New Jersey Agriculture Secretary Charles M. Kuperus recently sampled some of New Jersey's bounty at farmers markets in Englewood, West Orange and Middlesex Borough during a farmers market tour.

At the Englewood Farmers Market located near the downtown area, Mr. Kuperus was joined by local legislators, Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg and Assemblyman Gordon M. Johnson.

The cost of entering the radio frequency identification game may be much less than first anticipated, according to research by a logistics publication.

In Logistics recently published a story reporting that cost of initial compliance may be as little as $15,000 for some firms and stretch only as high as $400,000 for even the largest vendors. That is a far cry from the early estimates that put cost estimates for the larger companies at well over $1 million.

How is this as a combination for the perfect employee: educated, motivated, dedicated, kind, hardworking, talented and beautiful.

The entire package is exactly what Rosemont Farms Corp. in Boca Raton, FL, got when it hired 25-year-old Lacie Randall as its new marketing coordinator in July.

But there are even more pleasant surprises. Ms. Randall is also a cheerleader for the National Football League's Miami Dolphins.

And if you're not a fan yet, one chat with this outgoing and dynamic gal will have you changing your team colors.

As a mother and an advocate against junk food marketing, Margo Wootan said she could not believe an ad campaign that pitched Apple Jacks cereal by telling kids that apples were sour and not as tasty as the sugary breakfast cereal.

As a result, the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Produce for Better Health Foundation joined forces in asking Kellogg to discontinue its television, web and print advertising campaign and to adopt a better policy for marketing foods to children.

Winn-Dixie, the Florida retailer that filed for bankruptcy protection in February, is working through that process as it has come to terms with some of its major vendors and announced the sale of some of its stores.

Johnson O'Hare, a leading full-service produce sales and marketing organization in New England and metropolitan New York, announced the expansion of its produce operations into eastern and central Pennsylvania.

The new organization, JO'H Produce PA, will be headquartered in Conshohocken, PA. Terri Lowden, vice president of JO'H Produce PA, will lead a team that will cover headquarters and retail in the Philadelphia and Harrisburg markets.

In addition, the company has added to its staff to facilitate the expansion.