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LITTLE ROCK Plans by Tyson Foods inc. and ConocoPhillips to produce and market diesel made from beef, pork and poultry fat and take advantage of a tax credit are perverting the purpose of the credit, opponents argue. Biodiesel companies and their political allies say Tyson and Houston-based ConocoPhillips won t spend any money to add jobs or new plants, so they shouldn t get the tax break, intended to expand biodiesel production. Tyson also argues that higher demand for animal fats will...

Tyson Foods, inc. has completed the sale of two of its Alabama poultry plants and related support facilities. World Poultry . Poultry News . Tyson_completes_sale_of_poultry_operations_in_Alabama Bookmark Sitemap. We determined it made sense to sell these commodity operations since our company has become more focused on value-added chicken production, which typically involves producing boneless, marinated or cooked products, said Tyson senior group vice president of Poultry and Prepared...

The legislation provides crop production loss assistance in a manner similar to previous disaster programs for quantity losses occurring from natural disasters and related conditions that occurred in 2005 or 2006 or 2007, with the losses for 2007 crops covered only if the crop subject to the loss was planted prior to February 28, 2007. NSP is focused on equalizing the sorghum loan rate with corn on a county-by-county basis and providing bankable safety net payments like direct payments to...

As overall operating costs increase and the chances of a good crop dwindle, farmers like Whitehead and his partner, Todd Wakefield, 38, are feeling the stress of not knowing what will happen to their farming businesses this year. Cotton and soybean plants are starting to die, and there is little or no moisture in the soil to germinate peanuts, the state agriculture department reports. The House version of a new federal farm bill calls for grants to capture water, store it in reservoirs and...