Commerce and Agriculture

If you feel that technology is passing you by and you can’t even work digital TV never mind a Smart TV then you better shape up or ship out. There’s no room for dinosaurs on this trip. Coming soon to a major appliance store near you will be the next piece of household equipment designed to show that you are indeed an idiot. Late last year in the States Samsung released its LCD refrigerator with apps, a beastly fridge available in 28- or 30...  

So I have been quiet for a long time since I have been somewhat quiet over the past few months.  Well it has been a whirlwind, so if your interested read on.  Business Tale: So my career side I have decide to take a bit of change inside of Microsoft and step away from technical evangelism for a while.  After 8 years I have met some tremendous folks in the community but it was time for my career to take new path.  I started a new role as a...  

Tovatech, a distributor of laboratory equipment to Mexico, Canada and the US, has launched a new line of ultra-low temperature freezers, which is extremely useful for clinical lab staff while performing beta tests. The Nor-Lake Select series of ...  

According to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, refrigerators and freezers are two of the most important pieces of equipment in the kitchen for keeping food safe. We are instantly reminded of their importance when the power goes ...  

Legal News LineWis. AG has issue with handling of refrigeratorsLegal News LineVan Hollen's office alleges that APS failed to prevent the release of refrigerants while dismantling refrigeration equipment, dismantled refrigeration equipment without an approved registration from the Department of Natural Resources, ...Former Waukesha Plant Ordered to Pay $50K in FinesPatch.comall 2 news articles »  

CHESTERLAND OH - Independent delis and nationwide fast-food franchises alike depend completely on their deli refrigerators and freezers to keep food fresh and safe, but equipment failures remain a surprisingly common occurrence. Whenever these occur ...  

This was the question posed by some members of the Cebu City Council when Councilor Jose Daluz III proposed resolutions for Mayor Michael Rama to sign the deed of donation of some equipment to four different schools. Have something to report? Tell us in ...  

We all like to have access to the coolest things for our homes. And one of the most used parts of the house these days is the kitchen – but until now it has been difficult to get good quality well priced top end kitchen equipment. That’s exactly the ...  

BiliPro's inventions have a wide range of applications and are compatible with computers of various operating systems. Their input devices send out standard mouse or keyboard signals and were launched to the market years before many of today's tablet ...  

Sound level meter rental and air quality equipment rental company Enviro-Equipment Inc., a North Carolina-based leader in renting, selling and repairing environmental monitoring equipment, has launched a new low-cost Data Download Service to help its ...  

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity for the $628 billion equipment finance sector, showed overall new business volume for April ...  

Aker Solutions has won a contract from Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd to supply a complete drilling equipment package for a new jack-up drilling rig, being built by the Chinese yard. The contract value is undisclosed. The new rig is of the 2000E jack-up ...  

March New Business Volume Up by 10 Percent Year-over-year, 36 Percent Over February Washington, DC - The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association's (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity for the $628 billion ...  

ATLANTA - The NFL made thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season, something the players' union was not pleased with. Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay, chairman of the competition committee, said yesterday at an owners meeting that ...  

There's no foolproof way to know the future for H Equipment Services(Nasdaq: HEES) or any other company. However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen -- and before your stock craters as a result. A cloudy crystal ballIn ...  

Don and Jane Corbett sit in their Ottawa home Monday May 14, 2012. The Corbett's have benefitted from a disabled equiptment exchange network that is no longer being funded. Tony Caldwell/Ottawa Sun Twice a week the Special Needs Equipment Exchange opens ...  

North Monterey County High School's band is trying to track down a quarter-million dollars worth of equipment stolen over the weekend. Retired band director D.L. Johnson tells Action News the equipment was in a truck that had been at the Castroville ...  

If there is any question how important rolling fields and forests are to Vermont, consider this. "Agriculture is in the neighborhood of 20 percent of the land base, forestry is about 75 percent and that is most of our landscape, and the rest of us spend ...  

KIRKSVILLE, MO. -- Farmers and area legislators got together Wednesday evening to discuss threats to Missouri agriculture. The town hall meeting was held in the Adair County Annex Building. It was a chance for Missouri State Senator Brian Munzlinger to ...  

Promoting innovation in science and technology for agriculture is a key priority for the Chinese government, which recently signed a cooperation agreement on agriculture with Thailand. As we have seen across the world, rising food prices can lead to ...  

KITTANNING, Pa. — State police say a pair of amorous bovines tied up traffic near the intersection of two rural Pennsylvania highways. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first reported the situation Friday morning. Trooper John Corna tells The Associated Press ...  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stevia Nutra Corporation (OTC:BB STNT)– (The Company), an Agro-Management company focused on stevia agronomics, is pleased to announce that it has incorporated Health Power Trading Company Ltd., a wholly owned BVI ...  

The Crest Company has been awarded the naming rights for the 2012 Agriculture August show that will be held in Lautoka. A government statement yesterday said the announcement made by the Permanent Secretary for Agriculture Colonel Mason Smith said the ...  

The FINANCIAL -- Partners in the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, a fund that supports country-led efforts to fight hunger and poverty announced that six countries will receive grants totaling $177 million. The grants – to Burundi, the ...  

Hundreds of migrant and domestic agriculture workers and community and labour allies will be attending the 10th Anniversary of the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) Support Centre in Leamington, Ontario this weekend. Over the past decade, the Leamington ...  

HA NOI — Agricultural export value surged more than 10 per cent to US$10.9 billion in the first five months of this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Among the total, agricultural products contributed the most with $6 ...  

WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. government will gather ideas from all sides on whether to change the release time of potentially market-moving Agriculture Department reports now that exchanges are open nearly all day, an official said on Friday.  

When he was a boy, Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov feared roving wolves on his way to school. The school was seven kilometers away from his remote village, a distance that he covered by foot. In spring, the school break lasted longer than for most ...  

The Department of Agriculture says meat rejected by the United States, for quarantine reasons, represents only a very small fraction of total meat exports from Australia. ABC-TV revealed last night that 13 consignments of Australian meat have been rejected ...  

The Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology Margaret Kamar has urged the government to invest in agricultural productivity in the blue print of vision 2030. She said agriculture and industrial development are key contributors to improvement ...  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stevia Nutra Corporation (OTC:BB STNT)– (The Company), an Agro-Management company focused on stevia agronomics, is pleased to announce that it has incorporated Health Power Trading Company Ltd., a wholly owned BVI ...  

NEW DELHI - Forget what you think you know about rural India. Pastoral scenes of oxen carts and bicycles are increasingly being replaced by the symbols of modern prosperity - from motorbikes and home electronics, to hair and skin care products. Life in ...  

Strong emerging-market demand, supply constraints and scope for further product development all represent compelling reasons for continued investment in agriculture-related industries, according to a new report from BMO Economics. "While farmland values ...  

ERIE, Pa., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Adventure seekers looking for thrills on amusement rides across Pennsylvania are reminded to follow basic guidelines to make sure they stay safe, Agriculture Secretary George Greig said today. "Everyone ...  

I can hear the singing, courtesy of the cast of "Oliver": Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard! While we're in the mood -- cold jelly and custard! Pease pudding and saveloys! What next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it, boys -- In-di-gestion!  

I can hear the singing, courtesy of the cast of "Oliver": Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard! While we're in the mood -- cold jelly and custard! Pease pudding and saveloys! What next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it, boys -- In-di-gestion!  

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2012 According to the Centers for Disease Control, increased health care costs associated with obesity in the U.S. have risen to as much as $147 billion annually or one-fifth of all health care spending. These rising costs occur as the ...  

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/73vl33/communications_equ) has announced the addition of the "Communications Equipment in Spain" report to their offering. Communications Equipment in Spain industry ...  

Texada Software Inc. (TSX VENTURE:TXS), a versatile, multi-segmented business operation encompassing construction and industrial equipment rental, construction and industrial equipment sales and enterprise asset management software, today announced its ...  

ST. LOUIS COUNTY • A former long-time equipment manager for the St. Louis Rams is suing the team for his 2011 firing, claiming age discrimination. Todd Hewitt claims he was among a batch of employees over age 50 who were fired or forced into retirement ...  

2012-06-01 14:36:41 - Electricity demand growth remains strong despite the difficult fiscal situation in many more economically developed economies. Accessibility to reliable electricity networks correlates closely with economic prosperity. The driving ...  

Today Power Equipment Direct announced it is hard at work expanding its online product offering with the inclusion of SpeeCo log splitters. "For more than 50 years, SpeeCo has been producing high-quality farm equipment such as log splitters," said Mike ...  

New Microloan Proposal Helps Small Farmers Avoid High-Interest Credit Card and Personal Loans RICHMOND, Va., May 23, 2012– Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has made substantial, year-over-year ...  

Epicor Software Corporation, a global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, today announced that Epicor® has been named a Stevie® Finalist in the 2012 American Business Awards in three ...  

SEABROOK -- Despite a cease and desist order, 3D Business Center, whose owner is alleged to be running a sweepstakes gambling parlor on New Zealand Road, was still in operation yesterday. Building and Code Enforcement officer Paul Garand on Tuesday ordered ...  

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's first vocational agriculture programs began in 1920, blossoming amid the Jazz Age and the postwar boom. But even after the General Assembly passed its education reform bill last week, supporters of the state's 19 ...  

China-Africa Development Fund (CADFund), the Chinese state fund promoting investment co-operation between China and Africa, is considering entering into partnerships with Agriculture development banks in some African countries to expand investment, the ...  

Established in November 1912, Bristol County Agricultural High School has evolved over the years to keep pace with the changing realities of agriculture in the area. Once focused on teaching students about running a farm, the school now teaches what it ...  

The ambitious goal was unveiled by Agriculture and Food Security Minister Peter Walsh last week. ''If we work at it we can double production of food and fibre in Victoria over the next 20 years. I think that is achievable and in my view - as someone who ...  

It was interesting to watch Mayor Bianchi’s report on PCTV May 11 as he reviewed the vocational technical skills development possibilities within the "new and possibly regional" Taconic High School vocational curriculum. It was noteworthy to some that ...  

Surviving as a small-time farmer is a struggle in southeastern Massachusetts. Agricultural subsidies are helping to keep producers in the area afloat when crop yields and market prices are at their worst — yet at the same time less federal funds are ...  

Established in November 1912, Bristol County Agricultural High School has evolved over the years to keep pace with the changing realities of agriculture in the area. Once focused on teaching students about running a farm, the school now teaches what it ...  

Kirchner Private Capital Group ("KPCG" or the "Company"), a leading North American traditional merchant bank, today announced that it has enhanced its Agriculture and Food and Health and Life Science Integrated Focus Areas with the addition of industry ...  

Approximately 1,800 Virginia farmers will be surveyed next month so federal agriculture officials can get a clearer picture of the nation's crops.More Approximately 1,800 Virginia farmers will be surveyed next month so federal agriculture officials can get ...  

The three-day festival continues Saturday and Sunday afternoon after beginning Friday. While rides and food are popular at the festival, Agriculture Secretary Steve Troxler says it also has the serious purpose of encouraging people to buy North Carolina products.  

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is advising consumers to avoid a specific whipping-cream product after routine sampling found that it hadn't been properly pasteurized. The product is Blackstar Dairy heavy whipping cream that has ...  

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee recently approved its version of the 2012 Farm Bill. In today's partisan climate where everything seems to turn into a political issue, the Committee deserves high accolades for its swift, bipartisan passage ...  

KATHMANDU: The government will feminise the agriculture system to reduce the impact of the shortage of male workers in villages. About 3.5 million Nepali youth have been working abroad and most villages are filled with only women and elderly people.  

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture could further help mitigate the impact of climate change, policy experts are arguing, calling for the sector to be put at the centre of ongoing UN climate talks.  If climate-change mitigation and ...  

Ahmedabad: Outlining various facets of development in Gujarat, state Chief Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing NRIs across 12 cities in USA on Sunday asserted that agriculture and industry were thriving in the state side by side. "At a time ...  

"God first, then man, then camel and lastly girl" -- the proverb comes from the Gabra community of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia, but iterations of this pecking order can be found in communities around the world. Despite the crucial role ...  

REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN--(Marketwire - May 28, 2012) - Canadian producers are invited to share their stories of pride about living and working in the agriculture industry on Facebook, Twitter and a new website called www.agriculturemorethanever.ca ...  

HONG KONG May 30 (Reuters) - A vice president at Agricultural Bank of China Ltd , China's third largest bank by market value, is under investigation by the Communist Party's discipline authorities, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.  

St. Louis, MO - Three St. Louis businesswomen have joined forces this May to make an impact on organic agriculture and eco-friendly business in the Midwest and beyond. Earthdance agricultural nonprofit, Blissoma holistic skincare and apothecary ...  

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack plans to visit Virginia to highlight efforts to expand lending to help certain farmers and ranchers during their start-up years. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in a release that Vilsack will visit ...  

THANE: A joint director of the agriculture department was arrested by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) in Thane on Friday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a recruit. ACB officials said that Bhimu Mahadeo Koli, who ...  

With the national debt ballooning and the federal deficit still well over $1 trillion, you'd think lawmakers would be determined to seriously scale back taxpayer support for agriculture. But you'd be wrong. True, the farm bill endorsed recently ...  

Take an unused parking lot in the middle of downtown Atlanta, Georgia on Ponce de Leon Avenue, put five 320-square meter recycled shipping containers tricked out with proprietary technology to reduce overall energy consumption and increase crop ...  

COIMBATORE: A five day agricultural trade fair, 'Agri Intex 2012' began on Wednesday at CODISSIA in the city. Firms exhibited agricultural equipment designed to reduce the use of labour in agriculture. Farmers at the exhibition said that due to ...  

The world's population is projected to reach more than 9 billion by 2050. More people and rising living standards mean that global agriculture will have to double food production by mid-century. Yet farming and ranching already exact a daunting ...  

The world's population is projected to reach more than 9 billion by 2050. More people and rising living standards mean that global agriculture will have to double food production by mid-century. Yet farming and ranching already exact a daunting ...  

Equipment maker Terex is all charged-up. Its shares are up 38% year-to-date, after a huge jump Tuesday and its last quarter which was a smash hit. But is it free from weaknesses? No company is perfect, and only a detailed scrutiny can give us a ...  

Two youth football teams were left without thousands of dollars in equipment after two burglaries, police said. Detectives were searching for the people responsible for the crimes, which are similar but not necessarily related, according to the ...  

A group of U.S. seed, chemical and equipment companies will invest at least $150 million over the next few years into African agricultural projects and products, the companies said on Friday. The investments pledged by DuPont, Monsanto, Cargill ...  

Hundreds of migrant and domestic agriculture workers and community and labour allies will be attending the 10th Anniversary of the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) Support Centre in Leamington, Ontario this weekend. Over the past decade, the ...  

George Koepp was recently announced official Agriculture Agent for the Columbia County UW-Extension. Koepp grew up on a dairy, beef, hog, grain, and forage crops farm on the western side of Columbia County. He served as the Baraboo High School ...  

A public reception for the Tajikistan delegation is at 4 p.m. Thursday in the downstairs of Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, 100 1st Ave. N. Dilovar Loikzoda Sherali of Tajikistan says farmers in the former Soviet republic in Central Asia ...  

(CBS News) WASHINGTON -- President Obama is losing ground in the latest polls to Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who's pushing back against Democrats criticizing his business experience. As the president has stepped up his attacks on Romney ...  

"If that's true, then it's even more important to increase surveillance since the feed ban could not be expected to prevent future cases," said Dr. Michael Greger, director of public health and animal agriculture with the Humane Society of the ...  

Put aside images of country squires in Burberry tweed driving around their estates in Range Rovers, and think GM crops, food security and international markets. Students studying agriculture and forestry are now just as likely to debate issues ...  

SALEM -- The Oregon Board of Agriculture would like to see the Willamette Valley's canola control district reconfigured or eliminated. The board asked Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Katy Coba to ask the state's canola advisory board ...  

SHENZHEN, China, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Uni Core Holdings Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: UCHC), a Hong Kong based holding company, announced today that Shaanxi Prosperous Agriculture Company Limited ("Prosperous Agriculture"), one ...  

The government on Monday appointed S R Rao as commerce secretary, in place of Rahul Khullar, who was made chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India [ Images]  after he retired earlier this month. Prior to this, Rao, an IAS officer ...  

RICHMOND, Va., May 23, 2012– Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has made substantial, year-over-year gains in expanding credit opportunities for farmers and ranchers across the United States.  

LOS ANGELES – The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in California operated for decades with equipment that might have temporarily severed the plant's emergency power supply in the event of an earthquake, government filings revealed Tuesday.  

PUNE: The state will soon launch a public-private partnership scheme for developing infrastructure in the agriculture sector, where facilities like cold storage and pack houses will be constructed and grading machinery and artificial ripening ...  

"There is long-liquidation in corn and probably they are adding new shorts." A U.S. Agriculture Department report released late Monday - which showed farmers were almost done with spring planting tasks and that the corn crop was in good shape ...  

It was inspiring for me not only to meet our winners in person, but to see how our work making food and agriculture more sustainable has brought so many new people into our orbit. Food is such a powerful touchstone in all our lives (the food ...  

SAD though it may be, it is far from surprising. As reported by this newspaper yesterday, the latest but as yet unpublished agriculture census finds that up to 80 per cent of the people in the country’s farming sector own just 28 per cent of ...  

It was inspiring for me not only to meet our winners in person, but to see how our work making food and agriculture more sustainable has brought so many new people into our orbit. Food is such a powerful touchstone in all our lives (the food ...  

KALAMAZOO, MI --Spring is here, the new planting season is well underway, and that means farm equipment is back on rural roadways, moving from field to field. "There are fewer farmers, so they have to go longer distances" to wherever land is ...  

DENVER—A former chief of staff for Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar has been named deputy agriculture commissioner. Ronnie Carleton, of Fort Collins, was Salazar's chief of staff when Salazar was in Congress. Carleton helped ...  

WHILE agriculture has been devolved to the provinces following the passage of 18th amendment, irrigation department, according to farmers, lacks an efficient system to help increase farm productivity. Representatives of two bodies of growers ...  

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the DB Agriculture Fund (AMEX: DBA) where we have detected an approximate $54.0 million dollar outflow — that’s a 3 ...  

Kayci Johns of Richland was crowned the 2012-13 Berks County Dairy Princess during ceremonies at the Berks County Agricultural Center, Bern Township. Johns, 17, is a daughter of Mark and Debra Johns and has been serving the industry the past ...  

WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will gather ideas from all sides before deciding whether to change the release time of potentially market-moving reports, now that commodity exchanges are open nearly all day ...  

But as a past member of the Florida Legislature and Congress, he also spoke on the political issues of the day. He said neither the Republican nor Democratic Party would capture both houses of Congress and the presidency. "Regardless of the ...  

But as a past member of the Florida Legislature and Congress, he also spoke on the political issues of the day. He said neither the Republican nor Democratic Party would capture both houses of Congress and the presidency. "Regardless of the ...  

DES MOINES, IA – {May 23, 2012} Less than one year after the re-launch of m.Agriculture.com, the site has been awarded two MobileWebAwards from the Web Marketing Association for Best Magazine Mobile Website and Best Magazine Mobile Application.  

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Aficionados of professional-quality film equipment take note: One of Hollywood's best-known camera-rental companies will sell 90 percent of its film-based inventory on June 13 in an ...  

The U.S. Department of Agriculture rated 43 percent of the Kansas crop good to excellent as of Sunday, down 9 percentage points from the previous week and the steepest ratings decline since November 2007. It was the fifth straight week that ...  

MEXICO CITY (MarketWatch) -- Global food security discussions at the June summit of the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations will focus on how to ramp up agricultural production, Mexico's Agriculture Ministry said Thursday. "We're ...  

NASHIK: The office of the divisional joint director, agriculture, Nashik division, has organised a one-day workshop on Tuesday on 'organic farming' for local farmers. The workshop which will be held from 10am to 5pm at Hotel Royal Heritage ...  

HYDERABAD: The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have called to adapt new measures to tackle growing climate related risks and constraints that ...  

DENTON COUNTY — There were no injuries after a fast-moving grass fire caught a Denton County home on fire with a college student sleeping inside, authorities said. The fire burned more than 600 acres south of FM 455 between Pilot Point and ...  

PORTAGE, MI – The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to roll out its second mortgage refinance program in four years to help Michiganians in rural areas. On Thursday, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development ...  

Ahmedabad, May 20 (PTI) Outlining various facets of development in Gujarat, state Chief Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing NRIs across 12 cities in USA today asserted that agriculture and industry were thriving in the state side by side.  

PATNA: Noted industrialist and CII president Adi B Godrej has expressed confidence that more investment will come in agriculture and tourism sectors in Bihar due to investment-friendly atmosphere created by the state government. During his ...  

KARACHI, May 18: National Bank is at the top of banking list providing loans to agriculture sector so far. According a release issued by the bank, the NBP lending to agriculture sector amounted to Rs33.013 billion during July-March. It is ...  

The deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be visiting Massachusetts to celebrate the first anniversary of the MyPlate food icon, which was adopted by the agency to promote healthy nutrition. Deputy Secretary Kathleen ...  

The deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be visiting Massachusetts to celebrate the first anniversary of the MyPlate food icon, which was adopted by the agency to promote healthy nutrition. Deputy Secretary Kathleen ...  

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) is splitting its loss-making international operations from its profitable domestic business and putting it under the charge of the head of its second-biggest money spinner. As part of a five-year ...  

NEW YORK, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- TabTimes for iPad, a business news magazine entirely devoted to tablets and delivered as a free iPad application, hit the App Store today. The iPad has already changed the lives of tens of ...  

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture looking to buy 152,846 tonnes of food wheat from United States and Canada in the third weekly tender this month. * UkrAgroConsult cut its forecast for Ukraine's grain harvest to 46.3 million tonnes from its ...  

Last July, Iowa-based Kinze Manufacturing gathered its dealers to debut a new on-farm toy: a John Deere tractor pulling a grain cart. The scene might have been unremarkable—dealers have seen the cart in action countless times—except that ...  

BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE), the board is mulling a probe into the merit list of agriculture stream for the class XII. The probe will be held after the declaration of board's class X results. The MPBSE ...  

CHICAGO — President Barack Obama sought to undermine Mitt Romney’s key rationale for his presidential candidacy Monday, sharply attacking his Republican challenger’s background as a venture capitalist and arguing that profit-making alone ...  

RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazil's economy grew at its slowest pace in more than two years in the first quarter as weak industrial production and a drought-wracked agricultural sector undermined growth in Latin America's largest economy.  

NEW YORK, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: http://www.reportlinker.com/p0701094/Agricultural-Equipment-in-China.html#utm_source=prnewswire_medium=pr ...  

H Equipment Services ( HEES) has posted four straight positive earnings surprises and carries an implied earnings growth rate of 43% helping to make the stock a Zacks #2 Rank (Buy). H Equipment Services is one of the largest integrated ...  

A yearlong investigation by the Senate Armed Services Committee has identified more than 1,800 cases of counterfeit electronic parts from China being incorporated into complex U.S. military hardware – without defense contractors taking ...  

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/p4lr7t/communications_equ) has announced the addition of the "Communications Equipment in China" report to their offering.  

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9zlh3d/communications_equ) has announced the addition of the "Communications Equipment in Italy" report to their offering.  

Steady precipitation would bolster the agriculture sector and increase export tax revenue at a time when Argentina's economy is slowing under the weight of Europe's financial troubles and slackening demand from No. 1 trade partner Brazil.  

As concerns mount over the accessibility and quality of meals in cities, urban agriculture is becoming a practical solution to give communities more choice — all while helping address greenhouse gas emissions from centralized agriculture.  

LONG BRANCH, N.J., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bamboozle Festival is a three-day oceanfront festival in Asbury Park, NJ offering the best in mainstream pop, rock, metal and comedy. Acts such as Skrillex, Foo Fighters and Bon Jovi ...  

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BOSH Precision Agriculture (BOSH) has named Mr. Young Kim as its General Manager. Kim brings to BOSH a 20-year background in business development, aviation technology, and unmanned systems.  

HOUSTON, May 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new study of the global oilfield services and equipment industry (OFSE) shows that while the industry has largely emerged from the sharp decline in 2008-09 to achieve record revenue in 2011 ...  

PATNA: Chief minister Nitish Kumar stressed the need for giving more representation to women in the primary agriculture credit societies (PACS). Reservation could be a way but other options are also being discussed to increase their ...  

One of the top microchip process equipment-makers, Applied Materials, has recently cited that contract chip manufacturers are aggressively buying up their tools for leading-edge microchip production, after underestimating demand for ...  

Packers were buying to fill needs for Saturday's big kill, dealers said. * The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated Saturday slaughter at 60,000 to 65,000 head. * Fewer market hogs than expected also supportive, dealers said.  

Chicago Board Of Trade July wheat futures slid 0.96 percent despite the U.S. Department of Agriculture reporting deteriorating wheat quality in Kansas, the largest wheat producer in the United States. Wheat firmed 1.4 percent on Monday.  

WASHINGTON — Food-stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even in the open, on eBay or on Craigslist — and then asking the government for ...  

PESHAWAR, May 18: Speakers at a dialogue have called upon the government to frame an effective policy for equitable distribution of agriculture land and bring an end to feudal system so as to achieve food security for domestic purpose.  

NEW DELHI: A part revival of the agricultural sector and the gamble to invest in the so-far ignored eastern states paying off has not brought the kind of gains UPA would have hoped for while entering the fourth year of its second term.  

Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist — and then asking the government for replacement cards.  

HOUSTON — A Texas man convicted of trying to help al-Qaida has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. A federal judge in Houston also ordered Barry Walter Bujol (boo-ZHAWL’) Jr. to pay a $10,000 fine at a sentencing hearing Thursday.  

MARION, Iowa — Sitting in the cab of a $350,000 John Deere tractor pulling a $150,000 Deere corn planter, Greg Carson embodies modern American agriculture. It's capital-intensive, high-tech, efficient — and now immensely profitable.