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Grocery stores step up safety measures amid COVID-19 outbreak
Chris Wardwell sanitizes a credit card machine and the conveyor belt on Thursday after serving a customer at Wedge Community Co-op in Minneapolis. To curb the spread of COVID-19, Wedge Community Co-op workers are wearing gloves and sanitizing credit card machine and...
Coronavirus hit California’s cut-flower industry at the worst time
Martin Gonzalez harvests flowers in Carlsbad on Feb. 28, two weeks before the field was closed due to the coronavirus. (John Gibbins / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Martin Gonzalez harvests flowers in Carlsbad on Feb. 28, two weeks before the field was closed due to...
Town of Lincoln paying it forward with the #CanadianFlowerBoostChallenge
During these difficult times the smallest gift can brighten someone’s day. That’s what the Town of Lincoln is hoping to accomplish with the Canadian Flower Boost Challenge, a pay-it-forward social media initiative. “The challenge is for an individual...
American flower industry suffering staggering losses
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has American consumers focused on purchasing necessities like toilet paper, hand soap and food. What they’re not purchasing is flowers on their way to check out, and that’s a problem. In a conference call on Friday,...
PMA Members From 21 Countries Discuss Industry Response to COVID-19 at Virtual Town Hall
Newark, Del. – Produce Marketing Association (PMA) convened its members from across the global produce and floral communities to discuss the pandemic’s impact on their businesses during Wednesday’s Virtual Town Hall. With over 800 members registered...Latest News
