Food supply chain software specialist LINKFRESH has signed a major deal which could be worth up to $5m in joint revenues with Illinois-based FamilyFarms Group. FamilyFarms Group is a farmer-owned organisation focused on delivering ...
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The Port of Melbourne. The Victorian Government has successfully leased the Port of Melbourne for more than $9.7 billion. The Lonsdale Consortium, comprising of the Future Fund, QIC, GIP and OMERS signed a lease of the port’s ...
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Monsanto Company has announced that it has reached a global licensing agreement for the use of the CRISPR-Cas genome-editing technology in agriculture with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. The Broad Institute is a world leader in ...
LED maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has has introduced the LUXEON SunPlus Series, its first line of purpose-built LEDs that provide the exact wavelengths of light required for horticulture applications. Based on the rapidly expanding ...
Viterra, a grain and oilseeds marketer and handler, has announced that it will build a new high throughput grain terminal at Wadena in Canadian province Saskatchewan. The new grain facility is planned to have a storage capacity of 34,000 ...
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Lundberg Family Farms is set to introduce new organic antique white quinoa variety in the US this month. A national leader in organic rice and whole grain products, Lundberg Family Farms became the first brand to offer American-grown ...
With the modern family constantly on-the-go, Wholesome! and Surf Sweets brands are introducing timesaving yet craveworthy items to their popular product lines. Wholesome! is the nation's leader in Fair Trade organic sugars and other ...
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A partnership between Cargill Animal Nutrition and Heifer International is enabling the expansion of 450 women-led, family-owned poultry farms in Qingshen, China. These farms will receive chicks, business training and access to nutrition ...
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. End of Heat, the 14th solar term of the year, begins this year on Aug 23 and ends on Sep 6. End of Heat implies that most parts in China are getting rid of the ...
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Yellowstone Plastics, a flexible packaging producer and a member of Volm Companies, has purchased a new KBA-Flexotecnica EVO XG 10-color press for installation at its facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Purchased to meet the demands for extra ...
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The profit of Royal FrieslandCampina decreased by 16.7 percent over the first half-year 2016 to 160 million euros compared to the same period in the previous financial year. Due to the significant increase in the member dairy ...
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Arla has unveiled a series of milk-based drinks with fruit, tea and an energy drink rich in protein. The products are part of Arla’s Good Growth 2020 Strategy to maximize opportunities outside of standard liquid milk and triple the ...
Farmers face the risk of major yield loss from corn diseases in any given season, but they will have a new defense in 2017 with the debut of DEKALB Disease Shield corn products. Six new DEKALB Disease Shield products are being introduced ...
At a time when dairy companies have struggled with the continued European oversupply of milk, Arla has strengthened the quality and profitability of its business. Arla’s strategic branded sales grew 6.1 per cent in the first half of ...
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will support dairy producers by buying around 11 million pounds of cheese at $20m through its Margin Protection Program (MPP). The announcement from USDA is aimed at reducing a cheese surplus which ...
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