Farha Aslam, industry analyst with Stephens inc. said the latest events would possibly mean Smithfield Foods takes more time before beginning construction on a $200 million beef processing plant in the Oklahoma panhandle because a there will not be a reduction in processing capacity from the Swift sale. Farha Aslam, industry analyst with Stephens inc. said the latest events would possibly mean Smithfield Foods takes more time before beginning construction on a $200 million beef processing...

So far, the only farmers who are interested are in Montana, where more than 50,000 acres of camelina were planted this season. It stretches from a Puget Sound biotech firm that's working to increase camelina yields by up to 50 percent to Capitol Hill, where lobbyists hope to convince Congress to cover camelina under the federal crop insurance program to reassure skittish farmers. Montana's other senator, Democrat Max Baucus, is preparing legislation that would allow loan deficiency...

With urban populations exploding all over the world, scientists are developing environmentally-friendly ways to grow crops in the city. In Manhattan, scientists have developed a special barge that's not only growing produce, but is also planting seeds of environmental awareness. Scientists have been inviting students to come see the partially-floating hydroponic greenhouse firsthand, and students are impressed with what they've seen so far. Creators of the barge also came up with the idea...

It is the first update on the number of cases linked to the outbreak since early March, when officials said 425 cases had been confirmed in 44 states. ConAgra officials have said they believe moisture in the plant likely helped bacteria to grow and later infect the finished product. The jars or their lids can be returned to the store where they were purchased for a refund. The CDC said the number of new salmonella cases dropped substantially after the peanut butter was recalled. The...

There are gamers who choose not to play MMOGs because they find them to be a "stagnant, increasingly generic genre," according to Michael Wallis, CEO of two-year-old, Reno, Nevada-based Colony Studios, whose staff of ten industry vets is hoping to inject new life into this particular variety of videogame. Getting past that old MMOG grind The Hollywood Reporter. There are gamers who choose not to play MMOGs because they find them to be a "stagnant, increasingly generic genre," according to...