Pantone Announces its 2023 Color of the Year: Viva Magenta
As florists, we know that color is at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we get excited every December when Pantone announces their next Color of the Year. …
Year: 2022
Marieke Gouda to Open Eau Claire Shop
The rumblings are true: Thorp-based award-winning cheesemaker Marieke Gouda is opening a storefront on Eau Claire’s south side. …
20% of WIC Participants Will Drop Out of Program if USDA Cuts Milk and Dairy Benefits, According to Survey
On the heels of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposal to cut WIC benefits for milk and dairy purchases, new polling of 534 WIC participants shows that 20% of WIC participants would choose not to re-enroll in the program should USDA follow through with the cuts to milk and dairy benefits in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). IDFA shared the survey results earlier today in a meeting with USDA officials. …
IDFA Commends Biden Administration for Seeking Third Set of Consultations with Canada Over USMCA Dairy TRQs
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) reacted positively to the announcement by the Office of the U.S Trade Representative that the Biden Administration will seek a third round of consultations with Canada over its dairy tariff rate quota (TRQ) administration under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The announcement follows consultations that were announced in May 2022 and held over the summer after Canada had implemented new TRQ policies in April. This third set of consultations adds new legal claims against Canada’s TRQ administration that are consistent with IDFA’s priority concerns with Canada’s failure to comply with its USMCA TRQ commitments. …
AgriFORCE Announces Successful Production Trial and Begins Commercialization of UN(THINK) Awakened Flour
AgriFORCE an intellectual property (IP)-focused AgTech company dedicated to advancing sustainable cultivation and crop processing across multiple platforms, has today announced the commercialization of UN(THINK) Awakened Flour following the successful completion of the scaled up batch trial. Commercialization will follow at the beginning of 2023 and focus on bakeries in Canada and the USA, followed by a direct-to-consumer launch. …