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The
Front Page
Safeway's
Burd to speak at United Fresh
Steven
A. Burd, president and chief executive officer of Safeway
Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., has been selected to present the
keynote address May 5 at the United Fresh Produce Association's
2008 convention in Las Vegas, according to a news release.
To
learn more. . .
*
Well-Pict
launches new variety, expands organics
* PMA
appoints two new staff members
* FMI
calls COOL user fees 'outrageous'
* PACA
action
* Retail
Roundup
Outside
the Insider
* Mexican
avocado production, exports soar to feed growing demand up
north (wenatcheeworld.com)
* Fresh
produce delivery service expanding reach (insidebayarea.com)
* Agriculture
on decline In Florida (theledger.com)
* A
merger served up with equal measures of change (ft.com)
* State's
potato genebank keeps world spud supply safe (madison.com)
* State
grower tricks raspberries into bearing winter harvest (lsj.com)
* Connecting
farmer to market makes organic way of life (palmbeachpost.com)
People
STEVE
SPEARS is no longer with P-R Farms Inc., Clovis, California.
DAN CHEATHAM
will be joining the sales staff of Awe Sum Organics Inc.,
Capitola, California.
ROBERT
A. DEERING is now with sales for S & S Marketing &
Sales Inc., Salinas, California.
HOWARD
NAGER has joined Domex Superfresh Growers, Yakima, Washington
as vice president of marketing.
GABRIELA
PAREJO is now with Huron Produce Ltd., Exeter, Ontario, Canada.
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