Louis Dreyfus Company Signs Binding Agreement To Acquire BASF’s Food And Health Performance Ingredients Business

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Rotterdam, The Netherlands – Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) announced the signing of a binding agreement for the acquisition of BASF’s Food and Health Performance Ingredients business, including a production site and state-of-the-art R&D center in Illertisse

International Longshoremen’s Association, United States Maritime Alliance Announce Tentative Agreement On New Six-Year Master Contract

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North Bergen/Lyndhurst, NJ – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached a tentative agreement on all items for a new six-year Master Contract.

Südzucker Confirms Annual Forecast Following The First Nine Months Of Fiscal 2024/25

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Mannheim, Germany - Group revenues of Südzucker AG fell in the first three quarters of fiscal 2024/25 (1 March to 30 November 2024) slightly to EUR 7,466 (previous year: 7,779) million. Revenues declined in the special products, CropEnergies and starch se

World Agricultural Supply And Demand Estimates – December 2024

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SUGAR: U.S. sugar supply for 2024/25 is increased 242,943 short tons, raw value (STRV) to 14.494 million on increases in beet sugar production, imports and beginning stocks.

Boise State Athletics Announces Simplot Investment In North End Zone Project

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Boise, Idaho – As introduced during the January 4 groundbreaking event for the North End Zone Project at Albertsons Stadium, the J.R. Simplot Company and the Simplot Company Foundation have made a combined donation to support the North End Zone Project.

Case IH Recognized For First-Class Agricultural Innovation From ASABE With Seven Awards

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Case IH emerged as a big winner in this year’s AE50 awards, presented by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), for the most innovative products in the agricultural, food and biological industries. With seven product innova

Bayer Acquires Camelina Assets From Smart Earth Camelina Corp. To Advance Biofuels

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Monheim, Germany – Bayer announced a deal with Canada-based Smart Earth Camelina Corp., whereby Bayer has acquired their camelina germplasm, intellectual property, and materials to expand its global leadership position in biomass-based feedstock markets.

UNL, USDA Collaborate To Create Web-Based App to Optimize Soil Sampling

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The USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL), and the ARS’s Partnership for Data Innovations (PDI) have launched a new web-based application to facilitate digital soil mapping and optimize soil sampling.

American Sugar Alliance Congratulates Bicameral Agriculture Committee Leaders

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As the 119th Congress begins, the American Sugar Alliance (ASA) congratulates both the new and returning leaders of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees: Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-

Nutrien Ag Solutions And The Gamekeepers Of Mossy Oak Unite To Celebrate Conservation And Feeding The Future, Together

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Loveland, CO – Nutrien Ag Solutions has announced a collaboration with Mossy Oak, along with their conservation arm, the GameKeepers.

Ceradis B.V. Hires Lon Kreger As New Sales And Marketing Leader

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Wageningen, The Netherlands – Ceradis B.V., a global developer and marketer of environmentally friendly plant nutrition and crop protection solutions, has announced the appointment of Lon Kreger as its new Sales and Marketing Leader.

Lindsay Further Enhances Portfolio, Completes Acquisition Of Minority Interest In Pessl Instruments

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Omaha, Nebraska – Lindsay Corporation, a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, today announced it has completed its acquisition of a 49.9 percent minority interest in Austria-based Pessl Ins

The Beet Brief: Better Supplied World Market Forecast In 25/26

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In our December report, National Farmers Union (UK) Sugar commercial and market insight manager Arthur Marshall looks at the challenges and opportunities in sugar industries in Europe, Brazil and India, and what it means for us.

Food Safety Summit Unveils Robust Education Program For 2025 Event

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Rosemont, IL – Registration is now open for the 2025 Food Safety Summit education program, scheduled for May 12–15 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.

Allstate Sugar Bowl Generates Massive Regional Economic Boost In 2023

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New Orleans – The Allstate Sugar Bowl, which celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2023, had one of its most successful years in history as far as meeting its goal of serving as a major tourism booster and economic engine for New Orleans and Louisiana.

American Sugar Alliance Thanks Chairwoman Stabenow For Service To Michigan

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On behalf of America’s sugarbeet and sugarcane family farmers, and the workers who process those crops into sugar, Michigan sugarbeet farmer Adam Herford issued the following statement on the retirement of Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie St