GNP Company CEO Michael Helgeson Announces Plans To Retire

August 12, 2014 GNP Company

GNP Company™, the Midwest's leading producer of natural chicken under the Just BARE®, Gold'n Plump® and Sunny Roost® brand labels, announced today that Chief Executive Officer Michael Helgeson, a third-generation leader, has set a retirement date. Effective November 3, 2014, Steve Jurek, current Executive Vice President of Operations and Administration at GNP Company, will step into the company's top leadership position of President.

USDA Proposes To Allow Importation Of Pork Products From Mexico

"We are proposing to amend the regulations governing the importation of animals and animal products to define a low-risk classical swine fever region in Mexico from which we would allow the importation of fresh pork and pork products under certain conditions."

Union Fleurs Lends Expertise To Article On The 'Challenges Of Globalization For The Floriculture Industry'

August 12, 2014 Union Fleurs

The CIOPORA Chronicle, a magazine dedicated to the horticultural sector and the latest updates on Intellectual Property protection in plant innovation, is published every year in cooperation with FloraCulture International. This year’s issue, dedicated to the topic: “Mission: Future”, was released in June 2014. Union Fleurs was asked by CIOPORA to contribute with an article and expert insights on the ‘challenges of globalization for the floriculture industry’.

Union Fleurs Autumn Meeting: Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, 2014 – London

August 12, 2014 Union Fleurs

Union Fleurs is pleased to announce that its next Autumn Meeting will take place from 30 0ctober to 2 November 2014 in London, UK.

Hawaii Flower Farmers Take Brunt Of Storm Iselle

August 12, 2014 Catherine Cruz, KITV

The pictures from a farm in Keaau show acres of papaya trees flattened in the high winds. Their shallow root structures no match for Iselle’s gusts. Besides papaya there are reports of flower nurseries damaged from as far north as Kohala. One anthruirum grower estimates that 50-60 percent of its anthuriums are affected by the storm. It’s not clear how much can be salvaged.