pickles

Hausbeck Pickle receives grant for packaging investment

Hausbeck Pickle Company of Saginaw, Michigan, plans to invest in new machinery and equipment to package products in a stand-up pouch, w... continue reading »

Cucumbers-pickles

Fewer farmers taking chance on cucumbers as science fights downy mildew

With failed harvests, fewer growers are taking a chance on cucumbers. According to USDA records, pickling cucumber acreage declined nearly 25 percent... continue reading »

Swanson Pickle’s next generation stepping up with improvements

A new crop of Swansons are learning to manage risk and transition at the family’s farm and processing facility in Michigan’s Muskegon County. T... continue reading »

Pickles are big business in small North Carolina town

The Mt. Olive Pickle Company is Mt. Olive, North Carolina. Generations from the same families have and continue to work in the plant, which produce... continue reading »