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Agriculture, food and beverage manufacturing

Girl golfer in Idaho fights to play with the boys
For a golf ball waiting to be clubbed, physics are everything. Swing outside-in and the dimpled sphere slices into the rough. Hit it too high and the ...
APNewsBreak: FDA warns Iowa egg firm over bacteria
A company that promised to clean up Iowa's egg industry after a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010 said Friday that a recent government safety ...
Coca-Cola's newest drink is just a few drops
Coca-Cola's newest drink won't come in a bottle or a can. And people will only need a squirt or two to quench their thirst. The world's largest ...
Soup's On: Campbell Soup looks beyond iconic cans
If your lunch still consists of a bowl of Campbell's tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, chances are you grew up using a typewriter.
Kraft expects long-term growth at new NA foods co
Kraft said Friday its new North American food company will be poised to deliver long-term profit and revenue growth, while also returning cash to its ...
Kenya Red Cross: 12 killed in clashes
Fighting between a community of cattle herders and farmers over land and water killed 12 people on Friday in Kenya's southeastern region, the Kenya ...
Food co-ops brace for arrival of giant rivals
The Boise Co-op eliminated thousands of slow-selling items, sweeping away the claustrophobic effect that accompanied too many offerings.
Isaac's remnants relieves some drought states
Hurricane Isaac's remnants dumped heavy rain on some key Midwest farming states, dramatically lessening the drought there while corn-producing ...
UN: No evidence of new food price crisis
Prices of basic foods remained flat in August, offering assurances that a repeat of the global food price crisis that sparked rioting several years ...
Can 'FarmVille 2' save struggling Zynga?
Not long ago, online games company Zynga looked on pace to unseat much bigger, well-established rivals as it rode the popularity of "FarmVille," the ...
Zimbabwe university animal unit on cruelty charges
An independent animal welfare group said Wednesday it is filing cruelty charges against the veterinary teaching department at Zimbabwe's main ...
Iowa study aimed at making tractors safer for kids
Researchers who hope to prevent children from dying in tractor accidents are turning to a state-of-the-art driving simulator to help determine when ...
Japan panel favors relaxing US beef import limits
Japan is moving toward relaxing restrictions on American beef imports, which had been limited because of fears about mad-cow disease. A panel of ...
Campbell Soup profit rises amid turnaround push
Campbell Soup is preparing to flood supermarket shelves with dozens of new products in the year ahead, but the push to revive its mainstay soup ...
Corn harvest continues to speed ahead of schedule
The U.S. corn harvest continues ahead of schedule with some states nearly half-finished at a time when they usually are just getting started. The USDA ...
UN food agencies urge action to avoid food crisis
The three U.N. food agencies urged governments Tuesday to take quick action to curb rising prices of corn, wheat and soybeans and avoid a repeat of ...
Isaac gives drought-stricken farmers brief respite
Several days of rain have given farmers in the nation's midsection a welcome break from irrigating and hauling water for livestock as they contend ...
Campari moves into Jamaican rum market
Campari Group, the maker of the bright red Italian aperitif, says it has acquired a controlling stake in Jamaican rum maker Lascelles deMercado from ...
'Food hubs' connect school districts with farmers
The school district in Turlock, surrounded by fields and orchards in one of the nation's richest agricultural regions, used to get much of the produce ...
What's for breakfast? Mountain Dew drinks
Rise and shine. It's time for breakfast soda. Taco Bell said Friday that it's adding Mtn Dew A.M — a mix of Mountain Dew soda and Tropicana orange ...
APNewsBreak: Sick cows not slaughtered for food
Federal investigators probing a slaughterhouse after an undercover video showed inhumane treatment of cows said Friday that there is no evidence that ...
Drought-weary farmers await Isaac's remnants
Indiana farmer John Kolb normally would welcome storms that could provide his crops with badly needed water in this summer of drought. Instead, he and ...
Wildfire ash in river could befoul Colorado beer
A Colorado brewery said Thursday that it's monitoring the water it gets from the city of Fort Collins to make sure residue from a deadly wildfire that ...
Drinks maker Pernod Ricard's profit rises 10 pct
French beverage company Pernod Ricard said Thursday that its annual net profit increased 10 percent as its focus on Asia and premium brands delivered ...
Romney, Ryan bound by substance, differ in style
They're the political world's newest odd couple: Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are bound by substance, but differ dramatically in style. The running mates ...