Produce Inventory Control System Blog

Grower’s Pay System Enhanced in PICS

Spring 2014 improvements (March, April, May) to Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software are highlighted by what we’ve accomplished with the Grower’s Pay system. We have added the ability to choose Current or All Items when broadcasting Price Lists We have significantly enhanced the Grower’s Pay system. Most notably, it now handles Pooling. Added the … Read more

Finalist for Premier of Ontario Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence

WaudWare Leaks: April 24, 2014. Susan Powell from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture conducted a site visit to interview WaudWare president, F. Charles Waud in order to further the nomination process for a Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence – for our Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software. Susan was suitably impressed with the WaudWare … Read more

Five Steps to a Successful Implementation of a Traceability System

In an industry known for demanding some of the most highly coordinated supply chains ever developed, traceability has been a food-industry priority ever since the produce traceability initiative was established. Fortunately, Traceability Systems have matured and finding one to suit your needs is now easier and more cost-effective than you might expect. Read the article … Read more

Windmill Farms New Produce Inventory Control System Customer

Windmill Farms of Ashburn (near Whitby), Ontario is the newest Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software customer. Windmill Farms is a leader in the production of organic mushrooms in Canada. They will be using PICS and PICS Production to begin. Why did Windmill Farms choose PICS? Here are the built-in features of our Produce Inventory … Read more

Insurance Coverage Options for Fresh Produce Growers

North Carolina State University and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services published a paper detailing Insurance Coverage Options for Fresh Produce Growers. We give the paper an “A” for its extensive, educational and eye-opening account of coverage options. Read the article.

Set Up Global Location Numbers in Produce Software

We have added the ability to set up Global Location Numbers (GLN’s) in customers and ship to addresses in our Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software. These are needed when doing EDI with WalMart. We’re constantly on the lookout for new productivity, performance, and profitability enhancements for our PICS software system to help fresh produce … Read more

New Fees for CFIA’s Destination Inspection Service

In 2007, the industry supported the development of a dedicated Destination Inspection Service (DIS) that would have improvements made to the timeliness of inspections and improved service delivery. The DIS is entering its final phase of a three-year process to implement full cost recovery (100% of the cost of the Service). You will recall that … Read more

System Control Screen Enhancement for HST and GST

We added code to our Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software to hide fields and suppress messages about HST and GST if the percentages for these 2 taxes are set to zero in the System Control screen.

Canadian Border Services Agency Approves Best Practices for Produce Examinations

Distributed by The Ontario Produce Marketing Association As a result of ongoing concerns brought forward by the produce industry regarding damage to produce during inspections and off-loading at Canadian border crossings, a working group was established to investigate the process at the border. As a result, a best practices document was developed for both industry … Read more

Featuring Vegetables From The Garden Eden

We’re pleased to welcome Eden Valley Growers, Inc. of Eden, New York to the WaudWare family of Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software and VPICS (touch screen) customers. Eden Valley Growers, Inc. established in 1956, is a vegetable growing farm cooperative that recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, consisting of ten members, most of whom are … Read more

Lessons in Love: Cristina’s Tortina Shop Brampton

Cristina’s Tortina Shop is no ordinary bakery. Aside from cupcakes, specialty cakes and cookies, Cristina’s offers huge quantities of love and unique employment opportunities for people with down syndrome, autism and other special needs. Mompreneur, Mary Iusso, opened Cristina’s Tortina Shop last December in Brampton to honour her 4 year old daughter Cristina. Read the … Read more

No Reservations? No Problem!

Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) Software has a new feature! We enhanced the Stock Items screen and Stock Lot screen to [hide] not show the Qty Reserved field if reservations are not being used in the system.

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