Month: July 2012

Dairy Market Pricing Steady For Immediate Future, Tighter 4th Quarter Likely

July 3, 2012 Rabobank

A slow squeeze is likely to start reducing pressure on U.S. dairy producers through the rest of 2012, with a recovery gaining legs in early 2013. This is a key theme of the latest quarterly global dairy report from Rabobank's Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory (FAR) group. The report says that though the market experienced a small rally in June as buyers moved to cover short term needs, U.S. milk prices remained down twenty three percent overall, compared to this time last year. …

Barry Callebaut Breaks Ground On Center Of Cocoa Excellence In West Africa

July 3, 2012 Barry Callebaut

Barry Callebaut, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, announced it is establishing a CHF 1 million (EUR 833,000 / USD 1.05 million) Center of Cocoa Excellence to promote advanced agricultural techniques in Côte d'Ivoire, the world's largest cocoa producing country. The Center will include training facilities for farmers and a 30-hectare "showcase farm" to demonstrate state-of-the-art intercropping techniques and other yield enhancement practices such as grafting to rejuvenate aging cocoa farms and double farm productivity. …

World Pastry Championship Begins This Fourth Of July In Las Vegas

July 3, 2012 The World Pastry Forum

On the fourth of July in Sin City Las Vegas, NV, pastry chefs, culinary professionals and students from around the world will be gathering at the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa for the Amoretti World Pastry Forum and Championship. The event, put on by Carymax, LLC, has created excitement in those who have a passion for all things sugar, chocolate, cake and beyond. …

Rudi's Organic Bakery Fans Vote For Best Sandwich Box Design This July

July 3, 2012 Rudi’s Organic Bakery, Inc.

Rudi’s Organic Bakery has partnered with Chef Ann Cooper, the Renegade Lunch Lady, to revolutionize school lunch for kids everywhere through Let’s Doodle Lunch. Earlier this summer, Rudi’s Organic fans were invited to upload artwork on Facebook to receive a reusable sandwich box featuring that design on the lid. From July 1st through July 31st when fans submit their first vote for their favorite design, they will receive a $0.75 coupon good for any Rudi’s Organic product, and Rudi’s Organic will donate $1 to Chef Ann’s The Lunch Box, showing their support for healthier options in school lunchrooms nationwide. …

Zinnias Are A Perfect Cut Flower

July 3, 2012 Staff Reporter, The Coloradoan

With their dependability and dizzying array of flower color and heights, zinnias easily earn their excellent reputation. There are more than a dozen species of zinnias, members of the Asteraceae family, but only three or four are commonly grown: Zinnia elegans, Z. angustifolia, Z. haageana and Z. tenuifolia. These zinnias are good for cut flowers as well as bedding plants. …