Pacific AgPak Inc. in Watsonville, CA, which specializes in clear plastic clamshells and other plastic consumer packaging for berries and other produce commodities, has recently released a new strawberry clamshell which it calls the Freight Buster clam.

Ground was broken Oct. 7 on a processing plant and cold storage facility that is a joint venture by two prominent Santa Maria, CA-based grower-shippers.

Gold Coast Packing Inc. and Babe Farms are partners in the building, which both companies will share when

The Gloucester Marine Terminal in Gloucester City, NJ, expects the new large photovoltaic solar installation on the roofs of two of its main buildings, which it announced undertaking June 21, to be fully operational by Oct. 31.

The Idaho Potato Commission and the U.S. Potato Board announce Oct. 7 that an agreement has been reached to resolve the areas of concern regarding the board's "Potatoes: Goodness Unearthed" nutritional signature and retail program. The agreement is supported by their respective organizations and is being implemented effective immediately.