MORE HANDLERS JOIN LEAFY GREENS MARKETING AGREEMENT

111 handlers now enrolled; nearly 100 percent of California leafy greens represented

SACRAMENTO – A total of 111 California produce handlers have now enrolled in the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, following an extension of time for enrollments announced last month.

The signatory handlers represent nearly 100 percent of leafy greens produced in California.

The handlers are as follows:

A&A Organic, Aptos
Access Organics, Inc, Kalispell, MT
Adam Bros. Produce Sales Inc, Santa Maria
Agro Jal Farms Inc, Santa Maria
Alba Organics, Salinas
Amigo Farms Inc, Yuma
Andrew Smith Co, Spreckels
Anthony Costa And Sons, Soledad
APIO, Inc, Guadalupe
Babe' Farms Inc, Santa Maria
Baloian Pkg Co Inc, Fresno
Beachside Produce LLC, Guadalupe
Bengard Ranch Inc, Salinas
Big E Produce, Lompoc
Blanton Produce Co, Salinas
Bonita Packing Company, Santa Maria
Boggiatto Produce Inc, Salinas
Boskovich Farms, Oxnard
C & E Farms, Inc, Salina
Cal Cel Marketing Inc, Oxnard
Capurro Marketing, Moss Landing
Channel Islands Cooling Inc, Oxnard
Channel Islands Farm, Inc, Oxnard
Church Bros LLC, Salinas
Circle Produce Co Inc, Calexico
Classic Salads LLC, Salinas
Crown Packing Co Inc, Salinas
Crystal Organic Farms, Bakersfield
D'arrigo Bros Of Ca, Salinas
Deardorff Family Farms, Oxnard
Diamond Produce Co, Salinas
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Salinas
Double D Farms, Coalinga
Duda Farm Fresh Foods Inc-Cal, Salinas
Dynasty Farms Inc, Salinas
Epic Roots, Salinas
Farside Farms, Coalinga
Field Fresh Farms, Watsonville
Fisher Ranch Corporation, Blythe
Four Star Growers Inc, Lamont
Fresh Choice Marketing Inc, Oxnard
Fresh Express, Salinas
Fresh Kist, Nipomo
Fresh N' Healthy, Hollister
Fresh Origins LLC, San Marcos
George Amaral Ranches Inc, Gonzales
Gold Coast Packing Co, Santa Maria
Greenstar Produce Marketing Inc, Salinas
Growers Express LLC, Salinas
Itpolito Intl, Salinas
Jayleaf Specialties, Hollister
Jimenez Farms, Santa Paula
Joe Heger Farms LLC, El Centro
John S Tamagni & Sons, Inc, Spreckels
Kawaguchi Farms, Arroyo Grande
Kenter Canyon Farms, Sun Valley
Lakeside Organic Gardens LLC, Watsonville
LT Farm Inc, Bakersfield
Mann Packing Co Inc, Salinas
Metz Fresh LLC, King City
Mills Family Farms Inc, Salinas
Misionero Vegetables, Salinas
Monterey Organics Inc, Salinas
Muranaka Farms, Moorpark
Natural Selection Foods, San Juan Bautista
New Star Fresh Foods LLC, Salinas
Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville
Pacific Fresh Produce Inc, Oxnard
Pacific International Mktg, Salinas
Pacific Marketing Co, Salinas
Pacific Pride Marketing LLC, Oxnard
Pacific Vegetable Growers Inc, Camarillo
Pajaro Valley Fresh Fruit And Veg Dist, Watsonville
Paul’s Pak Inc, Salinas
Peter Rabbit Farms, Coachella
Peterson Specialty Produce, Fallbrook
Pismo Oceano Vegetable Exch, Oceano
Premium Fresh Farms LLC, Salinas
Premium Valley Produce, Inc, Scottsdale
Purepak Inc, Oxnard
Ratto Bros Inc, Modesto
Ready Pac Produce Inc, Duarte
Reliable Produce Sourcing LLC, Santa Maria
River Ranch Fresh Food LLC, Salinas
Royal Packing Co, Salinas
Saint Francis Cooling Co Inc, Oxnard
Salad Savoy Corp, Salinas
Salyer American Fresh Foods, Salinas
San Miguel Produce, Oxnard
Santa Barbara Farms Packing, Lompoc
Scarborough Farms Inc, Oxnard
Seaboard Produce Dist Inc, Oxnard
Sierra Heights Marketing Inc, Porterville
Silva Farms, Gonzales
Steinbeck Country Produce, Spreckels
Sun Coast Farms, Santa Maria
Sun Terra Produce Traders Inc, Newport Beach
Sunamerica Produce, Salinas
Sunfresh USA Inc, Santa Paula
Sunridge Farms Inc, Salinas
Sunsation Farms Inc, Monterey
Suprema Star, Hollister
Talley Farms Inc, Arroyo Grande
Tanimura & Antle Shipping, Salinas
Taylor Farms, Salinas
The Nunes Co Inc, Salinas
Times Produce Inc, Los Angeles
True Leaf Farms, Salinas
Vessey And Company, Inc, Holtville
Watsonville Produce Inc, Moss Landing
William Consalo and Sons, Bakersfield

Final details about the inspection and certification program and use of certification marks by signatories remain under consideration by the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Board. 

Inspections are scheduled to begin within weeks. To date, handlers have been subjected to informational audits to prepare them for inspections. In the interim, it is the expectation that each signatory is compliant with the program’s guidelines for good agricultural practices.  

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