Certified Roses Announces Simply Brilliant Collection

July 30, 2012 Certified Roses

Certified Roses, a leading rose producer and wholesaler, is proud to announce its Simply Brilliant™ collection featuring seven internationally awardwinning roses from the renowned Kordes® breeding program. Available for the 2013 selling season, the collection is available exclusively to independent garden centers nationwide.

Selecta Recaps Fleuroselect Convention 2012

The Veneto region in North Italy was the perfect location for the Fleuroselect Convention 2012. Being invited by the two young plant companies Padana and Sentier many participants came to one of the most important agriculture regions of Italy.

'Number Of Dutch Growers To Decrease By A Quarter'

July 30, 2012 Florint

Persistent pressure towards increased economies of scale will result in a decrease in the number of growers in The Netherlands by at least another 25 percent in the coming eight years. That is the assessment the ING Bank’s Economics Bureau has just circulated.

Meat & Poultry Coalition Urges Waiver Of RFS Because Of Drought

July 30, 2012 American Meat Institute

As drought conditions become the worst in 50 years and corn yields are expected to drop significantly, a coalition of meat and poultry organizations today asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to waive the federal mandate for the production of corn ethanol.

Industry Beef With USDA's 'Meatless Monday' Puts Plan In Cold Storage

Imagine the Department of Education pushing an idea called "Teacherless Tuesday," or the Department of Homeland Security suggesting "Fenceless Friday." The Department of Agriculture, promoter of all things edible, had a plan this week in an in-house newsletter to promote "Meatless Mondays" in the vast bureaucracy's employee cafeterias.