Tate Mathison (left), Kyle Mathison and West Mathison of Stemilt Growers Inc., Wenatchee, Wash. A 10-minute segment on Stemilt, featuring the company’s late founder, Tom Mathison, his son Kyle and grandson Tate, is set to run nationwide Jan. 21 on PBS’ America’s Heartland series. Full Story
(Jan. 16, 5:35 p.m.) SAN ANTONIO — At Potato Expo 2009, the four sectors the industry – fresh, processed, chip and seed – came together under one roof.
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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. 16) The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service plans to open an Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection and Port Technology Methods Development Laboratory in South Miami, Fla., this year, according to a news release. Scientists at the facility will develop and validate commodity treatments and port inspection technologies used by APHIS and Customs and Border Protection to ensure that agriculture imports are free of invasive species, the release said.
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