Month: January 2012

Potato Growers Select 2012 NPC Leadership

January 24, 2012 The National Potato Council

At the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2012 Annual Meeting, held January 6-7, 2012, in Orlando, Fla., Steve Crane of Exeter, Maine, was elected to serve as NPC’s president for 2012 and to lead the Executive Committee. …

Frieda’s Inc. & EARTH University Complete Another Successful Internship Experience

January 24, 2012 Frieda’s Inc.

EARTH University student, Catalina Mora of Costa Rica, recently completed a four month internship with Frieda’s Inc. as a Business Analyst intern where she developed useful tools to improve the way Frieda’s does business. Mora is a third year student at EARTH University and is earning a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science. …

UF Strives To Put Aroma, Taste Back In Tomatoes

January 24, 2012 Susan Salisbury, Palm Beach Post

Over the years as roses have been bred for their beautiful blooms, most varieties have lost their fragrance. Field-grown, mass-produced Florida tomatoes have a similar problem. A University of Florida interdisciplinary group has gone back to square one to try to change that …

Les Trois Petits Cochons Introduces Three New Pork-Free Sausages To Its Artisanal Line

January 23, 2012 Les Trois Petits Cochons, Inc.

Les Trois Petits Cochons is pleased to introduce three new pork-free sausages to its artisanal line of fully cooked, handcrafted sausages. The three new flavors of Chicken with Spinach & Gruyere Cheese, Chicken Andouille and Merguez will offer LTPC customers an alternative to their other pork-centric sausage offerings. …

NMA & NAMP Take Additional Steps Toward Creating A New Asssociation

January 23, 2012 National Meat Association / North American Meat Processors Association

The National Meat Association (NMA) and the North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP) recently took additional steps towards creating a new North American meat industry association, the two associations announced today in a joint statement. …