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Canada approves Dow's new Enlist Duo herbicide
ReutersBy Carey Gillam May 16 (Reuters) - Canadian regulators have given a green light to Dow AgroSciences, a unit of Dow Chemical Co, to introduce a controversial new herbicide meant to control spreading weed resistance, Dow said on Thursday. Health Canada'...Tags: Dow Chemical Co.
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CME live cattle futures firm as beef prices surge
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - CME live cattle futures firmed on Thursday aided by higher wholesale beef prices amid tight supplies as grocers prepare for the U.S. Memorial Day grilling demand, traders and analysts said. * Wholesale beef carcass prices, or cutout,...Tags: Japan, Memorial Day
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CIF Gulf Grain-Old-crop soybean bids retreat on weak demand
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - Basis bids for soybeans shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast were lower in nearby loading positions early on Thursday on sluggish export demand and steady to firm new-crop months, traders said. * CIF corn basis bids were mostly...Tags: Brazil, China, U.S. Coast Guard, Arable Farming, Imports
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U.S. drought area continues to shrink; some wheat still at risk
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - Areas of severe drought continue to shrink across many key agricultural areas of the central United States, though it may be too late for some wheat farmers who are preparing for harvest. A new weekly drought report issued by a...Tags: Natural Disasters, Droughts, Arable Farming, Weather, Weather Reports
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South American corn bolsters drought-ravaged U.S. stocks
Reuters* Corn from Brazil, Argentina seen going north until August * United States 2012 crop staggered by Midwest drought * U.S. chicken, hog producers bitten by high feed costs * New U.S. corn to be harvested September through November By Hugh Bronstein...Tags: Natural Disasters, Brazil, Droughts, Argentina, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
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GRAINS-Corn eases on US planting hopes, wheat edges down
Reuters* Corn dips as dry U.S. weather seen boosting planting * Tight supply, slow farmer selling underpins soybeans * China's 2013/2014 soy imports to hit record - think-tank (Adds analyst, updates prices) By Ivana Sekularac and Naveen Thukral AMSTERDAM/...Tags: China, Chicago Board of Trade, Petroleum Industry, Russia
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U.S. corn farmers plant crop before rain arrives
Reuters* Corn planting pace seen improving * Planting pace at record low * Corn production prospects seen threatened By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 15 (Reuters) - Warm and dry weather in the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday will help boost corn plantings that have...Tags: Chicago Board of Trade, Weather, Weather Reports
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Jan Fleming, ran family produce business, 1946-2013
Jan Strube Fleming was an office manager at her family's Chicago produce business, Strube Celery and Vegetable Co., when her husband suffered a back injury and she was called on to fill in for him in sales. The plan was for her to return to clerical...
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Power Up campaign aims to promote healthier eating habits for kids
Staff Writer, Copy EditorMighty Melon, Light-speed Lemon and Tornado Tomato have joined forces with three Valley restaurants to help encourage young children to make healthier food choices. The collaborative effort is part of the Power Up campaign, a program that launched...Tags: Tortillas, Elections, Hamburgers, Whole Wheat Bread, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Fruit farmers fear fewer bees; local beekeeper bucks trend
WSBT-TVA new survey from the United States Department of Agriculture has found beekeepers in the U.S. lost around 30% of their honey bee colonies over the winter. Fewer colonies survived this winter than last, and beekeepers say bees continue to struggle...Tags: Blueberries
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LIVESTOCK - Most U.S. live cattle dip despite record-high beef
Reuters* Trade anticipating top in beef prices * Demand for lower-priced pork expected to increase * Good demand for heavier weight feeder cattle By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 14 (Reuters) - Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures contracts eased on...Tags: Securities, Marketing, Chicago Board of Trade, Financial Markets, Memorial Day
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New Buy Fresh Buy Local program gets produce to city residents
Buying healthy snacks isn't easy when you don't have a car and the corner store offers lots of chips and cookies but little in the way of fresh fruit. So when Carlos Lopez, a father of five who lives near Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, heard about...
Tags: Forks Township, Family, Dining and Drinking, Heart Disease, Diabetes
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