Deteriorating condition of the U.S. lock and dam system puts the competiveness of U.S. soybean farmers at risk according to a study funded by the United Soybean Board’s (USB’s) and the soybean checkoff’s Global Opportunities (GO) program.
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Drought in Argentina has led to its agriculture ministry cutting production forecasts for its two main crops.
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At the American Feed Industry Association’s (AFIA) Pet Food Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. on Jan. 24, AFIA announced a new third-party facility certification program designed specifically for manufacturing pet food and pet food ingredients
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The increasing popularity of dairy alternative beverages, including soymilk, has contributed $1.33 billion in revenue for the industry segment in 2011, according to a new report from Packaged Facts. According to the report, soymilk remains the most popular dairy alternative beverage.
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A business partnership called Farm2Rail Inc. recently announced it’s in the preliminary stages of developing a 300-acre, multi-loop rail facility near St Charles, Minn. The facility will provide shippers in southeastern Minnesota better access to “the economic and environmental benefits of shipping agricultural-related freight by rail,” Farm2Rail officials said in a prepared statement.
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Increased exports of agriculture products helped boost the Port of Tacoma's full containerized export volumes by 11 percent in 2011.
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