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.