Feedlots, Meatpackers Closing With Fewer US Cows
Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support them. …
Month: February 2013
100th FloraHolland Grower In Fair Flowers Fair Plants
The company Freek van der Velden in Delfgauw is the 100th FloraHolland grower participating in the Fair Flowers Fair Plants campaign. Van der Velden grows potted gerberas and is one of the growers marked with ‘F’ at the auction clock. Along with their environmental certification MPS-A, these producers also have the MPS-Socially Qualified (MPS-SQ) certificate, as required by the international standard of Fair Flowers Fair Plants. …
New Quito, Ecuador International Airport Open For Business
The new international airport of Quito, Mariscal Sucre, was inaugurated Feb. 19th. Operations began Feb 20th at 9:00 AM. There is, for the first time, a cargo terminal, which will specifically support the improved practices of flower exportation. …
Canadian Greenhouse Growers' Directory & Buyer's Guide Now Available
It is with great pleasure that Flowers Canada Growers Inc. would like to announce that the 2013 Canadian Greenhouse Growers’ Directory & Buyer’s Guide is now available. …
Boar's Head Brand Helps Feed Albany Families In Need
Brooklyn founded Boar’s Head Brand®, a leading manufacturer of premium delicatessen products, recently donated more than 500 lbs. of much needed protein to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, an organization helping to feed the poor and hungry throughout since 1982. Based in Latham, the donation will provide nearly 1,200 meals to families in need in the region. …
