Cargo theft and cattle rustling are crippling crimes for farmers and ranchers. Theft may take the form of one big grab and run, or it may be the death-of-a-thousand-cuts. A tiny sampling of recent cargo hits from the Associated Press: In ...
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HighJump Software, a supply chain management software provider, has teamed up with Unisun Software, a produce inventory management and accounting software developer, to provide electronic data interchange (EDI) platform to the latter's ...
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The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA), a statutory authority of the Government of Botswana, and a milk processing firm MilkAfric have inked a memorandum of understanding to empower young dairy entrepreneurs. As per the agreed terms, an ...
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Many Americans believe owning five, 50, or 500 acres is a dream come true. But for America's largest private landowners, the acreage numbers are staggering and tally in the millions — possessing greater square mileage than several ...
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Lufa Farms, a Canada-based commercial agricultural company, has established a rooftop greenhouse in Laval, Quebec, a development aimed at increasing its cultivation capacity by three fold and expanding its sustainable food and fresh-produce ...
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Wild hogs take the headlines when it comes to crop destruction, but for many farmers, birds should get top billing. Bird damage across the United States costs growers hundreds of millions in annual profit — an approximate $50-million ...
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UC researcher's comments sound serious alarm Parasitic wasp enlisted in fight against ACP Irrigation water blocked by red tape Tests on Asian citrus psyllids (ACP) taken live from infested trees in a neighborhood in Dinuba, Calif. came ...
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Related Media Sustaining agriculture from the board room California citrus grower bullish despite ACP-HLB threat Ag research delivers critical answers for growers, consumers A non-regulatory effort to combat the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) ...
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Elders Limited has agreed terms with its existing financiers to renew and extend its syndicated finance facilities to 31 December 2014, as part of a comprehensive plan to secure the repositioning and sustainability of the company as a pure ...
POM Wonderful, the largest U.S. grower of fresh pomegranates and producer of pomegranate juice, makes enjoying pomegranates easier this season with the launch of POM POMS, a convenient, ready-to-eat package of ruby red arils from ...
Combine performance helps alfalfa seed profitability Fresno County raisin grower expects good quality crop Death on the farm a grim reality of agriculture While recently checking out the latest news on the CNN.com website, a video link ...
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Moonshining loses the bootlegger label Too many straws have emptied the bucket Good agriculture info — needle in a haystack In an age where it is too easy to blast politicians for wasteful spending, there remains some very useful ...
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In March of this year, Wools of New Zealand became a fully grower owned company for the first time in its history. More than 700 New Zealand sheep farmers have invested in and are committed to the growth and sustainability of Wools of New ...
McCain Foods, a frozen food company based in Canada, plans to invest more than $100m to expand its manufacturing plant in Burley, Idaho, US, in order to boost the production of potato products. The expansion involves the addition of a new ...
Related Media Peaches should not go crunch GMO pickle claim leaves you scratching your head It's worthy to be a good neighbor, whether you live in a subdivision, condo, apartment or farm for a living. Hopefully, it is reciprocal. That ...
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