ScottsMiracle-Gro and Marrone Bio Innovations Enter Into Research and Development Agreement for Natural Lawn and Garden Protection Products
MARYSVILLE, Ohio, and DAVIS, Calif., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the world’s largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, and Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI), a leading global provider of natural products for pest management in…
World Cocoa Foundation Programs Show Significant Progress in Addressing Cocoa Farmer Livelihoods
Farmer Impact Survey Details to be Released
ACCRA, Ghana and WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) announced today that a recent impact survey has shown a near doubling of yields among farmer graduates who have received agronomic and…
Drumbeat Against Controversial New Dairy Program Getting Louder
Taxpayer organizations align with consumer organization and IDFA in opposition
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The list of those opposed to a new government dairy supply control program that House and Senate Ag Committee Chairs will attempt to sneak into the super…
Makhteshim Agan to Help Advance Next-Generation Agro-Technologies
TEL-AVIV, Israel, October 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –
Makhteshim Agan Group (MAI), the world leader in branded off-patent crop protection solutions, today announced the establishment of a new division focusing on innovative technologies for the agricultural market.
The new…
Federal Judge Rules Against Corn Processors
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — A federal judge has ruled that the case brought by American sugar farmers against big corn processors to stop their false advertising about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) must go forward, the Sugar Association announced today.
According to U.S….
Cargill Launches New Website for Feed and Animal Nutrition Customers
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Cargill has launched a new website www.cargill.com/feed, specifically designed to serve current and prospective customers in the feed and animal nutrition industries globally. The feed and animal nutrition website will serve as a central…
Nutrena® Launches Online Product Ratings and Reviews
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Nutrena® brand website and Facebook page will now give consumers the ability to read and provide ratings and reviews for over 60 Nutrena® products. Consumers can provide a star-rating from zero to five stars and rate products…
The National Trust’s Ram-cam set to Become Ewe-tube Sensation
SWINDON, England, October 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –
A unique 90 second video from the National Trust showing a ram’s eye view as he ‘meets’ his new flock of ewes is set to become a ‘ewe-tube’ hit, say online farmers.
The ram, named Peacland Paolo, is the latest arrival at the…
La Madeleine Commits $100K to Susan Komen
To further demonstrate its support for fellow Dallas-based Susan G. Komen for the Cure, la Madeleine Country French Cafe has recommitted to the fight against breast cancer by extending its “Card for the Cause” program and doubling its donation commitment to at least $100,000 over the next year.
Forget Wall Street: Occupy California Tortilla on Oct. 26
Mid-Atlantic fast-casual restaurant chain California Tortilla has declared Oct. 26 “Occupy Cal Tort Day.” In reference to the Occupy movement around the globe, California Tortilla will donate 1 percent of gross sales from Oct. 26 to local food banks. In addition, all customers who support the “Occupy Cal Tort” movement will get free chips and queso with any purchase.
