Month: February 2015

Looking for the perfect way to promote Valentine's Day and American Heart Month at the same time? Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers has just the ticket with its “Love Your Heart!” campaign featuring “Red Diamond” brand Red Anjou pears and “Starr Ranch” brand Red Delicious apples. …

The Produce Mom is pleased to announce the addition of Domex Superfresh Growers to her family of trusted partners. The Kershaw family, founders of the company, has been farming the land in the Pacific Northwest for more than 125 years. They share the same American farming family values as the many growers who grow fruit for the Domex Superfresh Growers brand: to grow and deliver safe, healthy and responsibly grown fruit to families around the world. The company is one of the world’s largest growers and marketers of apples, pears and cherries and the exclusive grower and marketer of Autumn Glory® apples. …

Executives representing the top Hass avocado companies in the United States and South Africa today announced during the Fruit Logistica the establishment of the U.S.-South Africa Avocado Committee (USSAAC). The committee’s primary purpose is to work with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to obtain the necessary approvals to allow for the importation of Hass avocados from South Africa into the U.S. …

Today, the National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report that is the first in a series to evaluate the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). …

LINKFRESH Inc., a leading provider of supply chain ERP solutions designed specifically for the fresh food industry, announced that the Nogales, Ariz, based organic fruit and vegetable producer Wholesum Family Farms, Inc. will deploy its Microsoft Dynamics NAV LINKFRESH ERP solution. …