Vol. 12 | Oleen Smethurst: Top of Her Game




Articles in This Issue


Up Close with Frieda’s Specialty Produce’s Purple Snow Peas

Available year-round from Guatemala, Purple Snow Peas have deep purple pods with tiny green peas inside, which maintain their purple color when cooked. The crisp and tender eating experience...

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Domex Superfresh Growers: Fresh to the Core

Young, engaged, and positioned for continued growth. That’s what comes to mind while I sit with Robert Kershaw in Domex Superfresh Growers’ newly expanded Yakima office to talk about what exactly...

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What is a DDoS Attack?

Meet the bane of all websites and web hosting servers worldwide—the DDoS attack....

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The Kitchen Community with Kimbal Musk

"When children pull a carrot out of the ground, it's like a magic trick,” Kimbal Musk, CEO and Co-Founder of the Boulder, Colorado-based The Kitchen Family of Restaurants, tells me....

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Bound by Innovation: Tanimura and Antle's Plant Tape

“We are finding that the advantages and benefits continue to surpass our expectations,” Brian Antle, Harvest Manager at Tanimura & Antle (T&A), tells me. “For one, the system is six times...

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Heather Hammack: Destined for Fame

When 12-year-old Heather Hammack first sat on a John Deere 4455 tractor with her older brother on her family’s farm, she had no idea that one day she would come full circle as a pioneer in the ag...

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Top of Her Game: Oleen Smethurst

“Are you crazy?” When Oleen Smethurst first began her push of the Top Seal packaging program, a few of her initial suppliers had this response.  ...

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Pepper Robot - Interview with Dr. Jan Bontsema from Clever Robots for Crops

We are on the brink of an agricultural revolution. In the past year, we have seen more robots, drones, and Silicon Valley technology start-ups tackle some of the industry’s greatest dilemmas than...

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What is Gladstone Land Corporation? CEO David Gladstone Discusses His Approach to Buying Farmland

“I like the idea of being worth billions of dollars, but we’re not trying to do it overnight.” - David Gladstone...

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