Month: February 2016

The Grower-Shipper Association Foundation is accepting applications for the 2016 AgKnowledge™ program now through February 17, 2016. Applications are being accepted on the Grower-Shipper Association Foundation website. Applicants are also invited to hand deliver an application to the Grower-Shipper Association Foundation, 512 Pajaro Street, Salinas, CA 93901 Attention: AgKnowledge™ 2016 – Class X. Learn more about AgKnowledge™ at the GSAF website: http://www.growershipperfoundation.org/agknowledge. …

Market Fresh Produce is pleased to announce another new addition to our growing company. Carolyn Wall has joined our accounting staff at the Corporate Office in Nixa, MO. Carolyn brings 17 years of accounting and payroll experience and will report to Laura Knese, Director of Finance. …

This Valentine’s Day enjoy the vegetable that’s all heart – the artichoke – while you do something GOOD for your heart. …

The Vidalia® Onion Committee (VOC) hosted its annual awards banquet on February 6 at the Hawks Point Golf Club in Vidalia, Georgia. Jason Herndon from L.G. Herndon Jr Farms Inc. was named grower of the year and J. Scott Angle, former Dean of the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences was inducted to the Hall of Fame. Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Commissioner Gary Black also spoke at the event. …

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture updated its citrus crop forecast for the 2015-2016 season: …