Agriculture
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AGI to deliver 2,000th grain dryerMar 21, 2023 11:00 pm - NAPERVILLE - Ag Growth International Inc. marked a "milestone moment" at its Omaha, Nebraska, manufacturing facility recently as it shipped its 2,000th NECO mixed flow g...
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Russia: 60-day extension of wartime grain deal acceptable
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - A Russian delegation at talks with senior U.N. officials said Monday that Moscow is ready to accept an extension to a grain export deal that has helped bri...
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U.S., states weigh farmland restrictions after Chinese balloon
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Valent BioSciences acquires FBSciencesJan 29, 2023 10:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE - Valent BioSciences LLC has expanded its agriculture business with the acquisition of FBSciences Holdings Inc. FBSciences is headquartered in Collierville,...
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Are backyard chickens the solution for shellshocked egg shoppers?Jan 23, 2023 4:30 am - Some suburban shoppers shellshocked by the soaring price of eggs are scrambling for ways to save money, leaving them to ponder a variation of the age-old question: Which...
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Fresh? Frozen? Free range? What to know about buying your turkey — and how much more will it costNov 19, 2022 12:00 am - Oh for those days of yore when the central Thanksgiving quandary was fresh or frozen turkey. Come 2022, the turkey angst is whether there will be enough birds and why ar...
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Russia-Ukraine grain deal extended in win for food prices
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Decade-low water levels on Mississippi River slow barges, disrupt food supply chain
Nov 04, 2022 1:00 am - The traffic jam on the Mississippi River caused by some of the lowest water levels in a decade will likely continue near term. About 200 boats and 3,000 barges on the lo...
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Halloween will never be the same: Didier Farms near Lincolnshire is closingNov 02, 2022 1:00 am - A Halloween tradition in the Northwest suburbs has come to an end. And for families who picked out their pumpkins at Didier Farms near Lincolnshire and enjoyed its annua...
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'We're going to do OK': Collar-county crops rebound from late start as harvest gets into gearOct 21, 2022 1:00 am - Despite a rough start with weather and higher prices for fertilizer and other supplies, farmers appear to be doing OK this season as a late harvest gets into full swing....