Month: August 2017

Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Okeechobee, announced Thursday that he has introduced the bipartisan CITRUS Act, a bill developed with grower input that will help expedite the delivery of the economic assistance needed in the short-term to save the U.S. domestic citrus industry. …

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) invites industry stakeholders to join us for the 2017 Annual USDA Foods Contractors and Suppliers Industry Meeting to discuss commodity purchase programs and USDA Foods. …

Dynamic Systems, Inc., a Redmond, Washington leader in Real-time Traceability Systems announces upgrades to the SIMBA Touchscreen and Tablet to provide faster processing at receiving. SIMBA gives the processor the ability to record, label and track their products faster and more accurately while including numerous data points. Grower/Packer/Shippers will save time and reduce errors by using the SIMBA Production data entry method. …

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture today announced it is accepting applications for a program in partnership with the federal government to reduce organic certification costs as part of the Christie Administration’s ongoing efforts to promote New Jersey-grown and marketed organic food products. …

Hickory Harvest Foods recently added 17,000-square feet of manufacturing space to its Akron, Ohio nut and snack manufacturing facility. …