Month: January 2018

APHIS Allows Import Of Dendrobium Spp. Orchids From Taiwan

January 30, 2018 USDA APHIS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its regulations to allow the importation of orchid plants of the genus Dendrobium spp. in growing media from Taiwan into the United States.  After careful analysis, APHIS scientists have determined that this species of orchid from Taiwan can be safely imported under a systems approach.  …

Clover Creek Cheese Cellar Wins First Place

January 30, 2018 Linda Williams, Lancaster Farming

Clover Creek’s Royer Mountain cheese placed first in the semi-soft, semi-hard and hard cheese from cow’s milk categories at the Farm Show in Harrisburg. The Royer Mountain cheese also won the Rices a bronze medal for the third best in show. …

Traditional Welsh Caerphilly Cheese Wins EU Protected Status

January 30, 2018 BBC

Wales' only native cheese has joined the ranks of Welsh lamb, Anglesey sea salt and Pembrokeshire early potatoes in being awarded a special status. …

Sara Hill Joins Hook’s Cheese Company As National Sales Manager

January 30, 2018 Hook’s Cheese Company

World Champion Cheesemakers Tony and Julie Hook proudly announce the appointment of Sara Hill, a 37-year veteran of the specialty cheese industry, as their company’s first National Sales Manager. …

Rutgers Professors Weigh In On Raw Milk Movement

January 30, 2018 Andrew Petryna, Daily Taragum

Donald Schaffner, a professor in the Department of Food Science, said he is more hesitant about this new trend in dairy production. …