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CVR Partners Reaffirms Distribution Guidance of $1.92 for Twelve Months Ending March 31, 2012

SUGAR LAND, Texas, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — On July 26, 2011, CVR Partners, LP (NYSE: UAN) announced a second quarter 2011 cash distribution of 40.7 cents per common unit for the period of April 13, 2011 (the closing of its initial public offering) through June 30, 2011.  CVR Partners toda

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Rabobank Report: Impact of Recent Coffee Price Increases on Brazilian Coffee Supply

NEW YORK, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — A new report by Rabobank’s Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory (FAR) department examines the impact of recent coffee price increases on Brazil’s coffee supply.
Highlights of the report, released today, include:
Current trends in improving productiv

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PureSense Named "2011 Game Changer of the Year"

FRESNO, Calif., July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — PureSense Environmental Inc. was presented with the “2011 Game Changers of the Year” award in the category of Water and Irrigation Management at the recent 2011 California Agriculture Innovation Conference held at UC Davis.
California Secretary of Food a

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S&W Seed Expands Alfalfa Seed Production

FIVE POINTS, Calif., July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — S&W Seed Company (Nasdaq: SANW) today said it has commenced farming the company’s leased farmland in Kern County, California. While the company continues to contract a majority of its alfalfa seed production from farmers in the San Joaquin Valle

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Rabobank Report: China’s Increasing Investments in South American Agribusiness

NEW YORK, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — A new report by Rabobank’s Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory (FAR) department examines the exponential rise of Chinese investments in South America, particularly in Brazilian and Argentine agribusiness.
Highlights of the report, released today, inc

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Other Animal Food Manufacturers – Europe

NEW YORK, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Other Animal Food Manufacturers – Europe

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Milk and Cream – Eastern Europe

NEW YORK, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
Milk and Cream – Eastern Europe

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Fair Trade USA Joins Global Coffee Quality Research Initiative to Help Small Farmers Face Climate Change

OAKLAND, Calif. and COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Fair Trade USA, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, and the Global Coffee Quality Research Initiative (GCQRI), a collaborative research program of the specialty coffee industry…

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New Program Increases Opportunities for Camelina Growers in California, Montana and Washington

BOZEMAN, Mont., July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) for production of camelina on 50,000 acres in California, Montana and Washington that will provide support to growers who plant the oilseed crop for…

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Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend and Elects New Director

NORTHFIELD, Ill., July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Board of Directors of Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.2600 per share on July 26, 2011.  The dividend is payable on September 15, 2011, to common stockholders of record on August 31, 2011.

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