Smithfield Foods To Continue To Produce Genuine Smithfield Ham In Smithfield, VA

July 24, 2018 Smithfield Foods

Recent media reports regarding Smithfield Foods, Inc. closing its smokehouse that produces Genuine Smithfield Ham in Smithfield, Virginia, are sensationalized and exaggerated. Contrary to these media reports, Smithfield has absolutely no intention of ceasing production of Genuine Smithfield Ham in the town of Smithfield, Virginia. No company representative has ever said otherwise. The company simply shuttered one of the oldest buildings on our large Smithfield, Virginia, complex while we evaluate the best site to produce our Genuine Smithfield Ham going forward.

AFE Travel Grant For Arizona Retail Florists Deadline Announcement

The American Floral Endowment established the Arizona Retail Florist Education Travel Grant in 2017 to assist florists from Arizona in traveling to national industry events for educational programs and to provide networking opportunities on a national level.

Begonia 'Canary Wings' Wins Retailers' Choice Award

July 24, 2018 Ball Seed

At Cultivate'18 in Columbus, Ohio, The Garden Center Group co-sponsored an award with AmericanHort where retail businesses picked their favorite new products in the live goods and hard goods categories. Ball Ingenuity is happy to announce Begonia 'Canary Wings' as a recipient of the 2018 Retailers' Choice Award™.

AFE Announces Paid Internship Application Deadline

The American Floral Endowment (AFE) is accepting applications for two floriculture/horticulture internship programs! The application deadline is October 1st

In The Kosher Market, Artisanal Cheese Is A Hard Sell

July 24, 2018 Shira Feder, Forward

From camembert to cotija to chèvre, fancy artisanal cheeses are universally acclaimed and adored — and are becoming increasingly available for kosher-keeping consumers.