Caviness Packing Pulls Out Of San Angelo Packing Facility

Caviness Packing, with locations in Amarillo and Hereford, is closing its beef operations in San Angelo after deciding the proposed purchase of San Angelo Packing was not in its best interests.

NSF International Recognizes Michigan Turkey Producers Co-Op Inc.

June 6, 2013 NSF International

NSF International, a public health and safety organization, is honored to announce the winners of the 2013 NSF Food Safety Leadership Awards. The awards were presented last week during the 2013 Food Safety Summit held at the Baltimore Convention Center.

USDA To Require Labels For Mechanically Tenderized Meat

June 6, 2013 USDA FSIS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing new requirements for labeling beef products that have been mechanically tenderized, including adding new cooking instructions, so that consumers can safely enjoy these products.

Perennial Plant Symposium July 21-27, Registration Open

You already KNOW it's spectacular! And if you haven't been to Oregon, Washington or British Columbia, we actually envy you. Exploring this magnificent part of the world for the first time, and delving into its horticultural riches with your PPA colleagues, will be an experience you'll never forget. And July is absolutely the best time to be there.

"Flower Auction In Its Current Form Will Cease To Exist"

June 6, 2013 Florint

Due to the increasing importance of electronic trading the flower auctions as we currently know them will be a thing of the past in just ten years. That is the expert assessment of Herman de Boon, the chairman of VGB – the Dutch Association of Wholesale Trade in Horticultural Products.