Month: January 2013

The Giumarra Companies is pleased to announce the promotions of Tom Richardson and Bruce Dowhan to its executive staff. Mr. Richardson will serve as Vice President Global Development, and Mr. Dowhan will serve as Vice President and General Manager of Giumarra Agricom and Giumarra Borquez. …

Peruvian exporters will have a unique chance to learn about produce industry traceability requirements and other food safety issues in a special seminar held in Lima, Peru, on January 22, 2013. The seminar is being organized by a coalition of produce and export organizations with the objective of ensuring all Peruvian exporters are informed about the upcoming PTI implementation dates and pending new food safety requirements. …

This time of year, they look like overgrown softballs that are almost lime green in color. The pomelo is the original grapefruit. In fact, when I first got into the produce industry, it was simply known as “Chinese grapefruit.” Whatever you call it, this giant citrus — the “king of citrus” — is still very popular in Asian markets. …

The passage of a fiscal package late Tuesday evening excluded key specialty crop priorities. While the bill does avert the dreaded “fiscal cliff,” efforts to roll a new five-year Farm Bill into the bill were rejected in favor of a nine month extension of the 2008 law. The extension does not include funding for certain expiring programs such as the Specialty Crop Research Initiative and Clean Plant Network. …