What's Down The Pike For Beef Demand?

August 31, 2015 The Beef Checkoff Program

Virtually every member of the beef community, from farm to fork, has asked that question in recent months — hopeful but hesitant to believe that the tremendous marketplace the cattle industry has enjoyed lately will continue.

A New Rose Testing Organization

All American Rose Selections (AARS), a national testing organization for roses, went out of business some 3 years ago. In its wake was formed American Garden Rose Selections™ (AGRS), a non-profit consortium of rose industry professions and American Rose Society members dedicated to a national rose testing service for the average gardener. While incorporating many of the good features of the AARS, the AGRS has made some changes to reflect the present state of rose gardening.

The Men Who Make Manhattan's Flower District Blossom

August 31, 2015 Jordan G. Teicher, Slate

Flower shops have been concentrated in this area since the mid-1890s, according to the New York Times, because wholesalers wanted to be close to their customers, including upscale department stores and residences, as well as theaters, restaurants, and brothels. The district had its best days in the 1970s and has been slowly dwindling ever since as the economics have changed and real estate developers have gobbled up former flower turf.

Fleuroselect & RHS Wisley Collaborate On Extensive Sunflower Trial

August 31, 2015 Fleuroselect

On 18th of August, the Royal Horticultural Society held an Open Day to showcase its sunflower trial, consisting of over 140 new and existing varieties, at Wisley. Seed has been supplied by Fleuroselect breeder members with the trial being run by the expert trials department at Wisley. Fleuroselect is the International Organisation for the Ornamental Plants Industry.

Real Camembert Cheese Isn't Available In US, But Good Alternatives Are Popping Up

There is only one true Camembert. It’s French and bears the name “Camembert de Normandie.” You won’t find it in the good old USA. Even though they are technically not the real thing, some cheesemakers are taking a shot and making Camembert-style cheeses that stand up to it.