Birding

February 2016
Finding Your Parallel Market

Green goods and related hardware provide a steady income stream for the typical garden center. But the typical garden center operator is always keeping an eye out for ways to increase that income stream and... more »

January 21, 2016
New Online Show Talks Birding

Brome Bird Care Inc., maker of the Squirrel Buster bird feeder, now has a new online show dedicated exclusively to birds and to those who love watching, feeding and photographing our feathered friends.Available on YouTube... more »

October 12, 2015
New Products Featured at Wild Bird Expo

The Wild Bird Expo and second annual Heart of America Gift Show in Mexico, Missouri, is attended by hundreds of backyard nature retailers from across the U.S. and Canada and offers the ability for attendees... more »

October 12, 2015
Wild Bird Expo Sees Record Attendance, Presents Awards

The 2015 Wild Bird Expo and Heart of America Gift Show, which took place in Mexico, Missouri, Sep. 29-Oct. 1, announced that the final attendance count for this year's show reached record breaking levels. This... more »

August 18, 2015
Wild Bird Expo Announces Speakers

This year's 2015 Wild Bird Expo in conjunction with the 2nd Annual Heart of America Gift Show will take place Sep. 29 - Oct. 1 at the Gold Crest Distributing facility in Mexico, Missouri. The... more »

July 2015
Exposing the “Inner Birder”

Gardening and birding really do go together! Aside from the fact that a love for these pastimes generally indicates an appreciation for the great outdoors, statistically gardeners and birders are both reported to number in... more »

May 2015
Birding Briefs

There is no doubt birdwatching is an old pastime, but that's not to say it is outdated. In the U.S., more than 68 million people say they watch wildlife for recreation around their homes, according... more »

March 26, 2015
Wild Bird Expo Announces 2015 Dates

This year's 2015 Wild Bird Expo, in conjunction with the 2nd Annual Heart of America Gift Show, will be held in Mexico, Missouri, on Sep. 29-30 and Oct. 1. Many details and features of this... more »

August 2014
Improve Birding Sales

Feed the birds? Chances are your customers do. After all, an estimated 40.5 millionU.S. households participate in backyard bird watching. Considering bird feeding and watching is a consistent, year-round, all-region activity, it makes good sense... more »

February 2014
Expanded Birding Line

Pine Tree Farms Inc. has been in the outdoor bird feeding business for 30 years. Its unique and vast assortment of outdoor bird food products includes: suets in a variety of sizes and recipes; seed... more »

February 2014
Give It Wings

For the birds. That's an idiom with a negative connotation. But let's change all that this spring. Now's the time to take your wild bird department from stale and confusing to inspired and concise in... more »

February 7, 2012
Scotts Pleads Guilty To Violations From 2008

Scotts Company will plead guilty and pay $4.5 million in fines for violations taking place in 2008 over paperwork and toxic birdseed, The Columbus Dispatch reports. Its partnership with National Wildlife Federation ends.Scotts Company will... more »