William Weldon To Address AMSA RMC Attendees

The RMC planning committee is honored to announce Dr. William Weldon, Vice President, Global Research and Development and Western Europe Operations, Elanco Animal Health, will kick off the AMSA 66th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) with a keynote address on Monday morning, June 17th in Auburn, AL.

MI Firm Recalls Ham Products Produced Without A HACCP Plan

March 5, 2013 USDA FSIS

Byron Center Wholesale Meats, a Byron Center, Michigan, establishment, is recalling approximately 6,586 pounds of ham products that were produced without a Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.

3 Reasons To Buy More #AmericanGrown Flowers In 2013

The demand for “American Grown” products is on the rise, especially when it comes to food. So, with more and more people making “buy local” decisions with their stomach, buying locally grown flowers is a natural connection that more and more people are making.

Delray Plants Launches Its Newly Designed Website

March 5, 2013 Delray Plants

Delray Plants, a foliage industry leader, committed to bringing the finest landscape foliage and newest houseplant ideas to market recently launched its newly designed website. The new website is user-friendly and provides extensive informational content on the many benefits and uses of indoor and landscape plants.

Consumer Demographic Trends Lift Floral Purchasing For Easter

March 5, 2013 Prince & Prince, Inc.

While this “floral holiday” has traditionally been only moderately strong in terms of overall floral sales (compared to the earlier Valentine’s Day, and the later Mother’s Day holidays), the 2008 recession and resulting sluggish economy in the U.S. challenges floral retailers and companies throughout the supply chain to focus more on holiday sales to meet overall annual sales targets.