By now most people have heard of the bird flu that has spread across Southeast Asia and parts of Europe and the doomsday scenarios that the media have reported that could take place should the Influenza A/H5N1 virus become capable of being transmitted from human to human.

Potato industry veteran Bob Meek has joined Wada Farms Marketing Group as the operation's new chief executive officer.

Prior to his recent move to the Wada office in Idaho Falls, ID, Mr. Meek held the positions of vice president of potatoes and onions and of vice president of sales for tomatoes, avocados and vegetables with Del Monte Fresh Produce in Coral Gables, FL.

SAN MARTIN, CA -- Though the Christopher family has been farming in California since the 1880s, today's Christopher Ranch has grown to a position of prominence through the expertise of third-generation family member Don Christopher.

The company is celebrating 50 years in business, and at its annual dinner July 28 at the CordeValle resort, here, it marked the milestone.

WASHINGTON -- Without an agriculture trade deal in hand, some policy leaders are beginning to talk on Capitol Hill about simply extending the current farm bill for a few years rather than writing a new one.

Ocean Mist Farms has partnered with Agricola Quintana Inc. in Mexico's Mexicali Valley to create Baja Mist and together the two will grow Mexican product under the "Ocean Mist" brand name.

Until recently, Ocean Mist Farms, headquartered in Castroville, CA, contracted with growers to supply Mexican-grown items that typically fill in gaps in U.S. vegetable production.

Salinas, CA-based Classic Salads voluntarily launched a recall Jully 27 of up to 30,000 packages of baby spinach and spring mix products due to possible salmonella contamination.

Third-party test results returned Monday, July 31, determined that one sample tested positive for Salmonella contamination. As of Aug. 3, there had been no reports of illnesses related to consumption of the produce, which was distributed to foodservice accounts in the United States and Canada. All baby spinach and spring mix in question was harvested from various locations in the Salinas Valley.