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. ..