Agriculture / Aquaculture
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- Bunge Announces Leadership Transition
- 12/14/2018 3:08:16 PM
- Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), a leader in agriculture, food and ingredients, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer Soren Schroder will step down.
- Fonterra to help farmers get greater milk price certainty
- 12/14/2018 3:06:22 PM
- Fixed Milk Price joins a set of seven innovative financial tools to assist farmers in sharing up and investing in their farms. These tools include the Share-up Over Time Contract, Invest as You Earn, Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Strike Price Contract, Contract Fee for Units and Farm Source’s Reward Dollars for Shares and Smart Finance.
- De Groene Weg reaches milestone of 100,000 organic pigs in one year
- 12/14/2018 3:02:55 PM
- De Groene Weg, Vion’s subsidiary which focuses exclusively on the purchase, production and valorisation of organic meat, has grown strongly over the past years.
- Arla acquires Middle East and Africa Kraft branded cheese business from Mondeléz International
- 12/14/2018 2:53:02 PM
- European dairy cooperative Arla Foods (“Arla”) has reached an agreement with American multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company Mondeléz International (“Mondeléz”) to acquire its processed cheese business in the Middle East region, which is currently licensed under the Kraft brand.
- Cargill outlines plan to end cocoa deforestation
- 12/14/2018 2:42:53 PM
- Cargill has outlined its plan to eliminate deforestation from its cocoa supply chain. The Protect Our Planet plan provides concrete actions the company is taking to achieve 100 percent cocoa bean traceability and includes a commitment of “no further conversion” of any forest land in Ghana and Ivory Coast for cocoa production.
- FrieslandCampina and DMK Group sign a manufacturing agreement
- 12/14/2018 2:36:11 PM
- FrieslandCampina will bring in milk supplied by its members, know-how and recipes, and will market the mozzarella cheese. DMK will provide in the production facilities and expertise.
- Thai Union Launches State-of-the-Art Marine Oil Refinery in Germany
- 12/14/2018 2:33:02 PM
- Thai Union Group PCL., one of the world’s leading seafood producers, has successfully commissioned its USD $24 million Thai Union Marine Nutrients tuna oil refinery.
- Scientists Overhaul Corn Domestication Story With Multidisciplinary Analysis
- 12/14/2018 1:55:50 PM
- Smithsonian scientists and collaborators are revising the history of one of the world’s most important crops. Drawing on genetic and archaeological evidence, researchers have found that a predecessor of today’s corn plants still bearing many features of its wild ancestor was likely brought to South America from Mexico more than 6,500 years ago.
- 2018 Farm Bill Offers Promise for the Prairie
- 12/13/2018 2:55:35 AM
- In response to passage of the Farm Bill, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released the following statement from Dr. Melinda Cep, senior director for policy, food and markets: “We finally have a Farm Bill that offers promising news for America’s prairie.
- Easy Solar Add-On Drives 60% Growth for Portable Sanitation Business
- 12/11/2018 3:40:08 PM
- LunarGlo’s majority owner Judy Barton isn’t getting much rest these days as she’s been busy fielding inquiries and shipping their proprietary solar powered lights and vents to customers as far away as New Zealand, the Middle East and Europe.
- J. Erik Fyrwald to Join Bunge Limited Board of Directors
- 12/7/2018 11:35:41 AM
- Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) today announced that J. Erik Fyrwald has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Fyrwald, 59, is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Syngenta, a leading global agriculture company, a position he has held since 2016.
- Vion is modifying its Robust delivery module as part of the Good Farming Balance supply chain concept
- 12/7/2018 11:22:13 AM
- In October 2017, Vion introduced Robusto, a premium ham for the premium segment of the Italian market for cured hams. This successful introduction was followed in April 2018 by the launch of Robusto for ham curers in Spain.
- New Cargill Protein Headquarters Opens Door to the Future
- 12/7/2018 10:13:27 AM
- With a new headquarters of its North American protein operations, Cargill is focused on inspiring the future of protein. The new state-of-the-art building was created as a destination to retain and recruit top talent and immerse customers in innovative culinary and food sensory experiences.
- Fonterra revises forecast Farmgate Milk Price and provides Q1 update
- 12/7/2018 10:05:31 AM
- • Forecast Farmgate Milk Price range: $6.00 - $6.30 per kgMS • Forecast earnings per share range: 25-35 cents • Forecast New Zealand milk collections: 1,550 million kgMS, up 3% • Sales volumes: 3.6 billion LME, down 6% • Revenue: $3.8 billion, down 4% • Gross margin: $646 million, down $14 million • Gross margin percentage: 17%, up from 16.6% • …
- CDFA Accepting Concept Proposals for 2019 Fertilizer Research and Education Program Grants
- 12/6/2018 3:45:32 PM
- The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is now accepting concept proposals for the 2019 grant cycle.
- Responding to the Needs of Local Schools, USDA Publishes School Meals Final Rule
- 12/6/2018 3:38:14 PM
- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today empowered local schools with additional options to serve healthy and appealing meals. A final rule on school meal flexibilities, to be published later this month in the Federal Register, increases local flexibility in implementing school nutrition standards for milk, whole grains, and sodium.
- Herders support the idea of pastureland use fee
- 12/6/2018 1:36:20 PM
- In collaboration with other parties, WWF-Mongolia organized a meeting "Let’s listen to Herders" in November 2018 in several soums of Khovd and Gobi-Altai province of the Altai Sayan Ecoregion.
- More Investment in Resilience and Development Needed to Tackle Sahel Hunger Crisis
- 12/6/2018 7:36:44 AM
- A massive increase in investment in resilience, and an improvement in existing systems of food crisis management and prevention are needed if there is to be sustainable improvement in the worsening hunger crisis gripping the Sahel region, said Oxfam together with Action Against Hunger and Save the Children.
- World’s First Startup Accelerator for Land Restoration Launches in Africa
- 12/6/2018 6:09:01 AM
- There has never been a better time to invest in land restoration. Entrepreneurs are finding new ways to make money from sustainably managing forests and farms, especially in Africa and Latin America.
- Deere & Company Raises Dividend
- 12/5/2018 3:22:33 PM
- The Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) Board of Directors today increased the company’s quarterly dividend to $.76 per share on common stock. The dividend is payable February 1, 2019, to stockholders of record on December 31, 2018.
