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Driscoll’s Inc., a leading grower of berries based in Watsonville, CA, filed a complaint in federal court March 20 against California Berry Cultivars, a strawberry breeding company, as well as the company’s co-founder, Douglas Shaw, alleging patent infringement and conversion of Driscoll’s proprietary strawberry varieties. Plant patents and plant breeder rights are protected under international and U.S. legal systems.
“Driscoll’s...
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Today's Headlines
- Raley’s family leadership continues
- Del Rey Avocado marketing receives national accolades
- PhycoTerra brings sustainable farming to new level
- Purcell, Armen among panelists at Future Food-Tech Summit
- Kroger announces second high-tech customer fulfillment center
- Vidalia onions looking strong
- De-risk the transportation supply-chain through collaboration and trust
- IGA tells its Local Equals Fresh story
What's New
Vidalia onions are a significant crop for G&R Farms and part of its storied history, as the Glennville, GA-based company is recognized as one of the oldest growers, packers and shippers in the entire Vidalia industry, with more than 900 acres of Vidalias, harvesting between four and five million pounds annually.
“We are 12-month sweet onion growers,...
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For more than 30 years, the Shuman family name has been synonymous with sweet onions and the Vidalia onion industry and Shuman Produce, based in Cobbtown, GA, has remained a leader in the sweet onion industry. In 2019, the company has rebranded as Shuman Farms.
“This change reflects our company’s core business and a return to our roots as a generational family...
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Misionero, a leading grower and pioneer in the organic leafy greens category, hired Jeff Cook as its new chief financial officer. Cook brings more than three decades of industry experience and an extensive background in financial management, sales forecasting and risk management.
“We are thrilled to...
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The 411 on the Southern Exposure trade show floor
ORLANDO, FL — The Southeast Produce Council's 2019 Southern Exposure Conference & Expo took place March 7-9 ...
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Domenic Russo, Andy Economou, Brian O’Keefe and Basile Kanaris of Tastyfrutti.
Rain returning to California, blueberries catching cold
After a weekend of beautiful weather in California, the winter storm pattern that the state saw for the last two months will retur...
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