Tom Tjerandsen, Produce Industry Icon, Passes at Age 80

November 22, 2022 Perishable News

The family of noted international produce marketer Thomas C. Tjerandsen of Sonoma, Calif., sadly announces his passing on November 8 after a short illness. He was instrumental in the founding of the Pomegranate Council and had been its executive director since its inception in 1997.   He was a leader in the California Agricultural Export Council, focused on several specialty crops.

Wonderful Pomegranate Harvest is Underway

October 16, 2019 Pomegranate Council

A few orchards at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley have started to harvest the ever-popular Wonderful pomegranate variety. A steady increase in volume will continue until the second week of October, when all growing areas in California are expected to be harvesting Wonderful’s.