Christopher Ranch started in the 1950s with a number of different vegetable crops before switching its focus to garlic. Today the company grows peppers, sweet corn and several complementary items to its specialty, such as shallots and ginger.

But Bill Christopher, managing partner and son of the company’s founder, clearly believes diversification is overrated.

“Garlic is king,” he declared. “That’s what we do.”

“And we do it well,” added Patsy Ross, who has served as the company’s vice president of marketing for the past 20 years.

"Tropic Moon" red grapefruit from the Edinburg Citrus Association, founded in 1932 in Edinburg, TX, was featured Jan. 28-29 at the historic Driskill Hotel in Austin, TX.

L&M Cos. announced in early February that Ken Stewart, former sales manager at Fort Boise Produce in Parma, ID, has taken the position of manager with L&M Cos.' onion shed in Rocky Ford, CO.
 Mr. Stewart, who had been with the Parma, ID-based onion grower-packer for a decade, left that operation Feb. 9 to begin work Feb. 14 at the southeastern Colorado office.