Feedstuffs articles from November 2008

Feedstuffs archives from November 2008

China ready to shore up food safety.(News)
November 3, 2008... WITH his country facing yet another international crisis over the safety of its food supply, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised a tougher regulatory stance, saying Chinese exports will meet or exceed international standards. "The Chinese...

Pilgrim's gets extension.(News)(Financial report)
November 3, 2008... PILGRIM'S Pride Corp. has another month to come up with a going-forward plan that its bankers will buy. The company, which has lost almost $200 million this year through its first three quarters and has said it will take another huge loss...

DDGs: working to rebuild confidence.(Special Report: 2009 Outlook)
November 3, 2008... TWO years ago, soaring ethanol prices easily padded the pockets of ethanol producers, so they tended to neglect consistency and quality of dried distillers grains (DDGs). Today, the industry is trying to mend bridges from the bad...

Schwarzenegger urges 'no' on Prop 2.(NewsWatch)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week urged Californians to vote no on the California ballot initiative on farm animal housing, Proposition 2 (Prop 2). Schwarzenegger did not offer any reason for his position on the initiative or any...

Primer explores future of plant sciences.(NewsWatch)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... The National Academies released a new primer on the achievements and promise of plant genome sciences. Based on an expert consensus report from the National Research Council, the booklet explores the potential of the National Plant Genome...

Grain exchange closes trading pits.(NewsWatch)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... After a long history of open-outcry trading for futures and options, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) will close its trading pits effective Dec. 19. The decision to transition to exclusively electronic trading was unanimously approved by...

WTO panel report delayed in apple case.(NewsWatch)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... The chairman of the World Trade Organization dispute panel hearing New Zealand's complaint in DS367 (Australia--Measures Affecting the Importation of Apples from New Zealand) said the final report in the case will be late and won't be delivered...

Biotech compliance.(NewsWatch)(biotechnology used for genetically modified organisms)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has launched a new biotechnology compliance component to its web-based ePermits system that will allow the agency to initiate, process and track compliance...

CLA for swine.(NewsWatch)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... The Food & Drug Administration has amended the regulations for food additives permitted in feed and drinking water of animals to provide for the safe use of methyl esters of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)--specifically cis-9, trans-11 and...

Tremonton expanded.(NewsWatch)(West Liberty Foods)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Just one year after opening its new facility in Tremonton, Utah (Feedstuffs, Sept. 17, 2007), West Liberty Foods LLC has completed an expansion to accommodate demand for both individually quick-frozen products and sliced meats, according to an...

Guessing games begin.(Inside Washington)
November 3, 2008... EVERY four years, Washington plays a new round of "Guess Who?" For example, guess who the new President will name to the Cabinet, like to the agriculture secretary post. Interestingly, from one perspective, the top U.S. Department of...

Biofuel capacity exceeds demand.(News)
November 3, 2008... THE gold rush mentality supporting biofuels clearly has ended, and now, in a similar fevered fashion, many are calling for the abandonment of biofuels. In the end, however, governments continue to adopt and expand biofuel mandate targets,...

U.S. moving forward on FMD readiness.(News)
November 3, 2008... THERE was a big difference in the tone of the U.S. Animal Health Assn. (USAHA) annual meeting this year compared to seven years ago. In 2001, the meeting was marked by barely suppressed anxiety. That year, the nation's federal and state...

Agriprocessors charged for wage law violations.(News)
November 3, 2008... ANOTHER nail was hammered into the Agriprocessors Inc. legacy last week when authorities in Iowa charged the company with violations of compensation and wage laws between Jan. 1, 2006, and June 30, with fines that would total almost $10...

Canadian hog herd shrinking.(News)
November 3, 2008... CANADIAN producers told Statistics Canada they held 12.79 million hogs on their farms on Oct. 1 (Table), the national government's statistical agency reported. That number is down 1.5% from last quarter and 11% from the same point a year...

Hops extract may reduce clostridium in chickens.(News)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... HOPS contain substances that control pathogenic bacteria in the intestines of chickens, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators have reported. Certain bacteria in the intestines of chickens not only can cause...

Study finds retail meat safe from MRSA, VRE.(News)(methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)(vancomycin-resistant enterococci )
November 3, 2008... RHODE Island Hospital researchers reported that findings from a new study of retail meat in the Providence, R.I., area indicate little to no presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The study, prompted by the identification of such...

Smithfield, Campofrio merger creates Europe's largest processed meats company.(News)(Campofrio Alimentacion S.A. mergers with Smithfield Holdings S.L. )(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... SHAREHOLDERS at Campofrio Alimentacion S.A. and Groupe Smithfield Holdings S.L. on Oct. 24 approved a merger of the two companies, creating the largest processed meats company in Europe. The deal is a stock transaction in which Campofrio...

Bunge reports lower profits.(Business)(Financial report)
November 3, 2008... BECAUSE of above-average performance in both agribusiness and fertilizer this year, Bunge Ltd. is on track to produce record profits for its nine months and year. However, softer demand resulted in lower earnings for Bunge for the third...

Moody's confirms JBS credit ratings.(Business)
November 3, 2008... MOODY'S Investors Service has confirmed the credit ratings for JBS S.A. following decisions by the U.S. Department of Justice to approve JBS's acquisition of the beef division of Smithfield Foods Inc. but to block its proposed acquisition of...

Stock summary.(Business)(Statistical data)
November 3, 2008... Stock Summary Feedstuffs-Moskow Stock Indexes Oct. 28 Oct. 22 Year ago Agribusiness 216.10 202.20 288.60 Baking 104.50 105.20 242.90 Fertilizer...

Agribusinesses hold on.(Business)
November 3, 2008... THE tides have definitely turned over the past several months as agricultural companies have been riding high on the waves of increased demand and strong profit margins. As the Feedstuffs Stock Summary (page 6) shows, agribusiness stock...

W. Windsor Cravens.(Business)(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... DR. W. Windsor Cravens died Oct. 21 at 93 years old. Cravens earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture from the University of Kentucky, a master's degree in animal chemistry and nutrition from Iowa State University and a doctorate in...

Alltech.(Names in the News)
November 3, 2008... ALL TECH, Nicholasville, Ky.--Jennifer Rabitz has joined the company as territory marketing coordinator for Wisconsin, northern Illinois and Indiana. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Brock Grain Systems.(Names in the News)(appointment of Dan Wuthrich )(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... BROCK GRAIN SYSTEMS, Milford, Ind.--Dan Wuthrich has been named product specialist. Wuthrich will work with district sales managers, customer service personnel and dealers to provide product support and training for grain storage products. He...

Kemin Agrifoods North America.(Names in the News)(appointment of Darl Reed )(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... KEMIN AGRIFOODS NORTH AMERICA, Des Moines, Iowa--Darl Reed has joined the company as midwestern ruminant key account manager. Reed was most recently senior purchasing manager for Kemin Health. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Novus International.(Names in the News)(appointment of Duarte Diaz )(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... NOVUS INTERNATIONAL, St. Charles, Mo.--Dr. Duarte Diaz has been appointed ruminant research manager. Diaz will be responsible for managing ruminant research and serving as technical lead for mycotoxin management programs across species. He was...

At times, we must swim upstream.(Loos Tales)(Independent Meat Co. )(Column)
November 3, 2008... SALMON Creek Farms based in Twin Falls, Ida., gets it. I just spent a couple of tremendous days in the "banana belt" with Patrick Florence, the third-generation owner of Independent Meat Co. Founded in 1904, Independent Meat has withstood...

Rule-based trading brings stabilizing influence.(Viewpoint)(Column)
November 3, 2008... I AM fully aware this may be an unpopular thing to say in the U.S., but opening trade is a healthy thing to do. The fact that the country--and the world--face an unsettling period of financial market upheaval and pending economic downturn...

Urban wheat field sprouts up.(Feedstuffs FoodLink: CONNECTING FARM TO FORK)
November 3, 2008... [New York City got to "experience" wheat's farm-to-fork journey with a wheat field, full-size combine, functioning mill, bread-baking station, nutrition lab and more.] COLLABORATIVE efforts between the Wheat Foods Council and its members...

Official ponders vote that might have been.(Hog Industry INSIDER)
November 3, 2008... THE Colorado livestock industry has watched the California campaign on sow stalls, veal crates and battery cages unfold, knowing it could have been happening in their state. Instead, farm groups joined together on a legislative compromise...

Genetics show flu virus moves via migratory birds.(Research)
November 3, 2008... WILD migratory birds may be more important carriers of avian influenza viruses from continent to continent than previously thought, according to new scientific research from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that has important implications for...

Biosurfactant.(In 60 seconds)(LYSOFORTE)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Biosurfactant: Kemin Industries Inc. announced that it has introduced LYSOFORTE brand Biosurfactant into the U.S. market. LYSOFORTE is for use in livestock and poultry feeds to enhance the absorption of fatty acids and other nutrients....

Pure protease.(In 60 seconds)(RONOZYME ProAct)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Pure protease: DSM Nutritional Products and Novozymes announced the launch of RONOZYME ProAct, the first pure protease for the poultry industry. It meets the requirements of modern broiler feeding and can reduce feed costs by maximizing protein...

Phosphorus a major expense in formulas.(Bottom Line)(Statistical data)
November 3, 2008... PHOSPHORUS is the elephant in the room. Concerns about the environment and the implementation of regulations have focused attention on phosphorus levels in animal feeds. Short supplies and increasing demand for phosphorus to grow ethanol...

Danisco to acquire Agtech Products.(Bottom Line of Nutrition: Poultry)
November 3, 2008... DANISCO A/S announced Oct. 27 that it has signed an agreement to acquire Agtech Products Inc., a U.S.-based agricultural biotechnology company dedicated to the development, manufacture and technical application of microbiological-based products...

Europe clears Marfrig to buy OSI units.(Bottom Line of Nutrition: Poultry)(Marfrig Frigorificos e Comercio de Alimentos S.A. mergers with OSI Group LLC)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... BRAZILIAN meat processor Marfrig Frigorificos e Comercio de Alimentos S.A. has been cleared to acquire the European poultry assets of OSI Group LLC, giving it the final piece to its proposed acquisition of OSI's Brazilian and European poultry...

Corn fractionation adds value.(Facilities)(corn fractionation technology)
November 3, 2008... INITIALLY, ethanol plants aimed to pump out high volumes of ethanol, and distillers grains were just a byproduct of the process. Today, a handful of plants are approaching ethanol production in a new way by using corn fractionation technology....

Ethanol additive safer, effective.(Facilities)(FermaSure)
November 3, 2008... BACTERIA in fermentation processes compete with yeast for glucose and other nutrients. Bacteria produce organic acids that can stress or kill the yeast and, ultimately, reduce ethanol yields in the fermentation process. Antibiotics are one...

Kansas State to unveil swine building.(Facilities)(Kansas State University )
November 3, 2008... THE Kansas State University department of animal sciences and industry will unveil a new growing and finishing swine building as part of the 2008 Swine Day Nov. 20 in Manhattan, Kan. Fund-raising for the $650,000 building began three years...

Waste-to-energy projects pursued.(Facilities)(GreenCo Solutions Inc.)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... PROGRESS Energy Carolinas and GreenCo Solutions Inc. have entered into a memorandum of understanding to jointly pursue new alternative energy projects designed to turn swine waste into electricity. The two companies will work together to...

Dust collectors.([Facilities: New Equipment])(Donaldson Torit )(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Donaldson Torit of Minneapolis, Minn., announced the launch of its Torit PowerCore dust collectors with PowerCore filter packs. Full-scale Torit PowerCore collectors are now available in stand-alone and bin vent...

Grinder.(Facilities: New Equipment)(LPP 6.5 Laboratory/Pilot Gran-U-Lizer)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Modern Process Equipment of Chicago, Ill., introduced the LPP 6.5 Laboratory/Pilot Gran-U-Lizer. The LPP grinds material to a narrow particle size distribution with few unwanted "fines" while minimizing impact and heat generation during the...

Meter.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Fluid Metering Inc. introduces PDS-100 Programmable Dispensing System )(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Fluid Metering Inc. of Syosset, N.Y., announced its new PDS-100 Programmable Dispensing System that uses precision stepper motors to control a variety the company's patented valveless piston pumps. The PDS-100 has a range from 500 nano-liters...

Shredders.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Kuhn North America Inc.)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Kuhn North America Inc. of Brodhead, Wis., has introduced the new VKM-SR line of heavy-duty vineyard and orchard shredders in working widths of 5 ft.-8 in., 6 ft.-3 in. and 6 ft.-9 in. These shredders feature the chassis and headstock of the...

In-line filters.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Industrial Specialties Mfg. Inc. of Englewood, Colo., announced its new line of in-line filters that can be easily connected and disconnected for service on tubing applications. Designed with John Guest-brand push-to-connect-style fittings...

Disk harrow.(Facilities: New Equipment)
November 3, 2008... Kuhn North America Inc. of Brodhead, Wis., has introduced the new Discover XM-48 disk harrow. The XM-48 features a working width of 18 ft.-5 in., while the unique 12 sq. in. single center beam and folding gang design result in a transport width...

Bin monitoring interface.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Bintrac.com)(HerdStar LLC)(Bintrac.com)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... HerdStar LLC of Mankato, Minn., announced that it has released its second major version of Bintrac.com, a web interface to its BinTrac PRO bin monitoring system. This highly accurate, end-to-end bin monitoring solution allows remote access to...

Product controller.(Facilities: New Equipment)
November 3, 2008... Raven Industries of Sioux Falls, S.D., has introduced Switch Pro, a product controller with advanced technology. Switch Pro eliminates consoles from the cab, providing more room with less clutter by combining the technology of several devices...

South Dakota Wind Farm to power Midwest universities.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... TWO universities in South Dakota soon will truly be powered by wind. Babcock & Brown and Heartland Consumers Power District announced that South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds dedicated the Wessington Springs Wind Farm, located just south of...

2009 market outlook: no rules to go by.(Special Report: 2009 Outlook)(Industry overview)
November 3, 2008... FOR months, chief executive officers of beef, pork and poultry companies have advised and warned that their industries have been slow to pass through higher costs of production and said this pass-through, when it comes, will be substantial. ...

Cattle market outlook shows some promise.(Special Report: 2009 Outlook)
November 3, 2008... IT has been a hard year for cattle producers: Out in the country, cow/calf producers dealt with high and volatile energy and feed costs and lower prices for their calves and recorded losses on their cow herds for the first time in 10 years. ...

Eight trends to watch in beef cattle industry.(Special Report: 2009 Outlook)
November 3, 2008... IN his recent quarterly report, analyst and economist Bill Helming outlined eight important trends that are occurring in the U.S. beef cattle industry: 1. Consolidation. Helming said the number of cow/calf, stocker and cattle feeding...

Report examines livestock, poultry sectors.(Special Report: 2009 Outlook)
November 3, 2008... A NEW report, "Commercial Analysis of the USA Livestock & Poultry Industries," has been released by Fountain Agricounsel. The report covers the meat, milk and egg animal protein food industry in the U.S. and analyzes the livestock (beef...

Poultry industry faces consolidation event.(Special Report: 2009 Outlook)
November 3, 2008... THE chicken and turkey market outlooks are on similar tracks going into 2009--too little demand for too much breast meat--and both chicken and turkey companies have one must-do-now objective: to get breast meat prices up by getting supplies...

Egg producers realizing profitability records.(Special Report: 2009 Outlook)
November 3, 2008... FINALLY, some good news: The market outlook for the commercial egg industry is positive and profitable. In fact, the outlooks for profits for 2008 and 2009 have improved since the midyear update, and egg producers this year will post a...

Pork producers hang in there, head for 2010.(Special Report: 2009 Outlook)
November 3, 2008... FOR pork producers, the call of the moment is for them to "hang in there" and get to 2010, and getting to 2010 will be difficult given little decrease in production, sliding demand in the U.S. and 2008 exports that will be impossible to repeat...

Adding value to biofuel waste.(Special Report: 2009 Outlook)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... WHAT do you get when you cross Escherichia coli with biofuel waste products? A new process that may revolutionize the economic development of the growing biofuel industry, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State...

More distillers grains expected in 2008.(Special Report: 2009 Outlook)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... SENIOR vice president of Informa Economics Scott Richman said as a result of the growth in the U.S. ethanol industry this year, 22.8 million tons of dried distillers grains were available for global use in 2007-08 marketing year, nearly a 50%...

Corn prices take on new economics.(Special Report: 2009 Outlook)
November 3, 2008... UNTIL recently, economists had a model of annual average corn prices that used the ratio of ending stocks to use to explain the rise and fall of the corn market. The relationship is shown in Figure 1. The economics of this simple diagram...

Van Beek cuts ribbon at feed facility.(MILL MARKET)(VAN Beek Nutrition Inc. )
November 3, 2008... VAN Beek Nutrition Inc. announced that it cut the ribbon Oct. 17 on its new feed production facility in Schoolcraft Township, Mich. The new 15,000 sq. ft. building is located on 50 acres of land and represents a multimillion-dollar...

Cargill to acquire elevator from Madison Energy.(MILL MARKET)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... CARGILL announced Oct. 16 that it has signed an option to purchase agreement to acquire the grain elevator at Madison, Minn., owned by Madison Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Glacial Lakes Energy LLC. Located 45 miles east of Watertown, S.D.,...

Panda restructures funding.(biofuels BUZZ)(Panda Ethanol Inc.)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Panda Ethanol Inc. successfully restructured funding arrangements on its 115 million-gallon-per-year, biomass-fueled ethanol refinery in Hereford, Texas. In September, the company terminated its general contractor due to extensive construction...

Pipeline tested.(biofuels BUZZ)(Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP based in Houston, Texas, and subsidiary Central Florida Pipeline Corp. of Tampa, Fla., have completed testing of a $60 million, 195-mile, 16 in.-diameter pipeline that will be used to transport denatured ethanol...

Bonds help Dynamic Fuels.(biofuels BUZZ)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Special tax-exempt bonds were issued and sold Oct. 21 to help fund a unique renewable fuel plant in Geismar, La., being constructed by Dynamic Fuels, a joint venture of Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Corp. The plant has a projected cost of $138...

Southeast ethanol plants.(biofuels BUZZ)(East Coast Ethanol LLC )(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... East Coast Ethanol LLC (ECE), which plans to build four corn-based fuel ethanol plants, announced that it will construct plants in Northampton County, N.C.; Chester County, S.C.; Wayne County, Ga., and Jackson County, Fla. ECE said its $871...

Ontario plant canceled.(biofuels BUZZ)(Northern Ethanol Inc)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Toronto, Ont.-based Northern Ethanol Inc. decided to cancel its plans to build a fuel ethanol plant in Barrie, Ont., citing local opposition to the plant's construction as key to the decision. The company now plans to concentrate its efforts on...

Ingredient market.(Statistical table)
November 3, 2008... The following prices, which include delivery, were obtained Oct. 29 from feed and grain vendors in the U.S. and Canada. The prices represent current trading values, but are not guaranteed. The second column shows amount of change...

Everything going wrong.(Livestock/Poultry)(Statistical data)
November 3, 2008... SOMETIMES, when it seems that almost everything is going wrong, everything goes wrong, and for livestock and poultry producers last week, the final piece of "everything" went wrong. Already dealing with demand slippage in the domestic...

Cattle markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... The cattle markets were unchanged to up $2 in the northern Plains and unchanged in the southern Plains and Southwest last week as cattle moved off commercial feedlots in the North at $90-92/cwt. and $90 elsewhere last Wednesday. The cattle...

Hog markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... The hog markets continued falling last week as peak seasonal slaughter set yet another high number and as domestic demand and export sales weakened, sources said. Hogs were $53.18-57.09/cwt., lean carcass basis, across the Corn Belt, prices...

Chicken markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Despite significant cutbacks in eggs set/chicks placed in recent weeks, chicken supplies were still well adequate to ample last week, and exports were falling hard, sources said. "Demand is poor for the back half of the bird and the front...

Chicken prices.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Chickens were unchanged at 70-73 cents and 65-71 cents/lb. in the eastern and mid-western regions, prices that were the same as last year. Breast meat was 85-90 cents/lb., down 7-8 cents from the week before and down 28.6% from the year before,...

Egg markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... The egg markets were steady and unchanged at $1.21-1.25 and $1.13-1.14/doz. for large-sized eggs delivered to eastern and mid-western store doors, 0.8% less than year ago, when egg prices were racing to what would be a record-high level in late...

Turkey markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... The turkey markets continued to weaken as processors were bagging whole birds to avoid producing breast meat, which is in abundant supply. Also, more and more frozen turkeys that weren't sold earlier this year because prices were higher than...

Financial markets control prices.(Grains/Ingredients)(Statistical data)
November 3, 2008... THIS has been a historic year for grain prices, fueled by a weakening of the U.S. dollar, record-high energy prices, increased biofuel mandates, commodity speculation and investment surges all while global economic growth showed no signs of...

Ag to reach out during transition.(News)
November 10, 2008... BY any honest measure, the election of Barack Obama as the next President is an epic in the American experience, but the tale is just beginning, and Americans have no idea how it will end. Will his Administration derail the trade deals so...

California passes Prop 2.(News)
November 10, 2008... CALIFORNIA voters passed the ballot initiative on farm animal housing last week, with almost 66% of voters supporting the measure. The initiative essentially will close down the commercial egg industry in California, affecting 95% of egg...

CAFO rule heads to countryside.(News)(concentrated animal feeding operations)
November 10, 2008... TEN years in the making, the Environmental Protection Agency signed the final rule on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) on Oct. 31. The timing--just before the Nov. 4 election, perhaps conveniently--put the final CAFO rule out...

Message Missed.
November 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: A coalition opposed to the California ballot on farm animal housing "Prop 2"urged California voters "no" on the issue through a number of campaign efforts, including leaving trailers with message such as...

Scholars ask for EPA rulemaking delay.(News Watch)(Environmental Protection Agency )(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Several academic scholars wrote a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson seeking to delay rulemaking regarding emissions from land use changes related to increased biofuel production. In their letter, the...

Russia culls 12,000 pigs over swine fever.(News Watch)(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Authorities in south Russia's Stavropol region announced a plan to cull 12,000 pigs to prevent the spread of African swine fever, a regional governor's spokesperson said. A state of emergency has been declared in the area, where two new...

Ridley agreement completed.(News Wacth)(Ridley Inc.)(Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.)(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Ridley Corp. Ltd. of Sydney, Australia (Ridley Australia), has completed the sale of its 68.8% interest in Ridley Inc. to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries, according to an announcement. Ridley also announced that Bradley P....

Nutrius, Virtus acquisitions completed.(News Wacth)(Nutrius LLC)(Virtus Nutrition LLC)(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... A company controlled by the Swanson Family of Turlock, Cal., has completed the purchase of Nutrius LLC and Virtus Nutrition LLC from North American Nutrition Companies Inc. of Lewisburg, Ohio. Nutrius, with headquarters in Kingsburg, Cal.,...