Speedling Publishes 2012 Ornamental Product List

January 3, 2012 Speedling Inc.

Speedling’s success is in the roots. Whether you’re looking for classic favorites, growing trends or an original beauty, you’ve come to the right place. Our 2012 Product List has been published. You can download the list detailing all of the series and colors available from our website. All are grown with expert guidance and loving care only a company with more than 40 years in the industry can master.

New Taiwanese Dancing Orchid Unveiled

Tainan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station have unveiled a newly cultivated dancing orchid, which features rich scents and red blooms.

Sandhill Ranchers Beef Trying To Close Gap To Consumer

Rick VanderWey is among three ranching families on the ownership end of a new beef business supplied by 94 ranching operations on both sides of the Nebraska-South Dakota border. Sandhill Ranchers Beef has re-opened a meatpacking plant at Mullen — closed since 2002 — to crank out the finished product.

Arthur W. Perdue Foundation Grant Helps Fund Junior Achievement's Our Region Program

January 3, 2012 Perdue

Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore in Maryland is committed to educating and inspiring young people to value free enterprise, business and economics to improve the quality of their lives. One way Junior Achievement (JA) does this is through its Our Region® program for fourth-graders in the public schools in Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset counties by focusing on regional agricultural businesses and helping students understand how they produce goods and services for consumers.

Cattle Producers In Tennessee Support In-State Beef Promotion

January 3, 2012 Rusty Evans, Leaf Chronicle

The results are in and Tennessee cattle producers have voted to increase the assessment they pay to support in-state promotions of beef, announced state Agriculture Commissioner Julius Johnson.