A commercial poultry flock in Minnesota was tested positive for a strain of H5N2 avian influenza, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). This comes after two other farms in Pope and Lac qui Parle counties of western ...
Peru, Belarus and Taiwan have imposed a temporary ban on beef product imports from Canada, over the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) outbreak. Earlier this month, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of ...
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Starbucks Coffee Company has opened its first Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, the US. This interactive Roastery and Tasting Room is dedicated to roasting, coffee education and increasing ...
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Several Asian markets have decided to restrict the import of Canadian poultry following the detection of avian influenza on two farms in British Columbia. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of H5 avian ...
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The Ferrero Group, one of the market leaders of the confectionery industry, has continued to strengthen its presence in the hazelnut market by acquiring hazelnut producer Oltam Group. Oltan Group, based in Trabzon in Turkey, is a ...
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A subsidiary of Taiwan-based Neo Solar Power (NSP) has unveiled a 30kW PV solar system at a farm in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, according to a local report. The subsidiary, General Energy Solutions (GES), has been actively ...
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Fonterra, a New Zealand-based dairy co-operative, has entered into an agreement with Abbott Laboratories to develop a new dairy farm hub in China. According to Fonterra, the move comes in response to the growing demand for quality ...
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Aavin, a Tami Nadu Co-op Milk Producers Federation, has opened a new dairy farm in Pudukottai, Tami Nadu. The Tami Nadu state chief minister Jayalalithaa inaugurated the new dairy facility through video conference, reports The Hindu. ...
Harry Edwards Brady will be the new face of the Britains Farm Toy range and will test the latest toys before they are released. Tomy has selected its official ambassador and toy tester for its Britains Big Farm range. The lucky ...
Ray Archuleta says the earth is sick. It is in this condition, he says, in large measure due to our disregard of natural principles in our approach to agriculture. Archuleta is a conservation agronomist with the Natural Resource ...
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Vance Pflanz Related Brandsource BrandSource Leveraging Apple's iBeacon Platform Brandsource Lawrence Revitalized Buying Groups Brandsource BrandSource's Lawrence To Step Down Next Year Brandsource BrandSource Begins Spring Summit ...
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Memphis-based retailer Royal Furniture says it will open two stores near Birmingham, Ala., on June 1. A 35,000-square-foot store will occupy the old Books-A-Million store in Hoover Commons, 1615 Montgomery Highway, in Hoover. And a ...
Tags: Two Royal Furniture, great opportunity, Furniture&Furnishing
Terra Tech Corp (TRTC) subsidiary Edible Garden, a locally grown herb and produce cultivator, signed a distribution deal with Sunshine Growers out of Lakeland, Florida. Under the terms of the deal Sunshine will cultivate the full line of ...
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Del Monte Fresh Produce Company is one of the world's leading vertically integrated producers, marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, as well as a leading producer and distributor of prepared ...
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On a rooftop in the Bronx far from the skyscrapers of Manhattan, 4,760 panels soak up the winter rays. Welcome to the solar power boom in New York state. Robert Kline, director of commercial sales for the Ross Solar Group that installed ...
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