LinkFresh, a leading provider of supply chain ERP solutions designed specifically for the fresh food industry, announced the immediate availability of the LinkFresh for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 ERP platform.

The Ministry of Labor & Social Security of Guatemala awarded the “Orden Laboral” to Bandegua, a Del Monte Fresh Produce subsidiary, in honor of its achievements in agricultural development.

The award, instituted in 2003, recognizes companies for their extraordinary contributions to research as well as labor rights and the development of labor relations and/or economic and social conditions of workers in Guatemala.

Bandegua was selected for the 2014 award in recognition for its established and growing role in the banana production and export business.

Village Farms LP, headquartered in Heathrow, FL, is a finalist in two categories for this year's United Fresh New Product Awards competition.

Ron Carkoski, president and chief executive officer of Ephrata, PA-based Four Seasons Family of Cos., officially was named the new chairman of the United Fresh Produce Association in April, but he will take the gavel in front of the full membership at the United Fresh convention in Chicago.

S.C. Fresh, based in Wenatchee, WA, added Jack Nebel to its team. In his new position as a fruit broker and sales representative, Nebel will be responsible for handling a full line of commodities for the company.

Prior to joining S.C. Fresh, Nebel worked for Uline Shipping Supplies in Auburn, WA, for four years. This is his first job in the produce industry.

BLOOMINGTON, MN — The Orchid Society of Minnesota hosted the Spring 2014 American Orchid Society Members Meeting & Show April 30-May 4, here, in conjunction with meetings of the Mid-America Orchid Congress, the Slipper Orchid Alliance, International Phalaenopsis Alliance, Pleurothallid Alliance and the Angraecoid Alliance. The event moves around the country and the last time it was hosted here was 2005.