S-t-r-e-t-c-h Your Budget with PB
Southern Peanut Growers Announces Recipe Contest Winners, Donates 1,500 Jars of Peanut Butter to Feeding America “PB my way” recipe contest generates a record number of entries as America gets creative with the affordable pantry staple CANTON, GA – April 30, 2012 – Southern Peanut Growers (SPG) challenged consumers to get creative with peanut butter in its third annual “PB my way” recipe contest. Home cooks across the country submitted peanut butter recipes and helped... Read More
Upcoming Techie Farmer Event
Agvocacy 2.0 Encourages Farmers to Get Techie at 2012 Event AgChat Foundation’s annual social media training set for August in Kansas City March 28, 2012 – In its third year, the AgChat Foundation’s Agvocacy 2.0 event is poised to be its most dynamic social media training opportunity yet. The conference will be held August 23-24 in Kansas City, Missouri, where farmers and ranchers from across the nation will convene to learn how to better support agriculture and engage... Read More
Whole Cottonseed Prices Down
Cottonseed Prices Down Despite Lower Cotton Acres and Continued Drought in Texas Check prices now and consider locking in a portion of your needs for 2012, experts recommend CARY, N.C. – March 12, 2012 – Lower cotton acreages, a persistent Texas drought and a recent dip in cottonseed prices add up to the following advice for dairy producers: check prices now and consider locking in at reasonable prices for the balance of 2012. According to Larry Johnson of Cottonseed, LLC,... Read More
Eliminating Hunger, Egg by Egg
Willamette Egg Farms Warms the Skillets to Serve Hundreds of Omelets in Support of the KGW Great Food Drive on behalf of Oregon Food Bank First 200 donors will enjoy a free cheese omelet on March 7 CANBY, ORE. – March 5, 2012 – Willamette Egg Farms is preparing to dish up hundreds of omelets this week in support of the KGW Great Food Drive. Developed to help Oregon Food Bank raise awareness for the one in five Oregonians who struggle with hunger, the food drive’s popular... Read More
Natl Apple Month Announces Display Contest Winners
National Apple Month Announces Retail and DeCA Display Contest Winners VIENNA, VA – February 28, 2012 – The National Apple Month program has announced winners of its 2011 Retail and Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) Display Contest. Approximately $13,000 in prizes were awarded to entrants who successfully cross-merchandized apples and apple products with featured products from Marzetti®, Smucker’s® and Jif®. The 2011 theme, “Host an Apple Pairing Party,” aimed to capture... Read More
Spread the PB Love this March
2011 winner Peanut Butter Breakfast Bread Pudding with Maple-Peanut Sauce--a budget-friendly recipe, ringing up for less than $1 per serving. Southern Peanut Growers’ Recipe Contest Spreads the (Peanut Butter) Love “PB my way” contest inspires home cooks to get creative with this affordable pantry staple, matching each recipe entry with a PB donation to hunger relief organization Feeding America CANTON, GA – February 13, 2012 – In celebration of National Peanut... Read More
Award-Winning Spuds
Oregon Potato Commission Names Recipients of Inaugural “Oregon Potatoes Goodness Unearthed Gold Medal Awards” Awards acknowledge terroir’s influence on one of the state’s most valuable crops PORTLAND, ORE. – February 9, 2012 – The Oregon Potato Commission (OPC) recently recognized several Oregon growers in its first ever “Oregon Potatoes Goodness Unearthed Gold Medal Awards” at the annual Washington-Oregon Potato Conference in Kennewick, Wash. The overarching... Read More
Travelers Save Big with MKE
New Data Show Mitchell International’s Low Airfares and Parking Rates Offer Big Savings for Milwaukee/Chicago Region Travelers MILWAUKEE – January 6, 2012 – Milwaukee/Chicago area travelers continue to find savings by flying through General Mitchell International Airport (MKE). New data show that MKE continues to offer airfares and parking rates that fall significantly below Chicago O’Hare’s. “As a recognized alternative to O’Hare, we know that many area travelers... Read More
