The U.S. soybean crop is having the darndest time getting planted, while corn conditions sputter along, according to the USDA. In its weekly Crop Progress Report, the USDA rated soybean planting at 87% complete, behind a 90% five-year ...
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Armenia has imposed a ban on poultry product imports from 17 US states over bird flu outbreak, according to the former's Agriculture Ministry. The ban comes in the wake of avian influenza outbreak across several commercial poultry farms ...
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Seaboard Foods and Triumph Foods have formed a joint venture to construct a new pork processing facility in Sioux City, Iowa. The site work is expected to begin this summer and construction wil be completed by July 2017. The plant is ...
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In a major setback to efforts to ban plastic bags, Arizona lawmakers have made it illegal for cities to impose bag bans through a recent legislation. Arizona Retailers Association and the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance, which ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its approval of Enlist Duo herbicide for use in additional states. Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and North Dakota now join the ...
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In an announcement on March 31, Montana-based Daily’s Premium Meats disclosed plans of setting up a new pork factory in St. Joseph, Missouri, with operations to start in May 2016. With construction to commence in summer, the $41.5m ...
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Before you start kicking up dust this spring as planting gets rolling, make sure you're not only doing everything right but also avoiding the things you shouldn't be doing, whether it be small-scale agronomic matters or farmwide management ...
Tags: Soil test, Segments of the production equation, Agriculture
US-based establishment Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets is expanding its recall to include Natural Grocers brand Organic Garlic Powder as it may have been contaminated with Salmonella. The product associated with the recall include ...
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Turkey products manufacturer Butterball has acquired a processing facility in Raeford, North Carolina, in a move to cater to increasing demand for Butterball turkey products. The facility, which is spread over an area of around ...
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Ronnoco Coffee, the portfolio company of Huron Capital Partners, has acquired US Roasterie, a private label manufacturer of coffee. This forms a part of the company's strategy to grow in terms of geographic presence and market share. ...
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US-based Replenish Bottling that creates new formats for plastic spray bottles and containers has opted for R&D/Leverage for its injection mold building expertise. As a part of scaling up from its initial pilot molds, the Replenish ...
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Although it’s been a quiet topic since jumping to Hawaii, the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) is still taking a toll on hog markets. The hog market yo-yo’ed throughout 2014, and we should expect that to continue into 2015 ...
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Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation increased its guidance for financial results for the third quarter ending Jan. 31, and full 2015 fiscal year, which will end April 30, 2015, saying it has seen recent, positive trends in the primary ...
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B&M of Mount Vernon, Missouri is recalling certain seasoning blends that contain ground cumin that may contain peanut, an allergen that is not declared on the products’ ingredient statements. People who have an allergy or severe ...
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To meet growing demand from the nation's winemakers and winery owners, G3 Enterprises has just completed a series of upgrades to its cork room to boost its capacity to produce high-quality Diam closures. "G3 Enterprises is a great partner ...