Newsletter BOX: House passes scaled-back farm bill; PTI compliance; Florida orange forecast drops; E-commerce grocery business; Kinoshita's onion crop; Babé Farms expanding; CAC's Tom Bellamore

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Specialty crop groups praise House for passing scaled-back farm bill

The House narrowly passed a stripped-down farm bill for the first time without the nutrition title, an unorthodox move fiercely criticized by House Democrats but praised by specialty crop producers because it should get a five-year farm policy bill into conference with the Senate. READ MORE

Is it difficult to become PTI compliant?

A lot has changed since the concept of the Produce Traceability Initiative burst on the scene a half-dozen years ago. At the time, case labeling every carton with a code that could be read up and down the supply chain appeared to be a daunting task, but now experts say it isn't that difficult at all - and is much less expensive than first imagined. READ MORE

Florida orange crop forecast drops

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its final forecast Thursday, pegging the 2012-13 Florida orange crop at 133.4 million boxes, down 9 percent from last season. READ MORE

In the Trenches: Keep a sharp eye on the e-commerce grocery business

In earlier days, one of the best services neighborhood grocery stores offered was home delivery, and the reawakening of home delivery grocery shopping is generating new interest these days. READ MORE

Kinoshita: Onion crop looking good

Fagerberg Produce, located in Eaton, CO, is moving into its 2013 onion season with a sense of guarded optimism. "The snows that we got in April and May really, really helped things," said Sales Manager Alan Kinoshita. READ MORE

Babé Farms expanding numerous ways, shows off year-round items

Santa Maria, CA-based grower-shipper Babé Farms, will be presenting its year-round harvest of gourmet root vegetables, baby head lettuces, specialty greens and a wide variety of colorful seasonal specialties at the Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Conference & Expo. READ MORE

CAC's Tom Bellamore: A man for all seasons and climates

Tom Bellamore, the president of the California Avocado Commission, has had a diverse career and life that took him from the Garden State of New Jersey to the harsh climate of the far reaches of Alaska before he began calling sunny and mild Southern California home. READ MORE

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