Trey Songz Partners With 1-800-FLOWERS.COM To Support Angels With Heart Foundation

February 14, 2012 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.

This Valentine's, the Grammy Award nominated and multi award winning R&B artist, Trey Songz has teamed with 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (FLWS), the world's leading florist and gift shop in support of The Angels with Heart Foundation.

Olde Strasburg Meats License Suspended By Ohio Dept. Of Agriculture

February 14, 2012 Staff Reporter, Independent

Olde Strasburg Meats, formerly Valley Farm Meats, had its processing license suspended Thursday, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

Gary Taubes Named AMSA Reciprocal Meat Conference Keynote Speaker

The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) is excited to announce Gary Taubes, author of Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It (Knopf 2011) and Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control and Disease (Knopf, 2007), will kick off the AMSA 65th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) on Monday morning June 18th with his in-depth presentation on “Why We Get Fat: Adiposity 101 and the Alternative Hypothesis of Obesity.”

Consumer Demand For Meat Remains Fat Despite Beefier Prices

February 14, 2012 Matthew Wilde, The Courier

Record-high cattle prices could have long-lasting affects on the industry and consumers, experts say. Big paychecks from packers haven't meant a lot of black ink for producers. And people who love a good T-bone steak or cheeseburger are digging deeper to pay for them, government data show. Producers and food retailers say change is the way to buck both trends.

Fine New French Brie Made For American Market

In France, the finest Brie is made with raw cow's milk. In fact, the regulations governing the production of Brie de Meaux and Brie de Melun – the two most esteemed appellations – require raw milk. That's why these two cheeses are unavailable in the United States. They don't meet our government's 60-day aging requirement for raw-milk cheese. Consequently, French cheese producers have devised workarounds.