Marketing
Tanimura & Antle’s PlantTape earns PMA’s excellence honor
Tanimura & Antle’s PlantTape automated transplanting system has been awarded the second annual Science & Technology Circle of Excellence Award, Produce Marketing Association (PMA) announced May 3. The award was presented at PMA’s Tech Knowledge... more »
How to build a farm market play area on budget
Georgia’s Southern Grace Farms shows how far growers can stretch dollars toward establishing a new farm market. Jennifer McMillan of Southern Grace Farms in Enigma, Georgia, spoke at the recent Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable... more »
Del Monte Fresh Produce exec to keynote United FreshMKT
Del Monte Fresh Produce Senior Vice President, North America, Sales, Marketing and Product Management, Emanuel Lazopoulos will put the spotlight on innovation as keynote speaker at this year’s United... more »
Vidalia onions pack date announced
Vidalia onions will be available starting Friday, April 20, the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Vidalia Onion Committee recently announced. Grown and hand-cultivated exclusively in 20 southeastern Georgia counties by 80 registered growers and... more »
Concord Foods debuts line of freeze-dried vegetables
Concord Foods recently debuted a new freeze-dried vegetable snack line. The new product line, available for distribution by May 2018, includes flavors such as corn and roasted red pepper with sea salt; sliced beets with... more »
CPMA, California Farm Bureau show support for NAFTA
At a recent trade panel discussion hosted by the Canadian consulate, both the California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) and the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) reiterated their support for NAFTA and emphasized the importance of... more »
Seedway hires vegetable sales rep
SeedWay has hired Steve Johnson as a vegetable seed sales representative for Ohio, West Virginia, Western Pennslyvania and Western New York. A veteran member of the agriculture industry, Johnson has... more »
TOMRA working groups to discuss food industry digital standards
TOMRA Food is forming cross-industry working groups to accelerate development of digital standards for the food industry, with the first meetings to be held in Q4, 2018. "Thousands of TOMRA Food sorters around the world... more »
