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JV Farms Organic recycling efforts spread companywide
The CEO of a large western U.S. vegetable operation was front and center when it came time to rally companywide support for stronger recycling and sustainability efforts.
JV Farms Organic, based in Soledad, California, has launched a revised recycling program to improve its previous systems and ensure the company is being the “best stewards of the land possible.”
JV Farms Organic Launches Updated Recycling Program
JV Farms Organic, based in Soledad, CA, has launched a revised recycling program to improve their current systems in place and ensure they are being the best stewards of the land possible. The goals of their new program are:
Vic Smith Named Western Growers Chairman
IRVINE, CA - On Monday, the Western Growers Board of Directors named Vic Smith, President and CEO of JV Smith Companies, as the Chairman of Western Growers.
According to Western Growers, Smith succeeds Bruce Taylor, Chairman and CEO of Taylor Farms California. Smith will begin his volunteer leadership responsibilities at the end of this week’s annual meeting.
Produce for a Better Tomorrow
JV Smith Companies is dedicated to providing fresh, nutritious produce to our customers. We are committed to staying one step ahead of the industry by using innovative techniques to ensure the freshest, most nutritious quality product possible.
JV Smith Companies To Highlight 'Healthier Food Choices' On Fox Business Network
YUMA, ARIZONA - Nestled in the middle of the Desert Southwest, where you would expect to see cactus and roadrunners, you will surprisingly find the Winter Vegetable Capital of the World, Yuma, Arizona. And within that "growing" community, JV Smith Companies, an agriculture-based company, has taken a proactive approach to sharing the message of the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. In fact, on September 20th at 4:30 p.m. EDT on the national Fox Business Network, JV Smith Companies will be highlighted during an episode entitled, "Healthier Food Choices."
JV Smith to appear on Fox Business Network
Yuma, Ariz., grower-shipper JV Smith Cos. is featured in a Fox Business Network to broadcast Sept. 20. The episode topic is “Healthier Food Choices.”
Scheduled air time is 4:30 p.m. Eastern.
And the winner is...
Mike Ivers (left), Yuma Community Food Bank's president and CEO, and Terre Catanzaro, of JV Smith Companies, look over final numbers after it was announced Tuesday morning that JV Smith Companies had won the Corporate Cup Food Drive. JV Smith Companies won the competition by donating an average of 507.33 pounds of food per employee. The company donated a total of 86,753 pounds of food. The City of Yuma finished second wtih an aveage of 14.35 pounds of food per employee, Yuma County was third with 3.65 and Yuma Regional Medical Center was fourth with 2.68. The four competitors donated a total of 109,183 pounds of food.
JV Smith Companies Lauches Social Media Campaign
Do you know someone working hard to get ready for the summer? Hours in the gym, filling their grocery shopping lists with fruits and vegetables, preparing meals for their families that are filled with fresh produce? We want to help you recognize their efforts.
JV Smith employees have donated $63K to food bank
Five bucks a week can add up, as the employees of JV Smith Companies recently found out.
In 2011, they decided to organize and collect monetary donations annually for the Yuma Community Food Bank.
JV Smith Companies Walks The Walk On Employee Wellness
YUMA - JV Smith Companies, a Yuma-based agriculture company is proof that the workplace is far more than just work. Their team has catapulted employee health and wellness to a new priority level. The fresh produce company has long been an advocate for healthy eating. Rightfully so as they are one of the leading producers of fresh vegetables in the Yuma and Baja California, Mexico areas. Their staff, approximately 750 at peak season, has now upped the ante with the addition of a popular employee led fitness program to round out their wellness efforts.
