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Free Training to Help Ag Industry, First Responders Prepare for, Respond to Agroterrorism (Popularity:  )
http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us
Three courses designed to help Pennsylvania's agricultural industry, emergency responders and public health officials better manage the threat of agroterrorism are now open for enrollment, said Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff today."Our modern food system is complex," said Wolff. "Everyone plays a role in assuring the safety of our food supply, from farmers and processors to emergency responders and public health officials. It is imperative that these groups work together to ...
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Opposition Grows Toward Proposal to Close FDA Labs (Popularity: )
http://www.nteu.org
Significant opposition -- including a Senate amendment to an authorization bill -- continues to build against an ill-conceived plan by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to close seven of its 13 laboratories and restructure its field operations. President Colleen M. Kelley of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) welcomed both the FDA authorization bill amendment offered by Senators Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), and a letter released ...
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Danone Improves Manufacturing and Supply Chain Performance with ILOG Plant PowerOps (Popularity: )
http://www.ilog.com
ILOG(R) (Nasdaq: ILOG; Euronext: ILO, ISIN: FR0004042364), today announced that Groupe Danone, the world's leading maker of fresh dairy products and bottled water and the second largest provider of biscuits and cereal products, has deployed ILOG Plant PowerOps(R) (PPO) at one of its largest fresh dairy plants in Irapuato, Mexico. Thanks to the use of ILOG PPO, the plant has moved from weekly production planning with mixed scheduling quality to ...
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Blunt: Bi-Partisan Farm Bill Turned Into Partisan Tax-Bill by Majority (Popularity: )
House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement this afternoon after Democrats in the House took what was a bi-partisan piece of farm legislation and attached onto it a series of tax increases designed to discourage foreign investment in America and raise the cost of domestic energy: "The Farm Bill emerged from the Agriculture Committee this year with a unanimous vote -- a product of hundreds of hearings, ...
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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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Shandong Zhouyuan Seed and Nursery Co., Ltd. Signs New Corn Seed Sale and Distribution Agreement to Penetrate Seed Market in Hebei Province (Popularity: )
http://www.chinaseedcorp.com
Shandong Zhouyuan Seed and Nursery Co., Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: SZSN) ("SZSN" or "Parent Corporation"), incorporated in the State of Delaware, announced that its operating subsidiary company in China, Shandong Zhouyuan Seed and Nursery Co., Ltd. ("Zhouyuan" or "the Company"), has signed a jointly new corn seed research and development agreement with Hebei Shexian Qing Yang Seed Co., Ltd. ("Qing Yang") in order to accelerate the application and promotion of ...
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Contaminated Pet Food Causes Human Food Scare as Chinese Imports Rise (Popularity: )
As imported Chinese wheat takes the blame for the recent deaths of dozens of American pets, new concerns have risen over the safety of Asian-grown foods imported to the United States for human consumption. For American farmers, it is no surprise to read that the death of American pets is linked to Chinese wheat gluten containing a toxic chemical, aminopterin, commonly used in China as rat poison. Government officials and ...
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Swiss Re and Oxfam America Launch Joint Risk Management Initiative for Farmers in Tigray, Ethiopia (Popularity: )
http://portal.iri.columbia.edu
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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Strong Fertilizer Prices Sustain Revenues, and Profits Begin to Rise (Popularity: )
The latest quarterly financials show fertilizer producer revenues remain buoyant in line with robust product prices. This is according to Integer Research's latest publication, the Fertilizer Financial Bulletin, which provides quarterly financial data for the world's 70 largest fertilizer companies and divisions. "Of 51 companies and segments reporting revenues in the fourth quarter of 2006, all but seven of them saw revenues rise," says Integer Research Director, Oliver Hatfield. "The ...
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Bunge Limited Announces Public Offering of Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preference Shares (Popularity: )
http://www.bunge.com
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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