In a bid to avert a work stoppage at the Big Three supermarket chains in Southern California, federal mediators on Monday set an Aug. 29 meeting to begin "intensive" talks to try to resolve differences between management and the union representing 62,000 food workers. …
Celebrating the work that GROW has done in the past six years, and looking at increasing retailer participation with the program, Organics Unlimited has declared September as GROW Month. With promotions that will boost sales as well as offer an opportunity for retailers and their customers to get involved in improving farm laborers’ lives in Mexico, this month long celebration is timed with back-to-school for both US and Mexican children. …
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher today announced that a new pest threat to the state’s fruit industry has been found by entomologists from the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES). Drosophila suzukii, also known as the “spotted wing drosophila,” was found in a vinegar trap on a blueberry farm in Atlantic County. …
Hampton Farms announces the addition of Tanner Nut Company to its portfolio. Tanner Nut Co. services the gourmet/specialty market with traditional and creatively flavored nuts, including almonds, cashews, peanuts, pecans and walnuts. …
DigitScans, a Palo Alto based technology company, is launching a “leading edge” process known as GreenScans, a mobile app that would allow produce companies to integrate their marketing initiatives utilizing their existing product barcodes. The process is applicable to either bulk or packaged items. It would give the company the ability to be “front and center” with their customer through “real-time” interaction. …
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