Month: November 2022

Paul Mastronardi Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by Ontario Produce Marketing Association

November 23, 2022 Mastronardi Produce

Greenhouse pioneer Paul Mastronardi, President and CEO of Mastronardi Produce, received a Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday at the Ontario Produce Marketing Association (OPMA) 31st Annual Gala and Awards Ceremony. The prestigious award recognizes an individual that has demonstrated tireless efforts over many years to improve the quality and distribution of fruits and vegetables marketed within and outside Ontario through innovation, cooperation, and hard work. …

USDA Invests More Than $59M to Improve Dietary Health and Nutrition Security

November 23, 2022 USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an investment of $59.4 million to support the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program’s (GusNIP) Produce Prescription and Nutrition Incentive programs designed to encourage families and individuals to eat more healthfully by increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables. This investment delivers on a commitment made in the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health to improve access to healthy and affordable food. …

Dole Pineapples Group Receives Grand Winner Award for Social Responsibility in Costa Rica

November 23, 2022 Dole plc

Dole plc announced that The American-Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) recognized the company’s pineapple operations in Costa Rica S.A., with the Social Responsibility in Action Award in the Employees Category for their project “Information and Wellbeing Centers.” …

Washington, Alaska Senators Ask for Federal Fishery Disaster Declaration Following Cancelled Crab Harvests

November 22, 2022 Mia Hunt, KING5

Senators from Washington and Alaska wrote a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Thursday requesting a federal fishery disaster declaration. …

Virginia Oyster Month: No. 1 in East Coast Production

November 22, 2022 Rebecca Barnabi, Augusta Free Press

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the designation to recognize the industry’s importance and the hard work and dedication of the Commonwealth’s oyster producers. Also known as aquaculture, oyster farming is a booming industry in Virginia. Virginia’s wild and farmed oysters brings in an approximate annual value of $40 million. …