Month: April 2018

Leading produce marketer Seald Sweet welcomed new hire Rob Anderholt on April 16th as the company’s West Coast Divisional Sales Manager. He comes to Seald Sweet with over 20 years’ experience in the grape category and is primarily based in Bakersfield, California. …

Speaking on behalf of the U.S. Apple Association (USApple), California grower and USApple Secretary Jeff Colombini said escalating trade tensions will only hurt U.S. agriculture producers. Speaking at a press event in Acampo, Calif., alongside other California growers and state agriculture leaders, Colombini discussed the importance of maintaining the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and duty-free access to the Chinese market. …

Labor of Love continues to reach farmworkers in unique ways. The program has now launched a new campaign, ThankAFarmworker.com, to incorporate the thousands of people in the general public that have reached out to the program looking for ways to get involved and share their gratitude with farm workers. …

Organic potato season has officially begun as Cal-Organic Farms packed their first cases of new crop this week. Starting with beautiful, premium quality red and gold potatoes, the company’s full line of fresh, California-grown spuds is slated to hit the market next week. …

With Chile’s cherry production volume set to double in four to five years, a fruit industry expert said finding alternative markets would be a “healthy proposal”. Speaking at the inaugural Global Cherry Summit held in San Francisco de Mostazal this week, Decofrut president Manuel Alcaino’s presentation showed how the industry was essentially putting all its cherries in one basket – China. …