CME Group Receives Regulatory Approval for Changes to Wheat Contract.
Seasonal storage fees, additional delivery points to improve convergence CHICAGO, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced today that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has given regulatory approval for changes to its world benchmark Soft Red Winter Wheat...

USDA Offers Safety Tips on How to Handle and Prepare Holiday Stuffing.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-27 November 2008-USDA Offers Safety Tips on How to Handle and Prepare Holiday Stuffing(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Thanksgiving dinner often leaves consumers feeling "stuffed." For many, this traditional holiday meal includes stuffing either cooked inside a whole turkey, chicken or other...

Syngenta, Dow AgroSciences Jointly to Develop Dow Compounds for Use in Syngenta Seed Care.
INDIANAPOLIS and BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences today announced a research and development agreement to evaluate current and future Dow AgroSciences compounds for incorporation into Syngenta's market-leading seed treatment portfolio. Dow AgroSciences and Syngenta will target opportunities to maximize crop vigor and...

Maurice's Gourmet Barbeque Recognized by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine.
South Carolina Restaurant Named to Magazine's 2008 Best List COLUMBIA, S.C., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Maurice's Gourmet Barbeque is pleased to announce the company has been named to Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine's "The Best List 2008." The barbeque restaurant is listed on Kiplinger's "The Best...

AFF: Indy Racing Turns Its Back on U.S. Energy.
American Future Fund's latest radio ad continues its commitment for U.S. energy independence DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- American Future Fund (AFF) today launched "Race," a radio ad which urges Hoosiers to call the Indy Racing League (IRL) and tell them to continue using American...

When Family and Friends Come to Call, It's the Happiest Season of All!
Cabot(R) Creamery Cooperative's Festive Recipes are Sure to Make Your Holiday Gatherings a Jolly Good Time CABOT, Vt., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The days grow shorter, skies are grayer and the Dow is as low as the temperature in Vermont, but one thing is certain -- our...

Lentigen Corporation and PATH Announce Partnership on Innovative Vaccine for Pandemic Influenza.
Partnership will accelerate research of potential vaccine for low-resource countries SEATTLE, and GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The biotech company Lentigen Corporation and the nonprofit global health organization PATH announced today a partnership to accelerate research on a pandemic influenza vaccine. PATH will initially invest $3...

Catalyst to curtail production at all mills in Christmas period.
RICHMOND, BC, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catalyst Paper announced today that it will curtail production at all mills during the seasonally slow Christmas period, reflecting reduced demand expected in the first quarter of 2009 as paper markets continue to be affected by the economic slowdown worldwide. Curtailments...

iGPS Launches Partnership With the National Forest Foundation With Tree Planting in the San Bernardino National Forest.
iGPS contributions will result in the planting of over 100,000 new seedlings to further efforts to restore national forests SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC), operator of the world's first all-plastic pallet pool with embedded RFID tags, has kicked...

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Announces Third Extension of Temporary Covenant Waiver With Lenders.
PITTSBURG, Texas, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation today announced that it has reached an agreement with its lenders to extend the temporary waiver under its credit facilities through noon (CT) on December 1, 2008. Pilgrim's Pride continues to pursue opportunities to refinance and recapitalize its business, and...