Lake Foods To Invest $8M, Create 130 Jobs In Georgia

The Hartwell, Ga.-based food processor will create 130 new full-time jobs and invest $8 million to expand its 62,000-square-foot facility in Hart County. The expansion will allow the company to double its workforce.

Providing The Science Protects Beef From Negative Claims

"Whatever you're trying to produce, you meet opposition…without the checkoff, there's no funding for us to be represented….We have to have sound science to protect our product. We have to educate the consumer, and without the beef checkoff, there’s no funding for that to happen. To me, it's the best return we can get."

Tyson Foods Announces Move To No Antibiotics Ever In Its Retail Chicken

May 2, 2017 Tyson Foods, Inc.

The entire retail line of Tyson® branded chicken products will be from birds raised with No Antibiotics Ever (NAE), Tyson Foods announced, making the company the world's leading provider of chicken raised with no antibiotics. Products have now begun to appear on shelves at grocery stores nationwide. Coinciding with the NAE announcement, a documentary film series is being released that gives people an inside look at Tyson® products, practices and more.

2017 Farwest Show Registration Opens With Early-Bird Discounts For Attendees And Exhibitors

Registration for the 2017 Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon, is now open for attendees and exhibitors.  Farwest 2017 takes place Wednesday, August 23 through Friday, August 25, with the Trade Show opening later, at 12p on Wednesday, to offer more flexibility for attendees and exhibitors to visit nurseries.

Decker's Nursery Joins Forces With Bower & Branch, Expanding Product Offering

Bower & Branch, Trees for Life, a fast-growing group of independent family owned growers and garden centers announced today that it is continuing expansion with the addition of Decker’s Nursery as a Grower Member fulfilling online consumer orders through its Garden Retailer members.