That gives processors tremendous leverage over citrus industry economics, and growers often complain they use that leverage to keep farm prices down. In industry parlance, "on tree" estimates represent the money growers get from processors after deducting expenses such as harvesting and transportation. Processors started bidding up the farm price once early projections showed Florida would produce the lowest orange crop since 110. Since the citrus freezes of the 1980s, processors easily...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Print Email Sheena McFarland: 'The Incredible Shrinking Sheena' Shrinking Sheena: Now that I'm buying, junk food gets cold shoulder The Salt Lake Tribune Article Last Updated:07/18/2007 07:44:50 AM MDT Click photo to enlarge Sheena McFarland. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Print Email Sheena McFarland: 'The Incredible Shrinking Sheena' Shrinking Sheena: Now that I'm buying, junk food gets cold shoulder The Salt Lake Tribune Article Last...

Washington - Eleven big US producers of chocolates, fries, sodas and sugary cereals have pledged to cut back advertising aimed a kids to help fight child obesity. To head off being forced off the air by law, major corporations like McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Mars and Kellogg said this week they will pare back advertisements during television programming where the audiences are over half children under 12 years old. Under the BBB initiative the companies are setting their own collective...

Hog ranch providing contaminated pork disciplined Hog ranch providing contaminated pork disciplined 2007-07-29 21:46:10 Taipei, July 29 (CNA) The Council of Agriculture (COA) has ordered a small hog ranch in the central county of Changhua to suspend sale of its pigs for two months after its pork was detected to contain traces of a banned veterinary drug, an official said Sunday. Hog ranch providing contaminated pork disciplined Hog ranch providing contaminated pork disciplined 2007-07-29...

In Indiana, a beer garden is not planted at every festival; however representatives from those that do have them say they would likely never hold an event without them. In Indiana, a beer garden is not planted at every festival; however representatives from those that do have them say they would likely never hold an event without them. This story looks at other festivals and organizers thoughts on beer gardens. Beer gardens at festivals are as old as many festivals themselves. He noted the...

Marqusee said Specialty officials told him that organic soybeans would draw a price of $16 per bushel, far above the current price of $7 for traditional yellow soybeans. There are only a handful of organic producers in Woodbury County, but Marqusee said they're receiving premium prices for such goods as strawberries, asparagus and corn. Supervisors from Woodbury, Monona, Plymouth and Cherokee counties heard Marqusee passionately encourage them to stem the loss of family farms by banding...

Bourbon, rum, scotch, vodka and whiskey were consumed more than beer by high school students who drank in Arkansas, New Mexico, Nebraska and Wyoming, according to a report in the current issue ofMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication of the U. Bourbon, rum, scotch, vodka and whiskey were consumed more than beer by high school students who drank in Arkansas, New Mexico, Nebraska and Wyoming, according to a report in the current issue ofMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a...

Bromley will join executives from nearly 270 public and private companies for the conference, one of the longest-running institutional events focused exclusively on growth companies. We are very proud of SunOpta as we continue our exciting development as a leading player in natural and organic foods and cellulosic ethanol and look forward to showcasing the SunOpta story to many of the country s top growth investors at this year s Growth Conference, said Steve Bromley, President and CEO of...

The FTC has filed a complaint seeking to block the acquisition on antitrust grounds, saying Whole Foods (nasdaq: WFMI - news - people ) is attempting to stifle all competition in the natural and organic food sector. The chain also said the natural foods sector is no longer limited to just natural and organic food stores since supermarkets are expanding those offerings. The FTC has already won a temporary restraining order and is asking for a preliminary injunction. This material may not be...