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Produce,
floral contribute $554 billion to economy
The
fruit, vegetable and mass-market floral industry contributes
$554 billion to the U.S. economy each year and impacts every
state and congressional district in the country, according
to a study from Battelle, a nonprofit independent research
and development organization.
To
learn more. . .
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New
ag coalition opposes 'card check' bill
* COOL
final rule takes effect March 16
* Sunkist
revenues up 8% for 2008
* PACA
actions
* Southern
California markets face economic crunch
* Val
Verde adds AiroCide PPT sanitation technology
Outside
the Insider
* California
farms lose main water source to drought (uk.reuters.com)
* Stricter
food labeling rules sought (boston.com)
* Economic
update -- Grocers have the edge in retail (commercialpropertynews.com)
* New
way restaurants can buy into farm-fresh food (wiltonvillager.com)
* Bob-bobbing
along (startribune.com)
* N.J.
fines Florida-based tomato grower $1 million for misuse of pesticides
(nj.com)
* Food
poisoning strikes 1 in 4 Americans each year (yahoo.com)
People
TIM MEISSNER
formerly with River Ranch Fresh Foods LLC, Salinas, California
is now COO for Southern Specialties Inc., Pompano Beach, Florida.
KEN SILVEIRA
former president of Tanimura & Antle, Salinas, California,
has joined Mastronardi Produce Ltd., Kingsville, Ontario,
as president of the company's West Coast operations.
LEWIS
EDNEY is now with Orrin H. Cope Produce Inc., Homestead, Florida.
MARIA
CAVAZOS is no longer connected with Courchesne, Larose Ltee,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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