I just got back from the PMA. As usual, it was a lot of hard work but a very rewarding time. I met people who I have talked with for years but never met in person, renewed old acquaintances and had the pleasure of meeting some new people. The problem with this is that I struggle with remembering names. It is a problem I have always had so I can’t blame it on age. Thank goodness I am good at reading nametags and remember faces. I just got back from the PMA. As usual, it was a lot of hard work but a very rewarding time. I met people who I have talked with for years but never met in person, renewed old acquaintances and had the pleasure of meeting some new people. The problem with this is that I struggle with remembering names. It is a problem I have always had so I can’t blame it on age. Thank goodness I am good at reading nametags and remember faces.
Also in attendance was Vickie Edwards, AgPlus’ newest team member. Vickie will be heading up the AgPlus sales department. She really enjoyed the show and visiting with old friends and business associates.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- British retailer Tesco has confirmed previous reports that it will be opening its first Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores on Nov. 8. Six California stores -- in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties -- will open on that date, the company announced yesterday in a news release. After years of researching American consumers and developing the Fresh & Easy format, the company said it views these grand openings as a milestone."After great anticipation, we are thrilled to open our doors to neighborhoods in Southern California and offer them fresh, wholesome food at affordable prices," Tim Mason, Fresh & Easy CEO, said in a statement. "We are also excited to demonstrate our strong commitment to being a good neighbor and a great place to work."
By Mark Preston
CNN Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A wide-open presidential race and a willingness by candidates, interest groups, unions and corporations to buy TV time will lead to historic spending for political and issue-advocacy advertising in the 2008 election cycle, an analysis shows. The cost to try to influence the 2008 election could exceed $3 billion, according to TNS Media Intelligence/Campaign Media Analysis Group, CNN's consultant on political television advertising.
This is nearly twice as much than what was spent in 2004 when political and issue-advocacy television advertising rang in at $1.7 billion. In 2006, $2.3 billion was spent on political and issue-advocacy TV commercials.
Just about every candidate running for an office from dogcatcher to president is spending the money, said Evan Tracey, CMAG's chief operating officer. The costs to produce a TV commercial are no longer prohibitive for local and state candidates, who are turning more and more to the airwaves to reach voters
The costs to produce a TV commercial are no longer prohibitive for local and state candidates, who are turning more and more to the airwaves to reach voters.
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