Agriculture & Livestock

Magazine articles on agriculture, livestock, and genetically engineered foods.

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The Motley Fool December 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Sanderson Farms' Ruffled Feathers Hurricane damage hurts results, but the company is still a high-quality poultry producer. This could be an interesting stock for patient investors.
Reason December 2005 Kerry Howley	Catfish Terror Thinly disguised protectionism: bureaucrats in Alabama and Louisiana have decided to ban Vietnamese catfish due to health risks. Entirely by coincidence, the two states are the largest producers of U.S. catfish -- and they've been losing ground to imports for a decade.
Science News November 26, 2005 Janet Raloff	Organic Doesn't Mean Free of Pesticides Despite organic claims of pesticide-free vegetables, a recent small-scale study found roughly the same amount of toxic pesticide chemicals in both conventionally grown and organic vegetables.
CIO November 15, 2005 Elana Varon	A Berry Good System Cranberry growers harvested an estimated 649 million pounds of the traditional Thanksgiving fruit this year. But making a living from the berries isn't easy.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pilgrim's Pride Investors Turn Chicken on Outlook Cautious guidance leads to some unhappy shareholders. Today's P/E ratio looks pretty enticing, but investors will likely need to be prepared to sit tight on these shares to see real appreciation.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Nuts to You, Sanfilippo After a disappointing quarter, Wall Street cracks down on nut producer John B. Sanfilippo. The stock hit a new 52-week low, losing one-fourth of its market cap.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Can ADM Spin Crops Into Gold? Performance has been lackluster for some time, but the company is pinning new hopes on biodiesel and ethanol. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Sweet Stock's Value Sours Has Corn Products' recent rally priced it outside value territory? The company stuck with its revised earnings guidance of $1.16 to $1.22 a share, down from the $1.25 earned last year and well below the $1.34 to $1.44 the company had projected much earlier in the year.
BusinessWeek October 24, 2005 Frederik Balfour	China's Free Range Cash Cow Chinese upstart Mengniu Dairy isn't tethered to the state. It's thriving - and the shareholders are contented.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2005 Brian Gorman	Monsanto's Abundant Harvest The agricultural technology giant's strong 2005 results demonstrate that business is on track. As for the future, the company now expects fiscal 2006 earnings to be between $2.35 and $2.50 per share, up from a June prediction of $2.34.
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