WASHINGTON -- President Barrack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed Dec. 7 to two action plans to streamline cross-border trade and harmonize regulations.

"Put simply, we're going to make it easier to conduct the trade and travel that creates jobs, and we're going to make it harder for those who would do us harm and threaten our security," President Obama said Dec. 7 during a White House press conference alongside Prime Minister Harper.

Purity.Organic Juice & Produce in San Francisco launched a weeklong on-line contest Dec. 12 — A Purity.Organic Holiday. The contest is hosted on the Purity.Organic Facebook page (www.facebook.com/PurityOrganic) as well as on a dedicated microsite (http://tinyurl.com/7lj7dqj) for non-Facebook users.

Karen Brux, commission vice president of marketing communications.

FRESNO, CA -– The California Table Grape Commission recently hired Karen Brux as vice p

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LOS ANGELES -- Giumarra Vineyards announced Dec.

Surrounded by grapes, tomatoes, asparagus, strawberries, roses and a wide array of other goods traveling to and from Los Angeles, U.S. Congresswoman Janice Hahn and Apollo Freight officials opened a massive new perishable center the size of six homes Nov. 28 adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport.

Brooks Tropicals in Homestead, FL, has hired Peter Leifermann as its new sales and fruit procurement director and has also added passion fruit to its product lineup.