Agriculture Newswire
Florida Tomato Growers Kick off Season with Culinary Art Contest
MAITLAND, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - This fall, the Florida tomato growers will conduct a 15 market tomato art contest and tour to kick off the 2008 season and reintroduce America's most popular tomato, the Florida field-grown tomato, to consumers throughout the Eastern United...
Marler Clark: Sprouts Responsible for Salmonella Illnesses in Washington and Oregon
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Thirteen people — nine in Washington and four in Oregon — have been infected with Salmonella Typhimurium from eating alfalfa sprouts. The illnesses have been traced back to Sprouters Northwest, Inc in Kent, WA, which has voluntarily recalled...
Early Risers to Get a Glimpse "Behind the Roses" as the All-Time Winningest Float Builder Parades Its 2009 Tournament of Roses Floats Through the Streets of Irwindale, Calif.
-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Rain Bird: Saturday, September 6, 2008 - 6:30 am to 9:00 am Fiesta Parade Floats 16016 Avenida Padilla — Irwindale, Calif. WHAT?? — Get an inside look at some of the floats participating in the 120th Tournament of Roses(R) Parade prior to...
Organic Foods Report Puts the $13.8-Billion U.S. Organic Market in the Context of the $550-Billion U.S. Food Industry
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Research and Markets TRENDS NBJ'S ORGANIC COMPANY DIRECTORY *T For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/876db0/organic_foods_repo
Titan International, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Cash Dividend
QUINCY, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - The Board of Directors of Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI) has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.005 (one half cent) per common share for the third quarter of 2008. The cash dividend is payable October 15, 2008, to stockholders of record on...
Titan to Implement Price Increase
QUINCY, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International Inc. (NYSE: TWI), will implement a price increase on Titan, Goodyear and General branded off-the-road, farm and construction tires, effective October 1, 2008. The increase of up to 10 percent...
Calavo Growers, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2008 Third Quarter, Nine-Month Results
SANTA PAULA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Calavo Growers, Inc. (Nasdaq:CVGW), a global leader in avocado marketing and an expanding provider of other fresh perishable produce items, today reported higher revenues for its fiscal 2008 third quarter and the year to date. While maintaining...
ADDING MULTIMEDIA Kemin Industries to Provide Food Quality and Shelf Life Stability Expertise to United Nations World Food Programme
ROME-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Kemin Industries will help the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to further improve the quality and nutritional impact of the food it distributes to the hungry poor throughout the world, it was announced today. Kemin, through an agreement signed in at...
NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 50.6%; August Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R); Business Activity Index at 51.6%; New Orders Index at 49.7%; Employment Index at 45.4%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in August, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R). The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of the...
Unitranche Fund LLC Invests $148 Million of Unitranche Debt in Leading Provider of Specialty Chemicals to the Fertilizer & Mining Industries
NORWALK, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Unitranche Fund LLC today announced the closing of a $148 million unitranche debt financing to support the acquisition of ArrMaz Custom Chemicals, Inc. by Snow Phipps Group, LLC. GE Antares Capital provided a $20 million revolver to the company...
Environmental and Water Management Leaders Meet to Examine the Future of Earth's Water Supply at Rain Bird's Ninth Intelligent Use of Water(TM) Summit in Partnership with Arizona State University's Global Institute of Sustainability
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Leading environmental and water management experts convened today in Tempe, Arizona, to examine initiatives and strategies towards greater sustainability and preservation of Earth's water supply as part of Rain Bird's ninth Intelligent Use of Water...
Kimball International to Sell 27,212 Acres
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Kimball International Inc., headquartered in Jasper, Ind., will sell 27,212 acres of land in Kentucky and southern Indiana at auction in three events Nov. 6-8, with Woltz & Schrader Auctions managing the sale. "Kimball has managed the...
An Essential Report on the Drinking Water Market in China, 2008-2009
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Research and Markets Co., Ltd For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/317fcd/china_drinking_wat
CF Industries' Donaldsonville, Louisiana Nitrogen Complex Assessing Effects Of Hurricane Gustav
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) today reported that its Donaldsonville, Louisiana nitrogen complex, which had completed an orderly shutdown last weekend in advance of Hurricane Gustav striking the U.S. Gulf Coast, is currently assessing...
Conventional Farmers in California Turning to Converted Organics' Liquid Fertilizer for Better Production
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that its all-natural, organic soil amendment and fertilizer products are helping farmers in California's Central Valley to grow healthier food and improve local environmental quality. "We have over 7,500...
Great Plains - The Camelina Company Makes Camelina Biodiesel a Reality
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - There's a new player fueling the alternative energy market and it's picking up speed as fossil fuels continue to fall short. Camelina, an oilseed crop in the same family as mustard, is currently being grown throughout the United States and Canada and...
Organic Growing Systems, Inc. Engages Double H Equipment, Inc. for Final Design and Construction of 2nd & 3rd Fertilizer Production Lines
ALPHARETTA, Ga.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Organic Growing Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Advanced Growing Systems, Inc. (OTC BB: AGWS) has retained Double H Equipment, Inc. as its engineering, procurement and construction contractor to expand capacity at its Monticello, MS manufacturing...
Kimball International Announces Plans to Divest Land Holdings with Sale of 27,000 Acres in Kentucky and Indiana
JASPER, Ind.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Kimball International, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBALB) announced that it has decided to sell all of the Company's undeveloped land holdings and timberlands. Currently, Kimball owns approximately 27,000 acres located in Indiana and Kentucky. According to Jim...
Stoppert Named as President and CEO at Breakthrough Renewable Technology Firm Segetis, Inc
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - The board of directors of Segetis, Inc has announced the appointment of James Stoppert as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Segetis is the first and only company to unlock the chemical "binary code" for developing a wide range of...
Digital Angel's Sarbe Unit Receives $9 Million Order to Supply Personal Locator Beacon Systems to United Kingdom Ministry of Defense
SO. ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Digital Angel (NASDAQ: DIGA), an advanced technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions, announced today that its SARBE division has signed a contract valued at $9 million with the United...
Hudson Insurance Group Announces the Formation of a Crop Insurance Unit
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Hudson Insurance Group ("Hudson"), the U.S. Insurance division of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ORH), today announced that it has purchased the assets pertaining to the crop insurance business of CropUSA Insurance Agency, Inc. ("CropUSA"). Since...
Sanderson Farms Reports No Damage from Hurricane Gustav
LAUREL, Miss.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) today announced that the Company's Louisiana and Mississippi properties were not materially affected by Hurricane Gustav, which made landfall on Louisiana's southwestern coast on Monday, September 1, 2008. The...
Natural Products Expo Asia 2008 Sets New Records
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - New Hope Natural Media (www.newhope.com), a division of Penton Media, Inc., today announced that its sixth annual Natural Products Expo Asia set new attendance and exhibition records. The 2008 tradeshow and conference, held in June at the Hong Kong...
First Commercial Satellite Constellation Successfully Launched by German-Based RapidEye AG
BRANDENBURG, Germany-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - RapidEye AG, a Brandenburg-based geospatial information provider, has launched the world's first commercial satellite constellation, making reality its goal of delivering the next generation of geospatial information services. The...
Northern Potash Co. Commences Trading and Launches Website
MOSCOW-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Northern Potash, Co. (Pink Sheets:NPTH) a junior resource company based in Russia that plans to identify and acquire potash and phosphate properties in the former Soviet Union today announced that it has commenced trading as a public company. Northern...
Titan Machinery Inc. to Report Fiscal Second Quarter 2009 Results on September 15, 2008
FARGO, N.D.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Titan Machinery Inc. (Nasdaq:TITN) announced today it will release financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2008, before the market opens on Monday, September 15, 2008, followed by an investor conference call at 7:30 a.m. Central time...
Advan Announces Strategic Refocusing and Ownership Change
ROSWELL, Ga.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Effective September 1, 2008, Advan LLC becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sipcam Agro USA, Inc. The move is part of an ongoing strategic revitalization to focus Advan on meeting the needs of key U.S. distributor customers. The Advan product...
Legend International Holdings Announces Revalidation Drilling Has Commenced on Its Queensland Phosphate Landholdings
MELBOURNE, Australia-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Legend International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:LGDI) with phosphate projects in the State of Queensland, Australia, announces that drilling has commenced at the D-Tree project which forms part of its Queensland phosphate landholdings, and has...
California Ag & Business Groups Applaud Governor's Commitment for Enforcing Farm Labor Laws
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2008 - More than two-dozen farm and business groups voiced support on Labor Day for Governor Schwarzenegger's commitment to strictly enforce existing laws protecting California farmworkers. "California has the nation's most progressive and aggressive...
Intertek and RQA Form Strategic Partnership to Expand Certification Services and Provide Bundled Food Auditing Services Worldwide
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, has formed a strategic partnership with RQA, Inc., a global leader in strategic product development, quality assurance, crisis management and...
Farm Sanctuary Issues Statement Addressing Russian Ban on U.S. Poultry
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - Today, Gene Baur, president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, issued a statement on Russia's decision to ban the import of meat from 19 U.S. poultry companies due to health and disease...
Cal/OSHA Targets Areas for Compliance with Heat Illness Prevention Rules as Temperatures Soar
OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - With triple-digit heat consuming much of California this week, Cal/OSHA investigators are targeting Fresno, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Napa, Sonoma, Yolo, Santa Clara counties for heat illness prevention inspections of outdoor workplaces. Enforcement...
Altria Group, Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend 10.3% to $0.32 per Share
RICHMOND, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - Regulatory News: Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) today announced that its Board of Directors voted to increase the company's regular quarterly dividend. The new quarterly dividend of $0.32 per common share is up 10.3% from the previous rate of $0.29 per...
Sanderson Farms to Participate in Lehman Investor Conference
LAUREL, Miss.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) today announced that management will participate in the Lehman Brothers Second Annual Back-To-School Consumer Conference to be held September 3-4, 2008, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston. The investor...
Two New Fertilizer Facilities to Address Supply Issues, Unveiling Set for Sept. 16 in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - With its new Stabilized Nitrogen Center and St. Louis Urea Center, AGROTAIN International has built a bridge, of sorts, to international fertilizer markets. The two new facilities represent the largest inland urea import terminal and the first...
Grand Opening Event for Talley Family's New Homesite Community
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - A wine tasting featuring hand-selected Talley Vineyards wines, guided trolley tours, live jazz, and fresh-from-the-farm foods will mark the three-day grand opening of Las Ventanas Ranch to be held at 3031 Lopez Drive in Arroyo Grande, on...
Origin Agritech Limited Reports Third Quarter FY08 Results
BEIJING-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2008 - Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ: SEED) ("Origin" or the "Company"), a technology-focused supplier of crop seeds in China, today announced unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2008. Origin prepares its financial statements in...
Merced Farm Labor Surrenders License to Labor Commissioner Days Before Revocation Hearing
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2008 - An Atwater-based farm labor contractor fined last month for work safety violations stemming from the heat death of a 17-year-old farm worker surrendered its license to operate for three years, the Department of Industrial Relations announced Wednesday...
Tecore Receives USDA Rural Development Acceptance and "Buy American" Status for GSM/CDMA/3G Equipment
COLUMBIA, Md.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2008 - Tecore Networks, a leading provider of GSM, CDMA, 3G and multi-protocol mobile networks, today announced that its portfolio of core and radio access network products has received Rural Development Acceptance and "Buy American" status from the U.S...
John Deere Distributor Flint Equipment Company Expands into the Carolinas with Acquisition of Van Lott Inc.
ALBANY, Ga.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2008 - Flint Equipment Company, an Albany-based John Deere distributorship for nearly 40 years, completed its largest acquisition to date through an asset purchase of Van Lott Inc. Van Lott is a 73-year-old, family-owned John Deere construction and forestry...
LGC Invests in Fluidigm's Integrated Fluidic Circuit Technology
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & LONDON-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2008 - Fluidigm Corporation, the inventor of integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs), today announced that LGC, an international leader in laboratory services and measurement standards, has purchased a BioMark(TM) System for genetic...
Industrial Biotechnology Corporation and the Plastics Exchange Announce Strategic Partnership
SARASOTA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - Industrial Biotechnology Corporation, (IBC) (Pink Sheets:IBOT) has formed a strategic partnership with North America's leading spot plastic resin market, The Plastics Exchange. IBC's subsidiary, Renewable Chemicals Corporation (RCC) will utilize the...
Pork Alert: Agriculture/Rural Development/Food and Drug Administration
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today released its preliminary analysis of the Senate version of the Fiscal 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Act. There are 287 projects for a total of...
Wisconsin Organic Advisory Council Visits Standard Process Inc.(R) Farm
PALMYRA, Wis.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - Standard Process Inc.(R) recently hosted the Wisconsin Organic Advisory Council's (WOAC) first field tour. WOAC brings together a diverse, forward-thinking group of organic farmers, businesses, consumers and government agency representatives to provide...
Converted Organics Announces Strategic Alliance with Gro Group Inc. to Service up to 15,000 U.S. Nurseries, Retailers
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that the Company will work with Gro Group Inc. as a manufacturing partner in 2009, supplying its organic granular fertilizer to seven of Gro Group Inc.'s major distributors, which collectively service up...
Timken Bearings Help Susiram Save Power
CANTON, Ohio-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - As skyrocketing energy costs push the world's manufacturers to cut consumption, The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) is receiving additional confirmation of a fact it has understood well for more than 109 years—high-quality Timken bearings contribute to...
Penford Resumes Starch Production in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - Penford Corporation (Nasdaq: PENX) announced today that its principal subsidiary, Penford Products Co., has begun manufacturing industrial starch at its Cedar Rapids, Iowa facility. The plant, which produces industrial and food starch as well as...
Fiskars: Revitalized San Francisco Neighborhood gets Garden Makeover
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - Where this morning there was a steep, bare slope dotted with struggling bushes, tonight Goettingen Street boasts a verdant hillside garden. Brightly flowering ground cover holds the fragile soil, while colorful vines and bold colors peek over new...
SunEthanol Collaborates With MBI to Scale-Up Cellulose BioEthanol Process
LANSING, Mich.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - Responding to the demand in the market for cellulosic biofuels, SunEthanol is collaborating with MBI International to scale-up a fermentation method for producing ethanol from non-food agricultural feedstocks. This fermentation method utilizes...
Sanderson Farms, Inc. Reports Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2008
LAUREL, Miss.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) today reported results for the third fiscal quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2008. Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 were $466.9 million compared with $394.8 million for the same period a year...
American States Water Company Announces Approval by CPUC of Conservation Rate Design and Revenue Adjustment Mechanism
SAN DIMAS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) announced that on August 21, 2008 the California Public Utilities Commission ("CPUC") issued a final decision which approved a settlement agreement between AWR's Golden State Water Company unit and the...
Wente Vineyards Begins Historic 125th Harvest
LIVERMORE VALLEY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - Wente Family Estates' 125th harvest will begin tomorrow, August 26th at 4am. Picking for five hours, the crews will harvest the 13-acre Block 30200 of Sauvignon Blanc in the family's Ruby Hills vineyard. The Sauvignon Blanc harvest is a...
Speakers to Draw Roadmap for Sustainable Production of Biofuels, Bioplastics at BIO's Pacific Rim Summit
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2008 - Business, academic and thought leaders will discuss how biotechnology enables sustainable production of biofuels and biobased products during the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy, Sept. 10-12 in Vancouver, British Columbia. A...
Volunteers Earn Carbon Credits while Supporting Green Initiatives
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2008 - When the people at Green Mountain Energy heard that the Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair was looking for additional volunteers for their fall festival, they responded by offering to sponsor renewable energy credits for the first...
Analyze Grain Farming in the United States: With an Overview of Key Statistics, Market Characteristics & Key Competitors
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2008 - Research and Markets . This report covers the scope, size, disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and success factors. Also included are five year industry forecasts, growth rates and an analysis of the industry key...
Tap Water Production and Supply in China Report Deals With Enterprises That Collect And Purify Natural Raw Water
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2008 - Research and Markets Current Prices Table Real Growth Table Ratio Table Statistics Available Include: Revenue, Industry Gross Product, Enterprises, Establishments, Employment, Imports, Exports, Assets, Total Wages, Domestic Demand Graphs Include...
DAGOBA's Herbal Chocolate Infusions Nurture Urban Gardening Movement
ASHLAND, Ore.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2008 - Dagoba(R) Organic Chocolate, which awakened the culinary world with its award-winning herbal infusions, is now using the same fragrant lavender, mint and rosemary to inspire urban gardening. As part of a new initiative, "Seed the Day(TM)," Dagoba is...
AGCO And Topcon Sauer-Danfoss (TSD) to Deliver Next Generation Auto-Guide
DULUTH, Ga.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2008 - AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AG), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, today announced that TSD Integrated Controls, the joint venture company between Topcon Positioning Systems and Sauer-Danfoss, will be the supplier of...
Farm Aid's New England Concert to Broadcast Live in HD and Commercial Free Exclusively on DIRECTV's The 101 Network
SOMERVILLE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2008 - Farm Aid today announced that its Sept. 20 New England music festival will be broadcast live on DIRECTV's The 101 Network, which reaches more than 17 million viewers. This broadcast will mark the first time that Farm Aid's annual benefit concert...
All Asia Licensing to Participate in International Workshop on Exotic Animal Diseases
BEIJING-(Business Wire)-August 15, 2008 - All Asia Licensing Inc. (Pink Sheets: AASI), today announced that it accepted an invitation for its chief scientist to lead a workshop September 23-25 in China at a major international conference on little-known animal diseases. "This prestigious...
Titan Tire Applauds ITC's Affirmative Determinations on Chinese Off-the-Road Tires Investigations
QUINCY, Ill.-(Business Wire)-August 15, 2008 - Titan Tire Corporation welcomed the news of the affirmative injury determinations issued today by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning off-the-road (OTR) tires from China...
Raser Prices Offering of Shares to Complete Shelf Offering
PROVO, Utah-(Business Wire)-August 15, 2008 - Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ) announced today that it has priced the public offering of 1,986,173 shares of its common stock at $8.95 per share. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("Merrill Lynch") acted as underwriter of...
Prosperous Farmer with Pre-Opening Comments and Intraday Updates
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-August 15, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Prosperous Farmer with Pre-Opening Comments and Intraday Updates" subscription to their offering. FORTUCAST PROSPEROUS FARMER For Ag Speculators and Hedgers - 3 updates per day on line or by...
Company Profile for Targeted Growth Inc.
-(Business Wire)-August 15, 2008 - Targeted Growth, Inc., was founded in 1999 with a goal of developing technologies that would increase the productivity of existing farmland and create new crops for use on land otherwise unsuitable for agriculture. Today, Targeted Growth is a global leader in...
Diatect Q2'08 Revenue Increased by 51%
HEBER CITY, Utah-(Business Wire)-August 15, 2008 - Diatect International Corporation (OTCBB:DTCT), a provider of eco-friendly insect control products, announced financial results for the second quarter and the six months ended June 30, 2008. For the second quarter of 2008, Diatect reported revenue...
ETLT Announces Second Quarter Report
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-August 15, 2008 - Eternal Technologies Group, Inc. (OTCBB:ETLT) today reported earnings for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008. For the three months ended June 30, 2008 the company reported revenues of $14,041,480, a 26.7% increase compared to the revenues of...
Maple Leaf Farms Land Sells for $3.38 Million in Schrader Auction
UNION GROVE, Wis.-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2008 - Approximately 570 acres of land formerly used for Maple Leaf Farms' Racine operations sold for $3,386,550 Wednesday night in an auction that attracted 115 registered bidders from four states. "We're just as pleased as we can be with the outcome...
Natural Products Expo East Brings Its Green to 'Beantown'
BOULDER, Colo.-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2008 - Natural Products Expo East/Organic Products Expo-BioFach America (www.expoeast.com), to be held October 15-18 in Boston, Mass., will make a lighter impact on the environment this year by implementing several sustainable practices. More than 1,200...
Six Law Firms Are Investigating Denied, Late Claims In Black Farmers Settlement
DURHAM, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2008 - Six law firms, McEachin & Gee (Virginia), Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders Pettaway & Campbell (Alabama), James Scott Farrin (North Carolina), Pogust, Braslow & Millrood (Pennsylvania and New Jersey), Conlon, Frantz & Phelan (Washington...
Juhl Wind Reports Results for Three Month Period Ended June 30, 2008
WOODSTOCK, Minn.-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2008 - Juhl Wind Inc. (OTCBB: JUHL), the Leader in Community Wind Power, today announced its results for the three month period ending on June 30, 2008. The Company reported revenue of $149,948 for the three months ended June 30, 2008, a slight decrease of...
Angus La Cense Announces Candidacy for Grass-fed Party in 2008 Election
DILLON, Mont.-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2008 - The Grass-fed Party, www.grassfedparty.com, yesterday announced its nomination of Angus La Cense as its candidate for president in the 2008 election. Mr. La Cense, www.lacensebeef.com, accepted the nomination in front of an enthusiastic crowd of...
Patenting Lives: a Critical Examination of Life Patents, Including Topics Such as Ethics, Human Rights, Public Health & Agriculture
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Patenting Lives" report to their offering. Patenting Lives includes contributions from various interests and perspectives, both in the context of current international developments in life...
A Grandparents Day Tradition
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2008 - Grandparents Day has traditionally been a day honoring grandparents, celebrating family traditions, and reminiscing about "the old days." Interestingly, one of the most popular and appropriate gifts this year for Grandparents Day is something that...
China Organic Agriculture Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
LOS ANGELES & JILIN, China-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2008 - China Organic Agriculture, Inc. (OTCBB: CNOA), a growth-driven agricultural products company, today announced its operating results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008. Net sales for the second quarter of 2008...
Gulf Resources Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
NEW YORK & SHANDONG PROVINCE, China-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2008 - Gulf Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: GFRE) ("Gulf Resources" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemical products in China, today announced its financial results for the three and six months...
Intrepid Reports Results for Second Quarter 2008
DENVER-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2008 - Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE:IPI) today announced second quarter 2008 results with pro forma net income of $32.4 million up from $4.0 million for the second quarter 2007. Highlights for the Second Quarter: — Average net sales price for potash this...
ML Macadamia Orchards, L.P. Reports 2nd Quarter 2008 Earnings
HILO, Hawaii-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2008 - ML Macadamia Orchards, L.P. (NYSE:NUT), today reported a second quarter net loss of $398,000 or ($0.05) per Class A Unit, on revenues of $1.6 million. In the second quarter of 2007, the Partnership reported a net loss of $356,000 on $1.2 million in...
Converted Organics Announces Second Quarter 2008 Revenue Increase
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that the Company has filed its Form 10-Q quarterly report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announcing revenue of $752,907 for the first six months of 2008 and $492,864 for the second...
ADDING MULTIMEDIA Raser Technologies Sets First UTC Power PureCycle(R) Units at Thermo
PROVO, Utah-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2008 - Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ) announced today that it has set the first five UTC Power PureCycle(R) power generating units at its Thermo geothermal power project in Beaver County, Utah. Raser previously announced taking delivery of the 50...
PennFuture Launches Campaign to Give Pennsylvania's Families and Businesses Powerful Tools to Save on Electricity Bills
HARRISBURG, Pa.-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2008 - Today, Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), joined by business leaders, people of faith, elected officials and representatives of the more than 50 organizations in Pennsylvania supporting strong energy savings legislation, launched a...
Kubota Introduces the Versatile BX2660 Sub-Compact
TORRANCE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2008 - Kubota Tractor Corporation introduces its new BX2660 sub-compact tractor - combining power, comfort and versatility to Kubota's popular BX series. With a 25.5-horsepower, three-cylinder Kubota diesel engine, the four-wheel drive BX2660 is an...
Snapshots UK Eggs 2008: 2007 Year-end Market Size Data, with 2008 Estimates
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2008 - Research and Markets - Socio-Economic Data for UK - Snapshots Sources for Further Research For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/445ac8/snapshots_uk_eggs.
Rayonier CEO Lee Thomas to Appear on CNBC
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2008 - Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) chairman, president and CEO Lee Thomas will be featured this morning as a guest on CNBC's live business show "Squawk Box," to discuss the economy and energy. The show will be guest hosted by Southern Company CEO David...
Wild Harvest(TM) Brand Beef Choice Ribeye Steak, Beef Choice Sirloin Steak and Beef Choice Strip Steak Included in Nationwide Nebraska Beef Ltd., Product Recall
STILLWATER, Minn.-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2008 - In cooperation with Nebraska Beef Ltd., Cub Foods is recalling case-ready (pre-packaged) Wild Harvest(TM) BEEF CHOICE RIBEYE STEAK, BEEF CHOICE SIRLOIN STEAK AND BEEF CHOICE STRIP STEAK supplied by Coleman Natural Beef following a nationwide recall...
Raser Technologies Sets First UTC Power PureCycle(R) Units at Thermo
PROVO, Utah-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2008 - Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ) announced today that it has set the first five UTC Power PureCycle(R) power generating units at its Thermo geothermal power project in Beaver County, Utah. Raser previously announced taking delivery of the 50...
Rayonier CEO Lee Thomas to Appear on CNBC
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2008 - Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) chairman, president and CEO Lee Thomas will be featured tomorrow morning as a guest on CNBC's live business show "Squawk Box," to discuss the economy and energy. The show will be guest hosted by Southern Company CEO David...
Rain Bird Announces the 2008 Intelligent Use of Water Award Finalists
AZUSA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2008 - Rain Bird, the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services, named the finalists for its 2008 Intelligent Use of Water(TM) Award, which recognizes persons or organizations whose innovation, leadership, ingenuity and overall...
Help Protect Florida's Environment by Dialing #DEP
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2008 - Verizon Wireless customers across Florida can now help protect the Sunshine State's natural resources by dialing #DEP from their wireless phones when they witness environmental crimes. The calls will be automatically directed to the Florida Department of...
Converted Organics Receives Approvals in Rhode Island for the Development of a Third Manufacturing Facility
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that the company is poised to proceed with the development of its third organic soil amendment and fertilizer manufacturing facility in the U.S. On August 1, the Rhode Island Industrial Facilities...
Geron and Exeter Life Sciences Merge Start Licensing and ViaGen to Form Combined Licensing and Operating Company for Animal Cloning Technologies
MENLO PARK, Calif. and PHOENIX, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2008 - Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) and Exeter Life Sciences, Inc. announced today the merger of Start Licensing, Inc. ("Start"), a joint venture between Geron and Exeter Life Sciences, and ViaGen, Inc., a subsidiary of Exeter...
In-Depth Analysis on All Investment Projects Financed by 46 Listed Companies in China's Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Industry
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2008 - Research and Markets Stock Co., Ltd. - Hunan Zhenghong Science and Technology Develop Co., Ltd. - Hefei Fengle Seed Co., Ltd - Hunan Ava Holdings Co., Ltd - Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd - DengHai Seeds Co.,Ltd - Zhongken Agricultural...
Kalmbach Feeds Selects HighJump Software's Warehouse Management System
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2008 - HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain execution solutions, announced that Kalmbach Feeds, a manufacturer and distributor of animal feeds and nutrition products, will implement the HighJump Warehouse Advantage-45 warehouse...
Legend International Holdings Announces Appointment of Four New Directors and Confirms Issue of 5,000,000 Shares to IFFCO via Options Exercised at $2.50
MELBOURNE, Australia-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2008 - Legend International Holdings, Inc (OTCBB:LGDI) with phosphate projects in the State of Queensland, Australia announced today that the Managing Director of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited ("IFFCO"), Dr U.S Awasthi, and Mr Manish...
Research and Markets: Upcoming Masculinities and Management in Agricultural Organizations Worldwide Report Available in September
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Masculinities and Management in Agricultural Organizations Worldwide" report to their offering. Using contemporary gender theory to examine gender and rurality beyond that of simply...
Leafy Greens Food Safety Program Completes First Year of Audits
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2008 - A model consumer food safety program has completed more than 500 inspections in its first year thanks to the California Leafy Greens Handler Marketing Agreement (LGMA). In 2007 California farmers came together to raise the bar for food safety...
Raser Technologies, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Financial Results
PROVO, Utah-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2008 - Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 and provided an update on its progress in executing its strategic business plan. Financial Results Revenue for the second quarter was...
PennFuture to Launch Campaign to Give Pennsylvania's Families and Businesses Tools to Fight Out-Of-Control Electricity Bills
HARRISBURG, Pa.-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2008 - Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future: -0- *T Telephone Press Conference In-Person Press Conference Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 11:30 AM or 1:30 PM Call 1-800-930-9525 Capitol Media Center passcode 608426# State Capitol Annex...
Metabolix Demonstrates Viability of Bioplastic Production in Switchgrass Plants
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2008 - Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today announced that in recently-completed greenhouse trials, switchgrass plants engineered using Metabolix multi-gene expression technology produced significant amounts of PHA bioplastics in leaf tissues employing...
IronPlanet Announces New Service for John Deere Dealers
PLEASANTON, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2008 - IronPlanet(R) (www.ironplanet.com), the world's leading online auction company for used construction and agricultural equipment, announced a new service to assist John Deere dealers in remarketing and selling used equipment inventory. The...
Food Technology Service, Inc. Reports Earnings
MULBERRY, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2008 - Food Technology Service, Inc., (Nasdaq:VIFL) today announced results for the second quarter of 2008 and for the first half of 2008. The Company had record revenues of $623,061 during the second quarter of 2008 compared to revenues of $537,643 for...
James Long Joins Collins as VP-Commodity Analytics
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2008 - James Long, a risk manager with experience in crop reinsurance modeling, weather derivatives, commodity price contracts and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, has joined Collins as vice president-commodity analytics. Since its inception in 1987, Collins...
The Law Offices of James Scott Farrin and Five Other Law Firms File Discrimination Suit for More Than 15,000 African American Farmers against United States Department of Agriculture
DURHAM, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 8, 2008 - Six law firms, Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders Pettaway & Campbell (Alabama), McEachin & Gee (Virginia), James Scott Farrin (North Carolina), Pogust, Braslow & Millrood (Pennsylvania and New Jersey), Conlon, Frantz & Phelan (Washington, D.C...
A Special Report Bundle: Examine Global Corn Wet Milling Industry and Starch Products in the Latest Comprehensive Reports
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-August 8, 2008 - Research and Markets . This may approach 70.00 million tons by 2010- an annualized growth of 2-3%. But this is global average. Whereas US grow by -2%/year, EU at -2%, and Japan at 1-2%, China and India the growth is strong as expected to be 4-5...
German-Russian Biotechnology Workshop Fosters Dialogue Among Scientists from East and West
HANOVER, Germany-(Business Wire)-August 8, 2008 - BIOTECHNICA 2008 is offering for the first time a German-Russian biotechnology workshop. The aim of the new platform is to foster scientific exchange and convey information on the research landscapes of the two countries. Together with the...
UTEK Corporation's TekScout(TM) and the American Physical Society Announce Alliance
TAMPA, Fla. & WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 8, 2008 - UTEK Corporation (AMEX:UTK) (LSE-AIM:UTK), an innovation services company, and the American Physical Society (APS), a professional organization of physicists, today announced an alliance which will bring together UTEK's TekScout service...
LSB Industries to Present at the Canaccord Adams 28th Annual Global Growth Conference on Tuesday, August 12th
OKLAHOMA CITY-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2008 - LSB Industries, Inc. (AMEX: LXU) announced today that its President & Chief Operating Officer, Barry H. Golsen, and its Executive Vice President-Finance & Chief Financial Officer, Tony Shelby, will present at the Canaccord Adams 28th Annual...
Georgia's Centers of Innovation Program Sponsors 2008 Southeast Bioenergy Conference
TIFTON, Ga.-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2008 - Georgia continues its commitment to developing alternative energy with The Energy Innovation Center (EIC) and The Agriculture Innovation Center (AgIC), part of Georgia's Centers of Innovation program (COI), sponsoring the 2008 Southeast Bioenergy...
Organic Recovery Partners with Publix Super Markets in Sustainable Future
POMPANO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2008 - Organic Recovery LLC, a local company, debuted its first facility in Pompano Beach today while announcing their partnership with Publix Super Markets to increase their recycling rate by 25-30 percent in 33 stores. By the end of summer 2008...
BIO Supports EPA Denial of Renewable Fuel Standard Waiver
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2008 - The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) provides crucial support and incentives for companies to invest in new biorefineries to bring advanced biofuels to the pump. Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President & CEO Jim Greenwood released the...
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Growing Global and China Potash Fertilizer Industry 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2008 - Research and Markets - Qinghai Salt Lake Potash Co,. Ltd For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/577d87/analysis_of_global
Robert Mondavi Winery Explores Changing Our World With Small Steps and Big Ideas at 2008 Taste3 Conference
OAKVILLE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2008 - Robert Mondavi Winery's annual Taste3 conference, held in Napa Valley July 17-19, featured a whirlwind two days of thought-provoking and inspiring presentations on sustainability, personal responsibility and creativity in the areas of food, wine...
IFCO SYSTEMS Reports Q2 2008 Results
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2008 - IFCO SYSTEMS' group revenues grew by 11.7% in Q2 2008, while EBITDA remained on prior year level. Year to date group revenues grew by 8.2% and EBITDA by 5.7% compared to prior year. Q2 2008 revenues on a group level increased by US $20.8 million, or 11.7%, to...
American Vanguard Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2008 - American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), today announced financial results for the second quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2008. Fiscal 2008 Second Quarter Financial Highlights - versus Fiscal 2007 Second Quarter — Net sales...
Rentech Successfully Produces Ultra Clean Synthetic Fuels at Colorado Facility
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2008 - Rentech, Inc. (AMEX:RTK) today announced that the Company has successfully produced synthetic fuels at its Product Demonstration Unit (PDU) in Commerce City, Colorado. Rentech's PDU is the only synthetic fuels facility in the United States today producing...
In-Depth Analysis of China's Bearing Industry 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "In-depth Analysis of China's Bearing Industry 2008" report to their offering. China is the world's fourth largest bearing producer behind the United States, the European Union and Japan...
McEachin & Gee, Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders Pettaway & Campbell, James Scott Farrin, Pogust, Braslow & Millrood, Conlon, Frantz & Phelan, and Phillip L. Fraas are Investigating Denied, Late Claims Filed under Pigford V. Glickman
DURHAM, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2008 - Six law firms, McEachin & Gee (Virginia), Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders Pettaway & Campbell (Alabama), James Scott Farrin (North Carolina), Pogust, Braslow & Millrood (Pennsylvania and New Jersey), Conlon, Frantz & Phelan (Washington, D.C...
David Jones to Serve as Non-Executive Chairman of Arysta LifeScience
TOKYO-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2008 - Dr. David Jones, former head of business development for Syngenta, has agreed to serve as non-executive chairman of Arysta LifeScience Corporation, the world's largest privately held crop protection company. In his new position, Jones will chair the Arysta...
Greenbelt Resources Expanding into the Algae Oil Market
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2008 - Greenbelt Resources Corporation (Pink Sheets: GRCO) has signed an agreement to acquire 20% of Renewed World Energies, Inc. Renewed World Energies is an algae oil company specializing in a new automation for covered pond harvesting of genetically...
Alamo Group Inc. Announces Record 2008 Second Quarter Results
SEGUIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2008 - Alamo Group Inc. (NYSE: ALG) today reported results for the second quarter and six-months ended June 30, 2008. Net sales for the second quarter of 2008 were $152.2 million, an increase of 15% compared to net sales of $132.0 million in the second quarter...
LSB Industries, Inc. Reports Results for the 2008 Second Quarter
OKLAHOMA CITY-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2008 - LSB Industries, Inc. (AMEX:LXU), today reported results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008. Second Quarter 2008 Compared to Second Quarter 2007: — Net sales increased 26.3% to $198.1 million from $156.8 million; &mdash...
United Components Reports Results of Operations for Second Quarter 2008
EVANSVILLE, Ind.-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2008 - United Components, Inc. ("UCI") today announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. Revenue of $229.3 million decreased $30.3 million compared to the year-ago quarter. Last year's second quarter included $12.1 million in sales resulting from...
A Market Analysis of Global Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals: Including Five Year Forecasts, Leading Company Profiles & Key Trends
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2008 - Research and Markets . All currency calculations are calculated at 2007 averages. For the purpose of this report North America comprises Canada, Mexico and the US. South America comprises Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Venezuela. Western Europe...
Sales Demo on Live Pigs Canceled Thanks to Farm Sanctuary Members and Supporters
BROOMFIELD, Colo.-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2008 - The Society of Gynecological Oncologists has informed Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, that it has canceled a "Hands-On Pig Lab" that was to take place on August 7 in conjunction with a surgical conference...
NIP Programs Announces Expanded Coverage for Growers
WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2008 - NIP Programs, a division of NIP Group, Inc., is pleased to announce that it has partnered with a second top-rated insurance carrier to dramatically expand and improve its GrowPro(R) insurance program for Green Industry Growers to include much broader...
Naturipe Berry Growers Reports Positive Economic and Environmental Impact with CHEP Pallet Pool
SALINAS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2008 - Naturipe Berry Growers, a leading produce company, today announced it is seeing significant benefits from the CHEP pallet pool and will continue to ship on platforms from the world's largest equipment pooling company. The company transports...
Legend International Holdings Announces IFFCO to Invest Additional $US12.5M via Options Exercise 45 Days in Advance
MELBOURNE, Australia-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2008 - Legend International Holdings, Inc (OTCBB:LGDI) with phosphate projects in the State of Queensland, Australia, announces that the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited ("IFFCO") have exercised 5,000,000 options in Legend at a strike price...
Landec Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Results Achieving Record Fiscal Year Revenues
MENLO PARK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2008 - Landec Corporation (Nasdaq:LNDC), today reported record revenues for fiscal year 2008. Revenues for fiscal year 2008 increased 13% to $238.5 million compared to revenues of $210.5 million for fiscal year 2007. Net income for the fiscal year 2008...
'Outdoor' Host Babe Winkelman Teams With Haybuster for Wildlife Conservation
JAMESTOWN, N.D.-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2008 - Babe Winkelman, long-time host of "Good Fishing" and "Outdoor Secrets," has teamed up with agricultural equipment manufacturer Haybuster to promote wildlife conservation. Haybuster provided a 77 All Purpose Seed Drill for use during segments of...
Global Ecology Corporation Initiates First Domestic Water and Soil Remediation Proposals
KEASBEY, N.J.-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2008 - Homeland Security Network (Pink Sheets:HSYN), doing business as Global Ecology Corporation (GEC), announced today that it has taken sludge samples from its first four potential water and soil remediation projects in the U.S. and will submit proposals to...
NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 49.5%; July Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R); Business Activity Index at 49.6%; New Orders Index at 47.9%; Employment Index at 47.1%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2008 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in July, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R). The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of the...
Converted Organics Receives Organic Certification for Fish-Based Fertilizer
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that, on July 8, the Company received certification from the Washington State Department of Agriculture's (WSDA) Organic Food Program for its Pacific Choice(TM) Hydrolyzed Fish fertilizer for use in organic...
LSR Announces Second Quarter Results
EAST MILLSTONE, N.J.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2008 - Life Sciences Research, Inc. (NYSE Arca: LSR) announced today record revenues and earnings for the second quarter. Revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 were $64.3 million, 10.5% above the revenues for the same period in the prior year...
Tokio Millennium Re Licenses AIR Worldwide's U.S. Crop Model to Manage its Crop Insurance Portfolio
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2008 - AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) today announced that Tokio Millennium Re Ltd., a leading Bermuda reinsurer, has licensed the AIR Multiple Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) model for use in AIR's CATRADER(R), the industry standard application for analyzing...
Jennie-O Turkey Store Launches Redesigned Web Site
WILLMAR, Minn.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2008 - Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc., one of the largest turkey processors and marketers in the world, today announced the launch of its redesigned Web site—www.jennieo.com. The site features several new sections as well as product nutrition...
Converted Organics Inc. President to Present at 4th Annual Summer Technology Conference
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that Edward J. Gildea, President and CEO, will be presenting at the 4th Annual Summer Technology Conference, hosted by Security Research Associates, Inc. Mr. Gildea's presentation will be at 8:00 am PT on...
Maui Land & Pineapple Reports 2008 2nd Quarter Results
KAHULUI, Hawaii-(Business Wire)-August 1, 2008 - Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. (NYSE: MLP) reported net income of $272,000 ($.03 per share) for the second quarter of 2008 compared to a net loss of $3.5 million ($.44 per share) for the second quarter of 2007. Consolidated revenues for the...
August Is National Catfish Month
JACKSON, Miss.-(Business Wire)-August 1, 2008 - A traveler making his way through the South from other parts of the country might come upon the unfamiliar sight of acres upon acres of similarly shaped, man-made ponds and wonder what in the world they are. But for many Southerners, these freshwater...
Fresh Cilantro Recall by NewStar Fresh Foods Proves Unnecessary
SALINAS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2008 - NewStar Fresh Foods has been notified by the Michigan Department of Agriculture that a test result previously thought to be positive for Salmonella in a sample of fresh Cilantro was today found not to be a likely indicator of the presence of the...
BASF to Invest More Than $225 Million in Additional Capacity for Key Crop Protection Products
LIMBURGERHOFF, Germany & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2008 - BASF Crop Protection plans to invest more than $225 million in additional capacity to meet the growing demand for key crop protection products in the coming years. The two-year expansion project will increase...
Morton International Announces Purchase of McCormick's Season-All(R) Brand Seasoning Line
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2008 - Morton Salt, a division of Morton International, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the Season-All(R) brand seasoned salt line from McCormick & Company for $15 million in cash. This purchase supports Morton Salt's strategy of...
Pakistan's First Sugarcane Biogas Plant Powered by GE Energy's Jenbacher Gas Engines
JENBACH, Austria-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2008 - Pakistan's first renewable energy project to use sugarcane-waste biogas created from the production of ethanol recently began supporting the national grid. The plant is powered by eight of GE Energy's ecomagination(TM)-certified Jenbacher biogas...
McEachin & Gee, Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders Pettaway & Campbell, James Scott Farrin, Pogust, Braslow & Millrood, Conlon, Frantz & Phelan, and Phillip L. Fraas are Investigating Denied, Late Claims Filed Under Pigford v. Glickman
DURHAM, N.C.-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2008 - Six law firms, McEachin & Gee (Virginia), Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders Pettaway & Campbell (Alabama), James Scott Farrin (North Carolina), Pogust, Braslow & Millrood (Pennsylvania and New Jersey), Conlon, Frantz & Phelan (Washington...
Tomato Industry Leaders Testify on Legislation Based on California/Florida Model Programs
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2008 - Ed Beckman, president of the California Tomato Farmers cooperative, and Reggie Brown, executive vice president of the Florida Tomato Exchange testified in front of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing...
American Vanguard to Report 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results and Conduct Conference Call on Thursday, August 7th
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2008 - American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) today announced that it will issue its financial results for the second quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2008 on Thursday, August 7, 2008 before the stock market opens. Eric Wintemute, President and...
Take a Swing at Unlimited World-Class Golf and Bring the Kids...Orlando World Center Marriott Resort Golf Package is a Big Hit
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2008 - Bring the entire family and take a swing at world-class golf on the 18-hole championship Hawk's Landing Golf Club, located right outside the atrium lobby of the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort. From $249-$409 per room, per night now through...
The Perfect Close-to-Home Getaway is in Paso Robles Wine Country
PASO ROBLES, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2008 - Paso Robles Wine Country is well situated for California travelers seeking a short distance destination that fulfills a long distance experience. The combination of premium wines, unique restaurants, and locally produced artisan food products...
Fitch Places Dole's 'B-' IDR on Watch Negative
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2008 - Fitch Ratings has placed the ratings of Dole Food Company, Inc. (Dole), Solvest Ltd., and Dole Holding Company, LLC on Rating Watch Negative as follows: Dole Food Company, Inc. (Operating Company) —Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) 'B...
Kemin Hires Cody Swan as Product Manager for KemTRACE(R) brand Organic Trace Minerals
DES MOINES, Iowa-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2008 - Jeff Murphy, vice president of sales for Kemin AgriFoods North America, announces the appointment of Cody Swan as the Product Manager responsible for the marketing strategy of KemTRACE(R) brand Organic Trace Minerals. Murphy said, "Kemin is...
Unanimous Decision of New Jersey Supreme Court Results in Precedent-Setting Victory for Farm Animals
TRENTON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2008 - In a unanimous landmark decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court today struck down the New Jersey Department of Agriculture's (NJDA) regulations exempting all routine husbandry practices as "humane" and ordered the agency to readdress many of the...
bioMerieux to Reveal the Latest Food Safety Technology at the International Association of Food Protection Annual Meeting
DURHAM, N.C.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2008 - bioMerieux, a world leader in the field of industrial diagnostics, will showcase its new laboratory solutions for food safety at the International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Conference held August 3-6 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in...
AgriCharts Launches Mobile Website for Agricultural Markets
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2008 - AgriCharts, the agricultural division of Barchart.com, Inc., which provides website services, market data and technology to agribusinesses, has launched an agricultural markets, news and weather mobile website, named AgriCharts Mobile, available at...
Hexion Specialty Chemicals Wins Prestigious 2008 R&D 100 Award
COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2008 - Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. today announced that it has been named a recipient of a prestigious R&D 100 Awards for 2008, which recognize the 100 most significant proven technological advances of the year, according to R&D Magazine. These awards...
Frost & Sullivan Recognizes GGB for Customer-Centric Product Innovation in Heavy-Duty Truck Bearings
PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2008 - Based on its recent analysis of the heavy-duty truck bearings market, Frost & Sullivan has presented GGB Bearing Technology with the 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation of the Year in the Class 7-8 truck bearings...
Converted Organics Amino Acid-Based Organic Liquid Fertilizer to Be Used as Primary Nitrogen Source in Professional Turfgrass Management
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that the company has begun taking orders for its Turf Blend(TM) 6-0-4 organic liquid fertilizer, the first completely soluble, high-nitrogen, organic liquid fertilizer that can be used as the sole source...
Joshua Tree Imports Presents Finca Las Moras from Argentina!
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2008 - Joshua Tree Imports is very pleased to announce another exciting diversification of our New World wine portfolio. Beginning September 1st, Joshua Tree Imports will be the American importer for Finca Las Moras of Argentina. Las Moras winery was...
Titan Ships First Production 63-inch Tire and Wheel Assemblies
QUINCY, Ill.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2008 - Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International Inc., shipped its first giant 63-inch off-the-road (OTR) tire and wheel assemblies on July 29, 2008. These tires, each measuring nearly 14 feet tall and weighing approximately 12,500 pounds...
Titan Reports All-Time Record Sales and Income from Operations
QUINCY, Ill.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2008 - Titan International, Inc. (NYSE:TWI): Second quarter highlights: — Sales for second quarter 2008 of $269.1 million were the highest in the company's history, an increase of 28 percent, compared to $210.3 million in the second quarter of 2007...
LSB Industries, Inc. Schedules 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results Release and Conference Call for Wednesday, August 6th
OKLAHOMA CITY-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2008 - LSB Industries, Inc. ("LSB" or the "Company"), (AMEX: LXU), today announced that it will issue its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, after the close of business. LSB's management plans to host a...
Fish Lose in Doha Round
GENEVA-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2008 - Oceana issued the following statement from senior campaign director Courtney Sakai today in response to the collapse of World Trade Organization (WTO) trade talks on agriculture and industrial goods (NAMA). -0- *T Oceana is extremely disappointed by the failure...
OmniLytics Announces USDA/FSIS Allowance of Bacteriophage Treatment of Salmonella on Poultry
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2008 - OmniLytics, Inc. today announced the issuance of a no objection letter from the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) for use of Salmonella targeted bacteriophages from OmniLytics, Inc. applied to poultry. This poultry application will be...
John Taylor Fertilizers Company Deploys Intelleflex RFID for Equipment Yard Management
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2008 - Intelleflex Corporation, the leader in Extended Capability RFID, today announced that John Taylor Fertilizers Company, a unit of Wilbur-Ellis, selected Intelleflex and its solution partner, InCom(R) Corporation, for the automated tracking of...
AGCO Reports Second Quarter Results
DULUTH, Ga.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2008 - AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AG), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, reported record sales of $2.4 billion and record net income of $1.34 per share for the second quarter of 2008. Adjusted net income, which excludes restructuring...
Water Resources and Climate Expert to Chair the Purfresh Scientific Advisory Board
FREMONT, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2008 - Purfresh, Inc., a global provider of clean science-based solutions for food and water, today announced that Dr. Eric F. Wood has joined the company's Scientific Advisory Board as Chairman. A well-respected and highly esteemed scientist, Dr. Wood will...
Purfresh Introduces Crop Yield Enhancement for Solar and Water Stress
FREMONT, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2008 - Purfresh, Inc., a leading global provider of clean chemistry-based solutions for the world's food and water, today introduced Purshade(TM), a family of unique products scientifically engineered to protect fruits, vegetables and other crops from harmful...
Fresh Del Monte Produce Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
CORAL GABLES, Fla.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2008 - Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (NYSE:FDP) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 27, 2008. The Company reported earnings per diluted share of $0.87, excluding asset impairment and other charges, net, compared with...
Warren Banner Joins ArborGen as Director, Varietal Manufacturing
SUMMERVILLE, S.C.-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - ArborGen, LLC, a global leader in forest tree improvement technologies, announced that Warren Banner has joined the company as director, varietal manufacturing. Banner will be responsible for scaling up ArborGen U.S. varietal production to meet the...
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Reports Record Net Earnings of $288.6 Million, or $5.02 Per Diluted Common Share, for Second Quarter of 2008
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF): Second Quarter Highlights: — Net sales rose to best-ever $1.16 billion, up 37 percent from second quarter 2007, as substantial price increases for all products more than offset volume impact of adverse...
Free Opportunity to Speak on Your Sustainable Business
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - Leaders of renewable energy businesses have the opportunity to speak to potential clients at the 9th Annual Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair where over 7500 people gather annually to explore products and technology geared to sustainable...
Global Energy Sucessfully Completes First Stage of Castor Oil Energy Project in Ethiopia
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - Global Energy (OTCBB:GEYI), an alternative energy innovator, announced today that its subsidiary, Global Energy Ethiopia (GEE), has successfully completed sowing 5,000 hectares of Chinese hybrid castor seeds for its alternative energy project in Ethiopia. The...
Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. Announces $40 Million Convertible Note Offering
KAHULUI, Hawaii-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. (NYSE:MLP), announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements for a private placement of $40 million of convertible notes due 2013 to certain institutional accredited investors. The offering is...
William Marler Calls on Congress to Act to Protect Nation's Food Supply
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - The following is a statement from William D. Marler, Esq.: There is presently an outbreak of a Salmonella strain known as Saintpaul that has made more than 1,250 people sick in forty-three states, put 228 in hospitals, and contributed to the deaths of two...
Origin Agritech Limited Announces Notes Repurchase Agreement
BEIJING-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ: SEED) ("Origin" or the "Company") today announced that it entered into a Notes Repurchase Agreement (the "Agreement") on July 28, 2008 with Citadel Equity Fund Ltd. ("Citadel") providing for the repurchase by the Company from...
Genetic Data from HortResearch and Genesis R&D Promises New Future for Kiwifruit
AUCKLAND, New Zealand-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - Kiwifruit lovers can look forward to new, novel forms of their favourite fruit thanks to the release this week of crucial genetic data which fruit breeders say will help them naturally breed new varieties with increased health properties and...
Gehl Company Reports Second Quarter Results; Adjusts Full Year Outlook
WEST BEND, Wis.-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - Gehl Company (NASDAQ GSM:GEHL) today reported second quarter income from continuing operations of $5.2 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared with income from continuing operations of $8.8 million, or $0.71...
GeneSeek Becomes Illumina's First Certified Service Provider to Use Infinium DNA Analysis BeadChips for Agriculture Research
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that GeneSeek Inc., a leading provider of genotyping services for agribusiness, is the first organization focusing on this key research community to become an Illumina CSPro(R) (certified service provider...
FMC Corporation Signs Agreement to Acquire CoLiving Food Ingredients
PHILADELPHIA, July 28 PRNewswire-FirstCall — FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire CoLiving Food Ingredients based in Guangzhou, China. The acquisition will enhance FMC's leadership position in supplying specialty hydrocolloid...
Active Hurricane Season Could Spike Energy Prices; Bull Market for Energy & Agriculture Remains in Place
DUNCANVILLE, Texas, July 28 PRNewswire — Serious flooding interrupted rail traffic in the Midwest last month disrupting agricultural, crude oil, ethanol, and coal shipments according to a recent analysis published by Morningstar Five-Star fund manager Joseph R. Dancy, Adjunct...
John Deere Military Utility Vehicle to be Released to Public
CARY, N.C., July 28 PRNewswire-FirstCall — This Fall John Deere will add to its family of utility vehicles by introducing the M-Gator A1(TM) to the public. Combat-proven by the U.S. military, the M-Gator A1 will be available for those utility vehicle customers who expect more from a...
NATDA Announces 2008 Trade Show and Convention in Fort Worth, Texas
SOUTH PASADENA, Fla., July 28 PRNewswire — The North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) announces the first-of-its-kind trade show and convention for trailer dealers. The NATDA 2008 Trade Show & Convention is being held August 27-29, 2008 at the Fort Worth Convention...
Zhongpin Inc. Announces Conference Call to Discuss 2008 Second Quarter Results
CHANGGE CITY, Henan, China, July 28 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Zhongpin Inc. (Nasdaq: HOGS) ("Zhongpin" or "the Company"), a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that it will conduct a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern...
Kenny Chesney to Join All-Star Lineup for Farm Aid's First New England Music Festival
SOMERVILLE, Mass., July 28 PRNewswire-USNewswire — Farm Aid today announced that country star Kenny Chesney will join board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews for its first-ever New England music festival at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, Mass. on...
Moultrie Georgia Families Retain Pritzker / Ruohonen in E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-July 27, 2008 - The Minneapolis, MN food safety law firm of Pritzker / Ruohonen & Associates, P.A., has been retained by three people sickened in an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with the Barbecue Pit restaurant in Moultrie, Georgia. According to the Southwest...
Ethanol Should Be Fully Integrated in International Trade, According to Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association
SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 25 PRNewswire — Access to major markets around the globe for Brazilian sugarcane ethanol with lower tariffs, and full integration of ethanol in global trade, as is the case with any other product: these are the key expectations of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry...
Dismiss(R) Herbicide from FMC Registered for Use in Massachusetts
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-July 25, 2008 - FMC Professional Solutions, a business unit of FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), announces it has received registration from the State of Massachusetts for the sale and use of Dismiss(R) turf herbicide. "Dismiss is setting a new standard in the sedge control...
Traceback Is Not the Problem in Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak
IRVINE, Calif., July 25 PRNewswire-USNewswire — On June 7, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a consumer alert directing the nation to stop consuming certain types of tomatoes. To this date, the federal agency has not announced an end to the investigation or the source of...
Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. Cuts Jobs
KAHULUI, Hawaii-(Business Wire)-July 25, 2008 - Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. (NYSE:MLP) today announced it has reduced its workforce by 274 positions. The action is primarily a response to rising costs in the company's Maui Pineapple Company unit, but includes cuts throughout the company...
Chester County Kennel Pleads Guilty to Dog Law and Cruelty Violations, Surrenders Dogs
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 25 PRNewswire-USNewswire — The owner of Limestone Kennel in Cochranville, Chester County, pleaded guilty today to eight counts of animal cruelty and two violations of the Dog Law. John Blank's kennel license has been permanently revoked and he surrendered nearly...
Food Safety Advocate William Marler Calls for Public Meat Inspection Records
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-July 25, 2008 - Food safety advocate and attorney William Marler is calling on the Meat Industry and the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) to make the inspection reports from meat processing facilities visible and easily available to the public so that consumers...
Green Star Announces Third Executive Appointment
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-July 25, 2008 - Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI) today announced the appointment of Michael X. Hu to the position of Vice President in charge of International Engineering Programs. Michael Hu is a mechanical engineer with a B.S. from Tong Ji University Shanghai China...
Sprinkler IQ Unveils First On-Line, On-Site Smart Water Timer for Under $100
FARMINGDALE, N.Y., July 25 PRNewswire — New York-based Sprinkler IQ (www.sprinklerIQ.com), which develops smart irrigation systems, gives homeowners, property managers, building owners and landscape contractors an easy way to save 30-70% on their landscape watering bills by using...
A&B Reports 2nd Quarter 2008 Net Income of $29.6 Million
HONOLULU-(Business Wire)-July 25, 2008 - Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALEX) today reported that net income for the second quarter of 2008 was $29.6 million, or $0.71 per diluted share. Net income in the second quarter of 2007 was $32.0 million, or $0.74 per diluted share. Revenue in the...
Leading Lobbying Firm Celebrates Growth and New Name: Troutman Sanders Strategies
ATLANTA, July 25 PRNewswire — Troutman Sanders Public Affairs Group (TSPAG), Georgia's leading lobbying firm for healthcare, taxation, banking and developer issues, has changed its name to Troutman Sanders Strategies. "The name change reflects the firm's substantial growth since its...
Smith Investment Company Increases Quarterly Dividend 7 Percent
MILWAUKEE, July 25 PRNewswire-FirstCall — At its July 24 meeting, the Smith Investment Company (Pink Sheets: SMIC) Board of Directors voted to increase the company's quarterly dividend 7 percent to $.30 per share. The dividend will be payable Sept. 2 to shareholders of record Aug...
The Philosophical and Legal Debate of Labeling Genetically Modified Food
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-July 25, 2008 - Research and Markets ingredients are common, yet many consumers are unaware of this. When polled, consumers say that they want to know whether their food contains GM ingredients, just as many want to know whether their food is natural or organic...
Get the REAL SCOOP on South American Agriculture with an 'Ag-Venture' Tour with Bob Thomas
UNION, Ontario, July 25 PRNewswire — Let Farmer / Writer Bob Thomas guide your "Ag-Venture" Tour to South American places most tourists never see: Brazil / Argentina (January 31 - February 17, 2009) Add-On Uruguay (February 17 - 22, 2009) Open your cabin shutters on a clear moonlit...
Tennessee Biofuels project Boosts Knoxville's Innovation Valley
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 25 PRNewswire — The Innovation Valley economic development area in and around Knoxville, Tennessee, has its sights set high — and may have just pulled into the lead — in the race to develop marketable biofuels from non-food biomass. The Tennessee...
Myers Industries Declares Quarterly Dividend
AKRON, Ohio-(Business Wire)-July 24, 2008 - The Board of Directors of Myers Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MYE) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share payable October 3, 2008, to shareholders of record as of September 5, 2008. Myers Industries, Inc. is an international...
BIO To Host Roundtable on How Industrial Biotechnology Creates Cleaner, Sustainable Businesses
-(Business Wire)-July 24, 2008 - Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO): -0- *T WHAT: A newly released report from the U.S. International Trade Commission finds that industrial biotechnology is critical to the productivity and competitiveness of U.S. chemical and liquid biofuels firms. USITC...
Sanderson Farms, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend
LAUREL, Miss.-(Business Wire)-July 24, 2008 - Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 (fourteen cents) per share payable August 26, 2008, to stockholders of record on August 12, 2008. Sanderson Farms...
Industrias Bachoco Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results
CELAYA, Mexico, July 24 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Industrias Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V. ("Bachoco" or "the Company") (NYSE: IBA; BMV: Bachoco), Mexico's leading producer and processor of poultry products, today announced its unaudited results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. All...
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