BUSINESS BUSINESS insurance insurance Reducing your risk through good practice Insurers are paying increasing attention to the attitude of policyholders to risk management, including health and safety at work, says Mr Terry. Those...
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...
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...
For the last three decades, Paul Polak has dedicated himself to an idea that many find radical: the proposition that corporations can help the 2.6 billion people in the world living on less...
HEADNOTE The Commonwealth is often derided as toothless and little more than a talk and pomp show during its annual summits, but as Richard Seymour discovered, it has been providing huge, if often...
Who altered the Long Island economic and business landscapes in 2011? After covering the major stories and players all year, the staff at LIBN has spotlighted 20 men and women - and one...
-- Research Aimed at Fighting Obesity, Improving Nutrition for People Receiving Government Benefits -- HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Aetna Foundation has awarded grants totaling $381,000 to research the effectiveness of several food assistance...
Advocacy Efforts to Focus on Reforming Ethanol Standards WASHINGTON -- Restaurant executives representing the country's largest chain restaurant companies participated in a National Council of Chain Restaurants summit in Washington, D.C. today to...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Any renaissance of American manufacturing must begin by fundamentally reversing our trade policies--both in general and in particular toward China. Over the past two decades, leading U.S. manufacturers, both the venerable...
In Washington County, people in approximately 750 farmworker families are employed by agricultural businesses, nurseries and wineries. But these workers are paid low wages, and their housing options are limited. The Hillsboro-based Bienestar...
WASHINGTON -- A new report released today by Bread for the World Institute calls for more determined thinking about how U.S. food and farm policies can meet the challenges of the 21st century....
House and Senate conservatives meet with grassroots while the "super-committee" meets behind closed doors WASHINGTON -- House and Senate members sat down with over 200 tea party leaders from across the country for...
BARCELONA (ICIS)--The US ethanol industry needs investment, innovation and commitment from the government as well as regulatory bodies in order to overcome a number of future challenges, a renewable fuels executive said on...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4cb216/united_states_agri) has announced the addition of the "United States Agribusiness Report Q4 2011" report to their offering. BMI sees the US as remaining the world's largest agricultural producer over...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a97c43/intellinews_romani) has announced the addition of Emerging Markets Direct's "Intellinews Romania Food and Beverages Report 2011" report to their extensive offering of food and drink market research publications....
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (NYSE: FDP) today announced that its board of directors declared an interim cash dividend of ten cents ($0.10) per share, payable on December 9,...
International environment The slow Q3 GDP growth in the euro orea was already suggested by short-term indicators while confidence indicators indicate that growth will ease in the last quarter oftheyear. According to Eurostat,...
Labour market situation of youth during the crisis The already tight situation of youth24 on the labour market continues to deteriorate during the crisis. The worsening of the labour market situation of young...
HEADNOTE Abstract-An estimate of the producing ability of cattle, known as Most Probable Producing Ability (MPPA) is an important measure, which provides an estimate of future productivity of a dairy animal as the...
At Charleston I Orwig's 2011 Food System Thought-Leader Symposium, Keith Yazmir of Maslansky Luntz & Partners shared research conducted by the United States Farmers & Ranchers Alliance showing how the messages agriculture employs...