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Olam to Acquire Global Cocoa Business of Archer Daniels Midland Company for $1.3bn
Dec 17, 2014Singapore’s Olam International has agreed to acquire the global cocoa business of Archer Daniels Midland Company, in a $1.3bn deal. This new development is expected to enhance Olam's chocolate and cocoa businesses, in an effort ...
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Scientists At USDA-ARS Are Developing New Modeling Tool to Enhance Agricultural Production
May 7, 2014Scientists at US Department of Agriculture- Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) are developing a new modeling tool to optimize agricultural production. The new platform, known as the Geospatial Agricultural Management and Crop ...
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A New Collaboration Promises The Ability for Growers
Feb 26, 2014A new collaboration promises the ability for growers to more accurately plan, place, and manage nitrogen applications on a real-time basis, growers will have more corn hybrid choices for 2014, U.S. soybean crop quality survey shows less ...
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In Some Areas, Tillage Is a Seen as a Necessity
Jan 23, 2014Soil conditions that are typically seen as negative during the crop season could help keep things in better shape this winter, especially when high winds make soils susceptible to erosion, which is most common during this time of year, 2 ...
Tags: K-State, John Takarko, erodibility, Presley
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More Than 500 People Were Sickened by Seven Strains of Salmonella Heidelberg
Jan 14, 2014In 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that more than 500 people were sickened by seven strains of Salmonella Heidelberg linked to chicken. However, salmonellosis caused by Salmonella Heidelberg is only ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Health, Medicine
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'Unlock Your Soil's Potential' Is The Theme for Workshop and Trade Show
Dec 30, 2013"Unlock your soil's potential" is the theme for the 36th annual Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association Workshop and Trade Show scheduled for Jan. 6-8, at the Holiday Inn-Riverside in Minot, N.D. "Many producers think that ...
Tags: Agriculture, Chemicals
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Keeping Nitrogen Fertilizer on Field and out of Streams and Rivers Is No Simple Formula
Dec 27, 2013Keeping nitrogen fertilizer on farm fields, to support optimum crop growth, and out of streams and rivers is no simple formula. It's complex. "Think 'writing a novel' versus 'writing a recipe,' " said Matthew Helmers, an associate ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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NDSU Cereal Science Doctoral Candidate Has Written Most-Viewed Research Papers
Dec 27, 2013An NDSU cereal science doctoral candidate has written one of the American Association of Cereal Chemists International's most-viewed research papers. Mihiri Mendis' paper, titled "Variability in Arabinoxylan, Xylanase Activity, and Xylanase ...
Tags: cereal science, NDSU cereal science doctoral candidate
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Dupont Bax System Has Been Certified by The Aoac Research Institute
Oct 12, 2013The DuPont BAX System has been certified by the AOAC Research Institute as a Performance Tested Method (PTM) for detecting Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) in beef trim and ground beef. "With this certification, our entire portfolio of ...
Tags: DuPont, Bax System, Pathogenic E.Coli