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...That range would put it roughly in line with the valuations of its largest peers, the European groups SGS, Bureau Veritas and Intertek, which have market capitalisations of about two times their annual revenue...
...There's not a lot of diversified farms left across the countryside, but we raise corn, soybeans, wheat, some alfalfa, and then we have livestock. On this farm, we have sheep. You grew up in Indiana....
...As plant closures spread, politicians in the agricultural state of Iowa warned the White House about the animals backing up on farms and ranches....
...The American Farm Bureau Federation, the biggest agricultural lobby in the country, has a 114-page book of policies that stake out its positions on everything from insulated wiring in farm machinery — it...
..., the production of agricultural machinery and equipment, crop insurance and farm leasing....
...Farm states such as Iowa, Indiana and Ohio propelled Donald Trump to victory in his 2016 presidential campaign, even as his rhetoric on trade gave farmers pause....
...Meanwhile, companies on the financial and healthcare indices fell, as US bond yields dropped in response to the latest non-farm payroll figures....
...The American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union, two broad lobbies, both support the sugar programme. The sugar industry is “effective at working with other commodity groups....
...The crucial non-farm payrolls report will be released on time on Friday as a series of numbers released on Thursday pointed to a stable but sluggish labour market....
...Some farm lobbyists want to boost crop insurance as a trade-off for the loss of direct payments....
...James Lamont is the Financial Times’ South Asia Bureau Chief james.lamont@ft.com...
...The corn and soyabean producing heartland – states such as Iowa, Illinois and Indiana – will enjoy the strongest gains....
...The next chance for it to arrive is on Friday when the Bureau of Labor Statistics announces the number of jobs created in January....
...Bob Stallman, a rice-grower from Texas and president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, which represents many subsidy recipients, says: “Does someone want to guarantee me from now on as a farmer that...
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