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Health and Agriculture Departments Warn Consumers About Raw Milk Sold in Montgomery County (Popularity:  )
State Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson today advised consumers who purchased raw milk from Hendricks Farm & Dairy of Telford, Montgomery County, to immediately discard the raw milk and any items made with the raw milk due to potential bacterial contamination. Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized.
Recently, individuals who consumed raw milk purchased from the dairy were found to have gastrointestinal illness due to Campylobacter, ...
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Rabobank Report Shows Promising Long-Term Outlook for Cotton (Popularity: )
Despite 2008's U.S. cotton acreage forecast at its lowest level in more than 20 years, the long-term outlook for cotton appears promising. Changes in the global sector and an improved U.S. economy are likely to increase textile demand, and with it demand for cotton, according to a new Rabobank report, "U.S. Cotton."
"This ailing patient, the U.S. cotton sector, shows every sign of a great recovery -- it just may ...
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Bunge Limited Announces Public Offering of Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preference Shares (Popularity: )
Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) announced today that it plans to make a public offering of cumulative convertible perpetual preference shares. The offering will be made pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting commissions and expenses, are expected to be approximately $500.0 million. Bunge also intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase a maximum of ...
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Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Urges Farmers to Take Precautions During Hurricane Season (Popularity: )
With the threat of hurricanes and tropical storms at a peak in early September, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff today urged farmers to prepare for the potential of heavy rain, flooding and wind damage as a result of adverse weather.
"Hurricanes and tropical storms can have devastating effects on agriculture," said Wolff. "Now is the time to prepare property against damage to help minimize losses and speed recovery time after the ...
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Ahlstrom’s new spunlace wipes line in Green Bay, USA starts ahead of schedule (Popularity: )
Ahlstrom, a leader in high performance fiber-based materials, today announced that its new spunlace line located at its Green Bay, WI, USA facility is commercial two weeks ahead of schedule. This additional capacity primarily serves the North American wipes market but it will also have the technological flexibility to meet the demands of other nonwovens markets.
Ahlstrom has become one of the leading suppliers to the wipes market due to ...
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PA Agriculture Department Rescinds Permit Suspension of Montgomery County Raw Milk Dairy (Popularity: )
The state Department of Agriculture today rescinded the fluid raw milk permit suspension for the Hendricks Farm & Dairy of Telford, Montgomery County, after testing of raw milk samples at the farm showed no evidence of pathogenic bacteria. Sales of raw milk may resume at the farm.
The Department of Agriculture issued a notice of suspension to the farm on Sept. 12 after the state Department of Health received reports ...
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Swiss Re and Oxfam America Launch Joint Risk Management Initiative for Farmers in Tigray, Ethiopia (Popularity: )
Swiss Re and Oxfam America have announced a joint Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2008 meeting in New York on 23 - 26 September. The collaboration is aimed at helping communities most vulnerable to climate variability and change. The project focuses on an innovative pilot project to introduce weather insurance for a staple cereal crop in the village of Adi Ha, Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia.
Drought-related ...
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America's Fastest-Growing Farm Animal Welfare Label - American Humane Certified(TM) - to Exhibit at Natural Products Expo East in Boston (Popularity: )
American Humane Certified(TM) will exhibit at the Natural Products Expo East in Boston, Oct. 16 -18, to showcase the fastest-growing animal welfare label for food producers. The program provides independent certification of the humane treatment and care of farm animals.
Natural Products Expo East, held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, is the largest trade show of its kind on the East Coast, featuring more than 25,000 natural, organic ...
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SBA Economic Injury Loans Still Available for Businesses Impacted by Last Year's Crop Losses (Popularity: )
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding businesses that were economically impacted due to damages and losses to crops caused by excessive rain, hail and high winds May 11, 2006 and continuing, that there is still time to apply for assistance.
"SBA's disaster declaration was issued as a result of a similar action taken by the Secretary of Agriculture to help farmers recover from," said Frank Skaggs, Director of ...
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The Mosaic Company to Present at Fondsfinans 5th Annual Fertilizer Investor Conference (Popularity: )
The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) has announced that it will participate in the Fondsfinans 5th Annual Fertilizer Investor Conference in London, England on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Larry Stranghoener, Mosaic's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will be speaking at 10:45 a.m. London time (5:45 a.m. Eastern Time).
The presentation will be webcast live and via replay through the company's website at Questions can be directed to Mosaic's ...
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