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Peri & Sons Farms’ New Web Site Fuses Tradition, Innovation

August 20, 2010 Teri Gibson, Peri & Sons Farms

Peri & Sons Farms launches newly redesigned Web site. …

Heat Puts Stress On Mississippi’s Crops

August 20, 2010 Bonnie Coblentz, MSU Ag Communications

Record-breaking heat is forcing Mississippi producers to manage crops more carefully than normal. …

New Watermelon Breeds Leave Nostalgia In Their Wake

August 19, 2010 Kim Severson, The New York Times

Hybrid watermelons grown in Arkansas are small, seedless and sweet. …

USDA Forecasts Cranberry Crop To Rise 6 Percent

August 19, 2010 USDA

The USDA forecast for the 2010 cranberry crop is 7.35 million barrels, up 6 percent from 2009. …

Reynolds Group Holdings To Acquire Pactiv

August 19, 2010 Matthew Gonring, Pactiv Corp.

Pactiv Corporation entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Reynolds Group Holdings Limited. …