Exciting New Interplant Rose Varieties For 2015

May 5, 2015 Interplant Roses

Just a glimpse of our favourite new varieties for 2015, so far! Of course, many others yet to come as the year 2015 is still fresh!

NC Cheese Trail Puts Locally Made Cheeses On The Map

The N.C. Cheese Trail is actually the state’s second cheese trail. The WNC (western North Carolina) Cheese Trail covers the hills and dales of our Appalachians and foothills. Both trails have sprung up in the last five years, following the local food trend and a shift back to agriculture.

Specialities To Introduce Bayonne Dried Cured Ham At Fancy Food Show

May 5, 2015 Specialities®, Inc.

Specialities, Inc. announced today they will be introducing France’s legendary Bayonne Ham at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City from June 28th-30th, 2015. A quality product is rarely ever created in a single’s night work. The Bayonne Ham is crafted to the highest standards using a unique process handed down by centuries of meticulous care, time and knowledge.

Mushroom Council Expands The Blend Into Retail Segment With Pilot Programs

May 5, 2015 The Mushroom Council

The Mushroom Council’s successful introduction of The Blend into foodservice and school lunch programs is expanding into the retail segment with pilot programs before rolling out nationally. The Blend is mixing finely diced mushrooms mixed seamlessly with proteins such as beef, turkey, lamb or pork to make hamburgers, meatloaf and meatballs, for example. Retailers can use or modify these recipe concepts to introduce healthier versions of iconic meals in foodservice, deli and meat departments.

Low Milk Prices, Glutted Market Put Strain On Northeast Dairy Farmers In Small Cooperatives

In an online profile of "Our Farmers," New York City milk bottler Elmhurst Dairy tells the story of how David Wood bought his first two calves as a part-time hobby in 1970 and grew his Saratoga County farm to more than a thousand Holsteins, whose milk is trucked every day to its plant in Queens. At least, it used to be.