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Dow DuPont Merge; Trans-Pacific Partnership Takes a Hit
Dow DuPont Merge; Trans-Pacific Partnership Takes a Hit
Dow DuPont Merge; Trans-Pacific Partnership Takes a Hit
Dow Chemical and DuPont officially announced an all-stock merger on Friday valued at $130 billion combining two of the biggest and oldest U.S. chemical producers into DowDuPont. The deal could trigger more consolidation, is expected to please activist investors and generate tax savings...
Agriculture Tax Extenders Waiting for Congress OK; Salt Level Battle Between Restaurants and NYC Health Board
Agriculture Tax Extenders Waiting for Congress OK; Salt Level Battle Between Restaurants and NYC Health Board
Agriculture Tax Extenders Waiting for Congress OK; Salt Level Battle Between Restaurants and NYC Health Board
Congress has until December 18th or two weeks, to pass tax extenders important to agriculture. The House earlier this year voted Section 179 expensing permanent, among other tax extenders, but the Senate Finance Committee has opted instead to revive the expired measures for 2015 and extend them through 2016...
TWB Claims Climate Change Disrupting World Economy; USDA Investing in Water Conservation
TWB Claims Climate Change Disrupting World Economy; USDA Investing in Water Conservation
TWB Claims Climate Change Disrupting World Economy; USDA Investing in Water Conservation
The World Bank over the weekend claimed that climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 by disrupting agriculture and fueling the spread of diseases. Released just weeks ahead of a U.N. climate summit in Paris, the report stated the world's poor are woefully unprepared to deal with climate shocks such as rising seas or severe droughts...
Survey Results to Meet Federal Food Safety; USDA $2.5 Million for Farm Service Agency Project
Survey Results to Meet Federal Food Safety; USDA $2.5 Million for Farm Service Agency Project
Survey Results to Meet Federal Food Safety; USDA $2.5 Million for Farm Service Agency Project
The National Agriculture Statistics Service will collect survey results from produce packers and others to help fruit and vegetable operations preparing to meet new federal food safety requirements. The 2015 Produce Post-Harvest Microbial Food Safety Practices Survey marks the first time since 1998 that such a survey has been conducted...

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