Assistant editor of VGN Doug Ohlemeier reports on Hartung Brothers, Inc.’s long history in vegetable production and its continuing development of techniques and technology to improve yields and efficiency. Vertical integration, custom developed harvesting tools, and preventive threat management contribute to the company’s ongoing success.
Hartung Brothers, Inc. acquires access to cucumber production and grading in several regions of Mexico, expanding its cucumber production capacities to year-round. HBI’s full-service approach, including shipping, will enable customers to source pickling cucumbers from HBI with the quality and reliability they have previously enjoyed only in summer and early autumn.
Hartung Brothers Inc. acquires long-time business partner and neighbor Diversified Seed Producers, LLC. HBI will use DSP’s people, equipment, and land to continue their shared tradition of quality seed production. Business will continue as usual during this mid-season change; detasseling must go on. As DSP leadership move on to other things, HBI is excited to continue their business.
Honolulu Civil Beat contributor Brittany Lyte details Aloun farms expansion on Kauai, and how it partners with neighbor farmers Hartung Brothers to maintain infrastructure, coordinate labor and housing, and cooperate on local produce.
Long-time Hartung Brothers employee and recently installed Vice President for the Cucumber Division Joshua Duley named to Vegetable Growers News list 40-Under-40.
The Grower contributor Karen Davidson describes the development of the hand-harvested, pickling cucumbers industry in Canada, including Hartung Brothers, Inc.’s role in the supply chain which supports pickling processors in the United States. Hartung Brothers partners with local, multi-generational cucumber growing operations in Ontario to sort, grade, and ship the small cucumbers best suited for the jarred pickles which fill family pantry shelves.
Jan Larson McLaughlin of BG Independent News documents the effort to raise funds to construct public pickleball courts for the city to accommodate massive growth in the popularity of the sport, highlighting HBI’s significant contribution to the city which hosts its massive tank yards of salted pickling cucumbers.
Ulupono Initiative documents how Hartung Brothers puts some its land on Kauai to use producing cattle feed locally, a more secure and reliable option for supporting Hawaii’s cattle industry.
Growing Produce contributor Mindy Robinson details how Hartung Brothers, Inc. combines efforts with long-time local partner Alsum Farms and Produce, Inc. to make the best use of their combined 5,700 acres of land in the Wisconsin River Valley area. Farm managers Joe Hartung (HBI) and Beau Hartline (Alsum) describe how they share land and stationary equipment through a multi-year crop rotation strategy which boosts yields for both parties, communicate crucial information to one another throughout all seasons, and mitigate the risks of agriculture’s uncertainty together in a neighborly fashion.
Beck’s and Hartung Brothers announce a mutually beneficial transition of property and assets. As part of the collaborative effort between the two family-owned American-based companies, Beck’s has purchased the Hartung Brothers facility in Coon Rapids, Iowa. Hartung Brothers has acquired the lease for the farmland and most of the equipment at Beck’s Kauai, Hawaii facility. Hartung Brothers will also provide contract services and operational capacity for Beck’s as needed in Hawaii and the Midwest. In Hawaii, Hartung Brothers has operations on Kauai and Oahu. Beck’s committed to offering employment to Hartung Brothers employees at the Coon Rapid facility.
