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Little Falls' Enchanted Dairy Named 2011 Minnesota Producer of the Year (Popularity:  )
http://www.mnmilk.org
BUFFALO, Minn., Dec. 1, 2011 -- Its name is straight out of the storybooks, but the commitment Enchanted Dairy has to its cows and community is no fairy tale. The Minnesota Milk Producers Association named Enchanted Dairy in Little Falls Minnesota's 2011 Producer of the Year on Nov. 30 during the Midwest Dairy Expo in St. Cloud, Minn. Each year Minnesota Milk recognizes one outstanding dairy operation as the Producer ...
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Monsanto Company Completes Acquisition of De Ruiter Seeds (Popularity: )
http://www.monsanto.com
Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced today that it has completed its proposed acquisition of De Ruiter Seeds Group B.V., a Dutch-holding company that owns and operates De Ruiter Seeds, for EUR546 million in cash, or approximately $850 million at current exchange rates, less net debt. Monsanto will start to transition the De Ruiter Seeds business into its vegetable seeds division alongside its other business units, Seminis and the International Seed ...
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Monsanto Company Executives Adopt 10b5-1 Trading Plans (Popularity: )
http://www.monsanto.com
Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) today announced that several of its executives, including: Hugh Grant, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Terry Crews, executive vice president and chief financial officer, have established stock trading plans in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under these plans, the Monsanto executives have directed brokers in the sale of shares and exercise of stock options in order to diversify ...
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Monsanto Sets Webcast for November Investor Briefing (Popularity: )
http://www.monsanto.com
Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced that the company will hold a briefing with investors on Nov. 8. The briefing will be simultaneously webcast and can be accessed by visiting the investor section of the company's web site at http://www.monsanto.com/investors. The investor briefing will include an update on the company's strategic initiatives, financial targets, product performance, research-and-development pipeline and other business matters. This year's briefing will feature presentations by: Hugh Grant, ...
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National Pasteurized Eggs Expands Product Offering; Launches Food Industry's First Cage-Free Pasteurized Shell Egg To Protect Millions From Salmonella Poisoning (Popularity: )
http://www.safeeggs.com
Further expanding the nation's options for safe foods, egg safety leader National Pasteurized Eggs (NPE) today announced that it is now producing the industry's first cage-free pasteurized shell egg to serve the foodservice industry and consumers throughout the United States.Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock, Texas, is serving the cage-free pasteurized shell eggs that are free from salmonella to its faculty, guests and 28,000 students in its dining halls and ...
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New Farm Odor Management Regulations to Take Effect Feb. 27 (Popularity: )
http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us
New regulations to manage odors from newly constructed animal barns and certain other agricultural operations will help minimize the potential for conflicts between neighbors, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said today."With increasing development and urban sprawl, Pennsylvanians are moving closer and closer to their farming neighbors," said Wolff. "These new regulations are geared to help minimize conflict between those not accustomed to farm odors and the agricultural producers working to meet ...
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New Partnership to Ensure South Asia's Food Security in the Face of Climate Change (Popularity: )
http://www.usaid.gov
The U.S. Agency for International Development is working with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support the Cereals Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA), a program that will help more than six million small farmers in South Asia achieve significant cereal yield increases over the next ten years.The initiative will work through public and private sector partners in local hubs in South Asia to accelerate the development and uptake ...
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Non-GMO: Hottest Food Trend and Healthy New Year's Resolution (Popularity: )
http://www.responsibletechnology.org
Consumers of any age can improve their health with one New Year's resolution. "Avoid eating genetically modified organisms (GMOs)," says expert Jeffrey M. Smith, who points to evidence of mounting health risks associated with gene-spliced foods. Smith urges consumers to cross off brands that contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients, which are in 60-70% of foods sold in the U.S. The principle offenders are non-organic soy and corn derivatives and canola ...
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North Carolina Farm Bureau Urges Canadian Government To Amend Legislation Banning American Tobacco Products (Popularity: )
http://www.ncfb.org
North Carolina Farm Bureau (NCFB) announced today that it is joining numerous other agricultural and tobacco-growing organizations in supporting an advertising campaign calling upon Congress and the Obama Administration to urge their counterparts in the Canadian Parliament to oppose or re-examine legislation that would ban American cigarettes blended with burley and flue-cured tobacco. The bill, known as C-32, would impose undue hardships on farmers who grow burley and flue-cured tobacco ...
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NutraCea Completes Purchase of Irgovel, Largest Rice Bran Oil Processing Facility in South America (Popularity: )
http://www.nutracea.com
NutraCea (OTC Bulletin Board: NTRZ), a world leader in stabilized rice bran (SRB), nutrient research and technology, announced today that it is has completed the purchase of Irgovel, the largest rice bran oil processing facility in South America, for a purchase price of approximately $14 million. The 70,000 ton annual capacity facility located in Pelotas, Brazil provides NutraCea with the opportunity to sell rice bran oil in addition to its ...
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