Cargill Appoints A New President For Meat

Ruth Kimmelshue has been appointed president of Cargill Meat Solutions, replacing Jody Horner, who is leaving the company to become president of Midland University in Fremont.

Bronze Florall Award For Poppy Rose

In connection with the commemoration of the centenary of the Great War, Lens Roses has marketed a new moschata hybrid called ‘Poppy Rose’. It has large clusters of dark-red flowers that look like poppies, which have become a symbol of the First World War.

Silver Florall Award For The Bello Colori Series Of Hibiscus

Best-Select is putting an attractive assortment of Hibiscus syriacus in five different colours on the market under the name ‘Belli colori’: Bianco, Azurri, Pastello, Rosso and Cielo. At the end of August 2014 the series was rewarded with a Silver Florall Award. The jury judged that this wide range of colours signified added value for garden centres and also praised the plant’s durability and resistance.

Golden Florall Award For The Ghent Azalea Carrier

This new carrier for Ghent azaleas is a fun, handy bag for presenting Ghent azaleas in a modern way. The great advantage is that it is also suitable for larger pot sizes and gives good protection to the outer stems of the azalea. The De Waele-Reynvoet company put it on the market in early August 2014 and at the end of that month it already won them a Golden Florall.

Star Roses & Plants Introduces 2015 Plant Selections

A white landscape shrub rose representing the first collaboration between Will Radler, creator of the breakthrough Knock Out® Rose, and the legendary breeding of Meilland International, headlines Star® Roses and Plants/Conard-Pyle’s 2015 new introductions. It is joined by four other roses, and two woody plants, all of which will be available to consumers at garden retailers in 2015.