Blueberry Plants Sold By Costco In St. John's, Newfoundland And Labrador Recalled Due To Potential Presence Of A Plant Pest

Costco is recalling blueberry plants sold throughout June and July of 2018 at its location in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, due to the potential presence of a plant pest, blueberry maggot.

Seagroatt Riccardi Celebrates 30 Years

August 6, 2018 Seagroatt Riccardi

Seagroatt Riccardi Ltd., wholesale provider of cut flowers, potted plants and floral supplies, has announced the celebration of 30 years in business. Headquartered in Latham, New York, the company was founded on August 8, 1988 by Edward Seagroatt, James Riccardi, Peter Bilicki, and Thomas Ryan, and has evolved into an international corporation made up of four divisions with more than 100 employees.

World's Largest Cheeseboard Earns Guinness World Records Title

August 6, 2018 Wisconsin Cheese

Wisconsin makes un-brie-lievable history by creating the World's Largest Cheeseboard, officially setting a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title. The show stopper took over an entire street in downtown Madison, displaying over two tons of Wisconsin’s finest cheeses from across the state, topping the previous European record holder by over 1,000 pounds!

Real California Cheeses Bring Home 32 Awards At American Cheese Society Competition In Pittsburg, Pa.

Cow’s milk cheesemakers that use the Real California Milk seal brought home 32 awards from the 2018 annual cheese competition held by the American Cheese Society (ACS), July 25-28, 2018 in Pittsburg, Pa.

Atalanta's Lenberg Farms & Celebrity Goat Win At ACS & International Cheese & Dairy Awards

August 6, 2018 Atalanta

Lenberg Farms and Celebrity™ Goat cheeses from Mariposa Dairy won multiple awards at the American Cheese Society Competition and the International Cheese Awards in July 2018. Judges at the 35th annual American Cheese Society Competition evaluated 1,966 entries from 200 producers in U.S., Canada, Columbia, Mexico, and Brazil on July 23– 24 in Pittsburgh, PA. In Cheshire, England, 300 expert judges assessed 5,183 cheeses from 26 countries around the world at the International Cheese Awards on July 24th.