Leading English wool handler, Devon-based Hilary Bond has enjoyed a great competitive season this year, topped by being named world champion earlier in the summer. A working farmer from Bovey Tracey, Hilary was named world champion in ...
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At this month's NSA Sheep 2014 (Wednesday 30th July) being held at the Three Counties Show Ground, Malvern, visitors will have the opportunity to gain a detailed understanding of the work done on behalf of UK sheep farmers by the British ...
Cintas Corporation reported results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended May 31, 2014. Revenue for the fourth quarter and for the fiscal year was $1.16 billion and $4.55 billion, respectively. The fiscal year revenue of $4.55 ...
Tags: Cintas, Apparel, Accessories
The NY cotton futures market was down 394 points for the week from Monday's 72.06 open to Friday's settle at 68.12. Without a doubt the USDA WASDE report was bearish and the market took a quick dive once the report was released. They ...
Tags: USDA, The NY Cotton, Textile
This year's BASF Coatings Color Collection 2014/2015 report, "Under the Radar," predicts a new level of normality is coming as North America bounces back from the recession and society embraces the unpretentious beauty of the "flyover ...
Tags: Basf, Coating, Construction, Decoration
Milk preferences are changing in the UK, with plant-based milks growing in popularity The fortunes of traditional dairy products may be turning in the UK, with sales decreasing, while things are looking considerably more positive for the ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Milk, Dairy Products
Nature's Path, North America's largest independent organic cereal company, lives by the mantra "always leave the earth better than you found it." This week, the Canadian company took another step along that path with the purchase of 2,760 ...
Tags: Nature's Path, Sustainable Future
Corn use in the U.S. has slipped lower in recent months, and that's got USDA opening up a slightly lower price range looking further into the 2013-2014 marketing year. That's according to Friday's monthly USDA World Agricultural Supply and ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Corn, Soybean
Since the worldwide structural shift in the textile industry, only a handful of companies remain in the former textiles heartland of the Swabian Alb. One of these companies is the Albstadt-based underwear manufacturer Comazo GmbH + Co. KG, ...
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Grain sorghum planting is in full-swing throughout the Central Plains, and as it moves northward, there are some practices successful sorghum growers use to get the crop off to a good start. 1. Plant the right hybrid. Choose the ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Corn planting remains behind the normal pace, though a weather window may be opening this week to allow farmers to play a little much needed catch-up. As of Sunday, 6% of the nation's crop was planted vs. the usual 14% for this point in ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Some rain fell in the parched Plains over the weekend, but it fell short of earlier expectations, while planters finally started rolling in earnest in the Midwest. However, more rain in that region this week -- though needed -- could keep ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, weather
General Mills released its annual Global Responsibility Report today, outlining its approach to creating economic, environmental and social value in the countries where it operates. The company reported progress in the areas most material ...
Corn planting is marching its way north, but once you head north of the Mason-Dixon Line, the progress quickly slows to a crawl. State ag statistics service reports from this week -- issued despite a lack of federal-level reports from the ...
Tags: Corn, Agriculture, Food
The board of Spanish olive oil bottler Deoleo has agreed to takeover offer made by UK private investor CVC Capital Partners. CVC would initially buy 29.99% stake from Spanish banks, valuing the company at €438.8m. As part of the ...
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