Over the next five years, Hershey will expand and accelerate programs to improve cocoa communities by investing $10 million in West Africa and continuing to work with experts in agriculture, community development and...
Goat and sheep farmers in Jamaica and counterparts in Trinidad & Tobago are set to benefit from a recently launched four-year project aimed at improving the production, productivity and quality of meat, as...
HEADNOTE On November 15, 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a conference to explore what has been driving the large and rapid increases in Midwest farmland values. Academics, industry representatives, and...
HEADNOTE According to participants in the Chicago Fed's annual Economic Outlook Symposium, the U.S. economy is forecasted to grow at a pace below its historical average in 2012, following a year with an...
FY2011 Revenues were US$89.29 million and Operating Cash Flow was US$5.89 million Internally Developed Seeds Accounted for 41.7% of Total FY2011 Seed Revenues Invested US$7.05 million, equivalent of 7.89% of Total FY2011 Revenues...
NEWARK, N.J. -- McCarter & English LLP has elected nine new partners in its offices in Newark, Boston, Hartford and Wilmington, effective as of January 1, 2012. The new partners practice in a...
- Fourth Quarter Agriculture Revenue Increased 18% Compared to Fourth Quarter Last Year - - Generates Net Income of $1.6 Million and Adjusted EBITDA of $6.4 Million in Fiscal 2011 - - Fiscal...
For decades, Hamilton County development has marched relentlessly north, turning farmland into housing developments and strip centers. Until now. A once-in-a-generation combination of strong grain prices, high farm incomes and unprecedented interest in...
NEW YORK -- Though stubbornly high unemployment and continued uncertainty over the prospects for job growth will continue to dampen the outlook for industry retail sales growth in 2012, the retail industry will...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Fitch Ratings affirms the following ratings for Lodi, California: --$30 million wastewater revenue certificates of participation (COPs) at 'A+'; and --$25.1 million wastewater revenue COPs at 'A+'. The Rating Outlook...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bfc484/all_other_miscella) has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [2012...
The Mexican government is hoping that the publicity surrounding the Mayan solar calendar will contribute to a banner year for the country's tourism industry. According to the calendar, the current year--ending on Dec....
Enters into Lease Agreements for an Aggregate 1,000 Acres SANTA PAULA, Calif. -- On January 6, 2012, Limoneira Company (NASDAQ: LMNR), a leading agribusiness with prime agricultural land and operations, real estate and...
CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has assigned its 'A-' rating to the expected issuance of: -- $40.1 million Burleigh County North Dakota health care revenue refunding bonds, series 2012A (St. Alexius Medical Center Project)....
NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on North Sonoma County Hospital District, CA (district) as part of its review of tax-supported debt of public enterprises: --$8.3 million certificates of...
DULUTH, Ga. -- AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, today announced that it has agreed to acquire 60% of Santal Equipamentos for $31 million, subject to...
NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Mayers Memorial Hospital District, CA (district) as part of its review of tax supported debt of public enterprises: -- $5 million general...
News LOOK OUT FOR NVZ rules too tough NFU tells government p10 Farmers among New Year Honours p12 Council warned over farm sell-off p15 Oxford Farming Conference Power makers in global agriculture News...
Fourth Quarter Highlights Include: * Revenues Reach $147.3 Million (Including $33.9 Million from Renaissance Food Group, LLC (RFG) Sales) versus $107.2 Million Last Year--a 37 Percent Increase * Net Income Equals $3.6 Million,...
Dry conditions in northern Mexico pose a major threat to agricultural production in 2012, increasing the cost of many basic foodstuffs. The government recently acknowledged that Mexico is suffering its worst drought in...