AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT GREEN VALLEY PEACAN COMPANY

Am I Next? Green Valley Pecan Company to cease pecan shelling.

Sahuarita, Arizona-based Green Valley Peacan Company, a division of Farmers Investment Co., a pecan growing, processing, and distributor of pecan products, has announced that it will shut down its pecan processing plant in Sahuarita by the end of 2021, with the closure of its Pecan Store in early 2022.

The closure will affect 130 employees. The company will complete shelling in its Sahuarita facility through December 2021 and ship the plant's final orders through January and February 2022. The plant will be used for cold storage and shipping for pecans produced on the farm, with shelling outsourced to a third-party sheller.

According to a company spokesperson, "FICO is taking this action because of a challenging global pecan market resulting from tariffs, low-cost competition from Mexican pecan processors, and the financial impacts from COVID-19. These factors combined to make it unsustainable to continue shelling pecans in Sahuarita."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT STADELMAN FRUIT

Am I Next? Warehouse layoffs at Stadelman Fruit.

Zillah, Washington-based Stadelman Fruit, a grower/packer/distributor of cherries, pears, and apples grown in the Pacific Northwest, has announced the layoff of 120 warehouse workers at its Zillah, Washington location commencing on August 31, 2021.

The company is wholly-owned by the New York, New York-based S. S. Steiner Company ans is one of their portfolio companies.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT HOUWELING'S NURSERIES

Am I Next? Houweling’s Nurseries switches from tomatoes to pot - 400-plus layoffs.

Delta, British Columbia, Canada-based Houweling’s Nurseries, an operator of year-round, sustainable greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers production, has announced that it will cease operations at its 125 acre Camarillo, California greenhouse facility and laying off 486 workers between August 8, 2021, and September 30, 2021.

The facility is being sold to a new owner. That buyer is Glass House Brands, a Carpinteria, California-based company that is one of the largest owners of cannabis farms and dispensaries in California.

According to Graham Farrar, president, and chief cannabis officer of Glass House Brands, “greenhouse facility will be a cannabis and vegetable farm hybrid with about 40 acres of the farm dedicated to cannabis, and the remaining 80 acres will grow tomatoes and other vegetables.”

Houweling’s is known for its highly automated, scientifically managed production systems, hydroponic growing technology, and its efficient use of water and energy. Therefore, it should not surprise anyone that a highly automated, technologically sophisticated grower of tomatoes would repurpose its facilities to growing cannabis.

The 2.2 million square foot Houweling seedling and greenhouse operation in Delta, British Columbia, Canada made the switch to grower-ready cannabis seedlings.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?