Urea, a fertilizer used for agricultural purposes, will be delivered half the price marketed by private importers to small and medium-sized farmers nationwide, Efe quoted. According to daily newspaper El Comercio, this new purchase of the Venezuelan fertilizer, in addition to 10,000 tons bought last March, will complete the amount of 50,000 tons expected for this year. Thus far, 2,832 requests have been received to buy over 50 percent of the fertilizer that reached last March 25th the port...

In an effort to trace all of the contaminated product, the Agency conducted numerous inspections of manufacturers and warehouses identified as recipients of the suspect product. HIGHLIGHTS FDA launched an investigation within 24 hours after being notified by Menu Foods of a recall and investigators arrived at the company's plant and searched for possible sources of contamination. FDA has received over 12,000 reports in the last three weeks more than twice the number of complaints typically...

If a policy is purchased after May 1st, insurance attaches 30 days after the application is filed and the premium is prorated based on the time remaining in the crop year after insurance attaches. Crop insurance provides protection for field-grown and containerized nursery plants against losses due to adverse weather conditions, fire, and wildlife. Producers are strongly urged to contact a local crop insurance agent as soon as possible for a premium quote and additional details. Growers...

Area farmers have a new option when it comes to purchasing fertilizer for their crops. The company has three sales people for seeds and Fujan for chemicals. Carlstrom Drive in Fremont, has sold corn and soybean seed for about 1 1/2 years. Now we sell and supply ag chemicals for local farmers, said Randy Fujan, sales manager. Tech Partners 11,000-square-foot warehouse contains thousands of bags of corn and soybean seed, herbicide and more. The chemical sales are going to grow. He said Tech...

The combined company will have more than 200 employees. Weyforth-Haas is strong in brand strategy and public relations, and Bennett Kuhn is particularly strong in direct response marketing. We want to assure our customers that they can feel completely safe feeding any of the Iams and Eukanuba products now on store shelves, both wet and dry. What we can do together is really provide a complete package for marketing that companies are looking for, said Haas. Each agency will maintain...