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Smarter Sales Order System for Future Prices

We have enhanced the Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) sales order system such that if you use future prices, then the system will look ahead to see if there is a future price for an item when entering a sales order. It uses the date portion of the batch number to do this.

Moving Toward Farm-to-Table Transparency

From PMA Smart Brief… The Food and Drug Administration is working toward a more efficient food traceability system that would help identify contaminated ingredients sooner. “If you work quickly, you can save lives,” said Jennifer McEntire, lead author of a study on improving traceability. Read the Food Safety News article at: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/05/the-challenges-and-advantages-of-farm-to-fork-traceability/#.UaePkpyLYZA

The OPMA’s The New Fast Food™ Posters Have Arrived!

In keeping with the OPMA’s mandate to promote the consumption of fruits and vegetables, they have recently designed and printed The New Fast Food™ posters to add to the collection of promotional materials. The New Fast Food™ campaign is designed around the five fruit and vegetable colour groups with the focus on getting children excited … Read more

Enhancements to Growing Module

In the Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) Growing Module, we have added the ability to set up re-entry and harvest intervals in the stock items (these would be used for chemicals). The Grower Work order now displays the earliest date/time you can re-enter the Grow Area, and the earliest date/time you can harvest the item.

Produce Made Simple with Celebrity Chef Kary Osmond

The Ontario Produce Marketing Association recently announced the launch of their new promotional campaign, “Produce Made Simple” with celebrity chef Kary Osmond, former host of CBC’s Best Recipes Ever cooking show. The campaign’s “back to basics” approach provides easy to understand information, through a blog-style website, how-to videos and social media on how to pick, … Read more

What is eManifest and How Can the Produce Industry Prepare For It?

Canada Border Services Agency is launching eManifest – “Making the Border Smarter and More Secure”. When fully implemented, Canada Border Services Agency eManifest will require carriers, freight forwarders and importers in all modes of transportation (air, marine, highway and rail) to electronically transmit cargo, conveyance, house bill / supplementary cargo and importer data to the … Read more

Welsh Bros. Newest Buyer of Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software

Welsh Bros. of Scotland, Ontario have been farming in Southwestern Ontario since 1855. They have a long standing tradition of growing premium sweet corn, asparagus and most recently organic farming and experimenting with Jamaican pumpkins. Learn the history of Welsh Bros. and welcome them to the WaudWare collective of productive produce customers using our Produce … Read more

Stock Label Printing Screen Made Wider

We modified the stock label printing screen slightly wider in our Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software, as it was cutting off a little of the quantity (qty) column. We also relocated the print button to the bottom right for ease of access. It’s the little improvements like this that make all the difference.

New Strategic Partner for WaudWare: OCR Canada Ltd.

We are pleased to announce a new Strategic Partnership with OCR Canada Ltd. beginning February 1, 2013. OCR Canada will be partnering with WaudWare Incorporated on the Data Collection Hardware and Wireless Infrastructure aspects of the PICS – Produce Inventory Control System – traceability software solution. We are excited about this collaboration as it will … Read more

Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) Update for March/April 2013

Included in the March/April 2013 update is information covering the FSMA Update – Industry Submits Comments to FDA on IFT Traceability Recommendations, Buyer Working Group Update, Alpine Fresh Touts PTI Progress, Traceability News From Canada, Call for Case Studies, A Picture is Worth 1000 Words, and Select Articles Discussing PTI Progress. Read the update here. … Read more

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