Marketing
Jump with Jill goes digital with Pennsylvania ag department, Hess Bros.
Thanks to a partnership with Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Hess Brothers Fruit Co. and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Farm to School Grant Program, the nutrition education program Jump with Jill rocking school across the Keystone State.... more »
CMI Orchards experiencing strong start to Northwest cherry season
Wenatchee, Washington-based CMI Orchards anticipates growth in the 2021 cherry crop. Excellent weather conditions, including an absence of significant frost events, have contributed to outstanding quality, great sizing, and 17% growth of this year’s crop... more »
New Jersey peach growers focus on thinning to produce large fruit
Fruit thinning is a labor intensive practice for peach growers in New Jersey. It is an expensive practice done mostly by hand, but a necessary cost because it is so important to produce large fruit... more »
Mary Coppola Heslep joins Ten Acre Marketing as senior vice president
Grand Forks, Nebraska-based Ten Acre Marketing, a full-service agricultural marketing firm expanded its team, tapping fresh produce marketing veteran, Mary Coppola Heslep. Coppola Heslep joins Ten Acre Marketing as senior vice president, creative after leading... more »
National Agri-Marketing group announces top award winners
The National Agri-Marketing Association has announced its Association Leaders and Marketer of the Year honorees. Tim Hassinger is named the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA’s) AgriBusiness Leader of the Year, Chad Gregory is named Ag Association... more »
Georgia peach farm introduces free two-day shipping nationwide
Fresh Georgia peaches are closer than ever. This summer, Pearson Farm introduces free two-day delivery for all peach orders. June until early August, Pearson Farm ships farm-fresh Georgia peaches throughout most of the continental United... more »
Ontario apple growers mark Local Food Week
As Ontario marks Local Food Week, the province’s apple growers have been making sure locally grown apples are a top-of-mind food choice with consumers through support from the Hon. Ernie Hardeman and the Government of... more »
Evergreen Creations’ Spookley Farm Program marks 20th anniversary
Spookley the Square Pumpkin is turning 20 this fall and Evergreen Creations, an agritourism industry provider of farm-friendly “edutainment” content, is offering up some fun ways for farms and their visitors to be a key... more »