Seed wars reshape biotech crops rivalry in Missouri
In New London and surrounding towns Pioneer Hi-Bred challenges Monsanto in the race for biotech soybean seeds. Farmers weigh prices and deals as Pioneer expands its own gene lines while leveraging its Corn Herculex products to capture market share.
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Associated Press
New London
Tracy Quinlin
Monsanto Co
Quinlin
Tim Flowerree
Pioneer Hi-Bred
Monsanto
Tim
Pioneer
U.S
Biotechnology Industry Organization
Dean Oestreich
David and Goliath
Frank Mitsch
Fulcrum Global Partners
New York
Bank of America
Chesterfield
Oestreich
Elmer Martin
Pat Stemme
Centralia
Fertilizer costs sting farmers in Iowa corn belt
Iowa farmers face higher fertilizer bills as costs for anhydrous ammonia rose sharply from 400 to 525 per ton. Experts cite global demand and higher natural gas prices. Bar r etts use manure on 160 acres but still buy for other fields. Economists warn profits hinge on corn prices.
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Dallas Center
Tom
Judy Barrett
Tom Barrett
Dallas County
Iowa
Barretts
The
Fertilizer Institute
Washington, D.C
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Lowa
Lion
Bob Young
American Farm Bureau Federation
USDA
United States
China
Brazil
Pennsylvania Egg Farm Charged With Animal Cruelty
The Harrisburg case cites 385 counts against chief executive H. Glenn Esbenshade and manager Jay Musser after a Compassion Over Killing investigator filmed hens impaled by cage wires and living among decomposing birds. Paul Shapiro of the Humane Society called it potentially the first such cruelty charge tied to living conditions. Pennsylvania ranks as the third largest egg producer.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Compassion Over
Humane Society
H. Glenn Esbenshade
Jay Musser
Tigator
Christian Herr
Penneg
Paul Shapiro
Humane Society of the
Government accused of trying to bypass horse-slaughter law
Bush administration faces charges of skirting a new law that bars pre slaughter inspections for horses. Dallas Crown Inc and Beltex Corp lobbyists push a fee-for-services plan to keep the Texas and Illinois plants operating, despite Humane Society opposition and a push for a permanent ban on horse slaughter.
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Dallas
Kaufman
Fort Worth
Texas
DeKalb
Ill
Jim Bradshaw
Dallas Crown Inc
Beltex Corp
Agriculture Department
Congress
Department
James Michel Kelly
Humane Society of the United States
Nancy Perry
Humane Society
U Rep
Tae Wae
Kentucky
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Europe
Japan
Whitfield
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