Shinoda Foundation Recognizes Horticulture's Brightest With 11 Scholarship Awards
Horticulture students from across the nation recently received an investment in their future as the Shinoda Foundation awarded its prestigious scholarships. …
Month: July 2012
Stonyfield Co-Founder To Receive Organic Trade Association's Highest Honor
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has selected Gary Hirshberg of Stonyfield Farm and Zea Sonnabend of CCOF to receive its prestigious Organic Leadership Awards for 2012. The awards, presented annually since 1997 during OTA's Awards Gala, recognize outstanding individuals who have shown leadership and vision in furthering the goals of the organic movement. …
IDFA Encouraged By Support For Goodlatte-Scott Amendment
Connie Tipton, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, issued the following statement on the House Agriculture Committee vote on the bipartisan amendment to the Farm Bill offered by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Rep. David Scott (D-GA) that would have stripped a supply management provision from the Dairy Security Act and offered the safety net of a margin insurance program with no strings attached. …
Keller's Creamery In Harleysville, PA Closing
Although it’s official name has been Dairy Farmers of America Harleysville since 2005, the familiar Keller’s Creamery name remains on the Franconia Township plant on Maple Avenue. …
Matrix Packs Production Capacity Of Two Bagging Machines Into Floor Space Of One
Matrix Packaging Machinery, powered by Pro Mach, is now offering an ingeniously designed bagging machine for coffee, baking, snack food, prepared food, confectionary, and other similar companies that need to boost production but have limited floor space. The new X machine packs the effective production capacity of two machines, up to 250-bags-per-minute, into the floor space typically required for one 45-inch wide bagger. …
