Cut Flower Grower Joins FSA State Committee In California

June 22, 2011 USDA Farm Service Agency

Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Val Dolcini announced that June Van Wingerden has been appointed to the agency’s State Committee in California. The FSA is within the Department of Agriculture and works closely with farmers and ranchers to provide disaster assistance, farm and ranch loans, support for major commodities and farmland conservation programs.

WF&FSA Floral Distribution Conference Registration Open

By now you have marked your calendars for the 2011 Floral Distribution Conference scheduled for Wednesday through Friday, October 19-21, at the Doral in Miami, Florida. Here are a few "to do" items for your meeting checklist.

Leadership & Business Sustainability The Focus For Plantscape Industry Expo 2011

The role of leadership in a company’s success will be the topic kicking off conference sessions at this summer’s Plantscape Industry Expo held by PIA, The Plantscape Industry Alliance, August 30 – Sept. 1, 2011 at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, Las Vegas, NV. Keynote United Airlines Captain Mark Hoog will challenge participants to shift their leadership paradigm to ignite creativity and boost productivity. Hoog is a successful entrepreneur, a sought-after speaker and bestselling author whose Fortune 500 audiences return to him with the stories of their personal successes.

Reduce Recycle Replenish: Kunzler's Sustainability Effort

June 22, 2011 Kunzler & Company, Inc.

Kunzler & Company, Inc. is working with Pennsylvania Power & Light Utilities and Strategic Energy Group to help develop continuous energy improvement programs, which will help us use less energy. At the same time we are looking at all phases of operations in which we can improve our carbon footprint in today's environmentally conscious world.

A Sampling Of Flavorful Colorado-Made Goat Cheeses

Thanks to a global marketplace, Utahns can enjoy many cheeses from around the world. This week we explore: Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy’s Snowdrop and Red Cloud goat cheeses.