A virus sweeping through farms in the United States is a growing concern for Canadian pork producers. Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea first appeared in the U.S. last spring and has already spread to 22 states. It has not been found in Canada, ...
Tags: Pork Industry, PED, Rajiv Arora, Robert Harding
Some may think of turkeys as good for just lunch meat and holiday meals. But bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley, saw inspiration in the big birds for a new type of biosensor that changes color when exposed to chemical ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, meat
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 ...
Tags: Michael Foods, Tyson Foods
Danish Crown has decided to close its deboning department and its subsidiary Tulip food’s ready meals production in Faaborg due to non-competitiveness in the current production set-up and as part of its comprehensive structural plan ...
Tags: Danish Crown, deboning department
China is the top international destination for U.S. soy, importing 849 million bushels of whole U.S. soybeans in the most recent marketing year. It is hard to imagine that number growing, but experts expect U.S. soybean exports to China to ...
Tags: Soybean Exports, Agriculture
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 ...
Tags: Integrated Packaging, Packaging
Wednesday's Closing Grain and Livestock Futures Mar. corn closed at $4.25 and 3/4, down 5 and 3/4 cents Mar. soybeans closed at $13.18, up 11 cents Mar. soybean meal closed at $434.50, up $4.40 Mar. soybean oil closed at 37.99, up ...
On this day, from the pages of Appliance Retailer: Wednesday 17 January 2007 In the week leading up to Australia Day, barbecue brand Everdure decided to pursue a new retail channel: butchers. In partnership with the Meat & Livestock ...
Tags: BBQ, MLA, ballot sheet, Day Party
Quebec's agriculture department is taking the bull by the horns to address declining beef consumption in the province. The ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec, quoting Statistics ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Soybeans were steady to firm on late fund and technical buying. The near term supply remains tight and demand continues to look strong, especially from China, even if there is continued talk that they'll eventually cancel on some purchases. ...
Tags: Soybeans, Agriculture, Food
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 ...
Tags: Clondalkin Wentus, WENTOPRO-SkinTight, film, Hxter
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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Cargill, Inc. and Branhaven LLC, announced a non-exclusive agreement to license Neogen Corporation their patented BeefGen genomics (DNA) tools that help beef and dairy cattle producers analyze bovine genetics to improve meat and milk ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Beef
Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. There was no real fresh news, but the outside markets were supportive and the near term supply remains tight. Conditions in Brazil are generally good for development and harvest, but ...
Tags: Soybean, Agriculture