SunOpta, a leading global company focused on natural, organic and specialty foods, announced financial results for the first quarter ended April 5, 2014. All amounts are expressed in US dollars and results are reported in accordance with ...
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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
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced seven winning student teams of EPA's People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) phase II awards for innovative and sustainable designs to help solve today's complex environmental ...
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Adequate levels of rhizobia organisms can help to increase nitrogen fixation; satellite imagery and mapping capabilities help growers identify yield-limiting factors; and developments in drought stress tolerance. Adequate Rhizobia ...
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Clif Bar & Company, a US-based organic foods and drinks producer, has unveiled a Kit’s Organic Fruit + Seed, a nutritious snack bar. Claimed to be made with all organic fruit and seeds, the snack bar contains no added sugar, zero ...
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Major Western Australian dairy processor and fruit juice manufacturer Harvey Fresh has been sold to Italian dairy group Parmalat for about $117 million. Parmalat's Australian subsidiary is one of Australia's major manufacturers of dairy ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, dairy products, milk, yoghurt
Mars, Incorporated announced today a new policy to help build a fully sustainable palm oil supply chain. This sees Mars commit to both industry leading standards and develop a fully traceable pipeline back to known palm oil processing mills ...
Tags: Palm Oil, Mars, Deforestation Policies
Everyone knows the stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones. Innovation happens when people look at their surroundings in new ways. The checkoff helps manufacturers innovate with U.S. soy by supporting research and development of ...
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Brazil cuts corn & soybean crop production forecasts. Brazil revealed the first estimates of damage to its crop prospects from hot and dry weather, cutting forecast for corn and soybean production, but the downgrades failed to prevent ...
Tags: Agriculture, weather, soybean, Corn
Archer Daniels Midland plans to build a facility in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, with an investment of $250m. To be located adjacent to the company's existing site in Campo Grande, the complex will produce a range of ...
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Brazil revealed the first estimates of damage to its crop prospects from hot and dry weather, cutting forecast for corn and soybean production, but the downgrades failed to prevent a tumble in Chicago futures. The Conab crop bureau cut by ...
Tags: corn and soybean production, lack of rainfall, influenced by climate
San Remo's new Slimmers' Angel Hair pasta Pasta manufacturer San Remo has launched a new Slimmers’ Selection gluten-free pasta range, designed to appeal to health-conscious consumers. San Remo said the Slimmers’ Selection ...
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The food recall warning issued on 13 February 2014 has been updated to include additional products. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) food safety investigation. 1196110 AB ...
Tags: Mustard, Soy, Dry Garlic
Snack manufacturer ZEGO has revamped packaging of next generation energy bars with real-time data, designed to improve food safety. The packaging features a patent-pending QR-code system, which provides test results from the bar's ...
Tags: Energy Bars Packaging, ZEGO, Food
Many farmers may be questioning whether their soybeans need a fungicide seed treatments this planting season. But that depends on many factors – from weather and planting date to drainage and seed costs. And if conditions or field ...
Tags: Seed Treatments, seed-treatment