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$5,000 Awarded to St. Louis Park Backyard Gardener (Popularity:  )
NatureSweet Tomatoes congratulates Julie Barr of St. Louis Park for winning the $5,000 grand prize at the 2006 Homegrown Tomato Challenge, held at Cub Foods in Savage. Barr won the competition with her Cherry Sweet 100 variety of tomatoes.
While Barr can now claim to be one of America's best tomato gardeners, she faced stiff competition by the following runners-up, who all received a $250 Cub Foods store voucher for ...
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Tractor Supply Company to Participate in Morgan Keegan's 2006 Equity Conference (Popularity: )
Tractor Supply Company (Nasdaq: TSCO), the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, today announced its participation in the Morgan Keegan 2006 Equity Conference. Stan Ruta, Senior Vice President - Store Operations and Randy Guiler, Director of Investor Relations will be attending the conference. The Company's presentation is scheduled for Thursday, September 7, 2006 from 3:30 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Western Growers Announces Innovative Payroll Assistance Program for Its Members (Popularity: )
Western Growers officials today announced they are partnering with some of the nation's top financial institutions to offer a payroll solution that will help member companies reduce expenses and provide more convenience and flexibility to their employees. These employers can now reduce various expenses associated with issuing paper checks by offering the CashPay(R) Visa(R) payroll card to their employees. And, the benefits to their employees are potentially even greater because ...
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Bayer CropScience Comments on the Identification of Traces of Biotechnology Rice in U.S. Rice Samples (Popularity: )
Bayer CropScience is cooperating closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Food and Drug Administration in connection with the biotechnology traces Bayer CropScience identified in samples of commercial rice in the United States. The USDA and FDA have confirmed that this rice poses no human health, food or feed safety or environmental concern.
These traces relate to a pre-commercial rice line, LLRICE601, developed by Bayer CropScience that produces ...
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USDA And DOE Fund Genomics Projects For Bioenergy Fuels Research (Popularity: )
Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy (DOE) have jointly awarded nine grants totaling $5.7 million for biobased fuels research that will accelerate the development of alternative fuel resources. Bodman commented, "These research projects build upon DOE’s strategic investments in genomics, to accelerate scientific discovery and promote the development of alternative energy sources vital to America’s ...
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Omega Protein Announces Support of Governor's Proposal to Cap Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Harvests (Popularity: )
Omega Protein Corporation (NYSE: OME), the nation's largest manufacturer of heart-healthy fish oils containing long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids, announced today that it has agreed to support Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine's proposal for a temporary five- year cap on menhaden caught for industrial purposes in the Chesapeake Bay. The Governor's proposal would cap the Company's Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvest at its most recent five-year average (2001 to 2005) of 109,020 metric ...
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$1 Billion Guarantee Transaction Brings Farmer Mac Outstanding Volume to Record $7 Billion (Popularity: )
The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) (NYSE: AGM, AGM.A), announced today that its total outstanding program volume had increased by 16% to approximately $7 billion with the completion of the $1 billion agricultural mortgage-backed 5- year Notes guarantee transaction announced last week. Farmer Mac fully and unconditionally guarantees the timely payment of interest and principal on the Notes, which are rated Aaa, AAA and AAA, respectively, by Moody's Investors ...
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Agri-Ethanol Products, LLC Announces Completion of Financing Agreement for Construction of Up to 20 New Ethanol Plants on East Coast (Popularity: )
Dave Brady, Chief Executive Officer of Agri-Ethanol Products, LLC ("AEP") today announced completion of a financing agreement with a substantial, international company of world wide acclaim. With this agreement, AEP now has financing in place for development of up to 20 renewable energy facilities within the East Coast Region, from the Gulf states to New York. This agreement positions AEP to aggressively pursue fledgling projects in need of process design, ...
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CBOT Soybean Futures Set Daily Volume Record As Total Surpasses 200,000 Contracts (Popularity: )
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT(R)) (NYSE: BOT) announced today that its Soybean futures contract set a record on Friday, June 30, 2006, as volume climbed to 200,787 contracts at the close of trading. The new record exceeded the previous record of 193,534 contracts, set on April 28, 2006.
In addition to the Soybean futures record, the Exchange also reported record trading volume in Soybean oil futures last Friday. The ...
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Accurate Flow Control Key to Higher Yield, Lower Input Cost (Popularity: )
Whether delivering agricultural product to a drill, planter, cultivator or other applicators achieving the right flow control with micro-tube systems is critical to boosting yield and minimizing input cost. Unfortunately, traditional central line delivery methods such as PVC pipe with tapped fittings can reduce accuracy due to friction, pressure loss, and delayed delivery. In central line systems, what's closest to the pump gets the most product and what's farther away ...
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