Pugster Amethyst Buddleia named 2024 Flower of the Year in Japan
Pugster® Amethyst Buddleia, a Proven Winners® ColorChoice® variety, has earned the 2024 Flower of the Year award from the Japan Flower Selections Association (JFA). …
Year: 2024
Nordic Reaffirms Commitment to $500 Million Belfast Fish Farm
The rumor mill has been churning with speculation about the viability of Nordic Aquafarms, a proposed $500 million fish farm in Belfast facing relentless pushback. Is Nordic, the land-based aquaculture developer, planning to abandon the project? Is the company redesigning the project altogether to avoid future hurdles? …
Hook, Line and Sinking: What’s the Future of North Carolina’s Commercial Fishing Industry?
For generations, fishing has been a way of life in coastal North Carolina. The industry, which used to provide much of the seafood served along the U.S. East Coast, provided jobs and a good livelihood for the hardy souls who put in the long hours on the water. …
Uncertainty Ahead for U.S. Pork Producers as Prop 12 Takes Effect
California’s Prop 12 goes into effect with the new year on January 1. It becomes California state law during a time of already great uncertainty in the pork market. American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Bernt Nelson talks about the current pork market conditions. …
USDA Announces Appointments to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 26 members to serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. Twenty-five members will serve three-year terms and one member will serve a one-year term. The term of board members appointed to three-year terms start February 2024 and end February 2027. …
