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One of the basic facts of agriculture is that most of the acreage that can be cultivated has been cultivated, though not necessarily very efficiently. A very large proportion of the world’s surface, after all, is covered by
Full story...Last year Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe launched an ambitious agricultural programme, dubbed the “mother of all agricultural seasons”, which he said would see the country regaining its food exporting nation status. Mugabe’s
Full story...Meat is the latest agricultural commodity tipped for sharp price rises as demand increases and supplies are tightening. The world’s largest beef company, global trading group JBS of the US, said last week that at around US$4,000
Full story...There are three words we want to dismiss early in any discussion of English Wines. The first two are global warming and the third is duty. Townies try to insert the first two words into the future of any activity agricultural,
Full story...The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), the country's largest producer and seller of fertilizes, has entered into a long-term off-take and supply agreement with Australia’s Legend International Holdings. The
Full story...The much-maligned English philosopher Thomas Robert Malthus postulated that infinite growth from a finite resource is unsustainable and is likely to end in catastrophe. Of course, Malthus was referring to pre-industrial
Full story...Rice was again headline news, as the devastating cyclone in Burma destroyed crops there. Rice prices surged on speculation that Myanmar may be transformed from a net exporter on the international market into a buyer. Rice jumped
Full story...When a company has 36 per cent of its domestic commercial market, it’s probably understandable that floating on the London market does not rate as local news. That’s the way it seems with Ukraine’s leading poultry producer,
Full story...India's leading commodity exchanges, the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), the National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (NMCE) and the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), have been hit fairly hard by the news
Full story...How can you make money out of the current agriculture boom? No easy question this, from the point of view of the UK stock market with its scant sector representation. Hence the sudden emergence from obscurity of PGI Group,
Full story...Acid mine drainage is a sulphuric acid solution generated when exposed ore comes into contact with water and air. It’s long been a problem for mines and for mining companies, as it also contains heavy metals. This very unpleasant
Full story...The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned that soaring global food prices may damage growth in some Asian economies this year and next year. The ADB notes that over the past year wheat export prices have increased by 130 per
Full story...The constant sight of dire headlines about the current food crises is no bad thing for food manufacturers. They help soften up the customers for price rises. That seems to be the case anyhow for Associated British Foods (ABF),
Full story...Soaring agricultural commodity prices and increasing volatility are driving agriculture trade users away from the commodity futures markets. An emergency meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission was held in Chicago
Full story...Indian food products exported to the United States are being rejected repeatedly by the US authorized agencies. The recent monthly refusal list issued by the Operational and Administrative System for Import Support (OASIS) of the
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FINANCIAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FIRST QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2008
MagIndustries Announces Appointment of W. Verbrugghe as CEO of MagMinerals Potash
MagMinerals Potash, a Subsidiary of MagIndustries, Closes Second Tranche of $100 Million Capital Raise
Advanced Growing Systems Announces a Webcast to Update Investors on Corporate Progress
Advanced Growing Systems Announces a Webcast to Update Investors on Corporate Progress
Advanced Growing Systems, Inc. Participates in Atlanta's "Water Smart Landscape" Workshop
Viridas PLC and INEOS Enterprises join forces in major Jatropha development
Additional Information To The Company's Financial Year Ended 2007 ("FY2007") Annual Report
$1.1 Million Aqua Pennsylvania Upgrade Coming for Luzerne County Community's Water System
Aqua America to Report Earnings for Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007
