Month: March 2017

This year’s Tour de Fresh cycling event is proving to be the most exciting yet, with the addition of eight-time Tour de France rider, Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team Owner/Director, and Olympic Bronze Medalist Axel Merckx, who will ride at least one of the three days in support of bringing more fresh fruits and vegetables to schools across the country. …

In a move that links three leading fresh produce companies in an unprecedented global supply chain, Total Produce plc, The Oppenheimer Group (Oppy), and Turners and Growers (T&G Global) announce the evolution of their strategic partnership. …

The weather has been fickle in the Central Washington State. Occasional sun has begun gradually melting the snow, but winter is still upon the Superfresh orchards. After a quick snow flurry, the Superfresh team met with Dave Gleason, Chief Horticulturist, to check in about the long winter. …

At a brief meeting held immediately following the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) Annual Meeting on February 9 in Stevens Point, the WPVGA Board of Directors elected Eric Schroeder of Schroeder Brothers Farms, Inc., Antigo, as its President for 2017. The WPVGA Associate Division Board of Directors elected Sally Suprise of Ansay & Associates, LLC, Appleton to be its President for 2017. …

Sunkist Growers held the cooperative’s 123rd annual meeting on February 22, seating the organization’s 28-member Board of Directors for the upcoming year and summarizing 2016 performance. …