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Hangzhou Vegetable Exports to Japan Defy Chinese Slump (Popularity:  )
http://www.tootoo.com
At the beginning of this year, Japan's "poison dumpling case" severely impacted China's food exports and particularly hit China's agricultural product exports. In a research note, the general Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China announced that two batches of dumplings involved in the case were found to have no traces of methylamine phosphorus residue after a rigorous inspection. But according to the results ...
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Health and Agriculture Departments Warn Consumers About Raw Milk Sold in Montgomery County (Popularity: )
http://www.pa.gov
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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Heska Announces Amended Agreement With AgriLabs (Popularity: )
http://www.agrilabs.com
Heska Corporation (Nasdaq: HSKA) today announced its Des Moines-based subsidiary ("Heska Des Moines") has amended its bovine vaccine distribution agreement with Agri Laboratories, Ltd. ("AgriLabs"). Heska Corporation ("Heska" or the "Company") reports revenue generated under this agreement in Heska's Other Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals and Products segment. Under the terms of the amended agreement, Heska Des Moines agreed to fund a portion of development spending under the remaining research and development agreement ...
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Illinois Coop Receives USDA Grant to Promote Sales of Illinois Wool and Fiber Products (Popularity: )
An initiative developed by The Illinois Green Pastures Fiber Cooperative to increase the sale of Illinois- produced wool and fiber products has received a USDA Rural Development grant to support the coop's marketing activities. The grant, part of the USDA's Value-Added Producer and Small Minority Producer grant program, is for $180,000. The primary use of the grant will be to showcase Illinois-produced fiber through sponsorship of a fiber art show ...
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India's Cotton Price Support Will Cool U.S., Global Markets (Popularity: )
http://www.aaec.ttu.edu
A recent subsidy increase for India's cotton farmers could drop world cotton prices by as much as 6 percent, according to a report from Texas Tech University's Cotton Economics Research Institute (CERI).U.S. farmers will see their prices slashed by an average 2.48 percent during the next five years, cutting into an industry that CERI Director Darren Hudson said pumps roughly $40 billion into the U.S. economy each year.While U.S. producers ...
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International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare May 28-30 at K-State (Popularity: )
http://www.isbcw.beefcattleinstitute.org
Animal welfare is one of the fastest growing concerns among consumers throughout the country, according to Dr. Dan Thomson, a Kansas State University veterinarian and expert on the impact of beef cattle production practices on cattle well-being and health. The Beef Cattle Institute at K-State will conduct an International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare, May 28-30, on the K-State campus. "The symposium is designed to provide a venue in which ...
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Iowa State researchers improving plastics made from corn and soy proteins (Popularity: )
http://www.iastate.edu
David Grewell picked up the little plastic model of a molecule he keeps in his office. He scrunched the model’s folding pieces into a ball. That’s about the shape of a soy or corn protein, said Grewell, an Iowa State University assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering. Then he unfolded the model into a long, straight loop. That’s what happens when researchers add some glycerin -- a byproduct of ...
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Kirby Corporation Signs Agreement to Acquire K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. (Popularity: )
http://www.kirbycorp.com
HOUSTON, March 13, 2011 -- Kirby Corporation ("Kirby") (NYSE: KEX) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. ("K-Sea") (NYSE: KSP), an operator of tank barges and tugboats participating in the coastwise transportation primarily of refined petroleum products in the United States, pursuant to which a subsidiary of Kirby will merge with K-Sea, with K-Sea surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of ...
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Largest Pumpkins in the World at The New York Botanical Garden Through Halloween (Popularity: )
http://www.nybg.org/
Three winning pumpkins from regional weigh-offs across the United States, including a new world record holder, are on display through October 31, 2010, at The New York Botanical Garden. Scott Cully, who holds the Guinness World Record for carving the largest pumpkin, will attempt to break his own record starting October 29. The enormous pumpkins each weigh over 1,600 pounds, with the new world record breaker, grown by Chris Stevens ...
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Leading Pioneers in Antibiotic-Free Poultry Launch New Line of Kosher Turkey and Chicken (Popularity: )
http://www.hain-celestial.com
A joint venture between Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P. and The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN) today announced the launch of Kosher Valley(TM), a new complete line of certified kosher antibiotic-free (ABF), vegetarian fed and humanely raised all-natural chicken and turkey products. The Kosher Valley brand leverages the experience of longtime leaders in the ABF poultry category and unlike most kosher poultry companies, will focus exclusively on ABF poultry.Unlike conventionally ...
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