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The
Front Page
Traceability
topic of PMA Fresh Connections event
Produce
industry members can network and learn more about the industrywide
Produce Traceability Initiative at the Produce Marketing Association
Fresh Connections event Jan. 13, according to a news release.
To
learn more. . .
*
Services
held for founder of Stemilt Growers
* Screening
rules could hamper cherry exports
* Mexico
allocates funds to promote produce in U.S.
* Frieda's
helps retailers welcome Year of the Ox
* PACA
actions
Outside
the Insider
* Food
safety likely to take back seat again in Barack Obama administration
(chicagotribune.com)
* Organic
fertilizer is not all organic (fresnobee.com)
* Activists
clamor for organic farm at White House (npr.org)
* Less
space, less water, more food: Hydroponic farming (orlandosentinel.com)
* Sneak
peek 2009: Food markets (forbes.com)
* Restaurants
focus on kids, local and green (mediapost.com)
* [India]
Tesco's local team engineers cost savings through innovation
(indiatimes.com)
People
KERRY
THOMPSON has joined Alpine/Summit Sales Inc., Denver, Colorado.
DEREK
EAKERS has joined sales for Clifton Seed Co., Fort Myers,
Florida. PAUL HOOVER is no longer with the firm.
DEBBIE
CLARK is now sales assistant/transportation coordinator for
Curry & Co. Inc., Brooks, Oregon.
EDDIE
SALINAS has joined dispatch for Holden Produce Inc., Edinburg,
Texas.
MARIA
NOELIA FLORES vice president and co-founder of London Fruit
Inc., McAllen, Texas, passed away December 28, 2008.
JON WEILAND
is now a buyer for Spokane Produce Inc., Spokane, Washington.
TOM MATHISON
founder of Stemilt Growers Inc., Wenatchee, Washington passed
away December 26, 2008.
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