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Published:03/15/2013 12:13pm
Spring is in the air in Central California! With temperatures creeping into the 80s for a few days, our bird dogs can’t help but have spring fever! With spring comes the beautiful California tree fruit bloom, and when trees are in bloom we know...
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Published:01/30/2013 1:44pm
In the Produce Business the only consistent thing we can rely on are the inconsistencies. Sure, we all plan for the season, set promotional calendars based on prior years, but we have to remember that though plans are great, we are dealing with Mother...
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Published:10/16/2012 9:21am
Strawberry Weather/Quality Update
Erratic fall weather has thrown a wrench in some of California late commodities. Our Bird Dogs have had their hands full especially with Strawberries. After a “decent” Watsonville summer deal in terms of...
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Published:08/30/2012 10:27am
As I sit here and prepare for the “calendar flip” I am excited to see what photo is displayed for the Forth of July…oh wait… it’s been awhile since I flipped this calendar!! Where did the summer go? It felt like yesterday...
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Published:07/30/2012 3:14pm
Though it happened over three months ago, the affects of the spring storms can still be seen daily in the Bird Dogs inspection logs. Shippers have done a good just sifting through the fruit, but occasionally we find defects making their way in the box;...
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Published:06/20/2012 3:20pm
Hey Bird Dogs!
Crazy busy times here at RJO and I wanted to sneak away and keep you all posted with what is going on and with what to expect on shelves nearest you! We are in the transition period of MULTIPLE commodities and this can lead to a quality...
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Published:05/31/2012 3:22pm
Cherries, Peaches, Grapes, Melons, Strawberries oh my! Memorial Day has come and gone meaning California Summer is here!! Weather, as stated many times in our tweets and blogs is the ultimate X-Factor. No Simon Cowell or Britney Spears can save the fruit...
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Published:04/10/2012 11:02am
The trees are blooming, the days are longer and the people on the docks are more friendly by the day, which could mean only one thing… spring is here! In the contrary, fall has arrived in Chile, meaning the end of the 2012 Chilean Grape season can...
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Published:02/02/2012 1:12pm
Calling all Bird Dogs!! Sorry for the delay, but we are back writing you from the shores of the Delaware River in Voorhees, NJ. Yes, New Jersey. Yes, New Jersey in the winter. No, I know what you are thinking, they do not grow grapes or tree fruit here...
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Published:10/07/2011 12:38pm
Have you ever had a good peach? No, better yet a peach that has been picked at the ultimate ripeness, a peach right off the tree so sweet so juicy you can still actually remember that particular moment! Now, that’s a Peach! But here’s the...
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