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.

Bob Borda

Grimmway Farms, a leading grower-shipper of carrots, based in Bakersfield, CA, announced the hiring of Bob Borda as vice president

Last year, Alex Tiede approached his father, Jim, with the idea of purchasing two semi-trucks to haul seed and compost for Jim Tiede Farms.

The American Falls, ID-based company had been using outside contractors to do that work, and the younger Mr. Tiede thought he could save money and do it more efficiently by bringing it in house.

WENATCHEE, WA -- Just a few months after launching Lil Snappers, a premium line of three-pound bags made specifically for kid-sized apples and pears, Stemilt Growers is expanding the product line with new varieties, organic availability and a durable display-shipper.

The port of Tampa could become home to a ferry service between Florida and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. (Photo by Chip Carter)

An Orlando, FL, entrepreneur may ha

WASHINGTON -- Representatives of the fresh tomato supply chain will convene at the headquarters of the Florida Tomato Exchange in Maitland, FL, this February to review how well the Food Safety Programs & Auditing Protocol for the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain, more commonly referred to as the Tomato Metrics, have provided guidance on effective food-safety systems for tomato production and handling, and how it has worked as an audit tool to demonstrate the effectiveness of those systems. The meetings, Feb.