Chef Celebrates Heart-Healthy Pork's Diversity

Pork can be a powerful part of a healthy diet and during American Heart Month, the Pork Checkoff teamed with Food Network Star finalist, Chef Judson Allen, to promote pork’s health benefits to African American consumers.

Safeway Raising Prices To Cover Higher Meat, Produce Costs

April 25, 2014 Lisa Baertlein, Reuters

Safeway Inc on Wednesday said it plans to boost results by passing higher costs for meat, produce and other staples on to shoppers at its U.S. grocery stores, sending shares up 1.4 percent.

Introducing HydrangeaWorld.com

April 25, 2014 J. van VLIET Flower Group

Brand new website hydrangeaworld.com explores and celebrates the endless possibilities of the Hydrangea; a firm favourite in both the cut flower and houseplant worlds. The campaign is an initiative of all Hydrangea suppliers of FloraHolland, and of Hydrangea breeders and propogators.

Coreopsis – Ornamental Plant Of The Week

April 25, 2014 LSU AgCenter

Many coreopsis are available for our Louisiana landscapes. Coreopsis, sometimes called tickseed, are herbaceous perennial flowers. We sometimes treat these as annuals and sometimes as perennials. The larger-flowered varieties are usually most popular with home gardeners.

Florapeel Aims To Make Flowers Last Twice As Long

April 25, 2014 Apeel Sciences

"Flower food," bleach, sugar, soda and even vinegar and alcohol have all held claim as the best way to make fresh-cut flowers last longer. But new lab tests conducted by Apeel's Science Team reveal the truth: when cut, flower stems degrade due to fungi breaking down down the cellulose around the cut end, which causes decay and clogging of the vessicles that draw water to the flower blossoms.