The Michigan Apple Committee, DeWitt, appears on three billboards in the greater Detroit area to boost apple sales in the state, according to a news release. Each board reads, "Buy Local. MichiganApples.com." Executive director Denise Donohue says the committee targeted southeast Michigan because the area's many autoworkers "know firsthand just how important it is to buy local and seek out locally-made, homegrown products."
(Jan. 15, 3:00 p.m.) Richard Grenard, a former member of the board of directors of the Teaneck, N.J.-based Eastern Produce Council, died Jan. 13. He was 62.
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Packaging group names board, executive committee
(Jan. 14, WEB EXCLUSIVE) The Arlington, Va.-based Reusable Packaging Association has named its new executive committee and board members for 2009.
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(Jan. 15) New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker has launched a new program to offer financial support for growers and handlers of fresh produce to obtain third-party audits and/or water tests to verify effective food safety practices, according to a news release. The New York State Good Agricultural Practices Certification Assistance Program will reimburse up to $750 per eligible applicant, using Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funds provided through the 2008 Farm Bill.
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