Confiscation Illegal Carnations From Ecuador At Schiphol Amsterdam Airport

March 17, 2020 HilverdaFlorist

On the request of HilverdaFlorist several boxes of illegal cut-carnations were stopped and controlled by the customs of Schiphol Amsterdam Airport. There were suspicions this shipment of cut carnation contains illegal propagated cut-carnations. The suspicions turned out to be correct.

14th Annual California Artisan Cheese Festival is Cancelled for 2020

California’s premier cheese event, the California Artisan Cheese Festival, announces that the 14th annual event, which was scheduled to take place March 27th through March 29th, is cancelled due to rising concerns surrounding the coronavirus and risk of the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese Awarded First Place for Jalapeño Cheddar Cheese Curds

Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese took home a total of six awards at the 2020 World Championship Cheese Contest held in Madison, Wisconsin on March 3 and 4. More than 3,000 products were entered in the competition. Here are the newest honors that Crave Brothers Cheese has accumulated for its sustainably produced, artisan farmstead cheeses.

Meijer Suspends Service at Meat Counters, Giving $ 2.2M To Pantries

March 17, 2020 FOX 17 News

Meijer Inc. has announced this weekend that it is suspending service at “certain service areas” and that it is donating $ 2.2 million to food pantries to help feed hungry families during the coronavirus outbreak.

Erie’s Pot O Gold Dairy Back in Business Under New Ownership

March 17, 2020 Jim Martin, GoErie.com

Milk bottled by Pot O Gold Dairy, now owned by the Steiner family of Crawford County, is available in a handful of stores.