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Obama seeks to boost immigration bill, urges Congress to back it
President Barack Obama sought to inject momentum into the push for U.S. immigration reform on Tuesday, urging lawmakers who were "serious" about the issue to support a Senate bill and highlighting the economic benefits of changing the system.
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Meat industry steps up to feed victims of recent tragedies
It has been a difficult month for many in the Midwest as a rash of tornados have destroyed communities like Moore, Okla. As the people in those communities work to rebuild their lives, the meat and poultry industry has led several efforts to feed those in need.
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U.S. dollar weakness boosts ag markets on Tuesday
Corn futures were part of the general agricultural market advance in response to ongoing U.S. dollar weakness.
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Amazon expanding its online grocery delivery service
Online grocery ordering is nothing new, but for consumers along the West Coast, one Internet giant will soon be offering home delivery of meat, milk and produce grocery items.
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New pork cut names aid domestic marketing
Summer campaign, new pork cut names help consumers find value at the meat case.
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Oil slides on rising supply, central bank fears
Brent crude tumbled below $102 per barrel on Tuesday after the United States nearly doubled the estimate of its shale oil and investors worried that central banks, following Japan, could rein in their loose monetary policy.
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Missouri legislation may help Chinese Smithfield buy
Last-minute legislative maneuvers in Missouri may remove one potential legal obstacle to Shuanghui International Holdings' proposed $4.7 billion purchase of Smithfield Foods Inc, which would be China's largest purchase to date of a U.S. company.
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Pork producer margins gain, packer margins slip lower
Profit margins for pork producers gained ground last week as cash sales improved more than $3 per hundredweight.
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Farm groups praise Senate farm bill; food stamp fight foreseen
The Democratic-run U.S. Senate passed a $500 billion, five-year farm bill on Monday that expands a taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance program and rejects sweeping cuts in food stamps for the poor being pursued in the House of Representatives.
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Getting HSUS to shush
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has been a pain in the back for agriculture producers across the nation. However, HSUS and similar activist groups are being exposed for what they really are about by organizations interested in maintaining the livelihoods of farmers and ranchers across the U.S.
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Oil ends day lower, weak China demand weighs on sentiment
Oil ended lower in lacklustre trading on Monday with geopolitical supply risk lending some support to Brent crude oil but weak demand in China setting the overall market tone.
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- Ag markets moved generally higher Wednesday
- Infrastructure limits ag export growth, economist says
- Beetles, housefly larvae open new frontier in animal feed sector
- Oil pressured by Bernanke comments, crude stocks up
- Repainting “American Gothic:” Number of women farming triples
- Commentary: Severely ticked off
- Commentary: Ag must resist HSUS 'divide and conquer' strategy
- Outbreak of PEDV spreads to 13 U.S. states
- Smithfield Foods bid reflects China’s quality issues
- Finding the comedy in ag-gag
- National Pork Board elects new officers; Richter to lead
- Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody
