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Celebrating National Peach Month

Dan August 1, 2018 Fruits, This Land of Ours

We can eat them cold. Pick them right off the tree and eat them. Or, we can eat them sliced with milk, ice cream, or other fruit. Cathy Isom begins August by celebrating a delicious fruit that according to one culture brings good luck, wealth, and protection. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Peach Month Summertime …

Sunkist and Fruit Growers Supply To Reorganize
Sunkist Growers, Inc., a citrus marketing cooperative founded in 1893, announced that it and Fruit Growers Supply Company, its sister company founded in 1907, will strategically reorganize effective Nov. 1. A new California cooperative — Sunkist Growers, Inc. — is being formed and will serve as the holding company of the existing Sunkist Growers and […]
Private Food-Safety Standards Raise Concerns
The World Citrus Organisation (WCO) recently raised concerns about the growing trend of private food-safety standards imposed by retailers. The WCO warned that these non-scientific requirements threaten the sustainability of the citrus industry, jeopardize farmers’ livelihoods and may ultimately reduce supply to consumer markets. The WCO concerns focus primarily on plant protection products and maximum […]

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