Mesa De Maya Southwest Oak Captures Judges’ Honors At 2017 Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase

An expert panel of judges selected Mesa de Maya Southwest Oak™ (Quercus x undulate ‘Mesa de Maya’) as the Best in Show winner at the 2017 Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase. The New Varieties Showcase is one of the premier forecasts for new plant material that will impact the horticulture industry in coming years.

Dianthus Rockin' Red Wins Four Oaks Award

September 8, 2017 Ball Seed

Dianthus Rockin’ Red has won the award for Best Plant Introduction Nursery Stock at the 2017 Four Oaks Trade Show. Four Oaks is a commercial horticultural show now in its 48th year. The venue is a 23-acre nursery site in Cheshire, UK, and covers an area of 17,000m² under glass with additional outdoor areas. The visitor profile includes commercial growers, grower/retailers, garden centers, farm shops, landscapers, garden designers, local authorities, and florists.

Deliflor Chrysanten Introduces Haiku

September 8, 2017 Deliflor Chrysanten

A new red spray chrysanthemum called Haiku will be introduced by Erik van der Hoeven on Monday 11 September (week 37). This intense red, velvet flower was given a Japanese name for a special occasion on the Japanese embassy. Haiku refers to a specific art of poetry in Japan. This poetic flower is distinctive by its excellent vase life, good transportation qualities and heavy weight.

Garden-Fresh Foods Expands Clean Label Salad Line

September 8, 2017 Garden-Fresh Foods

Garden-Fresh Foods today announced that it has expanded its clean label Green Leaf Signature Salads line with a new Caribbean Jerk Style Cauliflower and Chickpea Salad. The company's popular clean and ready-to-eat salads are made for its grocery and private label customers, and represent one of the few truly clean label prepared group of salad products on the market today.

Kretschmar, Coborn's & Country Music Star Easton Corbin Team Up To Support Make-A-Wish South Dakota

September 8, 2017 Smithfield Foods

Kretschmar® Premium Meats & Cheeses has joined forces with Coborn's and country music star Easton Corbin to donate $1,000 to Make-A-Wish® South Dakota. Kretschmar made the donation at Corbin's concert at the South Dakota State Fair on Friday as part of the brand's Legendary Wishes campaign, which helps Make-A-Wish grant wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions.