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Through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Assistance Organic Certification Cost Share Program, each qualified producer of organic products is eligible for a reimbursement of up to 75 percent of its costs of certification not to exceed $750.  Certification costs include fees and charges levied by the certifying agent for certification activities. …

Americans are shifting to healthier, simpler diets and that has helped to stabilize obesity levels. The NPD Group, a leading global information company. NPD’s 28th annual Eating Patterns in America Report finds Americans consume more fruit, more bottled water and more yogurt than they did a decade ago. …

Salinas, California based Colorful Harvest LLC announced that founding members Doug Ranno, Tom Remick, David Knudsen, and Art Davis, together owning a 60% interest in the company, have sold their shares to The Andrew Smith Company and remaining founding member Jeffrey Sholl, giving each a 50% interest. …

Frieda’s 2013 Promotional Planning Calendar won the Silver Award at the 9th Annual International Davey Awards in the Brochure Category. …

The new American Pistachiomobile will be cruising Fresno and Clovis this weekend with stops at the Two Cities Marathon Health & Fitness Expo in downtown Fresno, Bulldog Boulevard before the Fresno State-Nevada football game, and finally at the Two Cities Marathon & Half at Woodward Park.  …