USDA Seeks Comment On Responding To Chrysanthemum White Rust

August 8, 2012 USDA APHIS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking comment on its regulatory strategy for responding to domestic chrysanthemum white rust (CWR) outbreaks and its policy on the importation of CWR host plants and plant material.

Fairy Gardening: Great Concept For Miniature Garden

August 8, 2012 Van VLIET Flower Group

One of the new concepts which were shown earlier this monthat the OFA Short Course in Columbus, Ohio (US) was Fairy Gardening, developed by Jeff and Emily Sorenson from Loveland, Colorado (US).

Barry Callebaut Trains 50 Cooperatives In Côte d'Ivoire To Be Certified By Rainforest Alliance

August 8, 2012 Barry Callebaut

Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, has trained 15,000 cocoa farmers from 50 farmer cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire in sustainable cocoa production, enabling them to become independently certified by Rainforest Alliance. The cooperatives are located throughout Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa production belt, with the majority located in Bas-Sassandra, the country’s biggest cocoa-producing region today.

A Name Is Toast In H&H Bagels Dispute

Its bagel shops and manufacturing plants are shuttered, its global wholesale business ground to a halt. But there is one last piece of H&H Bagels' shattered empire left: the name.

Successful Bakery Entrepreneurs To Share Industry Secrets

August 8, 2012 RPIA Group

On September 8, 2012 Certified Master Bakers (CMBs) with successful businesses from around the nation will be imparting knowledge worth tens of thousands of dollars to entrepreneurs who want to explore joining the Baking Industry. The CMBs, who belong to the RPIA Group, have put togetherThe Business of Baking for Beginners, a unique seminar that will be held on September 8th at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston, TX. This seminar will teach aspiring bakery owners effective tricks of the trade and behind-the-scenes knowledge that only comes with extensive years of experience.