Month: August 2012

The government’s Choose MyPlate recommendations for healthy eating provide a simple, visual explanation for building healthy, balanced meals. The first key message of the MyPlate program is to “make half your plate fruits and vegetables.” Many Americans are striving for that half plate goal at every meal, while others struggle to work in any fruits or vegetables to their diets at all. Ready Pac Foods, a leading producer of fresh foods including fresh-cut produce, has many ideas that make adding vegetables and fruit to your diet easier at readypac.com. …

During this back to school season, increase sales with Box Tops for Education® products such as Green Giant Fresh® Blueberries and Bagged Asparagus from Gourmet Trading Company. …

An Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) cherry cultivar that has led to number of new cherry varieties was honoured today for its "sweet"success . The American Society for Horticultural Science, during its annual conference this week, presented AAFC with the award for Outstanding Fruit Cultivar Award 2012 for the 'Sweetheart' cherry cultivar. …

The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association (PAIA) has announced that Matt DeCarlo, President of Altar Produce Inc., Calexico, California has recently accepted the position of West Coast CoChair for PAIA. …

Rockey Farms, a founding member of the Specialty Potato Alliance (SPA,) who had previously received recognition from the county, region and state gained national attention as the 2012 recipient of the Soil And Conservation Society’s Merit Award. The award was presented on July 24th, during the Conservation Society’s annual conference in Fort Worth Texas. …