Land O'Frost Recalls Sausage Product Due To Misbranding

August 4, 2015 USDA FSIS

Land O’Frost, Inc., a Lansing, Ill., establishment, is recalling approximately 17 pounds of summer sausage product due to misbranding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains pork which is not declared on the product label.

NAMI Responds To NFU's COOL Commentary; Urges Senate Action

NAMI President and CEO Barry Carpenter wrote an op-ed in Agri-Pulse last week responding to an earlier column by Roger Johnson , president of the National Farmers Union, in which Johnson touted the Voluntary Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and Trade Enhancement Act of 2015 as "the only path forward for food labeling." Johnson posits that the bill, which was introduced by Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and John Hoeven (R-ND), would constitute a win for our trading partners, producers and consumers, and suggests that it brings the U.S. into compliance with its World Trade Organization (WTO) obligations.

Entry Deadline Extended For AIPH International Grower Of The Year Awards 2016

The deadline for entry to the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) International Grower of the Year Awards 2016 has been extended.

International Symposium On Ornamentals, Proteas Program Finalized

The VIII International Symposium on New Ornamental Crops and XII International Protea Research Symposium and XVII International Protea Association Conference will be held in Perth, Australia, 20-24 August 2015.

Matsui Foundation Writes Big Checks & Awards $1M In Scholarships

August 4, 2015 The Matsui Foundation

The Matsui Foundation presented some really big checks at the Matsui Foundation Scholarship Awards Banquet on Friday night in Salinas, Calif., at Hartnell College’s Steinbeck Hall. Teresa Matsui, Matsui Nursery president and Matsui Foundation executive director, and daughter of Andy and Mary Matsui, told the audience about how her father continued to reinvent himself to become the successful orchid grower, business owner, and philanthropist he is today.