Octal Petrochemicals will establish a manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia for the production of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) cups and trays for dairy and poultry industries. The project is estimated to cost around $20m and once ...
Consumer demand for locally-grown foods and locally-raised meat, poultry and eggs has grown. After a decline of small farms and slaughter houses in the 1990s, the U.S. has seen a resurgence in small, locally-owned operations. According to ...
Chinese health officials say H7N9 bird flu has killed 19 people in the country so far this year with the number of human infections up to 96. Even as health officials in the affected regions have gone on higher alert to fight the spread ...
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Tickets are now on sale for the 2014 Arkansas Flower and Garden Show Feb. 21-23 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The show, which benefits educational scholarships to Arkansas horticulture students and beautification ...
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Battelle's unique software modeling program, PRIA, will soon be put to use in Australia to help manage the risk of salmonella and campylobacter outbreaks in poultry. Baiada Poultry is one of Australia's largest poultry companies, ...
Bell & Evans, a US-based producer of poultry products, has outlined plans to develop two new plants and hatchery, in a move to expand its chicken operations. This expansion is in line with the company's strategy to meet the consumer ...
Wisconsin farmers didn’t have their best year ever in 2013, but they didn’t miss it by much. “They earned about $3.75 billion in total net farm income, $600 million more than in 2012 and just short of the record of $3.8 ...
China, facing rising human cases of the H7N9 avian flu, asked its municipalities and provinces to be on higher alert to control the disease. The National Health and Family Planning Commission, which summoned a meeting of health officials ...
Foster Farms, an American producer of poultry products, has recommenced the operations at its poultry plant in Livingston, California. The company has voluntarily halted the operations at the plant on 12 January in order to ensure proper ...
US-based RiceBran Technologies has signed a distribution and supply agreement with Hela Spice Canada to sell its rice bran and derivative products in Canada. A member of the Hela Gewurzwerk Herman Laue global network of companies, Hela ...
American meat producer Tyson Foods is reportedly considering the acquisition of egg distributor Michael Foods Group, owned by a private equity unit of Goldman Sachs Group. The deal, which is seen worth over $2bn, will help the two ...
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A combination of long-term feed price movement and recent stormy winter weather have combined to ignite record-high cattle and beef prices, and between those factors, a lag in cow slaughter and a strong export market have the market on ...
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Packaging firm Ossid, powered by Pro Mach, will introduce a fully integrated packaging line at the upcoming 2014 International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) scheduled to be held during 28-30 January 2014 at Georgia World Congress ...
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Packaging products provider Clondalkin Wentus has launched a new skin-tight film, WENTOPRO-SkinTight, for the food processing industry. The new film is said to provide long shelf life and high barrier properties, and can be used for ...
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Like "Turn out the lights" and "Don't slam the door," being told to "Wash your hands" is one of those universal instructions children hear every day. But it's more than that. Hand washing has been shown to be one of the most effective ...
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