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FAO Food Price Index climbs 5 percent in August; wheat prices a big factor
Sep. 02, 2010
Surging wheat prices drove international food prices up 5 percent last month in the biggest month-on-month increase since November 2009, FAO announced.
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Crop Markets Close Higher on Thursday
Sep. 02, 2010
Wheat futures continue to to trade higher. more»
ARS: Corn lines resist fungal toxins
Sep. 02, 2010
Corn germplasm lines developed by USDA scientists are scoring high marks in field trials for resistance to aflatoxin produced by Aspergilllus flavus and A. parasiticus fungi.
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USDA, DOE partnership seeks to develop plants better suited for bioenergy
Sep. 02, 2010
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $8.9 million in research awards under a joint DOE-USDA program aimed at improving and accelerating genetic breeding programs to create plants better suited for bioenergy production.
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Corn and Soybeans Trade Lower at Midsession
Sep. 02, 2010
Profit-taking is weighing on corn. more»
AFIA, NGFA urge FDA to improve veterinary feed directive process
Sep. 02, 2010
The American Feed Industry Association and the National Grain and Feed Association have urged the FDA to make "much-needed improvements" to its regulatory procedures that govern the use of certain animal drugs fed at therapeutic levels to food-producing animals.
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Journal article: SDA soybean oil increases the omega-3 index
Sep. 02, 2010
The study results revealed that SDA (stearidonic acid) soybean oil raised red blood cell EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) concentrations and increased the omega-3 index. Marginal increases in the omega-3 index can significantly reduce the risk for sudden cardiac death.
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A powerful idea: Could food and farm waste fuel the fair?
Sep. 02, 2010
Researchers and staff will collect samples of food waste and manure from the Minnesota State Fair to learn whether they could be combined with waste from the nearby U of M campus and converted to renewable energy in an "anaerobic digester" on or near the Fair grounds and adjacent U of M campus.
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Premium Standard Farms receives 2-year extension to complete installation of Next Generation Technology
Sep. 02, 2010
Premium Standard Farms announced today that it has reached an agreement with Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster that gives the company until July 31, 2012, to complete installation of Next Generation Technology at its farms in northwest Missouri.
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USDA announces next steps on GE sugar beets
Sep. 02, 2010
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced the agency's next steps in response to a recent court decision on Roundup Ready sugar beets.
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CNH and KAMAZ deliver first fleet of New Holland combine harvesters made in Russia
Sep. 02, 2010
New Holland Agriculture distributor Zapsibhlebproduct delivered this week the first fleet of 20 New Holland Agriculture CSX7080 combine harvesters to leave the assembly line at the Naberezhnye Chelny plant.
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Crop Markets Called Mixed on Thursday
Sep. 02, 2010
Corn was slightly lower overnight while soybeans were firm. more»
Pioneer Hi-Bred expands seed research program for localized testing across North America
Sep. 01, 2010
Pioneer's IMPACT(TM) program, which stands for Intensively Managed Product Advancement, Characterization and Training trials, will significantly increase Pioneer's investment in local research and development, helping to maximize grower productivity and profitability.
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Canada final regulations to require ave. renewable fuel content of 5% in gasoline
Sep. 01, 2010
The Government of Canada today announced that regulations requiring an average renewable fuel content of five per cent in gasoline have been finalized and will come into effect starting Dec. 15, 2010.
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Markets Close Mixed, Stocks Lend Support
Sep. 01, 2010
Wheat settles higher on sales to Egypt and Germany. Soybeans pressured by slowdown in Chinese buying. more»
CA ag coalition says: Like Farmville? Maybe it's time to know a real California farmer
Sep. 01, 2010
At the interactive website www.KnowACaliforniaFarmer.com, California farmers and ranchers post personal photos, upload videos and write interesting blogs about real agriculture in California.
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Vilsack announces Recovery Act Support for public safety, community centers, public schools and health care facilities
Sep. 01, 2010
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced investments in 28 states that will create jobs and improve needed infrastructure in rural communities across the nation.
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Syngenta Seeds introduces 140 new corn hybrids
Sep. 01, 2010
Syngenta Seeds has introduced 140 new corn hybrids, including 41 featuring the Agrisure Viptera(TM) 3111 trait stack, which provides breakthrough control of the broadest spectrum of insects available.
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Markets Higher on Stocks and Wheat Rally
Sep. 01, 2010
Markets push higher on support from wheat sales to Egypt and Germany and strength in outside markets. more»
Mascoma acquires SunOpta BioProcess Inc.
Sep. 01, 2010
The acquisition combines the leading bio-chemical platform companies in Canada and the U.S., Mascoma says, resulting in a company that is well-positioned to achieve the industry's objective of low-cost, sustainable production of transportation fuels from non-food biomass.
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Dow AgroSciences showcases new refuge-in-the-bag concept
Sep. 01, 2010
The concept, which is pending registration by the U.S. EPA, will be commercialized as SmartStax(TM) Refuge Advanced(TM) and will provide a single-bag solution for refuge compliance in the U.S. Corn Belt as early as 2012.
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Art's Way Manufacturing introduces new grinder mixer
Sep. 01, 2010
Art's Way Manufacturing unveiled the next generation of grinder mixers with the introduction of their new Model 6520 Grinder Mixer at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa.
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ARS: Helping corn-based plastics take more heat
Sep. 01, 2010
Boosting the bioplastics' heat tolerance may broaden the range of applications for which corn-derived plastics could be used as an alternative to petroleum-based plastics.
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Asgrow(R), DEKALB(R) and Deltapine(R) seed brands offer immediate yield results via new LINK text program
Sep. 01, 2010
For farmers who planted DEKALB(R), Asgrow(R) or Deltapine(R) products this season, immediate national and localized yield results can be only a text message away. more»
