Month: May 2011

The Grower-Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) held its Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 26 at Corral de Tierra Country Club in Salinas. Sam McKinsey, the Association’s new Chairman of the Board, was inaugurated at this event in front of more than 100 members and dignitaries. …

By a vote of five to three today, the Supreme Court upheld an Arizona law requiring all employers in the state to utilize E-Verify, a federal electronic employment eligibility verification system that had been, to date, voluntary nationwide. The court also upheld the state’s law revoking the licenses of businesses that hire illegal immigrants. In response to today’s ruling, United Fresh Senior Vice President of Public Policy Robert Guenther offered the following statement. …

Del Monte Kenya Ltd has received commendation for its HIV/AIDS Workplace Program at the 2011 Global Business Coalition (GBC) Business Action on Health Awards. The awards, which are presented by the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, recognize the best corporate programs developed to address global health needs. …

Florida, though still known worldwide for its oranges and grapefruit, is now home to a small annual peach harvest, as citrus farmers look to diversify or to replace groves ravaged by disease and insects. …

Potandon Produce, the largest marketer of fresh potatoes and one of the largest marketers of fresh onions in North America, has announced that their Klondike Potatoes™ will be featured on an upcoming episode of Better Living. The segment, entitled “Getting to the Root of the Matter with Potandon Produce,” will air June 6 at 7:30 a.m. (EDT) on Food Network. …