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Hilary Benn calls for clearer food...News Distribution Services
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UPDATE 1-Carr's Milling says Q1 profit ahead of budget
* Says Q1 profit ahead of budget and last year's actual * On target for full year despite tough trading conditions Jan 6 (Reuters) - Carr's Milling Industries Plc...Reuters Industries
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DEFRA set to press for reintroduction of set-aside
FWi DEFRA will press for the reintroduction of compulsory set-aside when it meets farm industry leaders in London next week. The meeting between DEFRA secretary Hilary Benn, farming unions and conservation groups, will take place in London on 7 January and cover a range of...FWi - news
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Colossal sugar beet crop on the cards
MICHAEL POLLITT, EDP RURAL AFFAIRS EDITOR Record yields of sugar beet are on the cards as the campaign continues at full tilt into the new year, says British...Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
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Spring seeds special Tipple barley is main spring sowing for SW Barometer
FWi Barley - home-saved Tipple - will be the main spring sowing on 's south-western Barometer farm. "By using home-saved seed, applying compost and hopefully benefitting from some residual nitrogen we're hoping to keep a firm lid on variable costs," says Peter...FWi - news
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Local growers reaping rewards of credit crunch
Onion growers in Lincolnshire are shedding tears of joy as more cash-strapped families turn to home cooking. And they and other local producers are planning to increase production as more people become creative in the kitchen and swap ready meals for DIY...Lincolnshire.co.uk
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Corn, Soybeans Head for First Annual Declines in Four Years
By Jae Hur Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Corn, Soybeans and wheat fell and are headed for their first annual declines in four years on concern the slowing global economy will reduce demand for food, animal feed and...Bloomberg
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Kenya Will Begin Importing Corn in 10 Days, Ruto Says (Update1)
By Eric Ombok Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Kenya, sub-Saharan Africas fifth- biggest corn producer, will begin importing 5 million bags of corn in 10 days to avoid a shortage of the staple food, Agriculture Minister William Ruto...Bloomberg
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South African Corn Prices Rise, Following Benchmark U.S. Prices
By Mkhululi Mancotywa Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Corn in South Africa, the biggest producer of the grain on the continent, rose after prices gained in the...Bloomberg
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19 Dec. AICC Crop Report: Crops enter the winter in poor condition.