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Fibrowatt LLC Selects Fagen, Inc. as the EPC Contractor for up to Three Biomass-Fueled Power Projects in the Southeast United States. (3:18:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

GRANITE FALLS, Minn., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Fibrowatt LLC, a member of the Homeland Renewable Energy Group, announced today it has executed an initial agreement with Fagen, Inc. for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of its first biomass-fueled power project in North Carolina. The primary fuel consumed by this power plant will be poultry litter. The agreement can also be extended to two additional projects. The terms of the agreement remain confidential. ...

Mosaic to Present at the Citi 20th Annual Chemicals for the Non-Chemist Conference and the 2009 Citi Investment Research Basic Materials Conference (3:15:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

PLYMOUTH, Minn., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) announced today that it will participate in the Citi 20th Annual Chemicals for the Non-Chemist Conference taking place on Monday, November 30, 2009 at Citigroup Global Markets, 388 Greenwich Street, in New York, NY. Dr. Mike Rahm, Vice President Market Analysis and Strategic Planning at Mosaic, will be speaking at 3:40 p.m. EST. ...

Pennsylvania Agriculture Department Encourages Proper Food Handling, Offers Safety Tips for Thanksgiving (3:10:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

Acting Secretary Encourages Use of PA Preferred Products in Holiday Meals ...

US Department of Labor fines Tempel Grain Elevators LLP of Wiley, Colo., more than $1.6 million following teenage worker's death (1:05:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

DENVER, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Wage and Hour Division together have fined Tempel Grain Elevators LLP of Wiley, Colo., more than $1.6 million following the May 29 death of a teenage worker at the company's Haswell, Colo., grain storage operation. The youth suffocated after being engulfed by grain in one of the facility bins. The company also exposed three other teenage workers to the cited hazards. ...

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to establish presence in Salt Lake City, Utah (12:34:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest auctioneer of industrial equipment, has signed a seven-year lease in Salt Lake City, Utah and will be starting site work on a new auction site right away. Ritchie Bros. has conducted unreserved equipment auctions at temporary locations in Utah since 1985. ...

Government, Investors Sign $250m Bio-Fuel Deal-Green Development (11:31:00am Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco Bay Area - based Eco-Fuel Global this week entered a groundbreaking agreement with the Government of Rwanda estimated to be worth in excess of $250m; to produce bio-fuels from Jatropha Curcas. In the run up to the Copenhagen climate talks, this deal will see the replacement of up to 20% of the Rwandan fossil fuel requirement with low emission bio-fuels. Mark O'Brien, CEO of Eco-Fuel Global, said on behalf of the investors: "This marks the beginning of one of the largest sustainable biofuel projects in the world. Rwanda is leading the world in a new generation of environmentally friendly and economically responsible energy production." This deal is part of a larger Sub-Sahara Africa bio-fuel strategy. The investors Eco-Fuel Global and its counterpart UK - based Eco Positive view this project as one of Rwanda's answers to the energy challenge. Some of the benefits of this groundbreaking project include: ...

Smithfield Foods To Host Second Quarter Conference Call December 10 (10:02:00am Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

SMITHFIELD, Va., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE: SFD) will announce its fiscal 2010 second quarter earnings on Thursday, December 10 before the market opens. The company will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, Thursday, December 10. To listen via telephone, call (800) 230-1096. The call can be accessed live on the Internet at http://investors.smithfieldfoods.com/events.cfm. It also will be archived online at this location. A telephone replay will be available at (800) 475-6701 from December 10 at 11:00 a.m. until December 24 at 11:59 p.m. The replay access code is 125373. ...

Sino Green Land Announces Ground Breaking for Construction of Green Food Distribution Hub (8:59:00am Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NEW YORK and GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sino Green Land Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SGLA), a leading distributor of high-end fruits and vegetables in China, today announced the ground breaking for construction of the company's China Green Food Distribution Hub located in the Guangzhou Yuncheng Wholesale Market, now that the Municipal Government of Guangzhou has given its approval. The hub will cover 20 thousand square meters of floor area and will cater to both wholesale and retail customers. ...

China Green Agriculture, Inc. to Raise Approximately $20 Million in Registered Direct Offering (8:25:00am Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

XI'AN, China, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Green Agriculture, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CGA; "China Green Agriculture" or "the Company"), a leading producer and distributor of humic acid ("HA") based compound fertilizer through its wholly owned subsidiary, Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd., has entered into definitive agreements to sell 1,282,052 shares of its common stock at a price per share of $15.60 pursuant to a registered direct offering to several select institutional investors, representing gross proceeds of approximately $20 million. ...

Richard T. Crowder Joins Neogen's Board of Directors (8:15:00am Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

LANSING, Mich., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced today that Richard T. Crowder, Ph.D., was elected to Neogen's Board of Directors at the company's recent annual meeting of shareholders. ...

Cranes and a half-million-dollar lowboy the highlights of Ritchie Bros. Houston and Moncofa, Spain auctions (6:00:00am Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

VANCOUVER, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest industrial auctioneer, conducted seven unreserved public auctions in five countries last week, including a US$45 million auction in Houston, Texas (November 17 - 19, 2009); a 14 million Euro (US$21 million) auction in Moncofa, Spain (November 19 & 20); and successful auctions in Poland (November 17) and Istanbul (November 21) - the Company's first ever auction in Turkey. Ritchie Bros. (www.rbauction.com) sold more than 130 rough terrain, all terrain, hydraulic and other cranes in Houston and Moncofa, as well as a 315-ton lowboy, which sold in Houston for US$505,000: the most ever paid for a lowboy trailer at an unreserved Ritchie Bros. auction in North America. ...

Trimble(R) Pairs AgCam(R) With AgGPS(R) FmX(TM) Integrated Display (3:00:00am Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

CAYUGA, N.D., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble Agriculture recently announced that Trimble resellers will distribute the AgCam stainless and aluminum cameras for use as an accessory with the Trimble® AgGPS® FmX(TM) integrated display. ...

Handy Chooses The LEHR Eco Trimmer as a 2009 Innovation Award Winner (3:31:00pm Fri Nov. 20, 2009 CDT)

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- LEHR Incorporated, the world's leading manufacturer of small propane powered engines is proud to announce that the LEHR Eco Trimmer has been chosen as a Handy Magazine Innovation Award Winner for 2009. Now in its ninth year, the Innovation Award program honors products that demonstrate initiative, creativity, invention, reinvention and eco-innovation. As an Innovation Award winner, LEHR Incorporated receives a championship trophy and will be prominently featured in HANDY's December 2009/January 2010 issue and at www.HandymanClub.com. ...

Yulex Named Arizona's 2009 Green Innovator of the Year (1:43:00pm Fri Nov. 20, 2009 CDT)

MARICOPA, Ariz., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arizona Technology Council presented Yulex Corporation with the Green Innovator of the Year award at the Governor's Celebration of Innovation gala Nov. 19 in Phoenix. The award, given each year to an Arizona-based company in the technology industry, recognizes the scientific advancements Yulex has achieved and its commitment to providing environmentally supportive and sustainable products. ...

Robyn Jackson Joins Urban Barns Foods Executive Management Team (11:58:00am Fri Nov. 20, 2009 CDT)

LONDON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Urban Barns Foods (URBF.OB), set to acquire a leading-edge provider of fruit and vegetables, who "Grow Locally" and can produce to "Organic Grown" standards, today announced the appointment of Mr. J. Robyn Jackson to its board of directors as well as Executive Vice President, Logistics. Mr. Jackson has a distinguished 33-year career as the founder and Chief Executive of Robyn's Transportation & Distribution Services Ltd, a leading shipper to the food industry throughout Western Canada. ...

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