New York Apple Sales ready for season with new packingline, new bagging line
“We have a new packingline and bagging line in place and ready for the coming season,” said Kaari Stannard, president of New York Apple Sales in Castleton, NY.
New York Apple Sales continues to handle the two new New York apple varieties; SnapDragon and RubyFrost, which are managed apples and New York Apple Grower varieties.
According to the online CornellChronicle, the two varieties have been a decade in the making, and how they’ve gone to market is a first for the Cornell University apple-breeding program and the New York apple industry.
Ocean Mist Farms to celebrate artichokes at Monterey County Fair
Artichokes, the official vegetable of Monterey County and the state of California, will be celebrated at the 78th annual Monterey County Fair Aug. 27-Sept. 1.
Ocean Mist Farms will help celebrate the fair by sending Arti the Artichoke to the fair on Friday, Aug. 29 to meet fans from 3-6 p.m. Interested visitors can visit Arti's Facebook for more details about his appearances.
Expanding export markets important to moving increased Washington apple volume
The Washington Apple Commission continues with due diligence to promote exports of the state's ever-increasing apple volume. "With the larger anticipated Washington apple crop, we are putting heavy emphasis on export opportunity," President Todd Fryhover told The Produce News. "I can say all programs are fully funded and we're hopeful to see a 20-percent increase or more for 2014-15."
Weis celebrates new flagship store with giveaways, donations
Weis Markets celebrated the grand opening of its new Selinsgrove, PA, flagship store with a true celebration. The festivities included a community ribbon cutting ceremony with local public officials and dignitaries, along with company donations to local nonprofits. Customers were also surprised with free bags of groceries during check out at the registers.
The 66,740-square-foot store features larger fresh departments with more than 700 varieties of produce and a greater selection of organic and natural items.
Produce Mom promotes school salad bars on Indy TV
The ever-active “Produce Mom”, Lori Taylor was scheduled to raise awareness for the national school salad bar initiative on live Indianapolis television on Aug. 21. According to a press release on that morning, Taylor was slated for the IndyStyle program on WISH-TV 8.
Taylor is The Produce Mom for The Produce Mom LLC, which is a subsidiary of Indianapolis Fruit Co., Inc.
Empress plum season under way
The 2014 Empress plum season should be a bumper crop of high-quality fruit. Empress plums are a seasonal niche fruit with a loyal following in several regions of North America. They are only available for four to six weeks, and this year’s harvest is starting five to seven days earlier than a typical year due to outstanding weather.
Simulation-centric learning: Turning theory into practice for business results
As you’ve likely witnessed among colleagues in your office, people have different learning styles. David Kolb, an educational theorist, studied this phenomenon in detail. He categorized learners in his Learning Styles Inventory, which in everyday terms states that some of us learn from experiences and feelings, some by observing and reflecting, others by conceptualizing and thinking, and others by experimenting and doing.
Sunlight introduces new proprietary Green Emerald seedless grape variety for fall
For the late summer and fall season this year, Sunlight International Sales Inc in Delano, CA, is introducing a new proprietary green seedless grape variety called Green Emerald. “We received a patent” on the variety in December 2013, said Nick Dulcich, a partner in J.P. Dulcich & Sons in Delano, CA, and president of Sunlight International Sales Inc., exclusive sales agent for Dulcich & Sons.
Bayshore Produce enters California grape deal, debuts its retail brand
As reported previously in The Produce News, Bayshore Produce LLC, an import-export company based in Miami, that has been heavily involved in Chilean exports, entered the California grape deal this summer in order to offer clients an extended season on grapes and has introduced a new trademarked retail brand, “Grapes in the Sun.”
Dole Fruit Bowls, Key Food and Captain Planet Foundation to host Learning Garden contest
In order to promote the understanding and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, Dole Fruit Bowls, Key Food and Captain Planet Foundation are teaming up to host a learning garden grant contest.