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Mayor Allen Joines and City Council Members Raise Awareness of Homelessness & Hunger Within Our Community at BB&T Ballpark
Saturday, Oct. 15th, Nature’s Select Premium Turf Services, Inc, hosted a free family movie night at the BB&T Ballpark to benefit four local charities. Mayor Allen Joines, & City Council members addressed the 1,700 people present. - October 21, 2011 - Nature's Select Premium Turf Services, Inc.
New Southern Virginia Botanical Garden Highlights Innovative Plant Development Services Brands, Encore® Azalea and Southern Living® Plant Collection
Plant Development Services, Inc. recently assisted in the transformation of an abandoned industrial site near the Dan River in Southern Virginia into a vibrant botanical garden. In preparation for the fall 2011 opening of the Southern Virginia Botanical Garden’s new Town of South Boston location, varieties from Encore® Azalea and the Southern Living® Plant Collection can be found in a series of gardens throughout the 10 acre site. - October 20, 2011 - Encore Azalea
Bayer CropScience Named to Carolina Parent’s 2011 Parent Family-Friendly 50 List
Bayer CropScience Recognized as One of the Top 50 Family-Friendly Employers in North Carolina - October 13, 2011 - Bayer CropScience
TN Nursery Announces Fall Shipping Season
Tennessee Wholesale Nursery is now accepting orders for fall shipping. They are nursery growers and offer a wide range of plants and trees to suit customer requirements. - October 08, 2011 - TN Nursery
10% Off on Trailer Loads of B&B Stock at TN Nursery
Tennessee Wholesale Nursery is offering a discount of 10% on full trailer load of balled and burlapped stock. - October 08, 2011 - TN Nursery
Quick Growing Trees Nursery is Now Accepting Orders for Fall Planting
This is the best time for fall planting and Quick Growing Trees Nursery is now accepting orders for fall planting. - October 08, 2011 - Quick Growing Trees Nursery
Quick Growing Trees Nursery Has Announced Free Shipping on Orders of $350 or More
Quick Growing Trees Nursery is offering free shipping on orders worth $350 or more. The customers can place orders on their mail order nursery to avail the offer. - October 08, 2011 - Quick Growing Trees Nursery
SGE Introduces Advanced Produce Handling Equipment Designed to Improve Quality While Reducing Labor Costs
Equipment Introductions Provide Operational Improvement Opportunities for Growers, Packers and Shippers - October 06, 2011 - South Georgia Equipment
Award Winning Orchid Grower to Speak at Susquehanna Orchid Show
Susan Gange, owner of Stony Brook Orchids, will present “Growing Phalaenopsis in the Home,” on Saturday October 22 at 1:00 pm, during the 28th Annual Susquehanna Orchid Society Show and Sale, at Stauffers of Kissel Hill in Lancaster, PA. Her lecture will demonstrate how anyone can... - October 06, 2011 - Stony Brook Orchids
Bayer CropScience Sponsors Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting
Crop Science Company Supports Local Business Community - October 02, 2011 - Bayer CropScience
Olive Oil from Spain Pours Into Los Angeles
Spanish Olive Oil Expert Partners with Top Los Angeles Chef for an Exclusive Tasting - October 02, 2011 - Olive Oil From Spain
Hoegemeyer Homecoming Field Day August 11
Field day includes plot tours, guest speakers, equipment displays and more. - July 31, 2011 - Hoegemeyer Hybrids
Tn Nursery is Offering Mature Perennials, Ferns and Groundcovers for 90% Off Mail Order Prices
Tn Tree & Plant Nursery is your online source for perennials, ferns and landscaping trees and shrubs all at wholesale prices. - July 23, 2011 - TN Nursery
Bayer CropScience Named Presenting/Season Sponsor of North Carolina Theatre
Crop Science Company is Committed to Supporting Local Arts - July 15, 2011 - Bayer CropScience
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey Keynote Speaker at FPPC Summit in Des Moines
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey will be the keynote speaker at the Farm Pilot Project Coordination (FPPC) Midwest Technology Summit, to be held July 13-15 in Des Moines. The theme of this year’s conference is “Strategies to Increase Yields and Farm Revenue Using Nitrogen... - July 08, 2011 - Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
Bayer CropScience Participates in 2011 SmartCommute Challenge
Employees Pledged to Bus, Carpool, Bike or Telecommute in Annual Triangle Program - July 07, 2011 - Bayer CropScience
Amana Farms to Update Anaerobic Digester Project at Farm Pilot Project Coordination (FPPC) Iowa Technology Summit
Amana Farms, one of Iowa’s leading innovators in turning manure into electricity, has announced it will be presenting a technology update at the Farm Pilot Project Coordination (FPPC) Iowa Technology Summit, to be held July 13-15 in Des Moines. Amana’s $4.9 million anaerobic digester... - July 06, 2011 - Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
Bayer Cropscience Releases Video About Making Science Make Sense Program at Durham Performance Learning Center
Crop Science Company’s Biology Lab Helps More Than 50 Percent of Students Pass Biology in 2011 - June 16, 2011 - Bayer CropScience
Moore Farms and Friends Online Market Coming to Birmingham
Alabama farmers Will and Laurie Moore of Moore Farms and Friends, LLC announce the introduction of their Online Market CSA program to the Birmingham market. - May 29, 2011 - Moore Farms and Friends, LLC
Glickman to Deliver Keynote at SWCS Conference
Former Ag Secretary Dan Glickman will deliver the keynote address at the SWCS International Annual Conference on July 18, 2011, in Washington, DC. Lecture topic: Food Security, Ecosystem Services, and Agricultural Policy: Farming for the Future. - May 06, 2011 - Soil and Water Conservation Society
Bayer CropScience Hosts The National FFA Organization Officers
Crop Science Company Continues Support of Youth Organization - April 22, 2011 - Bayer CropScience
Hoegemeyer Hybrids Receives Patriot Award
The award was presented in recognition of the company's support of an employee who serves in the Nebraska Army National Guard. - April 03, 2011 - Hoegemeyer Hybrids
Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Marshmallow Harvest at Great Country Farms, Bluemont, VA on April 9 and 10, 2011
Great Country Farms in Bluemont, VA will host its first event of 2011, the very popular 8th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Marshmallow Harvest, on April 9 and 10, 2011. This eagerly-awaited event has been extended to two days this year to allow more children to participate. - March 31, 2011 - Great Country Farms
Worldwide Energy Concern Increases Focus on Farm Pilot Project Coordination (FPPC) Summit
The latest research on farm scale, economically viable green energy solutions will be revealed at FPPC's Chesapeake Bay Watershed Region Technology Summit to be held in Annapolis, MD. - March 20, 2011 - Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
Bloomfield Farms Opens New Gluten-Free Food Manufacturing Plant in Ky., One of Few in U.S.
Thanks to a new 15,000-square-foot Bloomfield Farms plant in Bloomfield, Ky., specializing in manufacturing gluten-free baking mixes, celiac disease sufferers and their families now have more baking options. - March 02, 2011 - Bloomfield Farms
Farm Pilot Project Coordination (FPPC) Intensifies Nutrient Reduction Efforts in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
FPPC is holding its second annual regional summit in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed region next month, with a focus on the role of thermo chemical processes in capturing nutrients and reclaiming energy from the animal waste stream. - February 20, 2011 - Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
Bayer CropScience Donates $148,895 to Passage Home
Crop Science Company Continues Partnership with Southeast Raleigh Neighborhood Community Center - January 22, 2011 - Bayer CropScience
Bayer CropScience Releases Podcast on Making Science Make Sense Program
Crop Science Company Podcasts About Science Literacy Program - December 18, 2010 - Bayer CropScience
Bayer CropScience Sponsors TEDx Conference at North Carolina State University
Bayer CropScience Supports Conference for Innovation and Inspiration - December 01, 2010 - Bayer CropScience
Bayer CropScience Staff to Serve Lunch at the Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen on Dec. 9
Bayer CropScience to Donate $7,500 to Downtown Raleigh Nonprofit - November 24, 2010 - Bayer CropScience
Bayer CropScience Vice President Inducted Into 2010 Class of the YWCA Academy of Women
Dr. Jacqueline Applegate Recognized by YWCA of the Greater Triangle - November 12, 2010 - Bayer CropScience
Bayer CropScience Selected as Finalist for 2010 NCTA 21 Awards
Crop Science Company Recognized in Green Technology Company Category. - November 06, 2010 - Bayer CropScience
Farmer Boy AG Supply Adds Tools & Brooms to the Product Line
Farmer Boy AG Supply, a wholesale supplier of agricultural equipment and supplies for dairy, swine, and poultry facilities, including feeders, waterers, feed bins, lighting, cooling, heating, ventilation and more; is pleased to announce the addition of hardware, including tools and brooms to the product line. - November 03, 2010 - Farmer Boy Ag
Senninger Irrigation Introduces New UP3 Sprinklers
Senninger Irrigation is pleased to announce the introduction of their new UP3 (Universal Pivot Products Platform). The new features of this design have been applied to the proven technologies of the i-Wob, Xi-Wob and LDN. This new UP3 nozzle concept provides tremendous benefits to the mechanized... - October 15, 2010 - Senninger Irrigation Inc
Farmer Boy AG Supply Becomes an Authorized Dealer of L.B. White Construction Heaters
Farmer Boy Ag Supply, a wholesale supplier of agricultural equipment and supplies for dairy, swine, and poultry facilities, including feeders, waterers, feed bins, lighting, cooling, heating, ventilation and more, is excited to announce its newest business venture, becoming an authorized dealer of L.B. White construction heaters. - September 24, 2010 - Farmer Boy Ag
Farmer Boy AG Supply Announces the Launch of Their New Ventilation Line, Arctic Air Ventilation
Farmer Boy Ag Supply, a wholesale supplier of agricultural equipment and supplies for dairy, swine, and poultry facilities, including feeders, waterers, feed bins, lighting, cooling, heating, ventilation and more; introduces a new line of ventilation products exclusively sold through Farmer Boy AG... - September 17, 2010 - Farmer Boy Ag
Agro2 Pioneers Ethanol from Cassava in Panama
Panamanian Company Receives Funding from Dutch Government to Research and Develop Ethanol Plant. - September 12, 2010 - Agro2
Hoegemeyer Hybrids Announces New Corn, Soybean Line-Up for 2011
New 2011 product line-up includes the latest seed genetics and technology. - September 12, 2010 - Hoegemeyer Hybrids
Farmer Boy AG Supply Announces the Launch of Their New E-Commerce Site
Farmer Boy Ag Supply, a wholesale supplier of agricultural equipment and supplies for dairy, swine, and poultry facilities, including feeders, waterers, feed bins, lighting, cooling, heating, ventilation and more; introduces a newly improved E-Commerce website. Farmer Boy Ag Supply paired with a... - September 10, 2010 - Farmer Boy Ag
RedLine Solutions Adds LXE Mobile System Support for Stronger Produce Cooler Management System
Produce cooler solution provides optimum performance in sub-zero temperatures. - August 25, 2010 - RedLine for Produce
Olympic Gold Medalist Curt Tomasevicz to Speak at Hoegemeyer Homecoming Field Day Aug. 12
The annual Hoegemeyer Homecoming Field Day draws hundreds of growers from across the western Corn Belt to Nebraska. - August 07, 2010 - Hoegemeyer Hybrids
Iowa Governor Culver Praises Farm Pilot Project Coordination (FPPC)
Sustainablity in agriculture is the focus of the Iowa Technology Summit, being held this week by Farm Pilot Project Coordination (FPPC) in Des Moines. In today's keynote address, Govenor Chet Culver said he appreciates the work of FPPC in taking on difficult challenges which are important in Iowa. - June 17, 2010 - Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver to Address FPPC Technology Summit in Des Moines
Farm Pilot Project Coordination (FPPC) will hold its second regional summit in 2010, on June 14-16 in Des Moines. Agriculture experts will provide valuable information to growers, researchers and technology providers interested in nutrient reduction, renewable energy, and organic fertilizer at dairy, swine and poultry farm operations. - June 06, 2010 - Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
Pistachio Nut Grower Launches Virtual Roadside Stand with Farm-Fresh Pistachios
Pistachio nut (http://thepistachionut.com) grower launches a virtual roadside stand offering his San Luis Obispo farm-fresh pistachio nuts and free pistachio nut recipes. - May 28, 2010 - The Pistachio Nut
Valley Irrigation Circles for Rice Project Announced Average Dry Yield and Water Savings for Rice
Valley Irrigation is currently conducting research on producing rice under center pivots and linears in an effort to conserve water and energy, as well as expand the area in which rice can be produced; successful first and second year yields can now be reported. This initiative is appropriately... - April 28, 2010 - Valmont Irrigation
Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Marshmallow Harvest at Great Country Farms, Bluemont, VA
Great Country Farms, located in Bluemont, VA, will open for the 2010 season on March 27, 2010 with its 7th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Marshmallow Harvest. This popular family event also starts off the U-pick fruit and vegetable season at Great Country Farms, Loudoun County’s popular destination for fun on the farm for the whole family. The farm will be open daily from 9 am to 6 pm during the 2010 season which runs from March 27 – Nov. 8, 2010. - March 23, 2010 - Great Country Farms
Garden of Eden Organics Announces New CSA Site in South Bay, San Diego
Garden of Eden Organics, a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) cooperative, starts service in National City, San Diego, on March 26th, 2010. The new South Bay distribution site will be Garden of Eden Organics' eighth San Diego site. - March 13, 2010 - Garden of Eden Organics
FPPC's Chesapeake Bay Summit Registration Now Open
Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc., is a leader in agricultural conservation and technology research, conducting farm-scale projects that help develop scalable, economically viable solutions for renewable resources. The first of three 2010 conferences to share knowledge learned will be held in late March in Annapolis, MD. - March 04, 2010 - Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
Troyer Brothers’ Spring Potato Harvest Underway in Southeast Lee County
50 million pounds of locally-grown spuds making their way to market - February 28, 2010 - Troyer Brothers
Modern Turf Features Zorro, the #1 Zoysia Sod Worldwide
While sod quality is not always a competition, home, business and golf course owners are reporting that Zorro brand zoysia sod grass is their top choice. Modern Turf of Rembert, SC, is featuring Zorro sod in its sod product line-up and reports that it has been rated the number one zoysia grass in... - February 21, 2010 - Modern Turf