, you would probably pronounce it stressing the "apple? portion of the word.
But the new "Grapple? brand apple does have a long mark on the "a? and is pronounced with the emphasis on "grape."
In the event that one forgets the proper pronunciation, the aroma of the product quickly corrects the error. The new Grapple product has a very strong scent of the Concord grape flavor, in which it has been dipped.