As ATPDEA Expires, Colombia Woos Lawmakers With Roses

The Colombian government, pressing for an extension of a trade preference program that expired last month, is warning lawmakers that U.S. consumers will have to pay more for flowers around Easter, Passover and Mothers Day as a result of congressional inaction.

OFA Recognizes Two As Certified Florists

OFA The Association of Horticulture Professionals congratulates Addie Scheibe of Wooster, Ohio, and Holly Carson of Christines Garden, Columbus, Ohio, for passing the Ohio Certified Florist (OCF) test.

Registration Open For FNGLAs Floriculture Field Days & Performance Trials

March 31, 2011 FNGLA

While April brings breeders to the west coast for the California Pack Trials, May brings performance trials to the east coast with FNGLA’s First Annual Floriculture Field Days and Performance Trials held in conjunction with the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. Planting and preparation is underway as FNGLA plans to showcase how the season’s new varieties will handle Florida’s heat and humidity.

Associated Wholesale Grocers Teams With Ingredient Partners For Record BLT

AWG knows and demands the highest of quality items for all of their member grocery stores and they have hand selected their ingredient partners to join them in this record breaking attempt. Teaming up with the master bakers at Gonnella for bread, Farmland Foods for the B in bacon, Dole Fresh for the L in lettuce and Red Sun Greenhouse tomatoes for the T in tomato, this BLT is ready to break the record not just in length…but surely will break the record in taste if there was a record for taste!

Boulders Gluten-Free Bistro Expands To Grocery Stores

The Gluten-Free Bistro products, including a new dough ball for $4.99, are expected to appear on Boulder Whole Foods’ shelves starting April 1, and within a few months, at Whole Foods in the entire Rocky Mountain region.