Washington, DC
December 19, 2003
Agriculture
Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced the members appointed
to the re-chartered Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory
Committee.
“I am pleased
that these individuals have agreed to serve on this important
committee,” said Veneman.
The committee
was first issued a 2-year charter by USDA in August 2001, and
convened three times to fulfill its mission of developing
recommendations on ways USDA can tailor programs to meet the
needs of the U.S. produce industry. In August 2003, the
committee was re-chartered for two additional years and new
members were appointed from industry nominations.
The committee
is comprised of individuals representing fresh fruit and
vegetable growers, shippers, exporters, wholesalers, retailers,
fruit and vegetable processors and fresh cut processors, food
service suppliers, trade associations and state departments of
agriculture. Members will serve a two-year term.
The
committee’s next meeting is being scheduled for early 2004 in
Arlington, Va.
Details of the
upcoming meeting will be published in a future issue of the
Federal Register and available at
www.ams.usda.gov/fv. Information may also be obtained by
emailing
robert.keeney@usda.gov or calling
(202)
720-4722.
USDA FRUIT
AND VEGETABLE INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Appointees: December 2003
|
Charles Bronson |
Florida Department of Agriculture |
Florida |
|
Karen Caplan |
Frieda’s Inc. |
California |
|
Dino Cervantes |
Cervantes Enterprises Inc. |
New Mexico |
|
David Corsi |
Wegman’s Food Markets |
New York |
|
Carl Fields |
Monterey
Mushroom |
California |
|
Jan Fleming |
Strube Celery and Vegetables |
Illinois |
|
Steve Junqueiro |
Save
Mart Supermarkets |
California |
|
Jan Kerns |
Kerns/Rainbow Ranch Inc. |
Oregon |
|
Todd Linsky |
Grimmway Farms/Cal-Organic Vegetable Company |
California |
|
John Loughride |
Del
Monte Fresh Produce NA Inc. |
Florida |
|
Michael Martin |
Rio Queen Citrus |
Texas |
|
Steve Martori |
Martori Farms |
Arizona |
|
Susan Matsushima |
Alluvion Nursery |
Hawaii |
|
Matt McInerney |
Western Growers Association |
California |
|
Todd Michael |
Michael Farms Inc. |
Ohio |
|
Mark Murai |
California
Strawberry Commission |
California |
|
Paul Palmby |
Seneca Foods |
Wisconsin |
|
Dennis Parnagian |
Fowler Packing |
California |
|
James Patterson |
Patterson Farms Inc. |
Ohio |
|
Alan Siger |
Consumers Produce Company Inc. |
Pennsylvania |
|
Richard Allen Symms |
Symms
Fruit Ranch |
Idaho |
|
Maureen Torrey |
Torrey Farms |
New York |
|
Dan Wyant |
Michigan Department of Agriculture |
Michigan |
|
Tim York |
Markon Cooperative Inc. |
California |
|
