04/18/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Agriculture.

• Peak 10 to handle Chiquita's data _{2013-04-18, 07:49 pm}
  Peak 10 Inc. has signed an agreement with Chiquita Brands International Inc. to house the food giant's business-critical information at its 14,000-square-foot-facility in north Charlotte.
• Korean Experts See Potential In Brunei's Food & Beverage Products _{2013-04-18, 07:49 pm}
  ... the Export Director at Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation. Having had a long career in the Korean food and agriculture industry and holding senior positions in both Korea's National Plant Quarantine Service and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, ...
• Chiquita goes bananas for cloud technology _{2013-04-18, 07:21 pm}
  After relocating its corporate headquarters from Cincinnati to Charlotte, N.C., Chiquita has chosen to house its business-critical information, including shipping, accounts payable and receivable, production and distribution data for its global operations, within Peak 10's new 14,000-sq.-ft.-facility in North Charlotte.
• Texas Ranchers Meet in Washington, D.C. Immigration Top Agenda Item _{2013-04-18, 07:01 pm}
  ... it's reasonable to allow workers to register, pay a penalty and obtain guest-worker status. This would allow agriculture a legal labor supply while securing our borders and protecting the U.S. against problems associated with illegal immigration." ...
• Archer Daniels Midland Co: Fundamental Stock Research Analysis _{2013-04-18, 06:35 pm}
  Before analyzing a company for investment, it's important to have a perspective on how well the business has performed.
• Act Now or Cruelty-to-Animals Investigations Will Be Illegal in TN _{2013-04-18, 03:47 pm}
  ... of routine cruelty that has helped authorities across the country enforce the law. It is a desperate attempt by agriculture industry giants to prevent consumers from learning the truth about the miserable lives and gruesome deaths of animals killed ...
• Companies Shielded as U.S. Court Cuts Human-Rights Suits _{2013-04-18, 05:05 pm}
  "The U.S. Supreme Court insulated multinational corporations from at least some lawsuits over atrocities abroad," reports Bloomberg , "scaling back a favorite legal tool of human rights activists." The justices threw out a suit accusing a couple of foreign-based units of Royal Dutch Shell PLC of facilitating torture and execution in Nigeria.
• New York mooo-ves to number one in yogurt production _{2013-04-18, 05:00 pm}
  ... tions will take effect May 8. The CAFO regulation change is in response to concerns raised by top players in the agriculture industry during Cuomo's first state yogurt summit in August 2012.
• Mario Gabelli's dividend stock picks _{2013-04-18, 04:59 pm}
  Several weeks after the end of each quarter, major investors are required to disclose many of their long equity positions in U.S. stocks in 13F filings.
• Yoplait Pi a Colada-, Cosmopolitan-Flavored Yogurt _{2013-04-18, 04:49 pm}
  Back by popular demand is "spring-flavored" yogurt by Minneapolis-based General Mills - Yoplait Light Pia Colada and Yoplait Original Cosmopolitan.
• Put Yourself In A Position To Welcome A Stock Market Correction _{2013-04-18, 04:01 pm}
  During the 1932-1933 period, General Mills had a dividend yield over 7%. Procter & Gamble had a dividend yield of over 8%. Heck, IBM was yielding over 8%. Talk about a once in a lifetime opportunity! There's a reason why Warren Buffett famously advised investors to "be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful." There's a ... (more)
• Growth of middle class spurs global grocery demand _{2013-04-18, 03:10 pm}
  China and Russia's voracious appetite for energy and other commodities reflect the evolution of the middle class as per-capita consumption of resources rises.
• Chiquita Relocates IT Infrastructure to Peak 10 Charlotte Data Center for Global Operations Support _{2013-04-18, 02:37 pm}
  National IT infrastructure and cloud solutions provider Peak 10 Inc. has signed Chiquita Brands , a leading international marketer and distributor of high-quality fresh and value-added food products.
• Kimberly-Clark Co. (KMB) Dividend Stock Analysis _{2013-04-18, 02:28 pm}
  Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Kimberly-Clark Co. . Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: Company Description: Kimberly Clark Corp.
• City Hall Sam: Jockeying For Schwartz's Seat _{2013-04-18, 02:23 pm}
  The National Museum for American Jewish History was the site of the 65th anniversary of the state of Israel celebration.
• NY Leads Nation in Yogurt Production _{2013-04-18, 11:30 am}
  ... Dean Norton in a statement. The CAFO regulation change is in response to concerns raised by top players in the agriculture industry during Cuomo's first state yogurt summit in August 2012. The Department of Environmental Conservation and the ...
• 'Ag gag' legislation undercuts First Amendment _{2013-04-18, 03:00 am}
  ... Sure, we would have lost a classic book, but just consider the retweets. That possibility unsettles some in the agriculture industry. Concern about videos of alleged animal abuse reaching a global audience has inspired a new wave of legislation ...
• Tantara Farm home hosts luncheon _{2013-04-17, 11:00 pm}
  The luncheon was in the "Tantara Farm" home of Susan and Allan Block, chairman of Block Communications Inc., parent company of The Blade, and was prepared by Mrs.
• Mountaire builds new hatchery in Millsboro _{2013-04-18, 01:25 pm}
  ... be hired. The remaining 36 hatchery employees will come from other areas of the facility. "This is a win for the agriculture industry, the environment and a win for Delaware, keeping the economy going here, creating jobs," said Delaware Economic ...
• Ministering to the 'least of these' _{2013-04-18, 01:24 pm}
  ... and transnationally for commercial sexual exploitation, forced begging and involuntary servitude in the agriculture industry." And there are estimates that about 60 percent of the girls who leave the orphanages become victims of human trafficking. ..

04/15/13 The Raw Agriculture News Feed

Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Agriculture.

• Fresh Del Monte using contest to find chefs _{2013-04-15, 04:52 pm}
  Trying to attract aspiring chefs, Del Monte Fresh Produce NA Inc. is hosting its first "Find Your Inner Chef" contest.
• The superheroes of trademarks _{2013-04-15, 04:16 pm}
  The issue, brought to my attention by Pamela Chestek, is Del Monte v. Del Monte - technically, Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.
• Statement by AIF President/CEO Tom Feeney Regarding Numeric Nutrient Criteria Legislation_{2013-04-15, 02:05 pm}
  ... quality trends show decline. By passing this important legislation, the State of Florida, local governments, agriculture, industry and private utilities will be able to focus on real pollution problems, rather than litigation, speed up restoration ...
• A Review of the "Omics" Approach to Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Oryza sativa _{2013-04-15, 02:00 pm}
  Physiological and ecological constraints that cause the slow growth and depleted production of crops have raised a major concern in the agriculture industry as they represent a possible threat of short food supply in the future.
• Farm staff paid above national average - poll _{2013-04-15, 01:48 pm}
  ... all easy" or "not very easy". Houghton said he hoped the survey results would help dispel old notions that the agriculture industry does not pay and encourage job seekers to take it seriously as a career choice. "In the past agriculture has been ...
• Cadiz Inc. Appoints New Member to Board of Directors _{2013-04-15, 01:29 pm}
  Cadiz Inc. announced today the appointment of Mr. Bryant Riley to its Board of Directors.
• Uptrend Call Working As Flowers Foods Stock Rises 44.0% _{2013-04-15, 12:35 pm}
  SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Flowers Foods on November 16th, 2012 at $21.61. In approximately 5 months, Flowers Foods has returned 43.99% as of today's recent price of $31.11. Flowers Foods share prices have moved between a 52-week high of $33.16 and a 52-week low of $18.46 and are now trading 69% above that low price at $31.11 per share.
• Put Your Portfolio on a Diet _{2013-04-13, 03:00 am}
  Food stocks have run up this year, to the point some are trading at higher multiples than Google.
• Cramer: The market is falling, but this isn't 2008 _{2013-04-15, 11:52 am}
  It's what happens after they hammer the S&P 500 futures that matters. Of course they all have to come down as we decide that China's slowdown is "destroying" everything and everyone in its path.
• Aguirre to receive close to $5M in Chiquita severance payments _{2013-04-15, 11:04 am}
  Fernando Aguirre, the deposed Chiquita Brands International Inc. chief executive, will receive about $4.7 million in severance payments after leaving the company in six months.
• R&D News: April 2013 _{2013-04-15, 10:31 am}
  BI Nutraceuticals, Long Beach, Calif., announced that its East Coast facility located in Islandia, N.Y., has received a Safe Quality Food 2000 certificate from NSF International, Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Apartments planned for Totino's building _{2013-04-15, 08:40 am}
  Minneapolis' apartment-building boom is moving into the city's northeast area, where a developer is planning to convert the building that once housed Totino's Italian Kitchen.
• Volume in Focus: NVIDIA, Bunge, the Home Depot, DiamondRock Hospitality _{2013-04-15, 08:28 am}
  ThePennyStockProfiler.com, an investment community with a special focus on updating investors with recent news on the U.S. stock market, issues news alert on the following stocks:- NVIDIA Corporation shares gained 2.51% to $13.09. Equities research analysts at RBC Capital boosted their price target on shares of NVDA from $12.00 to $13.00 in a ... (more)
• Zimbabwe: CFU's U-Turn On Land Reform Commendable, but . . . _{2013-04-15, 06:47 am}
  ... raised in the reports carried last week, where it insinuated it needed to be considered for land to revive the agriculture industry and ensure productivity on the farms. If the CFU has made a U-turn because of the warped view there cannot be ...
• BCE weekend recap: Renovations continue on Tibbits Opera House,... _{2013-04-15, 03:00 am}
  A look back at some of the local stories you might have missed over the weekend.
• Three 'triggers' for US immigration reforms _{2013-04-15, 02:02 am}
  ... said. "I think the immigration groups, high-tech community, there are lots of interests that are implicated, the agriculture industry, lots of concerns and interests that will matter a lot to people, to companies that rely a lot on Indian technology ...
• My Final Shot Production Presents First Short Film Showcase _{2013-04-14, 09:30 pm}
  Apr. 14, 2013 - NEW YORK -- My Final Shot Production presents its first short film showcase, taking place at NEIRS's Tavern, 87-48 78th Street, Woodhaven, NY 11421 on April 21, 2013.
• Minneapolis agency Known is helping brands raise their profiles _{2013-04-14, 02:00 pm}
  Two creative veterans with agency and corporate experience left freelancing behind to form Known, a boutique branding firm in Minneapolis.
• Cherokee County and #8217;s $192M agriculture industry product of farmers and #8217; hard work_{2013-04-11, 11:00 pm}
  ... the estimate was more than 570 people. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent Aaron Low said via email that in 2012, agriculture in Cherokee County was a $192.8 million industry, an estimated $60 million of which was nursery crops. Although the practice ...
• Mccamly Plaza Hotel _{2013-04-14, 06:58 pm}
  Across the street from the Kellogg World Headquarters, this Battle Creek hotel provides comfortable accommodations as well as several on-site restaurants and modern amenities.

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Caterpillar laying off more than 460 at plant

In this April 20, 2007 file photo, a Caterpillar grader is trucked out of the plant in Decatur, Ill.

http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/04/05/caterpillar-laying-off-more-than-460-at-plant/afyfsqd/

Pointer Lainie

... farmers when they're expected to suck it up for the common good of SA, especially as their multibillion-dollar agriculture industry is taken for granted more than it's truly celebrated. I'm not flatly opposed to the Ceres project, although why we'd ...

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/lainie-anderson-wind-energy-is-divisive/story-e6freabc-1226613998199

Vietnam Agribusiness Report Q2 2013: New research report available at Fast Market Research

... "Vietnam Agribusiness Report Q2 2013" from Business Monitor International, now available BMI View: The agriculture industry (including forestry and aquaculture) contributes to more than 20% of Vietnam's GDP and employs almost half its population. It ...

http://reports.pr-inside.com/vietnam-agribusiness-report-q2-2013-new-r3632282.htm

"Mozambique Agribusiness Report Q2 2013" Published

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Mozambique still requires investment of US$3.1bn between 2013 and 2017 to ensure that the country is self-sufficient in food.

http://reports.pr-inside.com/mozambique-agribusiness-report-q-r3632269.htm

FAA postpones closure of control tower at Detroit City Airport

Washington -- The closings of control towers at 149 small airports, due to begin this weekend because of government-wide spending cuts, are being delayed until June 15, federal regulators announced Friday.

http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013304060339

Scholarships available through Humboldt County Farm Bureau

... seniors and continuing college students. These scholarship programs are for students that major or minor in agriculture, science, education, or vocational education and are attending an accredited junior college, four-year college, or vocational ...

http://www.redwoodtimes.com/ci_22818353/scholarships-available-through-humboldt-county-farm-bureau?

Should AB 31 become law?

The agriculture industry often stands together on bills introduced in the state Legislature, but this is a case where there are differing views between milk producers and milk processors, namely cheese makers.

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/04/05/2926603/should-ab-31-become-law.html

Caterpillar laying off more than 400 at Illinois plant

Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it will lay off more than 460 employees at its plant in Decatur, part of what the heavy equipment-maker says is an ongoing effort to deal with a slump in the mining business.

http://www.mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=473373

Unknown when Petri's layoffs to begin

The closing of the Petri's Baking Products plant is imminent and many are waiting to see when the first round of terminations will begin.

http://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/583282/Unknown-when-Petri-s-layoffs-to-begin.html?nav=5047

FAA postpones closure of control tower at Detroit City Airport

The closings of control towers at 149 small airports, due to begin this weekend because of government-wide spending cuts, are being delayed until June 15, federal regulators announced Friday.

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130406/METRO01/304060339/1016/rss05

The Mosaic Company Receives Buy Rating from TheStreet

... YSE: MOS) is a producer and marketer of combined concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients for the global agriculture industry.

http://www.americanbankingnews.com/2013/04/05/the-mosaic-company-receives-buy-rating-from-thestreet-mos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AmericanBankingNews+%28American+Banking+News%29

Suspect in L.A. Kidnapping Fled to Mexico: LAPD

"We have no way to know whether or not he has returned since that journey, but we are focusing our efforts on that region," says police chief Tobias Summers, the main suspect in the kidnapping of a 10-year-old Northridge girl, was seen on border security video crossing from California into Tecate, Mexico, via a footbridge, LAPD officials said.

http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-international/NATL-LA-COPY-Suspect-in-Los-Angeles-10-Year-Olds-Kidnapping-Fled-to-Mexico-LAPD-201711821.html

Salinas airport tower closure delayed until June

... time to review how this will affect both pilot and public safety, as well the additional danger it poses to our agriculture industry." The U.S. Contract Tower Association, which represents the companies that operate contract towers, has challenged ...

http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_22966066/salinas-airport-tower-closure-delayed-until-june

Canadians rely heavily on American biodiesel

Biodiesel consumption is rising in Canada, but the vast majority of the alternative fuel is coming from the United States.

http://www.producer.com/2013/04/canadians-rely-heavily-on-american-biodiesel/

StockCall Study on Mondelez Intl., Cosan, Hershey, Adecoagro, and Chiquita Brands Intl.

Emerging markets have been the key growth drivers for consumer goods companies. For confectioners such as Mondelez International Inc.

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2606056

04/05/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Agriculture.

• Caterpillar laying off more than 400 _{2013-04-05, 07:09 pm}
  Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it will lay off more than 460 employees at its plant in Decatur, part of what the heavy equipment-maker says is an ongoing effort to deal with a slump in the mining business.
• Student group to screen film to raise awareness of military rape _{2013-04-05, 06:15 pm}
  Kori Cioca, U.S. Coast Guard, looks out her window in a shot from The Invisible War, a Cinedigm/Docurama Films release.
• Cool spring in U.S. Midwest keeps corn planters parked _{2013-04-05, 06:03 pm}
  ... are forecast to seed nearly 30 percent of the 97.3 million corn acres this year, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture. Texas and Louisiana farmers have already been planting corn over the past few weeks. USDA reported on Monday that Texas had ...
• Hockey receives timely boost _{2013-04-05, 04:39 pm}
  THE Fiji Hockey Federation received a major boost towards it weekly business house competition following Morris Hedstrom's $3000 worth of voucher donation earlier this week.
• Tower closures postponed _{2013-04-05, 03:00 am}
  The Federal Aviation Administration's announcement Friday that it would postpone the closure of air traffic controls towers means extra time for the city of Battle Creek.
• Feds delay closing Salinas airport tower _{2013-04-05, 03:00 am}
  ... time to review how this will affect both pilot and public safety; as well the additional danger it poses to our agriculture industry." -- Jeff Mitchell, jemitchell@thecalifornian.com
• Verlyn's Views _{2013-04-05, 02:00 am}
  The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Verlyn Olson, lives in the rural community of Camrose, Alberta so he sees first-hand, the challenges and successes of rural Albertans.
• General Mills Price Target Increased to $55.00 by Analysts at Deutsche Bank _{2013-04-05, 03:59 pm}
  Deutsche Bank currently has a buy rating on the stock. Shares of General Mills traded down 0.53% during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $48.76. General Mills has a 52 week low of $36.75 and a 52 week high of $49.37. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $46.77. The company has a market cap of $31.433 billion and a P/E ratio of 17.96.
• Dayton Daily News Misses Climate Change Connection In Toxic Algae Blooms _{2013-04-05, 03:11 pm}
  ... creatures by hypoxia" in 2011. As explained in a piece in Atlantic Cities, two main factors were to blame: the agriculture industry's spreading of phosphorus-based fertilizers, which ran into the lake, and climate change, which fed the algae with ...
• Investment Analysts' Ratings Reiterations for April, 5th (CONN,... _{2013-04-05, 02:13 pm}
  They currently have a $40.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $27.00. The analysts wrote, "Over the last year, higher ASPs and credit extension to fewer accounts took average balances up and comp store sales too.
• US Stocks Alert: China Gerui Adv Mtals Grp Ltd, American Spectrum... _{2013-04-05, 01:13 pm}
  It is a contract manufacturer of cold-rolled narrow strip steel products. How Should Investors Trade CHOP After The Solid Jump? Let's Find Out Here American Spectrum Realty, Inc.
• Georgia Top Companies Up 13% For Q1 2013 _{2013-04-05, 12:54 pm}
  Georgia has 26 public companies of interest that have their headquarters located somewhere in the state.
• General Mills Rating Reiterated by TheStreet _{2013-04-05, 12:32 pm}
  's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by investment analysts at TheStreet in a note issued to investors on Friday, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports.
• Nationwide adds T&T Farms owner Michael Toelle to board _{2013-04-05, 12:23 pm}
  Toelle, a board member of agribusiness CHS Inc. , will serve a three-year term on Nationwide's board.
• CHS Harvest For Hunger Raises 3.2 Million Meals _{2013-04-05, 09:36 am}
  St. Paul, MN-More than 3.2 million meals, an increase in contributions of 30 percent over 2012, are headed for hungry families thanks to the annual CHS Harvest for Hunger food and funds drive by the Country Operations division of CHS Inc.
• Gov. Steve Beshear will allow hemp bill to become law _{2013-04-05, 03:00 am}
  Gov. Steve Beshear will allow legislation permitting hemp production in Kentucky to become law, according to a lawyer for Agriculture Commissioner James Comer.
• ZAP Jonway Gets Approval from China National Grid for Battery Swap Version of E380 SUV _{2013-04-01, 03:00 am}
  SANTA ROSA, Calif. - ZAP an automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California announced that the battery Swap version of the E380 SUV has been approved by China National Grid for its battery swap stations in China, based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
• Food Additives Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share,... _{2013-04-05, 10:34 am}
  According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research, "Food Additives Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Trends, Growth and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the food additives market revenue was 28.2 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach 36.1 billion in 2018, growing at a CAGR of 3.6% from 2012 to 2018.
• Raptivity Releases the Next Evolve Interaction Visual Assessment _{2013-04-05, 09:26 am}
  Raptivity Releases the Next Evolve Interaction - Visual Assessment Raptivity, the award winning rapid interactivity builder tool from Harbinger Knowledge Products, announces the release of Visual Assessment, the sixth in the series of Raptivity Evolve.
• StockCall Study on Mondelez Intl., Cosan, Hershey, Adecoagro, and Chiquita Brands Intl. _{2013-04-05, 08:30 am}
  Emerging markets have been the key growth drivers for consumer goods companies. For confectioners such as Mondelez International Inc.