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.