LEAD STORY
The passing of Terry Vorhees, executive director and co-founder of the Southeast Produce Council, at age 64 the evening of July 30 sparked an outpouring of grief and respect from stunned peers and colleagues as the news spread rapidly through the produce industry.
The Produce News reached out to industry influencers and Southeast Produce Council members and leaders overnight for comment on the loss of a leader.Terry Vorhees
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Today's Headlines
- PMA, Sesame Workshop seek bright, healthy future for children
- Expoalimentaria to draw global exhibitors and attendees to Peru
- Terry Vorhees dies at 64
- Chilean Fresh Fruit Association wins Sensory Experience Contest at PMA Expo
- Baltimore leads national movement to encourage healthier eating for children
- Stemilt begins sixth season of all-organic peaches and nectarines
- Mucci Farms, execs charged with fraud
- Ready Pac celebrates new Wrap Kits with vacation giveaway
What's New
“We continue to expand,” said Sean Stockton, president of Sundale Sales, the marketing arm of Sundale Vineyards in Tulare, CA. “Our overall increase this year is about 10 percent over last year.”
The company continues “to do extensive replanting and grafting to newer varieties,” seeking always to stay at the vanguard “when it comes to planting new varieties”...
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Sunview Marketing International in Delano, CA, exclusive marketing agent for Sunview Vineyards of California, will have volume increases in two proprietary grape varieties this season — one a red seedless called Gem and the other a green seedless called Stella Bella.
Both varieties have been in the development process for some time. Stella Bella debuted commercially...
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Pacific Organic Produce, based in San Francisco recently announced Allen Bernklau as senior commodity development and sales specialist.
Bernklau has been working in the organic industry for over 30 years. He has experience in all areas of the industry, including retail, wholesale, mail order, and working...
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This year is progressing nicely and the apple harvest is set to start about a week early. The weather has been ideal for growing fruit, and Domex has a record size crop hanging on the trees right now. The company expects to have a full complement of apples available by Sept. 1. The fruit is sizing up...
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California growers expect large crop of quality grapes, despite challenges
It is not easy being a farmer anywhere, and it has certainly not been easy in recent years to be a grape grower in California in t...
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PMA Foodservice a wild success
Representing Nash Produce at the PMA Foodservice Expo were Laura Kornegay and Sarah Joyner.
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