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The Mosaic Company to Present at Goldman Sachs Twelfth Annual Agricultural Biotech Forum (Popularity:  )
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The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) announced today that it will participate in the Goldman Sachs 12th Annual Ag Biotech Forum in New York on Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Corrine Ricard, Mosaic's Vice President Business Development, will be speaking at 9:40 a.m. EST. The presentation will be webcast live and via replay through the company's website at http://www.mosaicco.com/investors. Questions can be directed to Mosaic's Investor Relations' department via e-mail to investors@mosaicco.com. ...
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The Sugar Association Applauds California Assembly Health Committee's Plans to Hold Hearings on Deceptive Advertising of Artificial Sweeteners (Popularity: )
http://www.truthaboutsplenda.com
Mark Lanier, who was recently honored with the Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association's 2008 Consumer Advocacy Award and who is a trial lawyer for the Washington-based Sugar Association, representing thousands of sugar farmers from across the nation, applauded the decision of the California Assembly Committee on Health to hold hearings in California concerning the use of deceptive advertising by makers of artificial sweeteners such as Splenda. "Document after document from Johnson ...
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Tractor Supply Company to Participate in Morgan Keegan's 2006 Equity Conference (Popularity: )
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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. About Tractor Supply Company ...
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TractorLife.com Webinar Will Help Farmers Understand How New Tax Regulations Impact Their Operations (Popularity: )
http://www.TractorLife.com
CLEVELAND, Oct. 10, 2011 -- TractorLife.com, a website that helps farmers maintain and extend the operating lives of their tractors, will host a free 60-minute webinar to address new depreciation rules and how they will affect farmers' operations. To register for the webinar – November 15, 2011 at 2 pm EST.Roger McEowen, professor of agriculture law and taxation at Iowa State University, and Robert Gunther, CPA and tax specialist with ...
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U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for July 23 (Popularity: )
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Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:THURSDAY, JULY 23: GARLIC FESTIVALProfile America -- Thursday, July 23rd. Legend has it that garlic will ward off vampires. More realistically, there's some evidence that garlic can help avoid mosquito bites and even lower cholesterol levels. But the three million people who are expected to flock to the Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California, tomorrow through Sunday will be there ...
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U.S. Department of Labor proposes to suspend H-2A rule (Popularity: )
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) today announced the proposed suspension for nine months of a final rule implementing changes to the H-2A program, which allows U.S. agricultural businesses to employ foreign workers in temporary or seasonal agricultural jobs. The department's proposed action is open for public comment for 10 days."Because many stakeholders have raised concerns about the H-2A regulations, this proposed suspension is the prudent ...
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U.S. Potato Industry Launches New Campaign Encouraging Consumers to 'Peel Back the Truth' About Potato Nutrition (Popularity: )
http://www.potatogoodness.com
The U.S. Potato Board launched a national print advertising campaign today as part of its continued effort to educate consumers about the nutritional benefits of potatoes. "Peel Back the Truth" inquisitively tackles potato nutrition myths and quickly reveals, with the swoop of a potato peeler, the healthy truth inside a fresh potato. The new campaign is a continuation of the U.S. Potato Board's (USPB) consumer nutrition education campaign that began ...
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US Farms, Inc. Hires VP Sales and Marketing for Retail Market (Popularity: )
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US Farms, Inc. (Pink Sheets: USFM), a diversified Farming, Nursery and Wellness company is pleased to announce the appointment of Victor Brandstetter to the position of Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for all retail sales.Mr. Brandstetter has a significant background in retail sales and marketing and recently served as the Director of Marketing and Sales for Orchid Hill Wines where he successfully expanded market share through innovative team ...
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USAID Invests $3 Million in Iraq's Aquaculture (Popularity: )
http://www.usaid.gov
The United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Inma agribusiness program in Iraq will soon have millions of carp fingerlings ready for delivery to hundreds of fish farms across central and southern portions of the country, thanks to joint efforts with the U.S. military, the State Department, and area Iraqi farmers. Inma is Arabic for "growth." A $3 million agreement with USAID's Inma Agribusiness Program to purchase six million fingerlings ...
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USDA and Agribusiness Conspire To Mislead Consumers: 'Raw' Almonds Must Soon Be Steam-Heated or Treated With Toxic Chemical (Popularity: )
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Small-scale farmers, retailers, and consumers are outraged over a new federal regulation that will require all almonds grown in California to be sterilized with various "pasteurization" techniques. The rule, which the USDA quietly developed in response to outbreaks of Salmonella in 2001 and 2004, traced to raw almonds, mandates that all almonds undergo a sterilization process that includes chemical and/or high-temperature treatments. Although the final rule was just published in ...
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