Growers Supply Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of BC Tree Fruits Cooperative, together with ViviGro Sustainable Solutions announced a strategic partnership under the name Ropana Grower Solutions Ltd. that expands support and supply of quality products and services to agricultural communities throughout the lower mainland and Pacific Northwest.

The Bard Valley Natural Delights team is attending this year’s New York Produce Show with award-winning products in tow, a newly promoted sales team and exclusive consumer insights on Medjool date shopping preferences.

As part of the brand’s ongoing development of its internal team to meet the demands of the category, several team members have promotions to celebrate this month, including:

Thanksgiving is a few days away, and current economic factors will likely mean this is will be the most expensive for consumers — perhaps ever.

Walter P. Rawl and Sons has been providing fresh vegetables from its family farm in Pelion, SC, for almost a century. 

As it does every year, the company will soon be headed to the New York Produce Show & Conference and is looking forward to the myriad opportunities that the show presents. 

International produce marketer Thomas C. Tjerandsen of Sonoma, CA, died Nov. 8 after a short illness at the age of 80. 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.

Church Bros. has named Brian Hunt as its senior vice president of ag operations effective immediately.

Hunt has played an integral role in ag operations over the last nine years at Church Bros. and has been the managing partner for C&H Farms, a farming joint venture with Church Bros., for the past eight years. Hunt brings over 20 years of experience in farming and harvest operations, having worked for Tanimura & Antle and multiple farming operations over his career.