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Family-Friendly Hunting Plantation to Be Auctioned
TOWNSEND, Ga., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Fins & Feathers Plantation will be heading to the online auction block and David Graham will be looking to see who will continue the endeavor he started. Graham developed what was once a raw 1,240 acres of paper company land on the South Newport River into
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New PureSense Irrigation Manager(TM) Software Offers Complete Tool to Help Growers Make Successful Irrigation Decisions
FRESNO, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- PureSense Environmental Inc. launched yesterday the newest version of its Irrigation Manager™ software that offers growers significant improvements for using real-time weather and soil moisture data to make critical irrigation decisions. The new version
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Reportlinker Adds Global Eggs Industry
NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Eggs Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0181126/Global-Eggs-Industry.html This report analyzes the worldwide market for Eggs in Millions. The report provides separa
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Reportlinker Adds Global Cheese Industry
NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Cheese Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0181053/Global-Cheese-Industry.html This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Cheese in Thousand Metric Tons. The re
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Former USDA Leader and AVMA CEO, Dr. Ron DeHaven Responds in Video to USDA Decision to Scrap Animal ID System
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A recent decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to scrap a national animal identification system could seriously hinder U.S. veterinarians' ability to track diseased animals and prevent the spread of those diseases -- diseases that
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Monsanto to Break Ground on New Breeding Station in Mississippi
ST. LOUIS, March 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- To better serve the needs of southern farmers, Monsanto plans to open a new corn breeding station in Flora, Mississippi and groundbreaking ceremonies for the new facility will be held today. The $2.4 million facility further boosts the company's investm
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California Raisin Marketing Board Announces New Category in Third Annual 'America's Best Raisin Bread Contest'
FRESNO, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Raisin Marketing Board (CRMB), the state marketing order that represents nearly 3,000 growers of California Raisins, today announced the expansion of its third annual America's Best Raisin Bread Contest. The contest, open now through August 16,
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China Nutrifruit Group Limited to Present at the ROTH Capital 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference
DAQING, China, March 9 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Nutrifruit Group Limited (NYSE: CNGL) ("China Nutrifruit" or "the Company"), a leading producer of premium specialty fruit based products in China ("PRC"), today announced that the Company's management team will present at the upcoming
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Haweka Axis 4000 to Premiere at MATS 2010
LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- At this year's 2010 Mid-America Truck Show, Haweka will showcase its new, patented, heavy-duty truck alignment system, the AXIS 4000. The Axis 4000 will be distributed in the US by Haweka USA. Just as the existing Haweka product lines perfected car wheel bala
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DuPont Landscape Systems and ForeverLawn to Market Synthetic Grass
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont Landscape Systems, a premier global supplier of landscape materials, and ForeverLawn, Inc., the leading synthetic grass company, are working together to market an innovative line of natural-looking synthetic grass products marketed under the brand na
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Make Easter Egg-ceptionally Easy
PARK RIDGE, Ill., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether coloring and decorating eggs for baskets, hiding them for hunts or cooking them for family and friends, the incredible edible egg calculates that most moms typically purchase at least two dozen eggs every Easter. Interestingly, nearly eight out of 10
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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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AgFeed Industries, Inc. Announces Record Revenues for 2009
NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- AgFeed Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: FEED), one of the largest independent hog production and animal nutrient companies in China, today announced record levels of revenue in both of its operating units: hog production and animal nutrition. Production volumes
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Cavitation Technologies Signed an Agreement With Catalyst Partners, LLC
LOS ANGELES, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (CTI) (OTC Bulletin Board: CVAT & Berlin/Stuttgart: WTC) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Catalyst Partners, LLC located in Washington, D.C. CTI will be working primarily with Dr. David McWhor
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CME Group Announces Launch of Dollar-Denominated Crude Palm Oil Futures Contracts
CHICAGO and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 8 /PRNewswire/ --CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of a dollar-denominated, cash-settled crude palm oil futures contract scheduled to begin trading on May 23, 2010, for trade date May 24. Crud
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JBS USA, LLC to Host Fourth Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call March 11
GREELEY, Colo., March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JBS USA, LLC will hold its fourth quarter 2009 earnings conference call Thursday, March 11, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern (8:00 a.m. Mountain). The call will be open to holders of the Company's 11.625% Senior Notes due 2014 as well as prospective invest
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Brookgreen Gardens' Spring Gardening Expo Offers Outstanding Speakers, Demonstrations, and Advice!
MURRELLS INLET, S.C., ,March 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Saturday, March 27, Diggin' It, the spring garden festival, will provide a gardening expo that will be your "go to place" for everything you need to know about gardening in the coastal South. "For the past few years we have brought some im
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$30K Turns the Galleria Green
Downtown mall becomes an organic greenhouse CLEVELAND, March 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Visitors to the Galleria at Erieview will find quite a different retail scene in the next couple of months, as the latest Civic Innovation Lab champions re-envision the building. Tomat
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The National Pork Board Names Schafer|Condon|Carter Consumer Branding Agency of Record
DES MOINES, Iowa, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Pork Board announced today that it has selected Schafer|Condon|Carter as its new agency of record. The agency will be responsible for all consumer branding and advertising efforts. "Pork has so much to offer consumers today – versatility,
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Spring Brunch Menus Will Sing With the Flavor of Epic Roots Mache and USA Pears
PORTLAND, Ore. and SALINAS, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Springtime entertaining is as fresh and simple as a skip down the produce aisle now that Epic Roots and USA Pears have teamed up to create a savory salad that's sure to impress at both sunny family picnics and elegant spring brunches. To vi
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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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Red Deer County’s Emergency Response Trailer
Interview describing the emergency response trailer for accidents involving livestock built by Red Deer County, and how it has been used (Call of the Land, Mar 9)
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Using ESN, Environmentally Smart Nitrogen
Interview with agronomist Ross McKenzie on available options for fertilizing crops and the relative value of using Environmentally Smart Nitrogen(ESN) (Call of the Land, Mar 9)
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Video Conference Brings Rural Communities Together
Interview with event organizer Bill Fricker describing a video conference on climate change for 30 communities across Alberta on March 12, 2010 (Call of the Land, Mar 9)
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Agriculture Specifics in the Federal Budget
Interview with business development specialist Mark Muchka on specifics in the federal budget for agriculture industry and rural development (Call of the Land, Mar 8)
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Alberta Agriculture Livestock Market Summary
Herb Lock of FarmSense Marketing in Edmonton with the latest information (Call of the Land, Mar 8)
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Reminder on the Growing Forward Water Management Program
Agricultural water specialist Melissa Orr on the March 31, 2010 deadline for the transition period for the Growing Forward Water Management Program (Call of the Land, Mar 8)
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Adjustments to the Pool Return Outlooks
The Canadian Wheat Board's Justin Daniels on pricing options farmers can use to be part of their risk management strategy for wheat deliveries (Call of the Land, Mar 5)
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Improving Risk Management Tools for Pea Producers
Interview with the Alberta Pulse Growers' Sheri Strydhorst on improvements to crop insurance for pea producers to be more reflective of market prices (Call of the Land, Mar 5)
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Midge Tolerant Wheat
Interview with Trent Whiting of SeCan on the release of three new midge tolerant wheat varieties and the benefits of these varieties to producers (Call of the Land, Mar 5)
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Agriculture in the Federal Throne Speech
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has as a target the elimination of the Canadian Wheat Board's Monopoly (Call of the Land, Mar 4)
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Clubroot Research
Interview with plant pathologist Ron Howard on current research in Alberta involving the pathology, breeding & risk management of clubroot in canola (Call of the Land, Mar 4)
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Implications of Using Wet Chemistry Versus Near Infrared Spectroscopy Feed Analysis When Feeding Cows
Interview with forage specialist Barry Yaremcio on consequences from possible imbalance of nutrients when using NIR analysis of feed during a dry year (Call of the Land, Mar 4)
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Alberta Agriculture Turfgrass and Forage Seed Markets
Interview with Market Specialist David Wong with prices being quoted to growers of turfgrass and legume seed (Call of the Land, Mar 3)
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Alberta's Farm Safety Program
A description of how Alberta Agriculture's Farm Safety Program has tools and resources to implement the national Plan Farm Safety campaign (Agri-News, Mar 3)
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Comparing Feed Analysis Using Two Different Methods
Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist, discussing different feed analysis methods and how they can show different results for certain nutrients (Call of the Land, Mar 3)
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Dairy Congress
Promotion of the 24th Annual Alberta Dairy Congress held in Leduc on June 3 and 4, 2010 (Agri-News, Mar 3)
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Farm Safety is Essential to a Farm Business Plan
Emphasis on the importance of a farm safety plan as outlined in the "Plan . Farm . Safety" campaign launched during Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (Agri-News, Mar 3)
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Grass and Legume Seed Market Update - Mar 2, 2010
Updated report quoting prices being offered to growers of grass and legume seed. (Grass and Legume Seed Market Update, Mar 3)
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Grazing Planning - Steps to Take in 2010
Steps for producers to take in developing a grazing plan for 2010 in order to reduce plant stress from dry weather and optimize production on pastures (Agri-News, Mar 3)
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Marketing Caravan Comes to Camrose
Agenda and registration information for the Canadian Farm Business Management Council (CFBMC) Marketing Caravan workshop in Camrose, March 10, 2010 (Call of the Land, Mar 3)
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