Longer Aging Adds Flavor To French Triple Cream

Put a triple-cream cheese on a tray with three or four other selections, and the triple cream will vanish first. Triple-cream cheeses seduce us with their richness and silkiness, even if they rarely have much more to offer.

77% Percent Of U.S. Adults Want Calorie Labeling On Convenience Foods

Seventy-seven percent of U.S. adults said they want calorie labeling for hot dogs, pizza slices and burritos sold at convenience stores, a survey indicates. The survey, released by the non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington, indicated 81 percent favor having supermarkets provide calorie information for their prepared restaurant-type foods, such as rotisserie chicken, sandwiches and soups.

Artisan Cheese, Specialty Food, & More To Be Showcased At VT Cheesemakers' Festival

June 12, 2012 Vermont Cheese Council

Over 200 Vermont cheeses will be the centerpiece of the 4th annual Vermont Cheesemakers’ Festival at Shelburne Farms this summer, along with dozens of specialty foods, fine wines and locally-crafted beer. The sell-out event is slated for Sunday, July 22, 2012.

The Fabulous Four Fleurostar Entries 2012/2013

June 12, 2012 Fleuroselect

This year's FleuroStar winner will again be chosen during the FlowerTrials at eight locations in both The Netherlands and Germany. Benary, Selecta Klemm, Syngenta Flowers and Volmary have all entered varieties into this prestigious contest for innovative bedding plant introductions.

NASS Releases The 2011 Floriculture Crops Summary

This full-text report presents data on floriculture crops including cut flowers, potted flowering plants, foliage plants, potted herbaceous perennials, annual bedding/garden plants, cut cultivated greens, propagative floriculture material and special Hawaiian crops; data includes quantity sold, percent of sales at wholesale, wholesale price and value of sales at wholesale for 36 program states and growers having $100,000 or more in sales; also number of growers, growing area and operations with hired workers for growers with $10,000 or more in sales.