Farm Compliance

AFBF Regarding Conclusion of the U.N. World Food Security Summit

Written by Farm Compliance
Saturday, 07 June 2008
Washington, DC - “The American Farm Bureau Federation recognizes the challenges that faced this week’s United Nations' High Level Conference in Rome. Now, continuing efforts are necessary to move forward and implement effective solutions for global food insecurities.
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Deere & Company Acquires Plastro Irrigation Systems

Written by Farm Compliance
Thursday, 05 June 2008
Moline, Illinois - Deere & Company said today that it has completed the acquisition of Plastro Irrigation Systems, Ltd., headquartered in Israel, to add significant momentum to the growth of John Deere Water Technologies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Long-term Pesticide Exposure May Increase Risk of Diabetes

Written by Farm Compliance
Wednesday, 04 June 2008
Washington, DC - Licensed pesticide applicators who used chlorinated pesticides on more than 100 days in their lifetime were at greater risk of diabetes, according to researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The associations between specific pesticides and incident diabetes ranged from a 20 percent to a 200 percent increase in risk, said the scientists with the NIH's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
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Deere & Company to Increase Capacity for Combine Harvesting Systems

Written by Farm Compliance
Thursday, 29 May 2008
Moline, Illinois - Deere & Company announced today it will invest approximately $35 million to increase manufacturing capacity by 30 percent for combine harvesting systems produced at the John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, Illinois.
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FSIS to Seek Public Comments at Codex Alimentarius Commission

Written by Farm Compliance
Thursday, 29 May 2008
Washington, DC - The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture, today announced a public meeting to provide information and receive comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions that will be discussed at the 31st Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, June 30 - July 4, 2008.
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