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Agriculture News - Agriculture News Headlines | Bizjournals.comArmy Corps fixing Hanson dam by 2012
A series of wells and drains should make the Howard Hanson Dam operate at design capacity for many years, removing the danger of flooding in the Green River Valley, but those repairs won?t be completed until the rainy season of 2011-2012. (BA)
The electricity from the Cape Wind project would cost 10 percent less than previously planned under an agreement reached in principal with the state attorney general?s office.
Farm Aid to be held at Miller Park
Farm Aid's 25th anniversary concert will be held in Milwaukee at Miller Park Oct. 2.
State tackling algae-choked Grand Lake
The state on Friday rolled out short-term treatment and long-term prevention plans to keep growing levels of algae from hurting families and businesses near Grand Lake St. Marys, Ohio?s largest inland lake.
Converted Organics cuts staff by half
Fertilizer producer Converted Organics Inc. will lay off half of its staff at locations in Boston and New Jersey, cutting a total of 24 corporate and manufacturing positions, the company said Friday.
Chiquita beats analyst expectations but lowers '10 view
Chiquita Brands International Inc. turned in second-quarter results that were better than analysts expected, but the company lowered its earnings guidance for the rest of the year. (CQB)
Piedmont Triad International Airport officials have purchased three tracts of vacant land surrounding PTI for a total of roughly $678,000.
Bunge profit soars on fertilizer unit sale
Bunge Ltd. reported a second-quarter profit available to common shareholders of $1.8 billion, up from $293 million a year earlier, thanks to a $2.4 billion gain from the $3.5 billion sale of its Brazilian fertilizer business. (BG)
SJ Water Q2 profit rises slightly, revenue dips
SJW Corp. late Wednesday reported second quarter net income of $4.5 million, or 24 cents a share, up slightly from $4.4 million, or 23 cents a share in the same period last year. (SJW)
Schwan's has two division presidents leave, one join
There?s a management shakeup going on at Schwan Food Co., with two top executives leaving the company in recent weeks and a new one joining the firm.
