San Miguel Produce Receives Golden Gate Partnership Recognition from Cal/OSHA

December 13, 2023 San Miguel Produce

San Miguel Produce, Inc. has been awarded the Golden Gate Partnership Recognition by Cal/OSHA for demonstrating a commitment to continuously improving the effectiveness of its workplace safety and health management system.

Jac. Vandenberg Announces First Certified Sustainably Grown SUNRAYS Mandarins Shipping to U.S. Markets in Summer 2024

December 13, 2023 Jac. Vandenberg, Inc.

Consumers in the United States can look forward this coming year to SUNRAYS® mandarins independently certified as Sustainably Grown® by SCS Global Services. Forbel, a producer of SUNRAYS mandarins, has become the first citrus grower in Uruguay to achieve certification, and together with Peruvian SUNRAYS grower, Pampa Baja, are now the first Sustainably Grown certified citrus growers worldwide.  This milestone achievement follows Jac. Vandenberg’s announcement last year of its goal to have all SUNRAYS mandarin growers Sustainably Grown® certified by the end of 2024.  

National Fisheries Institute Partners with Global Shrimp Council

December 12, 2023 National Fisheries Institute

The National Fisheries Institute announces it will be home to the Global Shrimp Council as the group begins work to create a precompetitive partnership designed to promote US shrimp consumption. 

Seafood Companies, Governments, and NGOs Support “Seabird-Safe Fishing Toolkit

Action and momentum is building across the Asia-Pacific tuna industry to reduce capture of threatened albatrosses and other seabirds in longline fisheries.

National Garden Bureau’s 2024 “New Varieties” Now Available

December 12, 2023 National Garden Bureau

For almost 40 years, National Garden Bureau (NGB) has been showcasing and promoting their member’s new plant varieties in the inspirational program appropriately named “New Plants.”