Company Behind Planned Bucksport Salmon Farm Caught in Legal Tussle

As construction for a land-based salmon farm in Bucksport waits to get underway, the parent company behind the project is engaged in a legal battle with a consultant that it fired.

Beef Giant JBS to Pay $52.5M to Settle Price-Fixing Lawsuit

February 8, 2022 JOSH FUNK Associated Press

Colorado-based JBS didn’t admit any wrongdoing as part of the settlement, and company spokeswoman Nikki Richardson said JBS will continue to defend itself against other plaintiffs in the case, but she said JBS decided the settlement was “in the best interest of the company.”

Costa Farms Offers Look at 2023 Plant Varieties

February 8, 2022 Costa Farms

Costa Farms is opening its Trial Garden to brokers, growers, garden centers, and other industry members for an opportunity to preview 2023 genetics. The event will run from March 9 to 12, ahead of California Summer Trials (CAST), which is scheduled for Week 13.

10 Proven Valentine’s Day Marketing Strategies to Help Your Floral Business Win!

February 8, 2022 Rio Roses / Equiflor

Here we go! We’re just weeks away from the BIG GAME! No, not THAT big game… the floral industry big game: Valentine’s Day! After all, Valentine’s Day is like our Super Bowl, right? And as always, we want to make sure you’re ready to win BIG! Here are ten proven marketing strategies to help you do just that:

Vermont Creamery Sweetens Up the Goat Cheese Category, Debuting Decadent Dessert Flavors

February 8, 2022 Vermont Creamery

Vermont Creamery, a B Corp certified maker of fresh and aged goat cheeses, culinary creams, cultured butter, and sour cream, today sweetened up the goat cheese category introducing a new line of dessert-inspired goat cheese: Cherries & Cocoa, Strawberry Spritz and Sweet Truffle. Available in stores across the U.S. in summer 2022, this decadent trio enables Vermont Creamery to bring its heritage of hand craftsmanship to a new snacking occasion.