Agriculture Newswire
Dubai World forms Dubai Natural Resources World
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - In response to tremendous growth opportunities in global natural resources business sector, Dubai World today announced the formation of a new business unit, Dubai Natural Resources World, designed to explore new long-term investment...
Raven Industries Introduces Variable Rate Application Capabilities on Envizio Pro Field Computers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Raven Industries is excited to announce single product variable rate application (VRA) capabilities now available on Envizio Pro field computers. With today's rising input costs, farmers require precise chemical applications. Variable rate...
CF Industries' Vice President, Sales Monty Summa Will Retire At End Of 2008
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) today reported that Monty R. Summa, its vice president, Sales, will retire at year-end. Summa, 55, has led the company's sales organization since August of 2003, when he joined CF Industries. "In his five...
PennFuture, Bipartisan Group of Legislators and Business Leaders to Call for Immediate Passage of Vibrant Energy Savings Plan to Give Pennsylvania's Families and Businesses Relief from Spiraling Electricity Bills
HARRISBURG, Pa.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future: -0- *T How do you spell relief? HB 2200 —————————————————- In-Person Press Conference Monday, October 6, 2008...
NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 50.2%; September Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R); Business Activity Index at 52.1%; New Orders Index at 50.8%; Employment Index at 44.2%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in September, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R). The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of the...
EPA's New Stormwater Industrial Permit Requires Quick Action
OLD SAYBROOK, Conn.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of the 2008 Multi-sector General Permit (MSGP) in the Federal Register — after a 3 year wait. The MSGP 2008 replaces the 2000 MSGP which expired in October 2005, and...
AGCO Corporation Launches New Brand Strategy
DULUTH, Ga.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AG), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment today announced a new corporate branding strategy to showcase their commitment to Agriculture. As part of their strategy, AGCO introduced a new corporate logo...
Low Storage Levels Cause Metropolitan to Suspend Public Boat Launches at Diamond Valley Lake After Oct. 13
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Clearly demonstrating the need for water conservation throughout Southern California due to the statewide drought and supply challenges, Metropolitan Water District announced plans today to indefinitely suspend private boat launches at the region's...
Alamo Group Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
SEGUIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Alamo Group Inc. (NYSE: ALG) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share, payable October 31, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 16, 2008. Alamo Group is a leader in...
Orange County Water District and Orange County Sanitation District Named Winners of 'Toshiba Green Innovation Award'
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. and Toshiba America, Inc. extend their congratulations to the Orange County Water District (OCWD) and Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD), winners of the "Toshiba Green Innovation Award" for their jointly...
Rocket Farms Thinks Passionately Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Rocket Farms announced today the launch of their Think Passionately Pink Campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. Celebrate the women in your lives by sending them a passionately pink orchid. The profit for each pink orchid purchased at...
MIDAS(R) Registration Renewed with No Time Limitation
CARY, N.C.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Arysta LifeScience today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has renewed the registration without time limitations for MIDAS(R) products. MIDAS(R) is a broad-spectrum soil fumigant that effectively controls a broad range of...
US Farmers To Get Second Life From Wind Turbines
PLYMOUTH, Mass.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - How 'green' can you get? How about a program that recycles wind turbines and sells them to farmers? It's called the 'Ultimate Recycling Project' by one Massachusetts-based company which is working to refurbish and find new homes on farms across the...
I Power and US Innovations Complete Feasibility Demonstration of Engine Operation on Pyrolytic Generated Hydrocarbon Gas for Energy
ANDERSON, Ind.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - I Power Energy Systems and US Innovation Group announced the successful demonstration and operation of a modified internal combustion engine powered by gaseous hydrocarbons generated from waste material using a pyrolytic thermal conversion process...
ITT to Provide Pumping Systems for Polysilicon Plant in China
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) today announced that it has received a series of contracts through Fluor China, the contractor responsible for the engineering, procurement, consultation and project management of the Jiangxi LDK Solar Polysilicon...
Titan Machinery Closes Acquisition of Dealership: Pioneer Garage, Inc.
FARGO, N.D.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN) announced today that it has closed on its previously announced acquisition of the agriculture division Pioneer Garage, Inc., with three farm equipment dealerships in South Dakota. Pioneer Garage, with Case IH and New...
Great Plains - The Camelina Company and the EERC Poised to Produce 100 Percent Renewable Jet Fuel from Camelina
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Great Plains - The Camelina Company entered into an agreement with the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota to utilize its proprietary technology to produce advanced fuels from the next generation biofuel...
Converted Organics Inc. Announces Sale of Liquid Organic Fertilizer to Growers in Southwest Division
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that it has commenced filling an order for 35,000 gallons of its Biolizer(R) GP organic liquid fertilizer from growers in the Company's Southwest Division, which includes Arizona, southern California and...
Converted Organics Inc. Liquid Fertilizer Improves Turf Growth and Quality, Controls Fungus for Massachusetts Country Club
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that use of the Company's all-natural, organic Liquid Concentrate(TM) 1-1-1 fertilizer at Cape Cod Country Club, one of Massachusetts' premier public golf courses, resulted in improved turf growth and...
KP Public Affairs, California's Leading Government Relations Firm, Announces Formation of Green Chemistry Practice
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - KP Public Affairs, California's largest lobbying and consulting firm, announces the formation of a new Green Chemistry practice to focus on California's newly created, first-in-the-nation Green Chemistry program. Two bills, SB 509 (Simitian) and...
Advanced ID Anticipates 400% Increase in 4th Quarter Revenue with Acquisition of Shenzhen DDCT Technology Co.
CALGARY, Alberta-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Advanced ID Corporation (OTCBB: AIDO), a leading developer of radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology for livestock tracking, pet recovery and supply chain applications focusing on the tire management industry, is pleased to announce...
California Farmers & Businesses Praise Governor's Veto of Assembly Bill 2386
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - A coalition of business and agricultural organizations today applauded Governor Schwarzenegger's veto of Assembly Bill 2386 (Nunez), which they said would have imposed a card-check program on farmworkers and eliminated their right to a secret...
ETLT Management Announcement
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Eternal Technologies Group, Inc. (OTCBB:ETLT) today announced that the reason of the Company's symbol with Q is caused by the lawsuit with WESTERN SECURITIES. But it doesn't impact the company's financial and operation situation. Company is still under the...
NYSE Welcomes Hawaii's Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., a leading ocean transportation and logistics, real estate and agribusiness company from Honolulu, Hawaii, began trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol "AXB" after transferring from Nasdaq...
Genes to Jeans: Agribusiness Localization Session to be featured at Localization World in Madison, Wisconsin, October 13- 15, 2008
MADISON, Wis.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - In a session entitled Genes to Jeans: Globalization for Agricultural Technology, localization case histories from agricultural machinery and animal genetics companies will be presented at this year's Localization World, Oct. 13-15, to be held for the...
Alexander & Baldwin Trades Today on New York Stock Exchange Under New Ticker "AXB"
HONOLULU-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:AXB) announced today that trading of its shares began on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the new ticker symbol "AXB". "Ninety-five years ago to the day, we first began trading as a public company on the...
Farm Credit System Banks Purchase $60 Million of Farmer Mac Senior Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - The Farm Credit System announced today that its five System Banks made a $60 million investment in the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) (NYSE: AGM and AGM.A). AgFirst FCB; AgriBank, FCB; CoBank, ACB; Farm Credit Bank of Texas and...
HepaLife(TM) Announces Expansion of Exclusive License Agreement with U.S. Government Agency for Liver Cell Line
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - HepaLife Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: HPLF) (FWB: HL1) (WKN: 500625) today announced that the Company has entered into an amendment of its worldwide, exclusive license agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA...
Converted Organics Inc. President Appears on FOX Business Network's "FOX Business Morning"
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that the Company's President and CEO, Edward J. Gildea, appeared as a featured guest this morning on FOX Business Network's "FOX Business Morning," an early morning business newscast. Mr. Gildea was...
Poolside Thrills and Holiday Deals Are in the Florida Forecast at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Plenty of poolside thrills and holiday deals are in the Florida forecast now and beyond the New Year at the family friendly Orlando World Center Marriott Resort from only $144-$359 per room, per night through April 30, 2009(a). Chill out in one of...
S-Network ITG Agriculture Index(SM) Selected as Underlying Index for European ETF
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - The S-Network ITG Agriculture Index(SM) (TICKER: AGRI), a leading financial indicator of the global agriculture industry, has been selected as the underlying index for an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) listed on European stock exchanges. The ETFS S-Network...
China Organic Agriculture Sells ErMaPao Subsidiary for $8.7 Million
LOS ANGELES & JILIN, China-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - China Organic Agriculture, Inc. (OTCBB: CNOA), a growth-driven agricultural products company, has sold its Jilin Songyuan City ErMaPao Green Rice Limited ("ErMaPao") subsidiary for $8.7 million to Bothven Investments Limited. The...
Landec Corporation Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results
MENLO PARK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Landec Corporation (Nasdaq:LNDC), today reported results for the fiscal year 2009 first quarter ended August 31, 2008. Revenues for the first quarter increased 15% to $71.8 million compared to revenues of $62.7 million for the same period a...
SBA Disaster Loans Available Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration in South Carolina
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes located in the entire State of...
Bodisen Biotech Reports That New York Federal Court Presiding over the Eight Consolidated Class Actions against Bodisen and Its Management Grants Initial Motion to Dismiss the Cases
SHAANXI, China-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Bodisen Biotech, Inc. (the "Company") (LSE:BODI) (OTC:BBCZ) (website: http://www.bodisen.com) today announced that the New York Federal Court presiding over the eight consolidated class actions against Bodisen and its management granted our initial...
SRI Consulting Publishes Global 2008 Biodiesel Report
MENLO PARK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - The United States is positioned to become the single largest biodiesel market with 19% of consumption by 2012. The industry grew 50% from 2002-2007, the highest growth in the chemical industry, and is now positioned to grow at 30% between...
Converted Organics Inc. Increases Capacity at Gonzales, CA Facility to Meet Customer Demand
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that the Company has received and is installing new equipment in its Gonzales, California manufacturing facility to increase its capacity to accept and process food waste into organic fertilizer and...
Hydro International Realigns US Business Structure After Acquisition Growth
PORTLAND, Maine-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Hydro International, a leading provider of environmentally sustainable products and innovative solutions that control and treat stormwater, wastewater and combined sewer overflows, today announced a new market-focused US business structure...
Advanced Growing Systems, Inc. Enters Into Technology/Process Protection Agreement With Venture Chemicals, Inc.
ALPHARETTA, Ga.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Advanced Growing Systems, Inc. (OTC BB: AGWS "the Company") has contractually joined with Venture Chemicals, Inc. ("Venture", a member of The Venture Group) to develop and procure multiple patents on the Company's behalf to safeguard and build the...
Labor Commissioner Cites over $269,000 for Violations to Agriculture Businesses
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Officials with the State Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (Labor Commissioner's Office) issued citations totaling over $269,000 in fines to agriculture businesses in a statewide two day enforcement sweep as part of an ongoing effort to...
South African Agri-Business Reduces Backup Costs, Reaps Performance Benefits from Storwize Capacity Optimization Solution
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Storwize Inc., the leading provider of real-time capacity optimization solutions, today announced that Senwes has chosen the company's STN-6000 appliance to significantly reduce its backup window and dramatically reduce costs associated with data...
Campbell Soup Company Teams Up with Multi-Platinum Singer/Songwriter Jewel to Help Support the Future of American Agriculture
CAMDEN, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Fall signals harvest season across the country. This year it also marks the kick-off of a national campaign to help support the future of American farming. Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) is partnering with the National FFA Organization and...
Ultraviolet Water Treatment Systems Becoming the Solution for More Consumers at eWaterOnline.net
FREDERICK, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Ultraviolet water treatment systems are becoming the solution for more and more online consumers each month at popular water softener and water treatment destination eWaterOnline.net, a division of CAI Technologies. Historically used for...
China Organic Agriculture Finalizes Terms for Acquisition of Dalian Huiming Industry Ltd.
LOS ANGELES & JILIN, China-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - China Organic Agriculture, Inc. (OTCBB: CNOA), a growth-driven agricultural products company, has finalized the terms for the previously announced acquisition of Dalian Huiming Industry Ltd. ("Dalian Huiming") with the...
Cohen Milstein Files Class Action Against Major Egg Producers for Conspiring to Fix Prices
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 26, 2008 - Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. filed a class action lawsuit late yesterday against three egg trade groups and thirteen of the country's largest egg producers, alleging that these entities unlawfully conspired to fix the prices of...
Emerging Opportunities with Cannabinoids within the Medical Industry
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 26, 2008 - Research and Markets cell lines. Clinical development of CB2 agonists in blood cancers has yet to take place. Nonetheless, the report highlights this as an area of potentially interesting future development. -0- *T Opportunity areas These are...
Premier Power Installs Nation's First and Largest Bi-Directional Solar Trackers For Delano ``Earlimart'' Irrigation District
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Premier Power announced today it has completed the Nation's first and largest installation of bi-directional solar trackers for the Delano Water District's municipal water treatment facility. "The first two trackers engineered by Premier...
Sanderson Farms, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend
LAUREL, Miss.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 (fourteen cents) per share payable October 21, 2008, to stockholders of record on October 7, 2008. Sanderson...
SBA Disaster Loans Available in Pennsylvania Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes located in Pike County in the...
SBA Disaster Loans Available Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration in New York
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes located in the State of New York...
SBA Disaster Loans Available in New Jersey Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes located in Bergen, Passaic and...
SBA Disaster Loans Available Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration in Indiana
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes located in the State of...
CF Industries Reports All Fertilizer Production Units Back In Operation At Its Donaldsonville, LA Nitrogen Complex
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) today reported that all ammonia, urea, and UAN plants at its Donaldsonville, LA nitrogen complex have returned to production. The complex had undergone an orderly shutdown on August 31, prior to the arrival...
Research and Markets: This 3Q Mexico Food and Drink Report Provides Independent Forecasts and Competitive Intelligence on the Industry
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Research and Markets Appendix - Ratings Methodology - Ratings Overview - BMI Food & Drink Industry Glossary - Food & Drink - Mass Grocery Retail - BMI Food & Drink Forecasting & Sourcing - How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts...
AGCO Corporation to Extend aPriori Product Cost Management Implementation to Include Brazil Manufacturing Operations
CONCORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - aPriori today announced that AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AG) will extend use of the aPriori Product Cost Management Platform to include its Brazil operations. With aPriori, AGCO will increase its ability to drive costs out of its products pre- and...
Booking Bonus Benefits at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center Include a Group Rebate and Free Meeting Room
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Booking bonus benefits are in play at The Florida Hotel and Conference Center, a member of WORLDHOTELS, First Class Collection of hotels and resorts. Planners who book their group meeting with a minimum 26-room block on peak nights in December 2008...
Williams Scotsman Expands Footprint in North America by Opening Four New Branches in Mexico
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Williams Scotsman, the leading provider of modular space and storage solutions, today announced further expansion in Mexico with branch openings in Juarez, Hermosillo, Riviera Maya and Tijuana. "The new branch openings represent the company's commitment...
This Eastern European Agrochemical Market Overview Provides an Essential Analysis of the Market
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Research and Markets and main crops. Segments sizes are evaluated in MUSD Basic analysis includes complete overview of agrochemical market and has the next kinds of market segmentation: -by crops and main products groups -by companies suppliers...
Research and Markets: An Abel & Cole Case Study: Learn How to Appeal to Consumers' Ethical and Convenience Needs
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Abel & Cole Case Study: Appealing to Consumers' Ethical and Convenience Needs" company profile to their offering. This report on Abel & Cole forms part of the series of case...
Kubota Calls for Renewed Focus on Equipment Safety During Harvest Season, National Farm Safety and Health Week
TORRANCE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - With the busy harvest season upon us, Kubota Tractor Corporation encourages all equipment users to renew their focus on safety in commemoration of the National Safety Council's (NSC) 64th anniversary of National Farm Safety and Health Week...
CEA's Shapiro Discusses Technology's Impact on the Global Food Crisis at United Nations Conference
ARLINGTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - Technology's role in combating the global food crisis was the key theme during a United Nations (UN) Private Sector roundtable discussion moderated today by Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)(R). The...
AES Adds 170 MW to Buffalo Gap Wind Farm
ARLINGTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) announced the start of commercial operation of the 170 MW Buffalo Gap 3 wind farm expansion near Abilene, Texas. This addition brings the Buffalo Gap wind farm to a total wind generation capacity of 524 MW. Under a...
Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. Builds Sales into New Markets
LITTLE RIVER, S.C.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. (OTCBB: IEVM) announced today the sale of additional EcaFlo(R) equipment to two new customers representing interests in new market areas. Plains ECA Solutions, Inc., a Canadian dealer, is promoting...
China Organic Agriculture Names Veteran Finance and Food Industry Executive Jinsong Li as New Chief Executive Officer
LOS ANGELES & JILIN, China-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - China Organic Agriculture, Inc. (OTCBB: CNOA), a growth-driven agricultural products company, has named Jinsong Li, a Chinese business leader with over 18 years of agricultural and financial industry background, as its new Chief...
Converted Organics Inc. Receives Award for Innovative Smartcube(TM) Packaging from Major Lawn and Garden Distributor
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that the company was awarded the 2008 Arett Sales New Packaging Award for its innovative Smartcube(TM) flower and garden organic fertilizer packaging. Arett Sales is the premier distributor of lawn...
Organic Growing Systems, Inc. Announces Long-Term Feedstock Supply Agreement
ALPHARETTA, Ga.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - Organic Growing Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Advanced Growing Systems, Inc. (OTC BB: AGWS) announces the signing of a three year broiler litter feedstock supply agreement with its current litter supplier. This agreement will facilitate the...
ecomii(TM) Launches 'A Better Way' for Conscious Consumers to Live Greener at www.ecomii.com
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - The ecomii(TM) (pronounced ee-KOH-me) website, www.ecomii.com, introduces the first comprehensive resource designed to demystify green living and help consumers make informed socially-conscious lifestyle choices. "Currently, over 38 million conscious...
CORRECTING and REPLACING GRAPHIC BellTower Technologies Launches FoodAlert.org, Nation's First FREE High-Speed Telephone Food Recall and Safety Notification Service for American Consumers and Their Families
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - Please replace the graphic with the accompanying corrected graphic. The release reads: BELLTOWER TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES FOODALERT.ORG, NATION'S FIRST FREE HIGH-SPEED TELEPHONE FOOD RECALL AND SAFETY NOTIFICATION SERVICE FOR AMERICAN CONSUMERS AND THEIR...
Economic Consortium of Indian Tribes Launched; The Native American Group to Buy from and Sell to Member Tribes
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - For centuries, sharing meat from the day's hunt or cooperating in early agricultural endeavors was a way of life for Indians throughout North America. So it's not surprising that a newly-formed consortium of tribes is returning to its economic roots...
Del Norte Distribution Offers Customers Enhanced Produce Quality and Shelf Life with Purfresh Intelligent Cold Storage Solution
FREMONT, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - Purfresh, a global leader in providing clean solutions for the food and water industries, today announced that Del Norte Distribution, a California-based cold storage and logistics service, has integrated Purfresh Cold Storage as a key component...
OTC Global Holdings Expands Into Soft Agricultural Commodities With Acquisition of Eighth Brokerage
HOUSTON & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - OTC Global Holdings, a leading independent interdealer broker in over-the-counter (OTC) energy commodities, has announced its entry into the soft agricultural asset class with the acquisition of its eighth portfolio company, Infinity...
Food and Fuel Forum planned for Oct. 23
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - The national debate over food and fuel uses of grain will be in the spotlight October 23 in Kansas City, MO, at a one-day forum being sponsored by the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City and co-hosted by the AgriBusiness Club of St...
Invasive Pest Coalition Calls on Governor to Sign Huffman/Laird Bills ASAP
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - With the final passage of the state budget, California's agricultural industry is urging the Governor to sign two bills important to the effective control of invasive pests and providing additional measures to protect public health. "Signing...
SBA Disaster Loans Available Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration in Illinois
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes located in the State of...
Lindsay Corporation Announces Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year-end Earnings Conference Call and Webcast
OMAHA, Neb.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN), a leading provider of irrigation systems and infrastructure products, today announced it plans to release financial results for its fiscal 2008 fourth quarter and year ended August 31, 2008, before the market opens...
NSF International & Trucost Form Global Strategic Partnership
LONDON & ANN ARBOR, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - NSF International today announced a global partnership with Trucost Plc. The strategic partnership will provide new environmental measurement, management and reporting products and services by combining Trucost's unique, patented...
Oikocredit Chooses Exari to Expedite Contracting
LONDON & BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - Exari Group, Inc. (www.exari.com), a leading document assembly and contract management software company, announced today that Oikocredit International has licensed Exari Document Assembly to automate its production of contracts. Agreements...
Diamond Ranch Foods, Ltd. Announces Reverse Stock Split
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - Diamond Ranch Foods, Ltd. (OTCBB: DRFO, formerly DFDR), a custom meat processing and distribution company, today announced that its Board of Directors had voted to effect a reverse split of the Company's common stock at a ratio of 1-for-2,000. The...
Converted Organics Inc. Produces Product Packaging and Prepares to Fill Liquid and Granular Organic Fertilizer for Shipping
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that production of labels and packaging for its lawn and turf organic fertilizer product line, including those for its 2.5 gallon liquid fertilizer jugs, was recently completed, and that production of...
iBIO Institute Elects Dr. Nancy Joseph-Ridge to Board of Directors
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - The Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization (iBIO) today announced the election of Nancy Joseph-Ridge, M.D., to the iBIO Institute Board of Directors. Dr. Joseph-Ridge is President of Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., U.S. In...
New On-Line Farmers Market Debuts in North Texas
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - EatGreenDFW.com officially opens its on-line farmers market today offering products from North Texas ranchers and farmers along with other sustainable food and non-food products. The site, which is owned by Dallas-based Eat Green LLC, was launched last...
Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. Expands Holdings Acquiring Agrochem, Turkey
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 20, 2008 - Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. (TKI) announced today the acquisition of the assets, marketing and distribution channels of Agrochem of Istanbul and Izmir, Turkey. The company will be called Tessenderlo Agrochem (TA). Agrochem has been a key distributer for...
First Annual Green Wine Summit to Be Held December 1st and 2nd in Santa Rosa, California
SANTA ROSA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 19, 2008 - The first annual Green Wine Summit will be held December 1 and 2, 2008 in Santa Rosa, California. The ground-breaking event is designed to set the stage for the already green wine industry to get even greener. Co-chaired by founders Lesley...
CORRECTING and REPLACING ADS Adds BaySaver Products
HILLIARD, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 19, 2008 - Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: ADS ADDS BAYSAVER PRODUCTS Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS) and BaySaver Technologies, Inc. today announced an exclusive...
Mascoma Names GM Executive to Scientific Advisory Board
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 19, 2008 - Dr. Andreas M. Lippert, director of Global Energy Systems for General Motors Corporation, will join Mascoma Corporation's Scientific Advisory Board, expanding the automaker's involvement with Mascoma as it moves closer to commercial production of...
Kubota Corporation Announced Filing of Annual Report on Form 20-F for the Year Ended March 31, 2008
OSAKA, Japan-(Business Wire)-September 19, 2008 - Kubota Corporation ("Kubota") (NYSE: KUB) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2008. Kubota's website address (in the English language), from which the annual report on Form...
Floresta Seeks $220,000 to Restore Haitian Farms Ruined by Storms
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - In an effort to break Haiti's cycle of hurricane disaster by focusing on reforestation, the San Diego-based global charity Floresta has put out a call for immediate aid to farmers who face utter devastation from several recent storms. Floresta has...
KMG Chemicals Provides Update on 2008 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - KMG Chemicals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KMGB), a global provider of specialty chemicals in niche markets, today announced preliminary sales and earnings expectations for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2008. Sales were in excess of $150 million, as previously...
Farm Sanctuary Releases Statement Corroborating Abuse Captured by PETA's Undercover Investigation of Iowa Pig Farm
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, today released a statement in support of the newly released PETA video exposing animal cruelty at an Iowa pig farm. In June 2008, Farm Sanctuary and a coalition of animal...
National Algae Association to Extend Early Registration Due to Hurricane Ike
THE WOODLANDS, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - The National Algae Association announced early today that it had agreed to extend early registration for its next Commercialization Business Roundtable, Research and Networking Forum, which will be held October 23-24, 2008 at The Woodlands...
Converted Organics Inc. Appoints East Coast Organics as New Distribution Partner in Mid-Atlantic States
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that East Coast Organics, a wholesale distributor servicing garden centers, growers and professional nurseries in the Mid-Atlantic states, will serve as a distributor for the Company's organic soil...
SBA Disaster Loans Available Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration in New York
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes located in the State of New York...
Dr. Weil Reinvents the Food Pyramid to Help Today's Families Prevent Disease While Eating Well
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - To provide consumers with a simple tool that can help them make better food choices, Andrew Weil, M.D., world-renowned leader in the field of integrative medicine, today announced the launch of his anti-inflammatory food pyramid. "Following an...
More Expensive Than Gold, Cocaine, or Heroin -- New Class Of Hydroponics Hormones Pushing Outer Fringes of Plant Science For Bigger Yielding Crops
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - A Seattle-based international hydroponics nutrients company is conducting innovative hydroponics plant science research with ultra expensive auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins and other plant growth substances. According to hydroponics experts Evegeniy...
North Star Container International Opens Chicago Office
NAPERVILLE, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - North Star Container International, a subsidiary of North Star Rail Intermodal, LLC, has opened an office in the Greater Chicago area to serve suppliers of grain and grain products shipping commodities to markets in Asia and Europe. Containerized...
Converted Organics Inc. Announces Redemption of Class A Warrants
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) today announced it will redeem its outstanding Class A warrants (NASDAQ: COINW). A notice of redemption will be mailed on or about September 17, 2008 to all warrant holders of record as of today. The redemption date is...
First Potomac Realty Trust Partners with City of Chesapeake to Bring Two New Companies to Chesapeake
CHESAPEAKE, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - The City of Chesapeake Economic Development Department and First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE:FPO) announced today the decisions by Cryomax USA, Inc. (Cryomax) and J.C. Ehrlich Co., Inc. (Ehrlich Distribution) to locate in Chesapeake's Cavalier...
Mirel Bioplastics for Use in Agricultural Mulch Film
-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - Metabolix, Inc.: -0- *T WHAT: Mirel is a family of high performance bioplastics that are sustainable and completely biodegradable. Made from corn sugar, Mirel is capable of processing for a versatile range of applications, with excellent durability that also...
The Halifax Group Partners with Management to Recapitalize Nutrition Physiology Corporation
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - The Halifax Group, L.L.C. ("Halifax") announced today a new partnership with the management of Nutrition Physiology Corporation ("NPC"), a leading marketer and supplier of direct-fed-microbial feed additives to feedlots and dairies. NPC's patented Bovamine...
Intrepid Adjusts 2008 Potash Production and Cost of Goods Sold Guidance
DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE:IPI) announced today that it is adjusting its full-year production guidance for potash downward by 20,000 tons or approximately two (2) percent. The adjustment is a result of two items. First, the Company has made the decision...
Ze-gen Selected by AlwaysOn as a GoingGreen Top 100 Winner
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - Ze-gen, Inc., a clean energy company providing advanced gasification technology to convert waste streams into synthesis gas and low emissions energy, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen Top 100 Winners. Furthermore...
American Vanguard Declares $0.03 Semiannual Cash Dividend
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.030 per share. The dividend will be distributed on October 10, 2008 to shareholders of record as of September 26, 2008. Eric...
Converted Organics Inc. Announces Tactical Relationship with Central Jersey Waste/Premier Management of Ewing, NJ
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that the Company and leading New Jersey waste management firm Central Jersey Waste/Premier Management, of Ewing, New Jersey, have agreed to work together in the collection, processing and conversion...
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing in Australia Overview Report is an In-Depth Study Containing Statistics, Trends, Forecasts and Competitor Information
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - Research and Markets Real Growth Table Ratio Table Graphs Statistics Available: Revenue, Industry Gross Product, Enterprises, Establishments, Employment, Imports, Exports, Assets, Total Wages, Domestic Demand SEGMENTATION Products and Service...
October Is National Pork Month
HATFIELD, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - Pork may bill itself as the "other white meat," but it's actually the most widely eaten meat in the world - almost twice as much as chicken, according to the USDA. It's ingrained in American culture - not only is ham the No. 1 lunch meat eaten at...
Sustainability Standards and Advanced Biotech Tools for Renewable Fuels and Chemicals Explored at BIO's Pacific Rim Summit
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - More than 450 researchers, business leaders, and government officials gathered in Vancouver this week to discuss how biotechnology can help to produce sustainable biofuels and biobased products at BIO's Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial...
Titan Machinery Acquires Wolf's Farm Equipment, Inc.
FARGO, N.D-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN) announced today the acquisition of Wolf's Farm Equipment, Inc., a farm equipment dealership representing the New Holland brand in Kintyre, North Dakota. The acquisition closed on September 12, 2008. Wolf's Farm...
Frankfort-Area Farmland Sells at Auction for $6.3 Million, $5,171 Per Acre
FRANKFORT, Ind.-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - Approximately 1,222 acres of farmland and hog facilities in Clinton and Carroll counties sold for a total of $6.3 million Thursday in a two-hour auction that attracted 70 bidders. "We had an excellent turnout of local and out-of-state bidders...
White House Announces the 2008 Fall Garden Tours
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - The Annual White House Fall Garden Tour will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 19, 2008, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The tours have been an annual tradition since 1972 when Pat Nixon first opened...
Diatect Retains Well-Known Lawn & Garden Retail Executive as Consultant
HEBER CITY, Utah-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - Diatect International Corporation (OTCBB:DTCT), a provider of eco-friendly insect control products, today announced that it has retained Robert (Bob) Jacobson of Garden Godfather Inc. as a marketing consultant. Jacobson will advise Diatect on...
Chemtura to Speak at Credit Suisse Chemical and Ag Science Conference
MIDDLEBURY, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - Stephen Forsyth, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Chemtura Corporation (NYSE: CEM), will speak at the Credit Suisse Chemical and Ag Science Conference Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 3:40 PM EDT. A copy of Mr. Forsyth's...
Titan Machinery Acquires Pioneer Garage, Inc.
FARGO, N.D.-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN) announced today the signing of an agreement to acquire the agriculture division of Pioneer Garage, Inc., with three farm equipment dealerships in South Dakota. The acquisition is expected to close in October, 2008...
Investment Report on China's Beef Industry - the 3rd Largest Beef Producer in the World
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - Research and Markets 's beef production fall by 18% in 2007, and other large beef companies also suffer with capacity utilization rate only 20%. Small companies will soon suspend production or exit the industry, which will allow integration...
CORRECTING and REPLACING Terra Environmental Technologies to Manufacture and Distribute Kemira's Proprietary SCR Reductant
SIOUX CITY, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - Third graph, second sentence of release issued Sept. 10, 2008, at 11:20 p.m. PT/Sept. 11, 2008, at 2:20 a.m. ET should read: "...urea crystallizes at -11(degrees)C (12(degrees)F)..." (sted "...urea crystallizes at -11(degrees)C...
GreenHunter Energy Subsidiary Achieves 65% Production Capacity at Nation's Largest Biodiesel Refinery
GRAPEVINE, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - GREENHUNTER BIOFUELS, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GreenHunter Energy, Inc. (AMEX: GRH), announced today that over the last twenty-four hours it has achieved 65% of nameplate production capacity (65% of 105 million gallons-per-year) at the...
Converted Organics Establishes Licensing Division in Response to Market Demand for Proprietary Technology
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that it has established a licensing division in response to market demand for the Company's proprietary High Temperature Liquid Composting (HTLC) technology, a proven, state-of-the-art microbial...
Advanced ID Subsidiary Secures New Sales Channel
CALGARY, Alberta-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - Advanced ID Corporation (OTCBB:AIDO), a leading developer of radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology for livestock tracking, pet recovery and supply chain applications focusing on the tire management industry, today announced that...
Marwit Announces The Recapitalization of Granite Seed Company
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - Marwit Capital Partners II, L.P. ("Marwit") announced today that it has recapitalized Granite Seed Company (the "Company") in partnership with Founder & CEO, Don Bermant. Mr. Bermant and his management team will continue to lead the...
Detailed Ethanol Market Outlook Report for 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - Research and Markets - Profiles of Major Ethanol Producers - Feedstock Markets for Ethanol Companies Mentioned: - BASF - Dow Chemical - Equistar Chemical - Great Lakes LLC - Ineous - Reliance Industries - Sasol *T For more information visit...
New Solutions to Global Energy Challenges Explored at BIO's Pacific Rim Summit
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Both Canada and the United States have the opportunity to develop low carbon fuels through advanced biotechnology and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, said speakers at BIO's Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and...
Pfizer Animal Health Adds Former Schering-Plough Products to European Portfolio
PARIS-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Pfizer Animal Health today announced that its acquisition of multiple product franchises in Europe from the Schering-Plough Corporation has been completed and approved by the European Commission. Pfizer has acquired these assets for approximately euro 116...
Raser Management Reaffirms Strategy and Near-Term Outlook
PROVO, Utah-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Management of Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ) today reaffirmed its business strategy and expressed continued confidence in its near and long-term business outlook. The comments were in response to the unusually heavy trading volume and drop...
Integrated Environmental Technologies Targets MRSA (Staph) Infections in Schools with "GREEN" Biocide
LITTLE RIVER, S.C.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. (OTCBB:IEVM) announced today that it continues to sell EcaFlo(R) equipment to a leading North Carolina-based supplier of janitorial and sanitation products and solutions primarily involved in...
PharmTech International Animal Feed Plants Reopen Under New Ownership
DES MOINES-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - PharmTech International here has reopened its two animal feed plants, located here and in Westside, under new ownership. In addition to continuing its signature OCM Global nutritional supplement for livestock and poultry feed and providing custom...
eKo Wireless Crop Monitoring System Gaining Recognition in Wine Industry
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Along with a rapidly growing customer list, Crossbow Technology's eKo Wireless Crop Monitoring System is garnering the interest of agriculture industry writers and periodicals, the latest being a feature article in the July, 2008 issue of Wines...
NOVA Chemicals to Present at Credit Suisse Chemical and Ag Science Conference
PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - NOVA Chemicals (NYSE:NCX)(TSX:NCX): -0- *T Conference: Credit Suisse Chemical and Ag Science Conference Tuesday, September 16, 2008 10:00 a.m. ET Speaker: Jeff Lipton, Chief Executive Officer Live Webcast Access: The webcast link will be available at...
The US May Achieve Energy Independence With Help From Algae-Based Biofuels
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Seven years ago this week, the United States was attacked on September 11. Since this event, the US military, congress, and departments of energy, agriculture and defense have increased the volume of initiatives to promote renewable alternatives for...
Esker DeliveryWare 5.0 Boosts Power to Quit Paper
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Esker, the leader in document process automation solutions, today announced at SAP(R) TechEd 2008 Las Vegas the immediate availability of Esker DeliveryWare 5.0, the best-of-suite document process automation software solution that enables...
Wyke Farms Cheddar Now Available Across Midwestern U.S.
SOMERSET, England-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Wyke Farms, the UK's largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, today announced the family's award-winning farmhouse cheddar and butter will be available in a variety of retail grocery stores throughout the Midwestern United States...
An Analysis of the Cotton Growing Market in China: Covering Key Statistics, Market Characteristics & Industry Conditions
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Cotton Growing in China" report to their offering. The IBISWorld Cotton Growing in China industry report consists of establishments mainly engaged in growing seed cotton, which is then...
LSB Industries, Inc. Comments on Third Quarter Developments in Its Chemical Business
OKLAHOMA CITY-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - LSB Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), (AMEX:LXU) announced today that its anhydrous ammonia chemical plant in Cherokee, Alabama ("Cherokee") has experienced repeated plant downtime during the third quarter which has reduced production and sales of...
AlwaysOn GoingGreen 2008 Brings Together the Brightest in Green Technology
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - AlwaysOn, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows and events, today provided a preview of next week's AlwaysOn GoingGreen, which runs September 15-17 at Cavallo Point in San Francisco. In its second year, more than seven hundred entrepreneurs...
California's Dairy Business Has $61 Billion Economic Impact on State; Remains Nation's Leading Dairy Producer
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & MODESTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - California's dairy business generated $61.4 billion in economic activity within California in 2007 and a record 41 billion pounds of milk. The data represents a 30 percent increase in economic growth and a nearly...
Converted Organics' Liquid Fertilizer Increases Cranberry Yield, Decreases Fungus for Massachusetts Grower
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that use of the Company's all-natural, organic Liquid Concentrate fertilizer in a Massachusetts cranberry bog field trial resulted in faster growth and higher yields than obtained with conventional...
Electrical Power and Natural Gas Restored to CF Industries' Donaldsonville, Louisiana Nitrogen Complex
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) today reported that electrical power and natural gas supplies have been restored to its Donaldsonville, Louisiana nitrogen complex and that the company has begun testing circuitry and equipment in...
Raser Technologies Receives Cash From Thermo Funding
PROVO, Utah-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ) announced today that it received cash from its initial funding from the close of the Thermo project financing that includes construction funding and tax equity capital that was announced last week. As was...
Range Fuels to Explore Herbaceous Energy Crops With Leading Developer of Biomass Feedstocks
BROOMFIELD, Colo.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - Range Fuels, Inc., a company focused on green energy and the production of cellulosic ethanol, announced today that it is collaborating with Ceres, Inc., the leading company in the research, development and commercialization of purpose-grown...
The Tech Museum of Innovation Announces 2008 Tech Awards Laureates
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - The Tech Awards, presented by Applied Materials (Nasdaq:AMAT), and a signature program of The Tech Museum of Innovation, today announced the 2008 Tech Awards Laureates, 25 global innovators who are applying technology to benefit humanity and spark...
Organic Growing Systems, Inc. Procures Necessary Production Equipment for Factory Expansion
ALPHARETTA, Ga.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - Organic Growing Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Advanced Growing Systems, Inc. (OTC BB: AGWS) has completed purchase of all necessary equipment to complete production lines 2 and 3; in addition to a complete update of line 1 to increase capacity...
Titan Machinery to Present at the Thomas Weisel Consumer Conference
FARGO, N.D.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN) announced today that David Meyer, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Peter Christianson, the Company's President and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Thomas Weisel Consumer...
Media Advisory: Town Hall Meetings Scheduled across the State; Senators Urged to Pass the Energy Savings Bill, to Give Families and Businesses Relief from High Electricity Bills
-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), joined by business leaders, people of faith, elected officials and representatives of the more than 50 organizations in Pennsylvania supporting strong energy savings legislation, will hold Town Hall meetings across...
ACWA Comments on Report Regarding Ag Water Use
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Executive Director Timothy Quinn issued the following statement regarding a new Pacific Institute report on agricultural water use efficiency. "We agree that California must invest in water use...
Whole Foods Market(R) Hosts Senator Dean Florez (16th District) and Martin Sheen To Make the Case for Raw Milk: The Fresh Raw Milk Act of 2008 (Senate Bill 201)
-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Whole Foods Market: -0- *T WHO: Senator Dean Florez, State of California, 16th District Martin Sheen, Actor, Activist, Long-time raw milk drinker Mark McAfee, Organic Pastures Dairy Company, Founder and CEO Christine Chessen, California Real Milk Association...
Against Presidential Campaign Backdrop, International Symposium Assesses New Solutions to U.S. Water and Environmental Conflicts
-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Friends of the Arava Institute: -0- *T WHEN: 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008 WHERE: UCLA School of Law Auditorium 385 Charles E. Young Drive, east Los Angeles, CA 90095 (Thomas Bros. Map Page 632, B-1) WHAT: A seminar featuring environmental professionals from...
Food and Fuel Delivered
GLEN ALLEN, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Osage Bio Energy (OBE) announced that it has executed a construction contract to build its Appomattox Bio Energy (ABE) facility in Hopewell, Virginia. AGRA Industries, Inc. of Merrill, Wisconsin, will serve as the General Contractor for the...
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. to Present at 2008 Credit Suisse Chemical and Ag Science Conference on September 17, 2008
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) today announced its participation at the 2008 Credit Suisse Chemical and Ag Science Conference at the Credit Suisse office located at One Madison Avenue in New York City. Dave Pruett, senior vice president...
Lindsay Corporation Mourns Loss of Director Larry Cunningham
OMAHA, Neb.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN) announced today that Larry H. Cunningham, a member of the board of directors, passed away on September 3, 2008. Cunningham served as a director of the corporation since 2000. "We deeply mourn the loss of a respected...
Chicagoland's New Destination Hotel, Intercontinental Chicago O'Hare, Opens Doors
ROSEMONT, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - The sophisticated, modern design-forward 556-room InterContinental Chicago O'Hare, Chicago's newest destination hotel for meetings, events and business travelers, celebrates its Grand Opening today. The debut of the Windy City's second...
Onset Computer Corporation Announces White Paper on Soil Monitoring
BOURNE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Soil temperature monitoring is the recording of the temperature of soil at specific levels below the surface. Although natural radioactivity and conduction from the earth's core contribute small quantities of heat, the main drivers affecting soil...
4-H Reveals National Science Experiment to be Featured During Upcoming 4-H National Youth Science Day
CHEVY CHASE, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - National 4-H Council today announced details of the first-ever National Science Experiment (NSE), the designated science activity of 4-H National Youth Science Day (4-H NYSD) to be held October 8, 2008. The National Science Experiment will focus...
Industrial Biotechnology Corp. Reiterated 'Speculative Buy,' Target Price $2.20 by Beacon Equity Research
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Industrial Biotechnology Corp. (Pink Sheets: IBOT) has received a reiterated Speculative Buy rating with a price target of $2.20, by Beacon Analyst Victor Sula, Ph.D. The full report is available at http://www.beaconequity.com/adpages/IBOT. Anyone...
Dowding Pursues Wind Turbine Machining with Massive MAG Machine Tools
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - A long-time contract supplier of fabricated and machined components to a wide range of companies, Dowding Industries is making the leap to large-part production and the transition to the alternative energy economy. It announced today at the International...
FANUC Robotics Introduces World's Largest and Strongest Six-Axis Robot at IMTS 2008
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - FANUC Robotics America Inc. today introduced the new M-2000iA super heavy-duty robot in a fabrication system demonstration during IMTS 2008, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Sept. 8-13, booth #A-8418. M-2000iA Super Heavy-Duty Robot Designed...
Gehl Company Announces Agreement to Be Acquired By Manitou BF S.A. for $30 Per Share
WEST BEND, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Gehl Company (NASDAQ GSM: GEHL) today announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to be acquired for $30 per share by its largest shareholder, Manitou BF S.A., a manufacturer and distributor of material handling equipment headquartered in...
Modesto Irrigation District Chooses Silver Spring Networks' Smart Energy Network
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Silver Spring Networks (SSN) announced today that it has signed an agreement to provide an advanced, two-way IP-based networking communication infrastructure in support of Modesto Irrigation District's (MID) system-wide Smart Grid...
Research and Markets: New Report Examines How Ocean Spray Made Cranberries the World's Most Successful Superfruit
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Cranberries: How Ocean Spray Made them the World's Most Successful Superfruit" report to their offering. Cranberries' rise to success as "the original superfruit" is well-known. Less...
Florida Tomato Growers Kick off Season with Culinary Art Contest
MAITLAND, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - This fall, the Florida tomato growers will conduct a 15 market tomato art contest and tour to kick off the 2008 season and reintroduce America's most popular tomato, the Florida field-grown tomato, to consumers throughout the Eastern United...
Marler Clark: Sprouts Responsible for Salmonella Illnesses in Washington and Oregon
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Thirteen people — nine in Washington and four in Oregon — have been infected with Salmonella Typhimurium from eating alfalfa sprouts. The illnesses have been traced back to Sprouters Northwest, Inc in Kent, WA, which has voluntarily recalled...
Early Risers to Get a Glimpse "Behind the Roses" as the All-Time Winningest Float Builder Parades Its 2009 Tournament of Roses Floats Through the Streets of Irwindale, Calif.
-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Rain Bird: Saturday, September 6, 2008 - 6:30 am to 9:00 am Fiesta Parade Floats 16016 Avenida Padilla — Irwindale, Calif. WHAT?? — Get an inside look at some of the floats participating in the 120th Tournament of Roses(R) Parade prior to...
Organic Foods Report Puts the $13.8-Billion U.S. Organic Market in the Context of the $550-Billion U.S. Food Industry
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Research and Markets TRENDS NBJ'S ORGANIC COMPANY DIRECTORY *T For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/876db0/organic_foods_repo
Titan International, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Cash Dividend
QUINCY, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - The Board of Directors of Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI) has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.005 (one half cent) per common share for the third quarter of 2008. The cash dividend is payable October 15, 2008, to stockholders of record on...
Titan to Implement Price Increase
QUINCY, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International Inc. (NYSE: TWI), will implement a price increase on Titan, Goodyear and General branded off-the-road, farm and construction tires, effective October 1, 2008. The increase of up to 10 percent...
Calavo Growers, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2008 Third Quarter, Nine-Month Results
SANTA PAULA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Calavo Growers, Inc. (Nasdaq:CVGW), a global leader in avocado marketing and an expanding provider of other fresh perishable produce items, today reported higher revenues for its fiscal 2008 third quarter and the year to date. While maintaining...
ADDING MULTIMEDIA Kemin Industries to Provide Food Quality and Shelf Life Stability Expertise to United Nations World Food Programme
ROME-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Kemin Industries will help the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to further improve the quality and nutritional impact of the food it distributes to the hungry poor throughout the world, it was announced today. Kemin, through an agreement signed in at...
NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 50.6%; August Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R); Business Activity Index at 51.6%; New Orders Index at 49.7%; Employment Index at 45.4%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in August, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R). The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of the...
Unitranche Fund LLC Invests $148 Million of Unitranche Debt in Leading Provider of Specialty Chemicals to the Fertilizer & Mining Industries
NORWALK, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Unitranche Fund LLC today announced the closing of a $148 million unitranche debt financing to support the acquisition of ArrMaz Custom Chemicals, Inc. by Snow Phipps Group, LLC. GE Antares Capital provided a $20 million revolver to the company...
Environmental and Water Management Leaders Meet to Examine the Future of Earth's Water Supply at Rain Bird's Ninth Intelligent Use of Water(TM) Summit in Partnership with Arizona State University's Global Institute of Sustainability
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Leading environmental and water management experts convened today in Tempe, Arizona, to examine initiatives and strategies towards greater sustainability and preservation of Earth's water supply as part of Rain Bird's ninth Intelligent Use of Water...
Kimball International to Sell 27,212 Acres
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Kimball International Inc., headquartered in Jasper, Ind., will sell 27,212 acres of land in Kentucky and southern Indiana at auction in three events Nov. 6-8, with Woltz & Schrader Auctions managing the sale. "Kimball has managed the...
An Essential Report on the Drinking Water Market in China, 2008-2009
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Research and Markets Co., Ltd For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/317fcd/china_drinking_wat
CF Industries' Donaldsonville, Louisiana Nitrogen Complex Assessing Effects Of Hurricane Gustav
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) today reported that its Donaldsonville, Louisiana nitrogen complex, which had completed an orderly shutdown last weekend in advance of Hurricane Gustav striking the U.S. Gulf Coast, is currently assessing...
Conventional Farmers in California Turning to Converted Organics' Liquid Fertilizer for Better Production
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that its all-natural, organic soil amendment and fertilizer products are helping farmers in California's Central Valley to grow healthier food and improve local environmental quality. "We have over 7,500...
Great Plains - The Camelina Company Makes Camelina Biodiesel a Reality
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - There's a new player fueling the alternative energy market and it's picking up speed as fossil fuels continue to fall short. Camelina, an oilseed crop in the same family as mustard, is currently being grown throughout the United States and Canada and...
Organic Growing Systems, Inc. Engages Double H Equipment, Inc. for Final Design and Construction of 2nd & 3rd Fertilizer Production Lines
ALPHARETTA, Ga.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Organic Growing Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Advanced Growing Systems, Inc. (OTC BB: AGWS) has retained Double H Equipment, Inc. as its engineering, procurement and construction contractor to expand capacity at its Monticello, MS manufacturing...
Kimball International Announces Plans to Divest Land Holdings with Sale of 27,000 Acres in Kentucky and Indiana
JASPER, Ind.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Kimball International, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBALB) announced that it has decided to sell all of the Company's undeveloped land holdings and timberlands. Currently, Kimball owns approximately 27,000 acres located in Indiana and Kentucky. According to Jim...
Stoppert Named as President and CEO at Breakthrough Renewable Technology Firm Segetis, Inc
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - The board of directors of Segetis, Inc has announced the appointment of James Stoppert as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Segetis is the first and only company to unlock the chemical "binary code" for developing a wide range of...
Digital Angel's Sarbe Unit Receives $9 Million Order to Supply Personal Locator Beacon Systems to United Kingdom Ministry of Defense
SO. ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Digital Angel (NASDAQ: DIGA), an advanced technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions, announced today that its SARBE division has signed a contract valued at $9 million with the United...
Hudson Insurance Group Announces the Formation of a Crop Insurance Unit
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Hudson Insurance Group ("Hudson"), the U.S. Insurance division of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ORH), today announced that it has purchased the assets pertaining to the crop insurance business of CropUSA Insurance Agency, Inc. ("CropUSA"). Since...
Sanderson Farms Reports No Damage from Hurricane Gustav
LAUREL, Miss.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) today announced that the Company's Louisiana and Mississippi properties were not materially affected by Hurricane Gustav, which made landfall on Louisiana's southwestern coast on Monday, September 1, 2008. The...
Natural Products Expo Asia 2008 Sets New Records
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - New Hope Natural Media (www.newhope.com), a division of Penton Media, Inc., today announced that its sixth annual Natural Products Expo Asia set new attendance and exhibition records. The 2008 tradeshow and conference, held in June at the Hong Kong...
First Commercial Satellite Constellation Successfully Launched by German-Based RapidEye AG
BRANDENBURG, Germany-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - RapidEye AG, a Brandenburg-based geospatial information provider, has launched the world's first commercial satellite constellation, making reality its goal of delivering the next generation of geospatial information services. The...
Northern Potash Co. Commences Trading and Launches Website
MOSCOW-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Northern Potash, Co. (Pink Sheets:NPTH) a junior resource company based in Russia that plans to identify and acquire potash and phosphate properties in the former Soviet Union today announced that it has commenced trading as a public company. Northern...
Titan Machinery Inc. to Report Fiscal Second Quarter 2009 Results on September 15, 2008
FARGO, N.D.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Titan Machinery Inc. (Nasdaq:TITN) announced today it will release financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2008, before the market opens on Monday, September 15, 2008, followed by an investor conference call at 7:30 a.m. Central time...
Advan Announces Strategic Refocusing and Ownership Change
ROSWELL, Ga.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Effective September 1, 2008, Advan LLC becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sipcam Agro USA, Inc. The move is part of an ongoing strategic revitalization to focus Advan on meeting the needs of key U.S. distributor customers. The Advan product...
Legend International Holdings Announces Revalidation Drilling Has Commenced on Its Queensland Phosphate Landholdings
MELBOURNE, Australia-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Legend International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:LGDI) with phosphate projects in the State of Queensland, Australia, announces that drilling has commenced at the D-Tree project which forms part of its Queensland phosphate landholdings, and has...
California Ag & Business Groups Applaud Governor's Commitment for Enforcing Farm Labor Laws
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2008 - More than two-dozen farm and business groups voiced support on Labor Day for Governor Schwarzenegger's commitment to strictly enforce existing laws protecting California farmworkers. "California has the nation's most progressive and aggressive...
Intertek and RQA Form Strategic Partnership to Expand Certification Services and Provide Bundled Food Auditing Services Worldwide
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, has formed a strategic partnership with RQA, Inc., a global leader in strategic product development, quality assurance, crisis management and...
Farm Sanctuary Issues Statement Addressing Russian Ban on U.S. Poultry
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - Today, Gene Baur, president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, issued a statement on Russia's decision to ban the import of meat from 19 U.S. poultry companies due to health and disease...
Cal/OSHA Targets Areas for Compliance with Heat Illness Prevention Rules as Temperatures Soar
OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - With triple-digit heat consuming much of California this week, Cal/OSHA investigators are targeting Fresno, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Napa, Sonoma, Yolo, Santa Clara counties for heat illness prevention inspections of outdoor workplaces. Enforcement...
Altria Group, Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend 10.3% to $0.32 per Share
RICHMOND, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - Regulatory News: Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) today announced that its Board of Directors voted to increase the company's regular quarterly dividend. The new quarterly dividend of $0.32 per common share is up 10.3% from the previous rate of $0.29 per...
Sanderson Farms to Participate in Lehman Investor Conference
LAUREL, Miss.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) today announced that management will participate in the Lehman Brothers Second Annual Back-To-School Consumer Conference to be held September 3-4, 2008, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston. The investor...
Two New Fertilizer Facilities to Address Supply Issues, Unveiling Set for Sept. 16 in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - With its new Stabilized Nitrogen Center and St. Louis Urea Center, AGROTAIN International has built a bridge, of sorts, to international fertilizer markets. The two new facilities represent the largest inland urea import terminal and the first...
Grand Opening Event for Talley Family's New Homesite Community
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - A wine tasting featuring hand-selected Talley Vineyards wines, guided trolley tours, live jazz, and fresh-from-the-farm foods will mark the three-day grand opening of Las Ventanas Ranch to be held at 3031 Lopez Drive in Arroyo Grande, on...
Origin Agritech Limited Reports Third Quarter FY08 Results
BEIJING-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2008 - Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ: SEED) ("Origin" or the "Company"), a technology-focused supplier of crop seeds in China, today announced unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2008. Origin prepares its financial statements in...
Merced Farm Labor Surrenders License to Labor Commissioner Days Before Revocation Hearing
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2008 - An Atwater-based farm labor contractor fined last month for work safety violations stemming from the heat death of a 17-year-old farm worker surrendered its license to operate for three years, the Department of Industrial Relations announced Wednesday...
Tecore Receives USDA Rural Development Acceptance and "Buy American" Status for GSM/CDMA/3G Equipment
COLUMBIA, Md.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2008 - Tecore Networks, a leading provider of GSM, CDMA, 3G and multi-protocol mobile networks, today announced that its portfolio of core and radio access network products has received Rural Development Acceptance and "Buy American" status from the U.S...
John Deere Distributor Flint Equipment Company Expands into the Carolinas with Acquisition of Van Lott Inc.
ALBANY, Ga.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2008 - Flint Equipment Company, an Albany-based John Deere distributorship for nearly 40 years, completed its largest acquisition to date through an asset purchase of Van Lott Inc. Van Lott is a 73-year-old, family-owned John Deere construction and forestry...
LGC Invests in Fluidigm's Integrated Fluidic Circuit Technology
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & LONDON-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2008 - Fluidigm Corporation, the inventor of integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs), today announced that LGC, an international leader in laboratory services and measurement standards, has purchased a BioMark(TM) System for genetic...
Industrial Biotechnology Corporation and the Plastics Exchange Announce Strategic Partnership
SARASOTA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - Industrial Biotechnology Corporation, (IBC) (Pink Sheets:IBOT) has formed a strategic partnership with North America's leading spot plastic resin market, The Plastics Exchange. IBC's subsidiary, Renewable Chemicals Corporation (RCC) will utilize the...
Pork Alert: Agriculture/Rural Development/Food and Drug Administration
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today released its preliminary analysis of the Senate version of the Fiscal 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Act. There are 287 projects for a total of...
Wisconsin Organic Advisory Council Visits Standard Process Inc.(R) Farm
PALMYRA, Wis.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - Standard Process Inc.(R) recently hosted the Wisconsin Organic Advisory Council's (WOAC) first field tour. WOAC brings together a diverse, forward-thinking group of organic farmers, businesses, consumers and government agency representatives to provide...
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