Posts By: Tim Linden

TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS: Service Centers Offer Flexibility for CHR Customers

With a network of service centers across the country, C.H. Robinson is offering its customers a plethora of opportunities to efficiently manage the fresh produce supply chain. Craig Mack, director of service centers, for the firm, recently told Western Grower & Shipper that the organization now has nine service centers across the country operated by ...

Labor Issues: Top Ag Legal Challenges

Decades ago, the advent of labor challenges caused production agriculture to “lawyer up.” Today, the issues are different, but labor, more often than not, is the reason growers and shippers need legal representation. Years ago, it was union elections in which legal labor experts were needed. Jason Resnick, vice president and general counsel at Western ...

BUSINESS ACUMEN: Accounting Firm Immerses Itself in the Ag Industry

When the accounting firm K·Coe Isom takes on a new client it begins with a meeting designed to delve deep into the company’s operations and culture. “We approach our clients and the industry a bit differently,” said Laura Sands, a principal in the firm who spearheads the company’s food and agricultural initiatives. “We take a ...

WGCIT SPONSOR: Prophet Designed for Produce Accounting

After cornering the produce accounting market in Great Britain and then South Africa, Prophet turned its attention to the United States and believes it is now poised to do the same here. Mick Heatherington, vice president of sales for Prophet North America, recently told Western Grower & Shipper that the company’s latest enterprise-ready, supply chain-focused, ...