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Rock Garden’s new modified atmosphere Go Micro! MicroGreens flexible package has been named one of six winners of this year’s PMA Impact Award – Excellence in Packaging. …

Pear Bureau Northwest, the nonprofit marketing organization that represents the 1,600 fresh pear growers of Oregon and Washington, has named Meijer as the 2012 Pear Retailer of the Year for its outstanding pear merchandising program. …

GloriAnn Farms, and its partner Five Crowns Marketing announces its "Support Our Troops" promotion. For the month of November, for every retail case of corn sold, GloriAnn Farms will make a donation to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, which contributes to the families of military personnel lost in performance of their duty. …

“This was definitely the right move for us” noted an exuberant Richard Leibowitz commenting on the success of Specialty Potato Alliances’ new expanded booth. “Last year in a booth half the size, we created a lot of excitement but the crown was too large and a lot of potential customers just passed us by. This year the expanded booth not only allowed us to tell our story from a distance, we could also reach a larger crowd and invite customers into the booth to really explain our programs and personally walk them through our family of products.  …

This morning Royal Rose President Dennis Donohue presented his ideas on agriculture, technology and the future of ag-tech before an audience of growers, agribusinesses and agri-technology companies from North and South America. The Future Farm Americas conference gathers industry leaders to discuss how to achieve higher yields, evaluate the latest SMART farm technologies and maximize every acre to meet the demands of an increasing population. …