Lipman recently gave away more than 700 backpacks filled with school supplies at the Sheriff’s Department’s National Night Out in Immokalee, Florida. This is just one of the many gestures performed by Lipman that have earned the company Agri-business Partner of the Year. Now, rolling into Fall, the grower has the goal of planning a community service project at each of its 20 locations across the country. The projects will focus on kids and learning and aim to foster the next generation of great produce professionals. Jaime Weisinger, Director of Community and Government Relations, tells AndNowUKnow, "We have roots in all of our locations and its imperative that we nurture the ground and the people that support us and we do this by giving back."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Kingston has just kicked off harvest on its new crop Idaho potato production. This year’s volumes will be good with increased acreage planted versus the previous year. President Ken Nabal, tells AndNowUKnow, “We are always excited when new crop potatoes start here in Idaho. It’s a big deal here in the state and our community. Kingston is proud to be an integral part in providing our customers with premium quality “Famous Idaho Potatoes” for more than forty years”.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
