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The J.R. Simplot Company has launched CravOn, a new frozen french fry geared for the retail market, in southern California. This represents a return to retail marketing for Simplot. With CravOn Simplot has eliminated the industry standard of flash-frying prior to freezing and packaging. The… Full Story »

MANA’s Skyraider, an insecticide/miticide, has received approval by the EPA for broad-spectrum control against soil and foliar insects. Skyraider provides two modes of action, bifenthrin, a pyrethroid that acts on the nervous system of insects, and imidacloprida, a neonicotinoid component that delivers systemic action. Skyraider… Full Story »

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 for use. All employers are required to complete a Form I-9 for each employee hired in the United States. Improvements to Form I-9 include new fields, reformatting to reduce errors… Full Story »

Two major produce industry groups praised USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan after she announced her resignation March 14. The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) noted Merrigan’s support of the fresh produce industry. “Deputy Secretary Merrigan has been a strong advocate for healthy eating and the affordability… Full Story »

Primozone Production and Ozone Water Systems (OWS) have entered into a strategic partnership agreement for the United States. Under the terms of the agreement, OWS will be responsible for sales, service and promotion of Primozone’s “new generation” ozone generators and accessories. For additional information contact… Full Story »

Rob Davis, of Connell, Wash., was elected the 2013 U.S. Potato Board (USPB) chairman during the USPB annual meeting at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Davis, a process grower in the Columbia Basin, succeeds Sid Staunton, of Tulelake, Calif., as USPB chairman. Joining… Full Story »

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service National Water and Climate Center hydrologists predict dry conditions to continue, resulting in reduced water supply for much of the West through the spring and summer. “What fell in the West didn’t really amount to much,” hydrologist Tom Perkins… Full Story »

Grippo Foods of Cincinnati has initiated a nationwide recall of all bags and boxes of their plain, bar-b-q, cheddar cheese with a touch of jalapeno, hot dill pickle, sweet Bermuda onion and salt & vinegar potato chip varieties. The products have the potential to contain… Full Story »