L&M Adds To Eastern Veg Team

January 5, 2018 L&M

L&M is excited to announce the addition of Jon Shriver to the L&M Eastern Veg Team.

Tippmann Innovation, Texas International Produce Association To Showcase New Avocado Plant & DC

January 5, 2018 Tippmann Innovation (TI)

The tour of the refrigerated Index Fresh plant and DC, located at 1100 W. Capote Central Ave. in Pharr, TX will start at 10:00 a.m. A luncheon and a symposium will follow at 12 Noon. The TI team will discuss its experience in working with their clients throughout the US and around the globe in 'Managing Unpredictability' in the ever-changing produce industry. The symposium will discuss how to design flexibility into your plant and distribution center and how small to medium size processors are using shared facilities and logistics services in lowering their cost, while improving service performance.

Negotiations About The Proposed Acquisition Of Dole Have Ended

January 5, 2018 Greenyard

Greenyard today announced that negotiations to acquire Dole Food Company, Inc. (“Dole”) have ended without a definitive agreement.

First Cobia Farm Becomes ASC Certified

The Open Blue farm in Panama has become the first cobia producer in the world certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard. To attain certification, the farm was assessed by an independent auditor against a set of robust requirements stipulated by the ASC Seriola and Cobia Standard.

Oregon Coast Crabbing Closure Impacts The Industry

In the middle of a parking lot on the Charleston Marina, a large square of crab pots sits six pots high and 12 wide. Fisheries and fishermen alike are geared up for the commercial crabbing season that has been pushed back to Jan. 15.