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Eight ways to solve world hunger
2013-06-08 20:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: PREVENT LAND GRABBING An ugly side of current scares over future food supply is wealthy, land-poor states, like those in the Gulf and South Korea, acquiring tracts of undeveloped countries to use as allotments. It is a campaigning cause of the multi-charity IF campaign against hunger. Ethiopia, Sudan, Madagascar and Cambodia have been targeted and a total area the size of Spain may already have been acquired. Problem: Hard to police. Difficult to distinguish between genuine investment in Africa...
Most-Asked Question at World Pork Expo: What About the Smithfield Sale?
2013-06-08 15:22:00| National Hog Farmer
Its probably not surprising that the question that came up most often in pork producer conversations at World Pork Expo involved speculation about the implications of the sale of Smithfield Foods to Henan Shuanghui of China. In case you missed it, Steve Meyer, Paragon Economics, Inc., addressed this very question in the June 3 issue of the National Hog Farmer Weekly Preview newsletter. As Meyer points out, the sale of a company that owns around 970,000 sows and eight packing plants definitely qualifies as news. The discussion about the sale has not been limited to World Pork Expo. Many economists and media outlets are also analyzing the potential outcome of this sale. If the proposed acquisition of Smithfield is approved, it would be the largest acquisition of an American company by a Chinese company in history. National Hog Farmer Blog read more
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PQA Plus Revisions Debut at World Pork Expo
2013-06-08 02:36:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Board Revisions to the voluntary Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA Plus) program were announced during World Pork Expo, and became effective as of June 7, 2013. PQA Plus has evolved since its introduction in 1989 with regular revisions and updates to increase its effectiveness, incorporate new research information, and ensure the programs validity with customers. PQA Plus incorporates 10 Good Production Practices to align more closely with the We Care initiative principles, and provides a framework for significant, relevant food safety standards and improved animal well-being. read more
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Monitor your world with $39 Motes sensors
2013-06-07 22:51:49| CNET News.com
Wimoto's Motes Indiegogo project wants to put small environmental sensors into the hands of anyone with a smartphone. [Read more]
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Piper Jaffray Initiates Wolverine World Wide with Neutral on Strong Sales Growth Potential
2013-06-07 20:20:00| Footwear - Topix.net
In a report published Friday, Piper Jaffray analyst Erinn E. Murphy initiated coverage on Wolverine World Wide with a Neutral rating and $52.00 price target.
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