Morning Kiss Organic Welcomes Imported Pear Season

April 20, 2023 Morning Kiss Organic

Morning Kiss Organic is welcoming imported pear season, working with partners in Argentina to provide the highest quality fruit. Import season runs March through June, and seasonal varieties that will be offered include Packham, D’Anjou, Bartlett.

Shuman Farms Celebrates Earth Day With Sustainability Initiatives

April 20, 2023 Shuman Farms

Shuman Farms, a leading grower and shipper of premium Vidalia® onions, is focusing on its sustainability initiatives in celebration of Earth Day. The company is committed to reducing its environmental impact and preserving the earth for future generations.

The Importance of Postharvest Ripening and Testing of Fresh Produce

April 20, 2023 Catalytic Generators

Postharvest handling of some fruits involves additional steps that are critical to their success at retail.  Ripening with ethylene ensures that several of these commodities are at their ideal ripeness and will properly reach a dependable, ready-to-eat stage at the right time.  Ethylene is a natural plant hormone that various fruits release as they enter their climacteric stage, the period when fruit respiration increases and starches convert to sugars.

Braga Fresh Marks Earth Day With Regen Progress Report

April 20, 2023 Braga Fresh

Braga Fresh, home of Josie’s Organics, is marking Earth Day by sharing the progress of the company’s commitment to harvest and take to market regeneratively grown crops; a major step in trialing a low-soil tillage concept designed to increase the carbon content in soil.

Olymel Announces the Permanent Closure of The Vallée-Jonction Hog Slaughtering and Cutting Plant in Beauce

April 19, 2023 Olymel

Olymel’s management regretfully announces the definitive closure of its hog slaughtering, cutting and deboning plant in Vallée-Jonction, in the Beauce region. The decision was necessary to stop losses in the fresh pork sector, which have amounted to more than $400 million over the past two years and are jeopardizing the entire company’s profitability.