North American Meat Institute Reaffirms Commitment To Combating Antibiotic Resistance

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) and its Foundation is joining together with more than 150 major food companies, retailers, and human and animal health stakeholders at the White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship in an effort to implement changes over the next five years to slow the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, detect resistant strains, preserve the efficacy of our existing antibiotics, and prevent the spread of resistant infections.

'Beef. It's What's For Dinner.' Digital Advertising Efforts In Full Swing

2015 marks the second year since the beef checkoff’s “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.” brand made the shift from traditional advertising to an all-digital approach, using an integrated digital media plan to reach consumers in a new and highly engaging way.

Pilgrim's Pride Announces Acquisition Approval Of Tyson de Mexico

June 2, 2015 Pilgrim's Pride

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation announced the Mexican Federal Economic Competition Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of Tyson Foods, Inc's  Mexican operations. This satisfies the final regulatory approval required for closing by the Commission, and the Company will now work with Tyson to complete the deal as soon as possible.

Farwest Show Schedules Presentations From Leading Experts & Tours Of Trial Gardens & Nurseries

June 2, 2015 Farwest Show

The 2015 International Trials Conference, to be held August 24-27, 2015, in conjunction with the 2015 Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon, has announced its list of scheduled speakers and stops for trial garden and nursery tours. A prestigious assembly of plant trial experts, including Keynote speaker, Dr. Allan Armitage, will share expertise at the cutting-edge conference that focuses on the latest research and techniques for trialing annual, perennial, and woody plants. Bus tours during the Conference will showcase premier trial garden sites and nurseries in the heart of Oregon's nursery country.

Worldwide Attention For The FlowerTrials

June 2, 2015 FlowerTrials®

With approximately one week to go, registrations for the FlowerTrials® are in full swing. Remarkably 25% of all pre-registered visitors come from outside Europe. Within that segment, the top five countries are Japan, Russia, Iran, the U.S.A and Australia.  43% of the visitors come from hosting countries The Netherlands and Germany and 32% from other European countries with France, the U.K. and Italy leading the field.