Agriculture

At the beginning of this year, Japan's "poison dumpling case" severely impactedChina's food exports and particularly hitChina's agricultural product exports.

DuPont Group Vice President James C. Borel told a United Nations special meeting here today that the public and private sectors must act quickly to knock down barriers and help small-scale farmers in the developing world move out of poverty.

Jessie Smith, Pennsylvania's special deputy secretary for dog law enforcement, expressed concern today over the apparent delay in passing House Bill 2525, which is designed to improve conditions in the state's commercial breeding kennels.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. will hold an analyst conference call to discuss second quarter 2008 financial and operating results on Thursday, July 31st at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time/11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 contains new funding for conservation program assistance targeted for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, utilizing established conservation programs and practices.

Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc. , an agricultural cooperative, today announced a $.43 per share dividend, payable July 31, 2008, to shareholders of record of its Class A cumulative preferred stock at the close of business on July 15, 2008.

G8 failure on food prices, biofuels, and climate change places 1.7 billion people - 25% of the world's population - at risk of hunger, warns anti-poverty agency ActionAid.

No organization understands excellence in agricultural design quite like the American Association of Agricultural and Biological Engineers . Every year, the ASABE sponsors the prestigious AE50 awards, celebrating the best and brightest agricultural produ