Month: September 2016

Cavicchio Greenhouses Wins AIM Sustainability Award

September 7, 2016 Cavicchio Greenhouses, Inc.

The Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) Announced six companies ranging from a ski resort in the Berkshires to the largest grocery chain in New England have been named winners of the inaugural Associated Industries of Massachusetts Sustainability Award. The award recognizes excellence in managing environmental stewardship, social well-being and economic prosperity. Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort of Hancock; PeoplesBank of Holyoke; W.D. Cowls of North Amherst; Cavicchio Greenhouses, Inc. of Sudbury; Gorton’s Seafood of Gloucester; and Stop & Shop New England, Division of Ahold USA were selected from among 33 nominations. …

Applications For Paid AFE Floriculture Internships Due October 1

September 7, 2016 The American Floral Endowment

Applications are now being accepted for the American Floral Endowment (AFE)'s Vic & Margaret Ball Intern Scholarship Program and Mosmiller Intern Scholarship Program. …

Wisconsin Dominates At 2016 World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest

September 7, 2016 Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board

Wisconsin continued its winning streak by taking home 88 awards for its cheese and dairy products at the recent World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest, more than any other state. Wisconsin’s award total equals about 40 percent of the total awards given at the contest. Wisconsin also won 59 cheese-specific awards, taking home 74 percent of the total cheese awards. …

New Class Of ACS Certified Cheese Professionals Announced

September 7, 2016 American Cheese Society (ACS)

One hundred fifty-five (155) individuals passed the American Cheese Society’s sixth Certified Cheese Professional® Exam, held July 27, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. This class of ACS Certified Cheese Professionals® (ACS CCPs®) includes individuals from 51 different companies in the United States and Canada. ACS CCPs® now total 740 individuals in the United States, Canada, and Europe. …

IDDBA 17 Heads To Anaheim

September 7, 2016 International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA)

The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association’s 53rd annual event, IDDBA 17, will be held in Anaheim, CA, at the Anaheim Convention Center, June 4-6. …