Producers are in high spirits at the Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines today. Hog markets are profitable and herd disease levels low, at least for the time being. The deadly PED virus, which infected about 60% of the nation's sows last ...
Tags: Pork Congress, Agriculture
WineStyles Tasting Station launched a growth plan to enter new cities in key states, such as Iowa and is actively recruiting franchisees to develop six new stores in these territories. The company will host a Discovery Day in Coralville ...
Tags: Wine, Agriculture
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Asheville, N.C., is among 22 communities selected to receive technical assistance to pursue development strategies that support smart growth and sustainability goals and ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Canton, Miss., is among 22 communities selected to receive technical assistance to pursue development strategies that support smart growth and sustainability goals and ...
Tags: neighborhood revitalization, economic improvements, Construction
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Mobile and Prichard, Ala., are among 22 communities selected to receive technical assistance to pursue development strategies that support smart growth and sustainability ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that 22 communities will receive technical assistance to pursue development strategies that support smart growth and sustainability goals and encourage local economic ...
Tags: housing, transportation, environmental protection, Construction
Italian pasta maker Barilla is planning to expand its production plant in Ames, in the US state of Iowa which will see an investment of around $26.5m. The expansion, which is expected to create 23 new jobs, will also receive financial ...
Tags: Pasta Production, Agriculture
Last year, Mohawk Industries told its aligned dealers with the recession over they needed to “Own the Moment.” For 2015, executives said now it’s time to “Own the Experience” as the industry’s largest ...
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The consumer public has put out the call, and the hog industry is responding in a big way at the start of what's likely to be a year of major growth for the U.S. hog herd. New data show the breeding herd has climbed by 4%, with the number ...
Tags: hog industry, Agriculture
Inhance Technologies LLC, formerly known as Fluoro-Seal International, L.P., headquartered in Houston, Texas, has agreed to pay a $59,000 civil penalty and spend a minimum of $180,000 on systems to recycle hazardous hydrogen fluoride gas, ...
Green Biologics Inc. has announced the successful closing of its acquisition of the assets of Central MN Ethanol Cooperative LLC (CMEC). Green Biologics intends to repurpose the operation, which includes a 21 million gallon per year ethanol ...
Tags: paints, coatings, adhesives, inks, cosmetics, Construction
More than 160 technology companies based in the Midwestern region of the United States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin) will debut their consumer ...
Syngenta today announced that it has received the safety certificate for its Agrisure Viptera trait (MIR162) from China’s regulatory authorities, formally granting import approval. The approval covers corn grain and processing ...
Bayer CropScience announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved its application for the registration of ILeVO. ILeVO protects the root system against infections caused by the Sudden Death Syndrome fungus and has ...
Tags: soybean plants, root system, Agriculture
With the exception of just a handful of acres relative to the entire nation, the 2014 corn and soybean crop is essentially in the books. Monday's USDA-NASS Crop Progress report shows 94% of the nation's corn crop and 97% of its soybeans ...
Tags: soybean crop, corn, Agriculture