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Aug. 22 Credentialing Deadline Set for Farm Aid 2008 Presented By Whole Foods Market and Horizon Organic (Popularity:  )
http://www.farmaid.org
The August 22 deadline for media and photographers to request advance credentials to Farm Aid 2008 Presented by Whole Foods Market and Horizon Organic is fast approaching. Credentials will also be available at the venue on the day of the show for an additional fee. Information about the time and location of credentialing, as well as a schedule of event-related media activities, will be made available by e-mail to credentialed ...
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Zogby International Conducts Poll for The Progressive Farmer Highlighting Political Leanings of Farm Country (Popularity: )
http://www.dtnprogressivefarmer.com
The August issue of The Progressive Farmer features the results of a national poll of rural American households by the pollsters at Zogby International. Commissioned by The Progressive Farmer, the poll of nearly 3,000 rural adults measures preferences for the fall elections as well as reaction to hot-button issues in farm country such as skyrocketing crop input costs, the assault on landowner rights and ethanol. The most telling result of ...
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Ethanol Should Be Fully Integrated in International Trade, According to Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (Popularity: )
http://www.unica.com.br
Access to major markets around the globe for Brazilian sugarcane ethanol with lower tariffs, and full integration of ethanol in global trade, as is the case with any other product: these are the key expectations of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) as the current phase of Doha Round negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, draws to a close. "What we expect now is full integration for ethanol into global trade. Ethanol ...
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Record Urea Prices Squeeze AdBlue Margins (Popularity: )
Urea prices reached record highs in June 2008, increasing the pressure on the AdBlue market's already tight margins. When combined with the additional pressure from the soaring price of automotive diesel, and growing doubts over the health of the commercial vehicles market, it would appear AdBlue suppliers are heading for tougher conditions in Q3 2008. Given the already competitive nature of the AdBlue market, where the struggle to develop early ...
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Global Water Technologies Announces Shipment of Filtration System for US Mint (Popularity: )
http://www.gwtr.com
Global Water Technologies, Inc., ("GWT") a technology driven water purification and services provider to the $400 billion water industry, announced that it has made an initial shipment of a proprietary filtration system to be installed at the US Mint in Denver, CO. The minting process requires exacting standards and reliability for water quality. The treatment system was chosen due to its ability to filter out particulates entrained in the water ...
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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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Rabobank Report Shows Promising Long-Term Outlook for Cotton (Popularity: )
http://www.rabobank.com
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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PA Agriculture Department Warns Consumers About Raw Milk Sold by York County Dairy (Popularity: )
The Department of Agriculture is recommending that consumers who have purchased raw milk from Stump Acres Dairy farm in New Salem, York County, discard it immediately due to the risk of Listeria Monocytogenes contamination, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said today. Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized or homogenized. Pennsylvania law allows farms to sell raw milk, but requires they obtain permits and be inspected to reduce health ...
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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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Ritchie Bros.' combined Dubai-Singapore auction increases choice in global market participation (Popularity: )
http://www.rbauction.com
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA) made it easier for thousands of equipment buyers and sellers to access the global marketplace this week, offering multiple bidding options at 18 unreserved auctions in four countries, including a multi-million dollar combined Dubai-Singapore auction. Almost 600 people from 52 countries registered to bid either in person, by proxy or over the internet at the US$33 million unreserved auction at the Company's Dubai, ...
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