Round flowers seem to dominate in the world of gardening, but the spiky blooms of a plant like the Merleau Blue salvia are real attention-getters. Merleau Blue is an award-winning hybrid Salvia x superba that has earned high praises and rightly so. It is perennial over a wide area of the country and is compact, reaching 18 inches tall and just as wide. …
In 2008 there were still 857 active exporters, over 801 in 2009, and 765 in 2010. The number shrank last year by -5% to 724. This is a decrease of -16% in 3 years, while the turnover value increased. “Scale is an obvious trend'' says Tom Bijleveld of HBAG Flowers and Plants. The average annual turnover per exporter was € 7.2 million, while it was just € 6.2 in 2008. …
Get ready for the greatest showcase of new perennials in North America during the third annual Darwin Perennials Day, Thursday, June 21, 2012. Visitors to The Gardens at Ball in West Chicago will see the latest varieties for 2013, compare top-selling plants in our Zone 5 overwintered trial gardens, and meet industry experts during this unique open house. …
FreshCase® packaging for fresh red meat won gold for Environmental & Sustainability Achievement. Solving a decades-long challenge for meat processors, FreshCase® packaging is the first-ever vacuum package that blooms fresh meat and maintains its bright red color throughout an extended shelf life. An alternative to expanded polystyrene (EPS) trays with PVC overwrap, FreshCase® packaging offers up to 10 times the shelf life and 75% less markdowns/waste than store-wrapped meats, and reduces packaging material up to 75% compared to other case-ready formats for lower costs/greater sustainability. …
The number of cattle that moved into U.S. feedlots fell for a second straight month in January, a government report showed on Friday, signaling a further tightening of beef and cattle supplies due in part to a devastating drought. Retail beef prices through January have been setting record highs for five successive months. Expectations are for prices to continue higher this spring at a time as Americans gear up for outdoor grilling. …
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