Quebec Veal Producer Bringing New Products To Market

Pork expert Mario Maillet says pigs are roughly the same size as young calves. So when he took over last year as president of Écolait, Quebec’s largest veal producer, he spearheaded efforts aimed at exploiting calf carcasses more like pigs.

Plan Your Spring Trials Visit With Ball Ornamentals

February 19, 2015 Pete Kruger, Ball Ornamentals

Make sure you're in-the-know! Plan a full-day visit to the Ball stop in Santa Paula, California, with more than 400 noteworthy new varieties from 10 breeding companies, including flowering shrub displays from the Ball Ornamentals team. Catch amazing presentations, find tons of take-home information, and make valuable industry connections. Open Saturday, April 11th, through Wednesday, April 15th.

New This Spring From Star Roses & Plants/Conard–Pyle

Gardeners looking to add something new this spring will find a big selection of roses and perennials from Star® Roses and Plants at garden retailers.

Six Gold Medals For Fleuroselect

February 19, 2015 Fleuroselect

Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, proudly announces six new Gold Medal awards that will be available to the wholesale as of 2015 and in retail as of 2016.

California’s 9th Annual Artisan Cheese Festival Announces Chefs Vs. Chefs – The Best Bite

The United States’ premier artisan cheese event, the 9th Annual California’s Artisan Cheese Festival, today announces the participants for the Chefs vs. Chefs – The Best Bite on Saturday, March 21, 2015. Bringing together more than 60 Californian artisan cheesemakers, restaurants, breweries and wineries, this walk-around tasting event is one of the weekend’s most popular. Following the same format as previous years’ Grand Cheese Tasting & Best in Cheese Competition, participating restaurants have been paired up with a local cheesemaker to create unique cheese-centric bites, and attendees will have a chance to vote for their favorite. During the event, guests will be able to not only taste the offerings of each participant, but also interact with chefs, cheesemakers, brewers and winemakers at this roaming feast.