1. A coalation representing more than 30 Agricultural Organizations and Companies joined to form US Agriculture Coalation for Cuba (USACC), with an emphasis to strengthen US-Cuba trade relations.
2. Parmalat (Italy) has agreed to acquire Consorzio Cooperativo Latterie Friulane for around €11.5m (US$13.7m) in the hope of reversing the regional Italian dairy's recent downturn.
3. General Mills will continue its cost-saving program across the US with further plant closures, announcing the shutdown of two Pillsbury production sites.
4. 3M Food Safety has launched a test using a dual sensing indicator technology that can detect aerobic bacteria counts in 24 hours for most food matrices.
5. Event Round Up: FOOD VISION 2015, 18–20 Mar 2015, Cannes, France.
6. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that more than 23,000 of the nation's dairy operations have enrolled in the new safety-net program created by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as the Margin Protection Program. The voluntary program provides financial assistance to participating farmers when the margin – the difference between the price of milk and feed costs – falls below the coverage level selected by the farmer.
7. USDA announced the availability of more than $18 million in funding to help educate, mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. This support is available through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP), administered by USDA's National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
8. Dietary supplements with garlic (Allium sativum) may beneficially affect blood pressure, especially for hypertensives, says a meta-analysis of 17 randomized controlled trials.
2. Parmalat (Italy) has agreed to acquire Consorzio Cooperativo Latterie Friulane for around €11.5m (US$13.7m) in the hope of reversing the regional Italian dairy's recent downturn.
3. General Mills will continue its cost-saving program across the US with further plant closures, announcing the shutdown of two Pillsbury production sites.
4. 3M Food Safety has launched a test using a dual sensing indicator technology that can detect aerobic bacteria counts in 24 hours for most food matrices.
5. Event Round Up: FOOD VISION 2015, 18–20 Mar 2015, Cannes, France.
6. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that more than 23,000 of the nation's dairy operations have enrolled in the new safety-net program created by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as the Margin Protection Program. The voluntary program provides financial assistance to participating farmers when the margin – the difference between the price of milk and feed costs – falls below the coverage level selected by the farmer.
7. USDA announced the availability of more than $18 million in funding to help educate, mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. This support is available through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP), administered by USDA's National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
8. Dietary supplements with garlic (Allium sativum) may beneficially affect blood pressure, especially for hypertensives, says a meta-analysis of 17 randomized controlled trials.
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