Walters Gardens receives alternative energy grant
Walters Gardens, a perennial breeder and propagator in Zeeland, Mich., received an alternative energy grant of $87,750 from the Ag. Innovation Fund. The company will use the funds to purchase pollution-control equipment to use in conjunction with its biomass burner. The new equipment will allow Walters to burn corn and wood pellets more efficiently. The grant will also allow for future testing of other alternative fuels. The biomass burner gives the company a choice of fuels it can use to heat greenhouses and reduces its reliance on natural gas.
BFG Supply merges with MDM Horticultural Supplies
Horticultural distributor BFG Supply Co., headquartered in Burton, Ohio, will merge with Minn. Distributing & Mfg. Inc. (MDM Horticultural Supplies), a distributor based in Minneapolis. The combined entity will serve 16 states from 13 locations with annual sales exceeding $100 million. For a period of time, the company will operate as MDM, a Division of BFG Supply Co., out of its facilities in Minneapolis, Kansas City, Kan., and Adel, Iowa. BFG will continue to operate normally in its service territory.
Peat Society reports adequate peat supplies
The general conclusion at a symposium last month in Amsterdam, Netherlands, sponsored by Int'l. Peat Society, is that there is sufficient peat that can be harvested in the next decade without harming nature or mankind. The society reported that legislation and wise use make it possible to use the huge amount of peat reserves available. The society said this should be a relief to growers who depend on peat as a component of growing media and also for people who are involved in the peat industry.
FPO hits media milestone
Flower Promotion Organization announced that more than 5,000 articles based on its press releases and public relations activities have been generated in U.S. media since FPO launched its consumer campaign in 2000. This does not include paid advertising or the thousands of Internet articles picked up by sites such as Fortune.com and Yahoo.com. More than 830 million consumer impressions have resulted from the FPO campaign.
Jiffy Int'l. forms new holding company
Jiffy Int'l. AS, headquartered in Kristiansand, Norway, has formed a new holding company, Jiffy Canada Inc., which has completed acquisition of A.E. McKenzie Co., purchasing 100% of its stock. McKenzie, in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, is the oldest active Canadian seed company. It caters directly to the consumer market through retailers by selling packaged flower and vegetable seed and seed-related products. Jiffy also owns Ferry-Morse Seed Co. in Fulton, Ky.
JVK acquires Crofton Grower Services
JVK, headquartered in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, reached an agreement to acquire Crofton Grower Services Ltd. in Delta, British Columbia. The 2 companies will merge their British Columbia operations with full integration expected to be completed by spring 2007. Crofton president Neil Crofton and general manager Clayton Crofton will continue to manage the British Columbia operations.
Worth a visit
North American Horticultural Supply Association president Ed McConkey talks about product sales and distribution and information dissemination. Only on GreenBeam.com.
|
DRAMM Pressure Compensated Drippers. Even Watering. Greater Longevity. Excellent Accuracy.
Produce better crops with Dazide®, the new growth regulator containing 85% daminozide. Dazide stimulates flower production, enhances foliage color, and produces thicker stems.
New England Grows is scheduled for Tuesday, February 6 - Thursday, February 8, 2007 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Register online today!
Something’s keeping you awake at night. You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers. 3 intense days. 75 business changing sessions. 1000 green industry professionals.
|
