NewsRack: 'Industrial Agriculture' news in 'Food-Regional' topic for user flenvcenter (21-41 of 183)

John Matsushima, 2013 Citizen of the West, innovated cattle nutrition	10.1.2013	Denver Post: Lifestyles
At 92, Kiichiro "Johnnie" Matsushima may be the eldest recipient of the Citizen of the West award. Almost certainly, he is the only one who once had to cobble his own shoes.
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Colorado-based group helping Nepal produce more crops with human urine	23.12.2012	Headlines: All Headlines
For 14 years, a foundation based in the one-stoplight town of Ridgway, on the Western Slope, has been helping rural villagers in eastern Nepal with education, building and employment projects.
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U.S. hunger for yogurt leads to Chobani factory in Idaho	20.12.2012	Salt Lake Tribune
the New York Times Published Dec 19, 2012 06:51PM MDT Chobani, the yogurt company that grew from nothing five years ago to a roughly $1 billion powerhouse today, earlier this week opened one of the world’s largest yogurt-processing plants, in Twin Falls, Idaho. “I’m so excited,” said Hamdi Ulukaya, founder and CEO of Chobani. “I’ve been waiting for this moment for so long.” The $450 million, 1 million-square-foot plant is the company’s second. It will employ 300 people, and Ulukaya said for every 10 jobs it creates directly, it is expected to creat... ...
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AP IMPACT: China surpasses US as top global trader	3.12.2012	Headlines: All Headlines
SEOUL, South Korea—Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States. The South Korean businessman supplied components to American automakers for a decade.
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AP IMPACT: China overtaking US as global trader	2.12.2012	Denver Post: Business
AP IMPACT: China overtaking US as global trader
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ConAgra bets billions on private-brand foods with Ralcorp deal	28.11.2012	Salt Lake Tribune
by Michael J. De La Merced and Stephanie Strom The New York Times Published Nov 27, 2012 04:57PM MDT After being rejected last year, ConAgra Foods agreed Tuesday to buy Ralcorp Holdings for roughly $5 billion in cash, reviving an effort to form the largest producer of private label packaged food in North America. Under the terms of the deal, Ralcorp shareholders would receive $90 a share in cash, 28 percent above Ralcorp’s closing price Monday. Including debt, the transaction is valued at $6.8 billion. Together, the two would have $4.5 billion in annual sales of private label goods, made for ba... ...
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ConAgra gobbles up store brands with Ralcorp deal	27.11.2012	Headlines: All Headlines
NEW YORK—ConAgra Foods is set to become the nation's biggest maker of store brand foods, with its $5 billion purchase of Ralcorp expanding its stake in the fast-growing market for cereals, crackers and other packaged foods sold under private labels.
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ConAgra buying Ralcorp for about $5 billion	27.11.2012	Headlines: All Headlines
OMAHA, Neb.—ConAgra Foods is buying the private-label food maker Ralcorp for about $5 billion, which will make it North America's biggest manufacturer of cereals, crackers and other packaged foods sold under store brands.
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ConAgra buying Ralcorp for about $5 billion	27.11.2012	azcentral.com \| business
OMAHA, Neb. -- ConAgra Foods has agreed to buy the private-label food producer Ralcorp for about $5 billion, which will make it North America's biggest manufacturer of cereals, crackers and other packaged foods sold under store labels. "Clearly, consumer dynamics have changed since the recession and we expect growth in private label food to continue to outpace growth in branded food," ConAgra CEO Gary Rodkin said in a statement.
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The pesticides you eat	2.11.2012	Salt Lake Tribune
by Brian Moench Published Nov 2, 2012 01:01AM MDT The election next week could change the rest of your life. No, not Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney, but Proposition 37, the California “food fight.” You are what you eat, and Utahns should join the fight and encourage their friends and family in California — Democrats and Republicans — to vote yes on Prop 37. Prop 37 requires labeling of genetically modified food, or GMOs, as is the practice in 61 other countries. It’s simple, reasonable and most Californians are in favor. But the downstream bene... ...
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Colorado man who buys wild horses won't say where they are	11.10.2012	Steamboat Pilot
The main buyer from a federal program designed to protect wild horses is a Colorado man who advocates slaughter. He’s bought more than 1,700 since 2009 but won’t say where they are.
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After 13 years, Utah’s hatcheries returning to full force	8.10.2012	Salt Lake Tribune
By Brett Prettyman The Salt Lake Tribune Published Oct 8, 2012 01:01AM MDT There was a time not long ago when crumbling concrete raceways and birds feasting on fingerling were the biggest concerns of Utah state fish hatchery officials. In recent years much larger issues have emerged — namely whirling disease, bacterial coldwater disease and New Zealand mud snails — forcing the facilities to go off-line for extended periods of time. Those issues can be fatal to trout but have not been shown to be dangerous to people who consume fish that have been exposed. Barring the ... ...
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Smart Balance moving headquarters from NJ to Boulder	2.10.2012	Headlines: All Headlines
New Jersey-based Smart Balance, Inc. announced Tuesday that it plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Boulder in 2013, reorganize the company into two business segments, and change its name to Boulder Brands, Inc.
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Drought spurring interest in, concern about genetically modified crops	23.9.2012	Denver Post: Business
Drought spurring interest in, concern about genetically modified crops
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Study questions how much better organic food is	4.9.2012	Denver Post: Food
WASHINGTON—Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me?
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Organic benefits queried	4.9.2012	Durango Herald
WASHINGTON Patient after patient asked Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me?Unsure, Stanford University doctors dug through reams of research to find out and concluded theres little evidence that going organic is much more healthful, citing only a few differences involving pesticides and antibiotics.
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Little proof organic food is much better for you	4.9.2012	Salt Lake Tribune
By LAURAN NEERGAARD The Associated Press Published Sep 3, 2012 04:57PM MDT Washington • Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me? Unsure, Stanford University doctors dug through reams of research to find out — and concluded there’s little evidence that going organic is much healthier, citing only a few differences involving pesticides and antibiotics. Eating organic fruits and vegetables can lower exposure to pesticides, including for children — but the amount measured from conventionally grown produce was within safet... ...
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USDA, McDonald’s suspend slaughterhouse buys	23.8.2012	Salt Lake Tribune
By TRACIE CONE The Associated Press Published Aug 23, 2012 09:54AM MDT Fresno, Calif. • Federal officials say nothing they have seen so far in covert video shot in a California slaughterhouse shows meat from cows that may have been sick made it into the food supply. But the federal government and McDonald’s Corp. have suspended purchases of meat from the facility. The suspensions by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the fast-food chain came after an animal welfare group’s video shot at a slaughterhouse operated by Central Valley Meat Co. showed cows that appea... ...
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Beekeepers keeping busy trying to save habitats	5.8.2012	Denver Post: Local
Urban development and overuse of pesticides may be driving down bee populations by decimating habitat.
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Salmonella from live poultry strikes Utah, other states	24.7.2012	Salt Lake Tribune
By Vince Horiuchi The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jul 23, 2012 07:32PM MDT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Monday of an outbreak of salmonella that has hit 11 states, including Utah, linked to infected live poultry from a mail-order hatchery in Idaho. A total of 37 people, including five from Utah, have become ill. Eight of the 37 were hospitalized, though no deaths were reported. The illnesses occured between March 19 and July 6. The other states affected are Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washingt... ...
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