Sentences with phrase «owned by growers»

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As we reported last year, Hancock Agricultural Investment Group, an investment owned by the Canadian insurance and financial services giant Manulife Financial, owns at least 24,000 acres of almonds, pistachios, and walnuts, making it California's second - largest nut grower.

The purchase was spurred by a blaze that damaged an independent grower - owned cold storage operator, taking out approximately 20 percent of Martinelli's cold storage capacity.

Owned by the Iowa Turkey Growers Cooperative, meat - processing company West Liberty Foods was formed in 1996 by the consortium of Iowa turkey gGrowers Cooperative, meat - processing company West Liberty Foods was formed in 1996 by the consortium of Iowa turkey growersgrowers.

By Dave DeWitt They've got their own Growers» Association.

«What I'm really proud of is the consistency you can find in all these aspects by offering the best coffee, within our own technology and working hand - in - hand with growers and providing them with the opportunity of development,» Illy explains.

The Rainforest Alliance and POSADA will be building a wastewater treatment system at the nearby Sovu coffee washing station, which is owned by the Maraba Coffee Grower's Cooperative.

As a distributor, we ensure our own success by prioritizing long - term relationships over short - term gains, consistently sourcing the highest quality organic produce, and treating our growers, customers, and staff with respect.

Two of the five Indonesian growers investigated for the report are owned and operated by palm oil giant Wilmar and have been certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

As the oldest operating citrus cooperative in America, Sunkist is entirely owned by and operated for the California and Arizona citrus growers... read more

RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ: RIBT and RIBTW)(the «Company» or «RIBT»), a global leader in the production and marketing of value added products derived from rice bran, today announced that the Company has entered into an exclusive strategic supply agreement for organic rice bran and an LLC Agreement for the formation of a jointly owned sales and marketing entity with the Bangkok, Thailand based Narula Group of Companies («Narula Group»), one of the world's largest growers of organic rice, which is controlled by social impact entrepreneur Arvind Narula.

From these vineyards, as well as a select few owned and farmed by independent growers equally committed to excellence, we produce the highest quality wines to this day.

Potato Magic Australia, owned by Paul Rennie, one of Australia's biggest potato growers, and fruit and vegetable businessman Nick Moraitis, collapsed last month owing creditors hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. has ownership in over 10,000 acres of planted pistachios and currently has the capacity to process over 110 million pounds of pistachios owned by Setton and its grower partners.

About Ocean Spray Ocean Spray is a vibrant agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 cranberry and grapefruit growers in the United States, Canada and Chile who have helped preserve the family farming way of life for generations.

There's also ample opportunity to extend the lesson through action, by visiting a local farmers» market and talking with growers or starting their own vegetable garden at school.

Amazing that you got the equivalent of a $ 3,000 +, 2.6 % investment just by owning natural dividend growers.

Our extensive wine selection, handpicked by sommelier Jeremy Shiell features boutique wines from small - scale, family owned farms and growers expressing wine of terroir with minimal interventions or additions.

Comparison of Allotment and Agricultural Soils The remarkable contrast in soil quality indicators (higher SOC, C: N, TN and lower BD) between allotments and arable fields reveals the effectiveness of management achieved by own - growers.

According to project manager Elizabeth Skinner, ECO-O.K. staff members have worked to certify more than 30 banana farms (a total of more than 20,500 acres) in Costa Rica and Hawaii, including a large percentage of those owned by the world's largest banana grower, Chiquita Brands.

Though the other two major international growers, Del Monte and Dole, have so far chosen not to get involved with the project (they say their own labels are the only symbols of quality needed), they and other smaller growers are making improvements in their operations - improvements that they say meet or exceed the standards set by the alliance.