Month: June 2012

Stemilt Growers, Washington’s largest apricot grower/shipper is set to begin harvest on its 2012 apricot crop later this month in central Washington. According to Stemilt marketing director Roger Pepperl, this year’s apricot crop will be second-to-none in regards to quality thanks to ideal weather during bloom and pollination. …

The Peruvian Asparagus Importer’s Association (PAIA) has developed their 2012/2013 Category Management Plan Outline for Fresh Peruvian Asparagus. …

RedLine Solutions today announced that their educational PTI seminars have been receiving high marks from attendees and attracting growing audiences. The series continues June 5 in Ellensburg, Washington and June 14th in Mission, Texas. This educational event covers everything grower shipper packers need to know to get started with PTI. …

Kevin Eichele joined Monterey in November of 2011, bringing with him over 25 years experience in sales leadership across diverse consumer goods organizations, most recently with Chiquita/Fresh Express. Kevin is leading Monterey's Western Region sales efforts from his home office in Laguna Hills, California. …

INRA scientists together with their partners in the Tomato Genome Consortium (TGC) have sequenced the genomes of the domesticated tomato and its wild relative, Solanum pimpinellifolium. This achievement is expected to lower costs and speed up efforts to improve the worldwide tomato production, making it better equipped to fight pests, pathogens, droughts and diseases that plague growers. The work may also speed up improvements to other crops. The sequences were reported in this week’s issue of Nature. …