DOJ and USDA Hold First-Ever Workshop on Competition Issues in Agriculture

First of Five Workshops Features Discussion on Competitive Dynamics in the Seed Industry, Trends in Contracting, Transparency and Buyer Power WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today held the first-ever joint publ

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'Feed Your Brain' at the 2010 Youth Expo April 9 & 10 at the OC Fair & Event Center

COSTA MESA, Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2010 Youth Expo theme is "Feed Your Brain," which is what local students are encouraged to do at this annual fun-filled event. The two-day expo, which takes place April 9-10 at the OC Fair & Event Center, will feature the work and creat

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Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder at the Department of Justice and USDA Agriculture Workshop

ANKENY, Iowa, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following are remarks as prepared for delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder at the Department of Justice and USDA Agriculture Workshop: Thank you, Secretary Vilsack. It's good to be with you, and it's great to be back in your beautiful home st

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Yongye Nongfeng Signs Agreement to Secure Coal Resources Project in Inner Mongolia, PRC

BEIJING, March 12 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Yongye International, Inc. (Nasdaq: YONG), ("Yongye or "the Company") a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of Shengmingsu brand plant and animal nutrient products in the People's Republic of China (PRC), today announced its operating

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Reportlinker Adds Global Milk Industry

NEW YORK, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Milk Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0181055/Global-Milk-Industry.html This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Milk in Thousand Metric Tons The report p

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Monsanto Welcomes Opportunity to Participate in Department of Justice/Department of Agriculture Workshop

ST. LOUIS, March 12, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of today's first joint public workshop exploring competition issues in the agriculture industry, Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) will participate in a panel discussion about the past, present and future of the seed and trait industry. The join

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Yuhe International Inc. Announces Auditor Resignation, Investor Conference Call

WEIFANG, Shandong, China, March, 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall-Asia/ -- Yuhe International Inc. (Nasdaq: YUII) ("Yuhe" or "the Company"), a leading supplier of day-old chickens raised for meat production, or broilers, in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that Grant Thornton resi

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Westway Group, Inc. Announces 2009 Results Conference Call

NEW ORLEANS, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westway Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: WWAY) plans to announce its results for 2009 before the market opens on Tuesday, March 16, 2010.  The company has scheduled a conference call following this earnings release on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 10:30 a.m., C

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Zhongpin Reports Higher Results for the Year 2009

NEW YORK, March 11 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Zhongpin Inc. ("Zhongpin", Nasdaq: HOGS), a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China ("China"), today reported higher revenues, net income, and diluted earnings per share for the year 2009. Year 2009 highli

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Ann McBrien Joins Michelle's Miracle Board

LELAND, Mich., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Michelle's Miracle, Inc. the leading provider of tart cherry nutraceutical products announced today that Ann E. McBrien, former Vice President of CBD Global Healthcare at Procter and Gamble, was elected to the Michelle's Miracle board of directors. "Ann is an

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NutraCea Completes Sale of Non-Core Cereal Ingredients Business

PHOENIX, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NutraCea (Pink Sheets: NTRZ), a world leader in stabilized rice bran (SRB) nutrient research and technology, today announced that it completed the previously announced sale of NutraCea's existing cereal ingredients business and certain related equipment to

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Pennsylvania's CHEMSWEEP to Offer Safe Pesticide Disposal for 21 Counties in 2010

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Agricultural businesses and residents in 21 Pennsylvania counties will soon be able to dispose of unwanted pesticides safely and easily through the CHEMSWEEP program, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said today. The Department of Agriculture

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Love Your Lawn and It Will Love You Back for a Long, Long Time

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Lawns: the original green movement. When it comes to growing harmony and balance, Mother Nature knows best. That's why she relies on strong grass to promote clean air, cool the environment, replenish water reserves, and foster a safer, more tranquil world fo

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Morgan Keegan to Offer Farmer Mac Programs to Commercial Banking Clients

WASHINGTON, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac; NYSE: AGM and AGM.A) and Morgan Keegan & Company, a regional investment firm in Memphis, Tennessee, today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Morgan Keegan will be

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Breakthrough CBS News Health Report: 'High Fructose Corn Syrup - It's Just Sugar'

Leading Food Expert:  Alleged effects from high fructose corn syrup "an urban myth" WASHINGTON, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last night, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric ran a report, "Is high fructose corn syrup really so bad?" prepared by CBS News Correspondent Michelle Miller.

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Lusitano Horse Auction in Florida Reports Record Sales

MIAMI, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A four-year-old newly-trained Interagro Lusitano stallion brought a record price of US$145,000.00 recently at The 2010 Lusitano Collection™ International Horse Auction held at The Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.  With a record att

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/K I L L K I L L K I L L - Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture/

We are advised by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release, Pennsylvania's CHEMSWEEP to Offer Safe Pesticide Disposal for 21 Counties in 2010, issued 11-Mar-2010 over PR Newswire. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will b

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Raven Industries Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2010 Results

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raven Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: RAVN) today announced its performance for the three months and fiscal year ended January 31, 2010. Lower sales reflected weaker economic conditions in Raven's markets. However, cost reductions and operating efficie

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Peabody Energy Earns Top Honors for Environmental Leadership in Colorado

ST. LOUIS, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Peabody Energy has earned dual honors for pioneering land restoration and water management best practices on thousands of acres of rangeland in Colorado. The company earned the 2009 'Excellence in Research and Use of New Practices Reclamation Award' from

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Yuhe International Inc. to Attend ROTH 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference

WEIFANG, China, March 11 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Yuhe International Inc. (Nasdaq: YUII) ("Yuhe" or "the Company"), a leading supplier of day-old chickens raised for meat production, or broilers, in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that Mr. Zhentao Gao, Yuhe's CEO an

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New USDA Data Offers In-Depth Look at Organic Farming

The nation's organic farms and ranches have higher average sales and higher average production expenses than U.S. farms overall, according to results of the 2008 Organic Production Survey released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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2009 Crop Year is One for the Record Books, USDA Reports

U.S. farmers produced the largest corn and soybean crops on record in 2009, according to the Crop Production 2009 Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

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USDA Conducts 2009 Census of Horticulture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) began gathering data for the 2009 Census of Horticultural Specialties to measure the state of the horticulture industry.

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NASS Releases New Census of Agriculture Profiles

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today released county-level demographic profiles of U.S. farm and ranch operators. These profiles summarize data from the 2007 Census of Agriculture.

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USDA Forecasts Generous Corn and Soybean Crops

Aided by the warm, dry weather, U.S. corn production is forecast at a near-record level, according to the Crop Production report, released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

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USDA Conducting Fruit Chemical Use Survey

U.S. farmers successfully battled soggy July weather and remain on target for producing the largest soybean crop in history, according to the Crop Production report, released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

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USDA Forecasts Plentiful Soybean Crop

U.S. farmers successfully battled soggy July weather and remain on target for producing the largest soybean crop in history, according to the Crop Production report, released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

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Increase in Farm Production Expenditures Slows in 2008, USDA Reports

U.S. farm production expenditures totaled $307 billion in 2008, according to the Farm Production Expenditures 2008 Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Total farm expenditures for 2008 rose 8.3 percent from the revised 2007 total of $284 billion – a slower increase than the prior year.

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USDA Releases New Geospatial Data Products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today released new satellite images depicting agricultural land cover for the 2008 crop year. The images, referred to as the Cropland Data Layer (CDL), identify geospatial crop locations in three U.S. regions: the Mid-Atlantic and, for the first time, the Southwest and Southeast.

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Alberta Agriculture Weekly Grains and Oilseeds Market Summary

Errol Anderson of Pro-Market Communications in Calgary with the latest news (Call of the Land, Mar 12)

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Canadian Wheat Board Provides More Daily Pricing Information

Interview with Canadian Wheat Board's Chris Kuntz discussing the new Producer Payment Options Price Snapshot which provides daily pricing information (Call of the Land, Mar 12)

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Renewable Energy Conference

Interview with Alberta Agriculture's Kelly Lund with highlights of the conference" Energy Options Behind the Farm Gate 2010 - Plugging into the Grid" (Call of the Land, Mar 12)

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2010 Pulse Acreage

Interview with Sheri Strydhorst of Alberta Pulse Growers with an update on the status of the Pulse Industry in Alberta and what it expects for 2010 (Call of the Land, Mar 11)

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AVAC Investments

Interview with AVAC President and CEO Ross Bricker asserting that a primary criteria in investing in a company is to invest with the right people (Call of the Land, Mar 11)

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Alberta Pork has New Executive Director and Changes to Board of Directors

Changes at Alberta Pork include Darcy Fitzgerald as executive director, Jim Haggins as chair and Rocky Morrill as vice chair of the board of directors (Call of the Land, Mar 11)

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Rural Programs Help Albertans

Description of two GOA programs aimed at helping rural communities create business opportunities and access high-speed broadband services (Call of the Land, Mar 11)

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The Bottom Line on Using ESN

Interview with agronomist Ross McKenzie discussing the advantages and disadvantages of using Environmentally Smart Nitrogen(ESN) (Call of the Land, Mar 11)

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A Farm Employer's Guide to Job Orientation and Safety Training

A discussion on the importance of providing proper training to employees in order to create a safe and productive work place on the farm (Agri-News, Mar 10)

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Alberta Agriculture Special Crops Market Summary

Charlie Pearson gives the latest information on special crops market trends (Call of the Land, Mar 10)

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Alberta Farm Safety Kids Program

The Alberta Farm Safety Program has many tools that will help farm families Plan farm safety for children (Agri-News, Mar 10)

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Climate Change Video Conference and Webcast

A discussion of the content of the "Alberta Acts on Climate Change" video conference on Friday, March 12 and how it affects rural communities (Call of the Land, Mar 10)

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Going Organic: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally

Registration and agenda information for the Going Organic: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally conference in Leduc on March 17 and 18, 2010 (Agri-News, Mar 10)

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Growing Forward Client Survey

Details of a survey to gauge awareness of the Growing Forward suite of programs in Alberta (Agri-News, Mar 10)

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Growing Forward Survey

Details of a survey to gauge awareness of the Growing Forward suite of programs in Alberta (Call of the Land, Mar 10)

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Invest in Safety - Invest in ROPS

Tips to avoid rollovers when driving a tractor as well as recommendations for rollover protective structures (ROPS) to provide driver protection (Agri-News, Mar 10)

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Keeping Kids Safe on the Farm

Pointers for forming a farm safety plan that is aimed at keeping children safe on the farm (Agri-News, Mar 10)

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Let Children Play, Grow and Farm Safely

Creating Safe Play Areas on the farm is thebest way to keep youngsters safe (Agri-News, Mar 10)

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Let Safety Be a Factor in Hiring

Factors to be considered in the process of hiring and keeping quality farm labour (Agri-News, Mar 10)

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Planning for Safety with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

Promotion of the Canadian Agriculture Safety campaign, "Plan . Farm . Safety" which is emphasized on Farm Safety Week, March 14-20, 2010 (Agri-News, Mar 10)

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