Ag in the News

04/08/2010

National and International

JBS, others fall short on deforestation pact
Greenpeace announced that three of the largest beef slaughter companies in Brazil — JBS S.A. and its Bertin unit, Marfrig and Minerva — all failed to meet the first phase of the Zero Deforestation Agreement they signed last October and have asked for more time to comply. MORE!

Perdue disputes environmental criticism in Maryland
Perdue Farms has provided contract poultry growers the ability to sell litter produced on their farms for 10 years and used the litter to make organic fertilizer. MORE!

Investment firm recapitalizes Idaho meat processor
Private investment firm Littlejohn & Co. LLC announced it has recapitalized Wilder, Idaho-based CTI Foods Holding Co. LLC., which makes value-added, processed precooked, frozen and fresh food products for quick-service and casual-dining restaurant chains. MORE!

Study calls for more flexible biofuels policies
If the U.S. corn industry experiences a weather-induced shortfall that typically has a 10 percent chance of happening in any given year, the price of a bushel of corn could rise to more than $7, according to a new University of Illinois study. MORE!

Webinars to focus on sanitation
The International Association for Food Protection announced webinars focusing on sanitation issues. MORE!