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Produce (General)
Big Idaho Potato Truck wraps up 2017 tour
The Idaho Potato Commission’s biggest marketing campaign, the Big Idaho Potato Truck, has been a few places since it started touring the country in 2012.
Nov 14, 2017 by Daniel Vanderhorst
Georgia port OKs rail, trucking projects
The Georgia Ports Authority has approved projects to increase capacity at the Garden City Terminal through rail and gate expansion projects.
Nov 13, 2017 by Chris Koger
Growers promoting much larger Kanzi crop
CMI Orchards and Applewood Orchards both expect to have more than double the Kanzi volume they produced last season.
Nov 10, 2017 by Kevin Spafford
ELD implementation worries trucking leaders
The planned implementation of the Department of Transportation’s Electronic Logging Device requirements in mid-December for truckers may force out some of the industry’s best truck drivers.
Nov 09, 2017
Packer 25 — Ricardo Crisantes
Wholesum Family Farms in Nogales, Ariz., has been a 100% organic fresh vegetable supplier for several years, but that’s not the main factor in the company’s growth.
Nov 08, 2017 by Kevin Spafford
Category Partners acquires Beacon Research Solutions
Analytics firm Category Partners has purchased Beacon Research Solutions, and principal Cara Ammon is joining Category Partners as director of research.
Nov 08, 2017 by Kevin Spafford
Avocados From Mexico brings avo toast home for the holidays
Avocados From Mexico is encouraging consumers to get into the holiday spirit with its Season’s Eatings promotion, Nov. 10 through Dec. 31, which asks families to put their own spin on avocado toast.
Nov 07, 2017 by Kevin Spafford
Albertsons expands partnership with IRI
Analytics company IRI will be providing supply chain services to Albertsons, an expansion of an earlier relationship focused on maximizing point-of-sale data.
Nov 07, 2017 by Kevin Spafford
Packer 25 — Paul Lightfoot
Paul Lightfoot and his 110 “true believers” are on a mission: to grow local greenhouse produce on a commercial scale for major supermarkets across the country.
Nov 07, 2017 by Kevin Spafford
Packer 25 — Mike Roberts
Mike Roberts, the director of produce operations for Harps , started in the business years ago as a part-time clerk. So did Josh Rector, produce category manager, who was a teen when he began there nearly a decade ago.
Nov 07, 2017 by AgWebcom Editors