Year: 2016

Royal Hawaiian Orchards, a Hawaii-based macadamia nut snacks business, has prepared and submitted a petition to the Food and Drug Administration as it hopes to boost demand and consumption. …

Organto Foods Inc. is pleased to provide an update on developments from its Monjas Farm. As previously disclosed in its Filing Statement of November 20th, 2015, Organto has acquired, pursuant to the terms of a 10 year lease to own agreement, a 53-hectare organic farm located in Monjas, Guatemala, from a private landowner. The property includes an existing 3.2 hectare greenhouse that provides Organto with immediate production capabilities in organic beans and related vegetables. Over the past two years, Organto (formerly Agricola Nuova Terra) has been delivering a wide-range of fresh produce to clients in North America and Europe. …

The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) Advisory Committee supported adoption of healthy dietary patterns that are plant and grain focused, like mushrooms! They identified vitamin D, potassium and dietary fiber as under-consumed nutrients. Mushrooms will help consumers incorporate these nutrients into their diets to meet the new 2015-2020 DGA.    …

Houweling’s is pleased to announce COO Kevin Doran has been appointed the additional role of President for the Houweling’s Group of Companies. Having joined Houweling’s as COO in late 2014, Doran has been instrumental in the transition of the company to a vertically integrated grower and direct to market business. …

In Yuma, Arizona, growers, shippers and subsidiary agriculture companies have come together with the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to form the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture. With a year under their belt, the partnership between industry and university has proven successful. …