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Complimentary Webinar: ISO 22000 + PAS 222 for Animal Feed Manufacturing
Register now for the SGS global webinar titled "ISO 22000 + PAS 222 for Animal Feed Manufacturing" on June 6, 2013. The webinar is complimentary, conducted in English and free of charge. - May 19, 2013 - SGS
Agriscape Announces Sales of 100% Organic Mulching Products
Agriscape Inc. has announced the sale of 100% organic mulching products and their elite services of providing organic landscaping solutions to homeowners and commercial firms in Corona, Riverside, Ontario, San Bernardino, and Escondido. - May 18, 2013 - Agriscape Inc
“The Future of Soil Moisture Measurement” - Free Webinar from Grange Network
Grange Network is offering a free webinar discussing the future of soil moisture measurement with Lauren Bissey Crawford of Decagon Devices, May 24, 2013 at 10am PT / 1pm ET. - May 17, 2013 - Grange Network
Pace of Farmland Price Appreciation Eases Across Mid-South and Southeast; Outlook Grows Cautious
The pace of farmland price appreciation across the Mid-South and Southeast U.S. moderated in the first quarter, according to the latest Farmland Market Survey released today by Farmland Investor Letter. - May 16, 2013 - Mercator Research LLC
Bayer CropScience Opens New Development North America Facilities in Research Triangle Park
Crop Protection Company Celebrates Opening of New Development Facilities and Laboratories at North American Headquarters - May 15, 2013 - Bayer CropScience
Flows.com’s Solution for Measuring Shared Well Water
Due to the economy and rising costs to dig new wells, many people are opting to share a well. Flows.com has a solution for sharing wells that is economical and assures everyone in the system will share equal rights to the water resource. - April 30, 2013 - Flows.com
Grand Opening of Independent Wholesalers and Introduction of Aggrand Natural and Organic Farm, Lawn, and Garden Products at the University of Delaware's Ag Day
Introducing a much needed environmentally friendly product line to the Chesapeake and Delaware Bay area. Greg King and associates will distribute information about the benefits of Aggrand natural fertilizer, lawn and farm products. Ag Day at the University of Delaware in Newark Delaware is the perfect place to start. - April 26, 2013 - Independent Wholesale Products
Exportation of Wood Pellets from North America to Europe Reached a New Record of 3.2 Million Tons in 2012, with US Exporters More Than Doubling Their Shipments
Demand for wood pellets in Europe has gone up dramatically the past few years as power companies on the continent have switched from using fossil fuels to renewable energy alternatives. Importation of pellets from North America increased over 60 percent from 2011 to 2012 with the US export volumes more than doubling, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. - April 25, 2013 - Wood Resources International LLC
New Report Analyzes the Performance of the Indian Fertilizer Industry
Despite strong historical growth, fertilizer consumption in India remains highly skewed. There are currently a number of states in India which still have a very low penetration of fertilizers. This leaves a lot of room for future growth. - April 24, 2013 - IMARC Group
Ventrac Unveils New 4500Y Diesel-Powered Compact Tractor
Ventrac introduces a new diesel powered compact tractor, the model 4500Y. Powered by a Kubota engine, the new 4500Y can operate on slopes up to 30 degrees. - April 17, 2013 - Ventrac
Sawlog Prices in North and Central Europe Have Trended Downward the Past Two Years, While Prices in Eastern Europe Have Increased Slightly
Sawlog prices in Europe were generally lower in 2012 than in 2011 because of lower log demand from the sawmilling sector, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Many sawmills on the continent have been forced to reduce production as a result of the weak lumber market. Log prices fell the most in the Nordic countries, while prices in Eastern Europe were steady or even slightly higher toward the end of 2012. - April 02, 2013 - Wood Resources International LLC
Report on China's Corn Processing Industry: MarketInfoResearch.com
In the past, corn was mainly consumed as food and feed in China, but now the corn processing industry has developed rapidly while the feed consumption of corn also keeps stable increase... - March 30, 2013 - MarketInfo Research
Popular Commercial Lending Group (PCLG) Has Formed a New Agricultural Lending Subsidiary Popular AG Finance (PAF) to Expand Its Existing Agricultural Lending Platform
Popular Commercial Lending Group (PCLG) has formed a new subsidiary company Popular Ag Finance (PAF) to expand its existing agricultural lending business. In 2013 PCLG and PAF have partnered with multiple secondary market investors with assets well in excess of $100 billion USD to increase agricultural lending market share in the United States. - March 29, 2013 - Popular Commercial Lending Group
Community Gardening Blog TogetherFarm.com Selected to Participate in TEDx ConcordiaUPortland Event
TogetherFarm will discuss community, food safety and easy ways to create backyard organic produce gardens during a TEDx ConcordiaUPortland Action Break. - March 18, 2013 - TogetherFarm.com
Exportation of Logs and Lumber from North America to China Fell by 17% in 2012, But a Turn-Around in Shipments is Expected in 2013
The demand for wood products in China fell in 2012, and as a consequence, exportation of logs and lumber from North America was down 17 percent from the previous year to 2.1 billion dollars, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Despite this decline, timberland owners in the US and lumber companies in Canada have greatly benefited from China’s increased wood consumption the past five years. - March 16, 2013 - Wood Resources International LLC
Bioo Scientific Launches Kit for Affordable Screening of Enrofloxacin Contamination in Seafood
Bioo Scientific’s just released the MaxSignal® Enrofloxacin ELISA Test Kit to rapidly screen fish and shrimp for enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin. - March 11, 2013 - Bioo Scientific
Wood Fiber Costs for Pulp Mills Fell in Both North America and Latin America in the 4Q/12 Because of Weaker Pulp Markets and Increased Supply of Sawmill Chips
Lower pulp prices during last summer and increased supply of sawmill chips put downward pressure on pulpwood prices in North America and Latin America in the 4Q/12, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest declines occurred in Western US, British Columbia and Brazil. - March 09, 2013 - Wood Resources International LLC
China Oilseed Processing Report Provides Exclusive Insight Into Growth and Investment Potential in the Sector Over Next Decade; Report Now Available
Complete in-depth report on China oilseed processing sector now available for purchase. - March 07, 2013 - HighQuest Partners
Nevada Indoor Ag Conference to Bring Together Innovators to Confront Challenges to Local Food Production
Entrepreneurs, agriculture industry leaders and Nevada state officials plan to come together to propel forward the development of creative and sustainable indoor growing solutions. The Nevada Indoor Agriculture Conference will aim to increase local food production in the dry desert landscape that... - March 03, 2013 - Seedstock, LLC
Farmland Network LLC Announces Free Access to Sale and Auction Results Data for 2013
Farmland Network LLC Announces Plans to Provide Nationwide Farmland Sale and Auction Results for 2013. - March 02, 2013 - Farmland Network
Seybert to Facilitate Executive Management Forum at Agsafe Conference
Top managers from California's agriculture companies are gathering February 27 in Monterey (CA) for an Executive Forum where they will hear about and discuss technology trends that are affecting their industry. Arroyo Grande (CA) business consultant Jim Seybert has been asked–for the second year–to facilitate this critical meeting. - February 16, 2013 - The Jim Seybert Company
Fruit Tree Nursery Offers Donations for Research During Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Fruit tree nursery announces donation of gross sales to congenital heart defect research during Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, Feb. 7-14, 2012. - February 07, 2013 - Mac The Fire Truck
Workshop to Assist SA Researchers to Identify Commercial IP Potential
The National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO) will host an intellectual property (IP) commercialisation workshop in Pretoria next month, in a bid to uncover new innovations in engineering for mining and agriculture. The goal of the workshop, themed "Engineering for Mining and... - February 06, 2013 - WaikatoLink
Cocoa Family is Now Kosher & Passover Certified
Cocoa Family offers Kosher and Passover Certified Ingredients. - January 30, 2013 - Cocoa Family
Popular Commercial Lending Group Adds Farm Loan Line of Credit Product
Popular Commercial Lending Group (PCLG) has added a real estate revolving line of credit product to their agricultural loan product offering. - January 26, 2013 - Popular Commercial Lending Group
Eccotopia, Ltd. Moves Headquarters from Johannesburg to Cape Town, South Africa
Move will facilitate company’s expanded efforts at combining ecological and environmental improvements with industrialization and profitability. - January 26, 2013 - Eccotopia Ltd
Veggie Cage Company Announces Release of the Tomato Ring and the Veggie Cage - the Cage on a Stake
Veggie Cage LLC gets high praise from Master Gardeners for their Tomato Ring and Veggie Cage, the Cage On A Stake, combining function and form in their newest gardening innovation. - January 18, 2013 - Veggie Cage
Global Sawlog Prices Continued to Drop in the 3Q/12, with Prices in Europe Falling More Than 13% in 12 Months
Weaker lumber markets in Europe have reduced demand and prices for sawlogs on the continent this fall. Lower sawlog prices in both Europe and Latin America have resulted in an almost ten percent reduction in the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) over the past 12 months, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Log prices in North America have been fairly stable in 2012. - January 12, 2013 - Wood Resources International LLC
Bioo Scientific Launches AflaPure™ Immunoaffinity Columns for Aflatoxin Detection in Food
Bioo Scientific developed two new immunoaffinity columns, AflaPure™ Total and AflaPure™ M1, for the convenient detection of aflatoxin in a variety of food and dairy samples in less than 30 minutes. - January 12, 2013 - Bioo Scientific
Prime Source Warns Long-Term Care Facilities to Expect Rising Food Prices in 2013
While long-term care and other healthcare facilities are no longer worrying about milk prices doubling due to the "Dairy Cliff," drought and other factors are predicted to cause food prices to rise significantly in 2013. - January 07, 2013 - Prime Source
Global AgInvesting Conferences Expand to Four Locations in the New Year, Beginning with an Inaugural Event in Abu Dhabi in February
Global AgInvesting conferences promise to be the premier source for agricultural investment information in 2013, having attracted investors from institutions with over $3.5 trillion in total assets under management as well as farm and fund managers with over 25 million acres of farmland under management at its 2012 events. - January 06, 2013 - HighQuest Partners
Innovation Direct™ Inventor Takes Crucial Step by Filing Provisional Application for Patent on Anderson Wheel Invention
Innovation Direct™, a leader in the invention assistance field since 1997, recently facilitated the process of the filing of a provisional application for a patent for California resident and inventor Donald J. Hartman on his Anderson Wheel invention upon his request. The Anderson Wheel is an... - December 20, 2012 - Innovation Direct, Inc.
Agcapita Farmland Fund Signs Purchase Agreement for 1,266 Acres in the RM of Consul, Saskatchewan as Part of Its Acquisition Program
Agcapita remains a market leader as one of Canada's most experienced farmland investors and the only RRSP eligible farmland funds in an asset class that is seeing increasing and well-deserved attention from mainstream investors. - December 13, 2012 - Agcapita
Bayer Bee Care Center Helps Solve Bee Health’s Toughest Challenges
Bayer will break ground in February on a new, state-of-the-art center that will support honey bees through research and collaboration. - December 06, 2012 - Bayer CropScience
Bees Without Borders Launches Campaign to Help Kenyan Beekeepers
Andrew's Honey and Bees Without Borders (a 501(c)(3) launches Indiegogo Campaign. The campaign will seek to raise $20,000. In additional funds to help support its mission to build better beekeeping infrastructure for three Kenya villages. - December 04, 2012 - Bees Without Borders
Growing Livestock Population to Boost Animal Feed Market in India, Finds Netscribes
Netscribes launches a report on the Animal Feed Market in India 2012 as a part of Netscribes’ Food and Beverage Industry report series. - November 28, 2012 - Netscribes, Inc.
Hamilton Solar Expands Operations to Fresno - Agricultural Solar Experts Now Serve San Joaquin Valley
Reno-based Hamilton Solar LLC, an industry leader in large commercial solar energy installations, announced it has expanded operations with a new branch in Fresno, CA – Hamilton Energy Solutions. Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, Hamilton Solar also has an office in Las Vegas and continues to serve the large commercial sector of the solar industry in Nevada. - November 27, 2012 - Hamilton Solar
Water Words That Work, LLC Announces the Launching of Conservation Organization's "Make Every Acre Count" Initiative
The Chester River Association has launched “Make Every Acre Count,” a campaign to alert Maryland and Delaware farmers about the profit potential and environmental benefits of planting switchgrass on their least productive acres. The campaign features an online calculator that helps farmers determine whether growing switchgrass could boost profits on individual farming operations. - November 23, 2012 - Water Words That Work, LLC
Inauguration of North America’s First Commercial Scale Wasabi Site on Vancouver Island
10-Acre greenhouse development opens door to further research of wasabi’s amazing healing properties. - November 17, 2012 - Pacific Coast Wasabi
Dragon Bright Mintai Successful Quoting on the OTC Bulletin Board
Dragon Bright Mintai Botanical Technology (Cayman) Limited (stock code: DGBMF) has been quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board on October 10th 2012. - November 16, 2012 - Dragon Bright Mintai Botanical Technology (Cayman) Limited
New Patent Issued to Miatech for Its Bio Turbo Technology. Removes Ethylene & Bacteria.
US Patent Office has recently issued a patent for Miatech’s Bio Turbo line of products (patent #08293171 ) to confirm the unique nature of Bio Turbo technology and protect it from unauthorized copying. - November 15, 2012 - Miatech
Buy and Sell Fruits and Vegetables in Bulk with the iPad and Vegetality App
Farmers are now able to sell their produce from the comfort of Apple’s tablet screen. - November 12, 2012 - Vegetality
Time is Running Out on Purchasing This Year’s Valley Permaculture Alliance Fruit Trees
The VPA, a valley nonprofit organization promoting sustainable urban living, is supporting the 13th Annual Fruit Tree Sales program where they sell over 120 varieties of trees. - November 04, 2012 - Valley Permaculture Alliance
WRQ Reports That Domestic Sawlog Prices in Russia Have Gone Up 25% in Three Years, Despite Higher Log Export Tariffs
Log costs for Russian sawmills did not fall as the Russian government intended when it implemented a 25 percent log export tariff in 2008. Instead, sawlog prices have increased by 24 percent the past three years and the supply of logs has been tight in 2012, as reported by the Wood Resource Quarterly. - October 30, 2012 - Wood Resources International LLC
Darcy L. Knapp-Fricks Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Darcy L. Knapp-Fricks of Mansfield, Texas has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of real estate, agriculture, investments and self storage. About Darcy L. Knapp-Fricks Ms. Knapp-Fricks has over... - October 27, 2012 - Strathmore Worldwide
Best in the Bay Veterinary Hospital Adds Talented New Veterinarian to Team
Renowned local veterinary hospital Bishop Ranch Veterinary Center & Urgent Care hires talented and experienced new doctor, Megan Armor, DVM, to large team of exemplary veterinarians. Dr. Armor brings her talent for treating ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, and other small mammals and pets to the team. - October 25, 2012 - Bishop Ranch Veterinary Center & Urgent Care
AmpleHarvest.org Receives $50,000 Grant from Newman's Own Foundation
Grant Award as Part of Nutrition Initiative - October 25, 2012 - AmpleHarvest.org
Cooperation Agreement Signed Between EMRC and the Bamanga Tukur African Center for International Trade and Development to Further Agricultural Development in Africa
Nigeria and EMRC agree terms in preparation for the upcoming AgriBusiness Forum 2012. - October 21, 2012 - EMRC International
Log and Lumber Imports to China Were Down 19% During First Eight Months of 2012, Y-O-Y, with the Biggest Declines Seen of Logs Imported from Russia and the US
Importation of both logs and lumber to China fell substantially in 2012, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Total imports, by value, during the first eight months was 4.3 billion dollars, or 19% less than in 2011, with the biggest declines in logs imported from Russia and the US, and in lumber from North America. - October 20, 2012 - Wood Resources International LLC
Devils Backbone Brewing Company Takes National Title Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival
Devils Backbone Brewing Company takes the national title at GABF and wins 8 medals overall. - October 17, 2012 - Devils Backbone Brewing Company