Organic milk and meat contain approximately 50 per cent more omega-3 fatty acids than non-organic options according to a new study published yesterday in Volume 115, Issue 5 of the British Journal of Nutrition. The largest study of its ...
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Australia's pig farming and pork industry have experienced some tough conditions over the past five years. On the other hand, strong meat prices have been a feature of the past 12 months as pork has benefitted from higher meat prices ...
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US-based agricultural and food company Cargill has opened a $100m modern wet corn milling facility in Devagere in Karnataka state of India. The corn facility is spread over a sprawling 44.5 acres of land with a daily milling capacity of ...
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To Coincide with the 15th anniversary of the Foot and Mouth Crisis on 19 February Devised by Gloucestershire farmers with widespread support from across the food industry, Happerley Passports empowers farmers to control provenance at the ...
LED lighting technology firm Flip Chip Opto Inc of Fremont, CA, USA has launched what is claimed to be a first-in-class 2400W high-power horticultural flip-chip COB, as part of its new Duet series, geared towards the grow light industry. ...
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Food and beverage company PepsiCo is launching a new range of gluten-free oatmeal in its Quaker Oats product line across the US. The new Quaker Gluten Free Oatmeal will be introduced in three variants namely Quaker Quick 1-Minute Standard ...
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The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has established Great British Food Unit intended to boost exports and create 5,000 jobs in food and drinks manufacturing sectors. The partnership between the sector ...
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Dong Sung has developed a CFRTP technology for production of light weight composite material which can be used by automotive industry. Dong Sung has succeeded in developing CFRTP (CFRTP: Carbon fiber-reinforced Thermoplastics) technology ...
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China's apparent oil demand in 2015 grew 5.8% year on year to 11.11 million b/d, the fastest pace since 2011, despite the country's economy growing at the slowest rate since 1990, Platts calculations based on recently released official data ...
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Ardent Mills, the premier flour-milling and ingredient company, is announcing a new organic initiative committed to helping US wheat growers double organic wheat acres by 2019. Ardent Mills CEO Dan Dye said: "Ardent Mills' vision is to be ...
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In some regions, light-emitting diode (LEDs) are expected to comprise more than half of new horticultural luminaire sales as early as 2017, according to the report 'LED Lighting for Horticultural Applications' from market analyst firm ...
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Land transfers are flourishing in Jinzhou, some 260 km south of Beijing, catalyzing mushroom growth of specialized cooperatives, authorities have said. "About one-tenth of farmers have joined market-oriented cooperatives in Jinzhou and ...
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Qiandongnan's Xijiang village, the country's largest ethnic Miao community. WANG KAIHAO/CHINA DAILY It is like taking a walk back in time. Women from the Dong ethnic group in the 800-year-old Huanggang village are dyeing shiny traditional ...
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Tetra Pak and DeLaval, sister companies in the Tetra Laval Group, today signed a five year agreement with the Dairy Association of China to provide training to Chinese dairy farm managers. The signing ceremony was attended by both the ...
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Confectionery company Mondelez’s Romanian arm is seeking a buyer to sell its chocolate factory in Poiana, Romania. The buildings and the 13,000sqm land area costs €2.1m, excluding taxes. The factory is located in Brasov. One ...