Year: 2024

Church Brothers Farms Welcomes Antonio “Tony” Figueroa as Director of Safety & Risk Management

January 16, 2024 Church Brothers Farms 

Church Brothers Farms today announced that Antonio “Tony” Figueroa has joined the company as Director of Safety & Risk Management for both U.S. and Mexico operations. With an extensive background in regulatory compliance, loss control/prevention, and a proven record of leading successful safety and risk management programs and teams, Figueroa will play a pivotal role in elevating the company’s risk management culture. …

California Avocado Commission Selects Curious Plot as New Agency of Record

January 16, 2024 California Avocado Commission

The California Avocado Commission announced the selection of Curious Plot as its new agency of record. In the spring and summer of 2023, the Commission began a search to find a new consumer marketing agency that could conduct both consumer advertising and consumer public relations activities, thus streamlining agency management and gaining consistency in voice. …

USDA Seeks Nominees for National Watermelon Promotion Board

January 16, 2024 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for the National Watermelon Promotion Board to fill 13 member seats whose terms begin on Jan. 1, 2025, and end Dec. 31, 2027. …

Bankrupt Peach Giant Prima Wawona Undergoes Liquidation, Preps Layoffs

January 16, 2024 DANIEL GLIGICH, The Sun

Prima Wawona said in bankruptcy court last month that it has started the liquidation process and is looking to move forward expeditiously.  …

Albacore and Yellowfin are the first MSC Certified Sustainable Tuna Species in Atlantic Canada

January 15, 2024 Marine Stewardship Council

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced that as part of a second successful re-certification, the North West Atlantic Canada harpoon, and North West Atlantic Canada longline swordfish (Xiphias gladius) fisheries have combined and expanded their scope to include two new species, Atlantic yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and North Atlantic albacore (Thunnus alalunga). …