General Michael Hayden to speak at United Fresh Washington Conference
Michael Hayden, retired U.S. Air Force four-star general and former director of both the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, will present the keynote address Tuesday, Sept. 29 at the opening general session breakfast of the 2015 United Fresh Washington Conference.
Allegiance Retail Services holds annual food show
EDISON, NJ -- Allegiance Retail Services LLC held its annual Holiday Food Show Thursday, July 16, at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center, here, with fresh produce companies extremely well represented.
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Longtime Sobeys leaders retire
Brothers David F. Sobey and Donald C. R. Sobey have announced their retirement from the boards of Sobeys Inc. and parent company Empire Co. Ltd., respectively. Each held the position of chair emeritus. Both have served on Empire's board of directors since 1963.
FPFC honors industry veterans at Expo
Dennis Gertmenian, the retired founder of Ready Pac Produce, was given the Norman H. (Buz) Bolstad Produce Award by the Fresh Produce & Floral Council at its Southern California Produce Expo on July 15. The companion Floral Achievement Award was presented to Marsha Oka-Holmes of Westland Floral in Carpinteria, CA.
Great Lakes International Trading's Awesome Apricot Yummy Fruit Bus
For some youngsters — and their parents — it’s the same old peanut butter and jelly sandwich, an apple or fruit cup and some carrots sticks day after day in lunch boxes.
AgTech Summit shows future of agriculture
From drones mapping tens of thousands of acres to a personal in-home eco-system, technology advances for the agriculture industry were celebrated at The AgTech Summit, held in Salinas, CA, July 8, as part of the Forbes Reinventing America series. Western Growers was a major sponsor of the event.
Allegiance Retail Services holds annual food show
EDISON, NJ — Allegiance Retail Services LLC held its annual Holiday Food Show Thursday, July 16, at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center, here, with fresh produce companies extremely well represented.
Froerer Farms sees longest asparagus season in 20 years
Nyssa, OR-based Froerer Farms saw its longest asparagus-growing in the 20 years the family operation has been growing that crop.
Ag’s next frontier: Growing plants in space
Space may not be the final frontier for Anna-Lisa Paul and Robert Ferl; they want to grow plants there. Because, who knows, we may one day try to live on Mars, and to survive, we’ll have to grow our own food.
Henry Dill elected chairman of the board for Grower-Shipper Association of Central Coast
Henry Dill, sales manager at Pacific International Marketing, has been elected chairman of the board at The Grower-Shipper Association of Central Coast. Dill replaces Ernie Farley of Andrew & Williams, who served as the 2014-15 chairman of the board and who will continue to serve as the board’s immediate past chair.