South Korean steelmaker POSCO announced Tuesday that it completed construction of a second plant in Mexico for the production of galvanized steel sheets used in auto frames. The new plant in Altamira, Tamaulipas state, will have an annual ...
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By Bruce Cochrane The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says, by maintaining the focus on biosecurity, there is opportunity for pork producers to protect their herds from Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea. Last week the ...
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Australian iron ore development company BC Iron Limited has announced that in the quarter ended on December 31 it produced 1.35 million mt of iron ore, up 25 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Regarding the ...
Ontario has confirmed a second case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) and a third is under investigation. Both are in the Chatham-Kent region. PED is usually fatal for very young pigs while older pigs can recover. The virus does not ...
“Potato Saver” as a Sulphite--‐free preservative for fresh cut potatoes. Wellington Agribusiness Investments Ltd. (WADI), a Guelph based privately owned company has been working for three years on an innovative ...
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Driven by superior features and falling costs, the market for LED luminaires, or optimized permanent light fixtures, will grow more than 12-fold over the next decade – at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25% from $2bn currently ...
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Hay prices in Wyoming, Colorado and western Nebraska have tapered off steadily in the last four to five weeks. So reports Barry McRea, owner-manager of Valley Video Hay Markets and HayTime Auctions in Torrington, WY. Since mid-December, ...
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South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd says that, using its phosphor technology and chip fabrication techniques, it has raised the light efficacy for its chip-on-board (COB) family of LED packages to what is claimed to be the ...
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By Jim Isleib, Michigan State University ExtensioninShare New farmers can benefit from careful assessment of their farm’s soils and planning for crop rotations and use of cover crops. Beginning farmers often start out with soils ...
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Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic modules First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has begun construction of Australia’s largest utility-scale solar project, a 250 hectare solar plant in Nyngan, New South Wales (NSW). Less ...
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Schools, 4-H clubs, community organizations, church groups and other youth organizations are encouraged to apply. Grants of up to $1,000 for youth gardening projects are available through North Dakota State University. Any project ...
The National Cotton Council (NCC) is urging Representatives to vote for the Farm Bill Conference Report when the House considers it on January 29. NCC Chairman Jimmy Dodson said the U.S. cotton industry appreciates the Agriculture ...
The days of the dripping on the surface bag-in-box (BIB) are about over, thanks to the DRINKinBOX - TABLEWELL for all types of liquids based on the BIB principle. It is simple to use: put a glass under the tap and fill it without any spill ...
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KPN, the Netherlands-based telecommunications and ICT services provider, has teamed up with Dyzle, a specialist in analyzing business process data for the cold chain in real-time, to provide an integrated platform, Platform-as-a-Service ...
UK-based drinks major Diageo has purchased tequila brand Peligroso from Peligroso Spirits Company, in a move to create a portfolio of variant quality tequilas. Peligroso is a 100% blue weber agave tequila from the highlands of Jalisco, ...