Bayer CropScience has entered into an agreement to acquire the watermelon and melon seed business of Abbott & Cobb, a privately-held seed company headquartered in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, US.
Leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee are working behind the scenes to get amendments to their farm bill down to a manageable number that are relevant to the committee's jurisdiction.
Antonelli's and Sons, a South San Francisco, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,534 pounds of a raw stuffed chicken product because of misbranding and undeclared ingredients, including known allergens.
Daily supplements of InterHealth’s Zychrome chromium dinicocysteinate product may improve insulin management measures and outperform established chromium picolinate supplements, says a new study.
State animal health officials in Louisiana now have a state-of-the-art traceability system for livestock that will allow officials to identify a single animal if disease or terrorists threatens a state herd, a according to the Office of Animal Health and
UK bakery Warburtons and texture analysis firm Stable Micro Systems have joined forces to develop equipment that enables manufacturers to assess the stickiness of dough immediately after mixing.
Nestle Health Science has launched Resource ThickenUp Clear, a non-starch-based thickening powder for use in foods and liquids, which has been developed for people with dysphagia.
US-based canned fruits and vegetables processor Seneca Foods has reported a decline of 36.3% in net income to $11.3m for the year ended 31 March 2012, compared to $17.7m for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2011.
US-based snack maker Diamond Foods faces a potential delisting from the Nasdaq exchange after it missed the stock market’s deadline of 11 May 2012 to report the financial statements of its three most recent fiscal quarters.
For years, the biggest employer in this city of 1,000 people near the Canadian border was the ethanol plant on County Road 9, which pumped out the corn-based fuel additive to satisfy demand driven by federal mandates requiring its use in gasoline.
American Restaurant Concepts, Inc. which owns, operates, and is a franchisor of Dick's Wings & Grill restaurants, announced is temporarily waiving its up-front franchise fees for qualified veterans to assist in opening Dick's Wings restaurants.
