Month: August 2012

Cargill Fort Morgan, CO Beef Plant Energy Improvements Benefit The Environment, Reduce Costs

August 30, 2012 Cargill

Recent investments by Cargill at its Fort Morgan, Colo., beef processing plant, totaling approximately $1.8 million, have increased the facility’s energy efficiency and reduced the use of electricity, natural gas and associated costs. High efficiency florescent lighting was installed through the entire plant and a new, higher efficiency, boiler was recently installed. These, and other, energy efficiency improvements have resulted in a 10 percent reduction of natural gas use over the past three years, a 5 percent decrease in electricity use and an 8 percent increase in biogas recovery. …

Beef Checkoff Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

August 30, 2012 The Beef Checkoff Program

The beef checkoff and the Florida Beef Council, with grant funding from the Federation of State Beef Councils, is launching a targeted Hispanic Beef program at Publix Miami Division stores beginning September 15 through October 15, 2012. “Celebrating Latin Cultures through Creative Beef Recipes” is part of an effort to recognize Hispanic Heritage Month. …

Plantarium 2012: Slightly Less Visitors, Great Novelties

August 30, 2012 Florint

The renowned Plantarium 2012 tree nursery trade fair in The Netherlands has drawn slightly less visitors than last time around, which was a record year. The organizers nonetheless consider the event a big success and look forward to next year. …

Unique Blooms At Wisconsin's Windswept Acres Specialty Cut Flowers

August 30, 2012 Staff Reporter, WLUK

Windswept Acres is a farm for specialty cut flowers. They supply Wisconsin florists with unique and hard to ship varieties. We took a tour of the farm with grower and owner MaryLee Johnson. Along with her husband, Reed, they are growing tulips, sunflowers, zinnias, dahlias, ornamental grasses, celosia, mountain mint, ranunculus, native prairie flowers and more! T …

AIFD Helps 35 State Floral Groups

August 30, 2012 American Institute of Floral Designers

Thirty-five state or regional floral associations across the U.S. have been given a complimentary registration to attend the 2013 National Symposium of the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD), it was announced by Ann Jordan AIFD, CFD, president of the Institute. …