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World Nutrition Forum 2010: a Resounding Success for Animal Health and Nutrition
Top international animal-health specialists and feed-industry experts met at the World Nutrition Forum 2010 to exchange knowledge on key trends in animal production, discuss BIOMIN’s NutriEconomics® program and debate the major scientific, environment and leadership issues confronting the sector. - October 30, 2010 - BIOMIN Holding GmbH
Ben Spitzer Joins Brangus Association Team
The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) has hired Ben Spitzer as Marketing Programs Director. Ben was born into a family whose involvement in the cattle industry dates back several generations with both commercial and registered cattle. He grew up with a heavy involvement with FFA,... - October 30, 2010 - International Brangus Breeders Association
Bioo Scientific Launches ELISA to Detect Zeranol in Food
Bioo Scientific launched the MaxSignal® Zeranol ELISA kit to screen cereals, dried meat, fish, feed, milk, urine and seed for Zeranol contamination. - October 26, 2010 - Bioo Scientific
Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner Will Impress This Year with a Hickory Chip Smoked Whole Goose Available Only from Schiltz Foods
Schiltz Foods, America’s largest goose farmer, introduces a hickory chip smoked whole goose for the 2010 holiday season. - October 20, 2010 - Schiltz Foods
Senninger Irrigation Introduces New UP3 Sprinklers
Senninger Irrigation is pleased to announce the introduction of their new UP3 (Universal Pivot Products Platform). The new features of this design have been applied to the proven technologies of the i-Wob, Xi-Wob and LDN. This new UP3 nozzle concept provides tremendous benefits to the mechanized... - October 15, 2010 - Senninger Irrigation Inc
IonSense Expands Product Line with ASAP Open-Air Ionization Source
IonSense to sell Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP) as Entry Level Source for Open-Air Mass Spectrometry - October 08, 2010 - IonSense, Inc.
BIOMIN Launches New Corporate Website
BIOMIN’s new website, launched on September 27th, offers new features like dynamic recommendations and a new multimedia knowledge center on a completely redesigned and user-friendly platform. - September 30, 2010 - BIOMIN Holding GmbH
BiOWiSH Technologies Cuts Poultry Ammonia Emissions
BiOWiSH Technologies, makers of BiOWiSH™ - a proprietary technology that accelerates enzymatic bio-chemical reactions up to thousands of times faster than their normal rate, has successfully reduced ammonia emissions by up to 70% based on results of trials conducted on poultry farms in the... - September 29, 2010 - BiOWiSH
Woody Biomass Prices in the US Increased in the 3Q/10 After Having Trended Downward Since Early 2009, Reports NAWFR
Prices of wood fiber used for energy declined during most of the recession, partly as a result of the low cost of fossil fuels, which can serve as an alternative source for many industrial energy consumers. However, in the 3Q, biomass prices were up in the South, the Northwest and Southwest, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. This trend break occurred mainly because of reduced fiber supply and generally lower biomass inventories. - September 27, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
Farmer Boy AG Supply Becomes an Authorized Dealer of L.B. White Construction Heaters
Farmer Boy Ag Supply, a wholesale supplier of agricultural equipment and supplies for dairy, swine, and poultry facilities, including feeders, waterers, feed bins, lighting, cooling, heating, ventilation and more, is excited to announce its newest business venture, becoming an authorized dealer of L.B. White construction heaters. - September 24, 2010 - Farmer Boy Ag
Mycofix® Proves Increase of Its Counteraction Portfolio Against [myco]toxins
Putting Mycofix® to the test in several in vitro and ex vivo experiments involving ergot and endotoxin poisoning, BIOMIN proves once again its leading reputation in [myco]toxins control and management. - September 23, 2010 - BIOMIN Holding GmbH
IonSense to Present Rapid Screening Solutions for Food Safety at the AOAC Annual Meeting and Exposition
DART MS Analyzes Targeted and Non-Targeted Contaminants in Seconds. - September 21, 2010 - IonSense, Inc.
Farmer Boy AG Supply Announces the Launch of Their New Ventilation Line, Arctic Air Ventilation
Farmer Boy Ag Supply, a wholesale supplier of agricultural equipment and supplies for dairy, swine, and poultry facilities, including feeders, waterers, feed bins, lighting, cooling, heating, ventilation and more; introduces a new line of ventilation products exclusively sold through Farmer Boy AG... - September 17, 2010 - Farmer Boy Ag
Barnyard Products.com Announcing Sucra Seeds Pasture Grass and Deer Food Plot Grasses is Now Part of Their Product Line
Barnyard Products.com a web site that features American Made Farm and Garden Products now makes SucraSeeds Pasture Grass Seeds available to its ever-growing customer base. - September 12, 2010 - Barnyard Products.com
Hoegemeyer Hybrids Announces New Corn, Soybean Line-Up for 2011
New 2011 product line-up includes the latest seed genetics and technology. - September 12, 2010 - Hoegemeyer Hybrids
Lindsay to Introduce FieldNET™ Mobile, Pivot Control for Smartphones, at Husker Harvest Days
Allows growers to fully control and monitor their irrigation pivots anywhere through the convenience of smartphones. - September 12, 2010 - Lindsay Corporation
Demand for Pesticides to Reach $52 Billion in 2014
This study focuses on the agricultural pesticides market including pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. - September 10, 2010 - MarketResearch.com
Farmer Boy AG Supply Announces the Launch of Their New E-Commerce Site
Farmer Boy Ag Supply, a wholesale supplier of agricultural equipment and supplies for dairy, swine, and poultry facilities, including feeders, waterers, feed bins, lighting, cooling, heating, ventilation and more; introduces a newly improved E-Commerce website. Farmer Boy Ag Supply paired with a... - September 10, 2010 - Farmer Boy Ag
TEMP-AIR Receives Grant from PERC to Develop Propane System to Treat Bed Bugs
TEMP-AIR has been awarded a grant from the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) to develop and test a new Thermal Remediation mobile, propane-fueled bed bug heat treatment system. During fundamental research funded by PERC and TEMP-AIR, the University of Minnesota found that... - September 05, 2010 - TEMP-AIR
VinoEnology.com - Winemaking Calculators and Wine Industry Marketplace Go Online
A newly redesigned website, VinoEnology.com, offers unique online Winemaking Calculators and provides tools and place to promote and market your Company, Property, Products, Wine Jobs and Services for Free. Visitors to the website can instantly access Oenology calculators for: • Fermentation... - August 31, 2010 - VinoEnology.com
Matix Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd of the Matix Group is Setting Up a Greenfield Fertilizer Complex
Matix Group is building a greenfield fertiliser complex with a capacity of 3 MTPA in Panagarh, West Bengal. - August 27, 2010 - Matix Group
The World Nutrition Forum: Getting to the Forefront of the Industry
Industry experts and top decision makers gather in Salzburg, Austria between October 13th -16th to discuss the future of animal nutrition, BIOMIN’s NutriEconomics® program, developments in science, business, the environment and leadership. - August 27, 2010 - BIOMIN Holding GmbH
RedLine Solutions Adds LXE Mobile System Support for Stronger Produce Cooler Management System
Produce cooler solution provides optimum performance in sub-zero temperatures. - August 25, 2010 - RedLine for Produce
Olympic Gold Medalist Curt Tomasevicz to Speak at Hoegemeyer Homecoming Field Day Aug. 12
The annual Hoegemeyer Homecoming Field Day draws hundreds of growers from across the western Corn Belt to Nebraska. - August 07, 2010 - Hoegemeyer Hybrids
Malagos Garden is Next Agri-Tourism Destination
Malagos Farm, a sustainably managed farm, aims to make Davao City the next agri-tourism destination in the region as it holds the first Malagos Farm Fair on August 7-8, 2010. Industry partners will feature renewable energy, backyard farm animal raising, agro forestry using high value crops like cacao and many more. - August 03, 2010 - Malagos Garden Resort
Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Appears on Prestigious Ward’s 50 List
For the second consecutive year, Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance has been included in the Ward’s 50, a prestigious listing of the top property and casualty insurance companies in the United States. The honor puts Farm Bureau in the top 2% insurance companies in the United States. - July 17, 2010 - Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance
DirectRooms.com – Cape Town Suburbanites Encouraged to Grow Their Own Food
DirectRooms.com announces that Rocklands Primary School in the Cape Town district of Mitchells Plein is the venue 21 September for a water management seminar, in which the best methods of irrigation of a small area will be presented and discussed. The course begins at 08:00 and runs to 16:00, with lunch and tea included, and costs R450. - July 17, 2010 - DirectRooms.com
Green Cleaning Chemical Program for Agricultural Resellers
Daimer®'s new program offers low-cost entry for wholesalers that want to sell biodegradable cleaning solutions to the farming industry. - July 14, 2010 - Daimer Industries, Inc.
NP Nutra Rolls Out Grape Seed SUPER ORAC P.E.
A new release of high potency SUPER ORAC Grape Seed extract is popular with product developers wishing to boost ORAC content of supplements and functional beverages naturally. - June 28, 2010 - NP Nutra
Plascon Packaging Introduces EasyOpen Manual Bag Placement Unit
The EasyOpen Manual Bag Placement unit from Plascon Packaging and Niverplast increases the speed of bag insertion into a box, carton or crate by up to 50%, decreases contamination risk and makes the process much more ergonomic for workers on the production line. - June 11, 2010 - Plascon Group
Annie Farrell, Expert on Sustainable Garden and Farming Practices, Joins Teich Garden Systems
Teich Garden Systems announced today that Annie Farrell has joined the company as its Garden Master. - June 11, 2010 - Teich Garden Systems
Global Sawlog Prices Up 17% the Past 12 Months with the Biggest Gains Seen in Northern Europe and Oceania, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
In the 1Q/2010, the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) reached US$76.77/m3, the highest level in over a year, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Much of the increase has been the result of a weaker US dollar, but sawlog costs have also gone up in local currencies in many markets, including Finland, Sweden, Germany, Latvia, Russia and New Zealand. - June 09, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver to Address FPPC Technology Summit in Des Moines
Farm Pilot Project Coordination (FPPC) will hold its second regional summit in 2010, on June 14-16 in Des Moines. Agriculture experts will provide valuable information to growers, researchers and technology providers interested in nutrient reduction, renewable energy, and organic fertilizer at dairy, swine and poultry farm operations. - June 06, 2010 - Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
Gooseberry Natural Feed Store Grows Rapidly with Patent Pending Organic Products
As more equine owners become aware of the life changing impact Gooseberry Natural Feeds patent pending blend has Gooseberry Natural Feed store experiences rapid growth. - June 05, 2010 - Gooseberry Natural Feed LLC
Animat Rubber Dairy Flooring Now Available in the UK from Intershape
Animat Interlock Rubber Flooring is used by dairy farmers worldwide to cover hard, slippery concrete floors with a safe, comfortable surface which mimics natural pasture. Livestock equipment supplier Intershape has just been appointed their exclusive UK distributor. Made in Canada from 100%... - May 26, 2010 - Intershape Ltd
IonSense Issued Three Patents Related to Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry
Supports Current Products and Applications in Food Safety, Pharmaceutical Development, and Forensics - May 20, 2010 - IonSense, Inc.
Cooking Teens to Feature Hottest Farm-to-School Efforts
The online daily magazine Cooking Teens will send live dispatches from the Taking Root conference in Detroit to teen foodies and their families - May 17, 2010 - Cooking Teens
NP Nutra Launches Organic Pomegranate Juice Powder
New product launch of Organic Pomegrante Juice Powder by ingredients manufacturer NP Nutra increases the range of high antioxidant ingredients now available to manufacturers and paves the way for high potency certified organic natural health products. - May 17, 2010 - NP Nutra
Biomass Prices Throughout the US Have Been Impacted by the Federal Program BCAP, Reports the North American Wood Fiber Review
The cost for wood biomass fell in two of the major markets in the US in the 1Q 2010 partly because of the federal program BCAP, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. The federal government is currently considering different programs of how to contribution to an increased use of renewable energy sources. - May 08, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
New Wide Guard HAF Panel Fans from J&D Manufacturing
J&D Manufacturing’s new Wide Guard HAF Panel Fans are available in two styles with a heavy duty 18 gauge galvanized housing and aluminum prop, or with a non-corrosive fiberglass housing with poly prop and stainless steel hardware. Both models include front and rear heavy gauge powder... - May 06, 2010 - J&D Manufacturing
Bioo Scientific Launches ELISA to Detect Trifluralin in Food
Bioo Scientific launched the MaxSignal® Trifluralin ELISA kit to analyze meat and fish samples for trifluralin contamination. - May 06, 2010 - Bioo Scientific
Valley Irrigation Circles for Rice Project Announced Average Dry Yield and Water Savings for Rice
Valley Irrigation is currently conducting research on producing rice under center pivots and linears in an effort to conserve water and energy, as well as expand the area in which rice can be produced; successful first and second year yields can now be reported. This initiative is appropriately... - April 28, 2010 - Valmont Irrigation
Wisconsin Pediatricians Oppose Sale of "Raw Milk" -- WIAAP Urges Defeat of AB 628 and SB 434
The Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics stands opposed to two companion bills currently going through the legislature that would legalize the sale of unpasteurized milk. "Raw milk" is a potentially dangerous food product that would endanger children and individuals with compromised immune systems, as well as the general public. - April 19, 2010 - Wisconsin Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Behind the Scenes with Holistic Horse TV
Horse health and Natural Horse Training Videos free for your viewing. - April 18, 2010 - Holistic Horse Inc
BIOMIN to Showcase Latest Product Innovation at VIV Europe 2010
Besides unveiling the newest product in its phytogenic line, BIOMIN gears up for VIV Europe 2010 with two keynote lectures. - April 17, 2010 - BIOMIN Holding GmbH
IICA Sums Up Its 2009 Technical Cooperation Achievements and Focuses on the Future of Agriculture Before the Organization of American States (OAS)
“Policies for agriculture that are competitive, inclusive and sustainable cannot be considered the sole responsibility of the ministries of agriculture. They must take into account other sectors and actors.” – Dr. Victor Villalobos, Director General of IICA - April 10, 2010 - Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
International Brangus Breeders Association Recognizes Achievement Among Its Members
The IBBA Awards Committee honored five members of the International Brangus Breeders Association at the Annual Convention held in Houston last month. Joe Reznicek of Cow Creek Ranch in Alabama was honored as Pioneer of the year. Edward C. Baranowksi of Needville, Texas was selected as Commercial... - April 09, 2010 - International Brangus Breeders Association
International Brangus Breeders Association Announces Incoming 2010 Board of Directors
The IBBA Annual Convention held during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo announced the Board of Directors for 2010. Don Cox of Cox Excalibur Brangus of Katy, Texas is the new president of IBBA. Don has served as a transition board member for two years as well as on several committees during his... - April 09, 2010 - International Brangus Breeders Association
New Farmstead Dairy Equipment Company Opens in South Royalton, Vermont
Bob-White Systems Offers Micro-Dairy Technology, Equipment, & Service. - April 03, 2010 - Bob-White Systems
Lindsay Introduces FieldNET™ Mobile, Pivot Control for Smartphones
FieldNET Mobile allows growers to fully control and monitor their irrigation pivots anywhere through the convenience of smartphones. - April 02, 2010 - Lindsay Corporation