Ten Hot Plants For Summer Yards

With record heat so far this year, gardeners are looking for plants that will still be show stoppers in their gardens.  Here is a list of ten such plants that were complied by Florida’s Master Gardener Program Coordinator, Tom Wichman.  His recommendations for flowering plants that can withstand the Florida heat, you can enjoy blooms from spring to fall.

Green Fuse Botanicals Moves To Larger Facility

August 1, 2012 Green Fuse Botanicals

Green Fuse Botanicals has tripled their greenhouse space and significantly enhanced their plant trials with a move to new facilities in Santa Paula, California. The new location at Fides Oro gives them the opportunity to test many more plants in an excellent facility.

Join Syngenta August 8th For Shaded Garden Mum Trials At Mast Young Plants

August 1, 2012 Syngenta

Syngenta Flowers, Inc., invites you to our shaded garden mum trial at Mast Young Plants on Wednesday, August 8.

Meat Scientist Introduces His Latest Cut Of Beef

Antonio Mata shared a juicy secret with North Texas and Southern Oklahoma ranchers Tuesday, one that has the cattle industry licking its lips. Experts in the production end of the beef industry were treated to the second public sampling of the Las Vegas Strip, a budget-minded steak that Cattle Trails Meat and Stocker Conference attendees agreed could yield some tasty benefits.

Beef Consumer Conundrum

The March 2012 wave of the Consumer Beef Index found that perceptions of beef have stayed strong or are improving on a host of measures, including safety, nutrition, taste/quality and convenience. But value measures for beef have declined. Value perceptions are the only variable moving in a negative direction for beef, and thus are very likely to be the primary reason for a drop in average reported weekly servings of beef.