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Stemilt Growers among those honored at Washington state volunteer event
On Nov. 21, the Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) hosted its annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast to pay tribute to the over 150 volunteers that contributed to WAEF and its students this year. Collectively, volunteers reviewed... more »
Sun World grants new fruit licenses in Chile and Peru
Palm Desert, California-based Sun World International, LLC. has added a Chilean and two Peruvian grape companies, Pronto Exports, Agrícola Interandina, and Sun Fruits, to its list of licensees worldwide. The partnership with Sun World will... more »
Agro-K Corp. receives 2019 Best of Minneapolis Award
Agro-K Corp has been selected for the 2019 Best of Minneapolis Award in the Fertilizer category by the Minneapolis Award Program. Each year, the Minneapolis Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional... more »
Julie Gordon to succeed Phil Korson to lead Cherry Marketing Institute
The Cherry Marketing Institute Board of Directors has named Julie Gordon to replace Phil Korson as the president/managing director of the Cherry Marketing Institute. Gordon has worked at the Cherry Marketing Institute (CMI) for 19... more »
Funds back California nutrition incentives at farmers’ markets, small retailers
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has been awarded a Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) grant of $7,166,877 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to fund nutrition incentives at Certified Farmers... more »
World Pear Day scheduled for Dec. 8
Pear Bureau Northwest (PBNW) will once again celebrate World Pear Day for the fourth year in a row. The event marks the start of National Pear Month, proclaimed as December each year by U.S. Department of... more »
Is agritourism right for your farm market?
Recently a few colleagues and I just led a two-day bus tour for retail farm market owners and managers visiting seven markets in Virginia. Most of the markets we visited are less than 10 years... more »
US apple holdings up 17% from same period a year ago
The U.S. Apple Association has released the November 2019 edition of Market News. This is the first report on the 2019 apple crop. According to the survey, reported by Mark Seetin, director, regulatory and industry affairs... more »
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