Siblings Day Preparations | April 10th

Do you realize that 80% of Americans have siblings? With the 2017 population at 325 million Americans, this mean 260 million people are eligible to receive flowers on Siblings Day. Of course, flowers are the perfect way to celebrate the relationship with your brother and sisters.

Camellias – Wonderful for Winter Flowers

It can be difficult to find appealing color in outdoor landscapes during the cold winter months. Here in the South, we are fortunate to have the camellia. This evergreen shrub is a native of Japan and was first introduced to the Southern United States in Charleston, South Carolina, at the end of the 18th century.

Kirk-Ballard Named LSU AgCenter State Consumer Horticulturist

March 13, 2019 LSU AgCenter

The LSU AgCenter has named Heather Kirk-Ballard as state consumer horticulturist. She started this position in February.

Lawsuit: Nellie’s Hens are Mistreated and Eggs Aren’t Free-Range

A class-action lawsuit against the company and its parent, Pete and Gerry’s Organics LLC, contends that Nellie’s is “misrepresenting to the public” how it treats eggs on its cartons and website, according to the complaint filed late Wednesday in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.

Land O’Lakes’ “The Copernicus Project” to challenge perceptions about food at SXSW

March 13, 2019 Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Named in honor of Nicolaus Copernicus, who cracked the foundations of contemporary science with a helio-centric model of the solar system, The Copernicus Project continues that legacy by challenging long-held beliefs about humans as the center of the modern food system.