Topic: Agriculture

Thailand's economy expanded a robust 11.0 percent in the first quarter from the previous three months, rebounding from last year's severe flooding, and strong full-year growth is expected due to a jump in consumption and investment after the disaster.

The company posted higher quarterly earnings that topped estimates on Wednesday and raised its full-year outlook on rising global demand for farm equipment.

Many countries finance their Olympic competitors, but not the United States, where athletes fund their own training. Sometimes charities help, and organizations take donations, but more often than not, athletes have to get jobs like the rest of us and fit in the training.

Investor interest in agriculture is continuing to rise, but several factors, including the lack of transparency of this still-emerging asset class, are making some investors skittish.

South Korea's quarterly economic growth hit a one-year high in the first three months on increased budget spending and as exports rebounded, but the uneven global recovery kept the outlook far from clear.

Two major South Korean retailers halted sales of U.S. beef after an outbreak of mad cow disease as the country's agriculture ministry looked set to move towards banning quarantine inspections, a move that would effectively end imports.

China will invest around 600 billion yuan ($95.1 billion) to improve the efficiency of its farms and boost grain output by 25 million tonnes by 2015, Xinhua said on Tuesday.

The United States Department of Agriculture said "mad cow" disease was found in California but the infected meat has not entered the food chain.

A new biotech corn developed by Dow AgroSciences could answer the prayers of U.S. farmers plagued by a fierce epidemic of super-weeds. Or it could trigger a flood of dangerous chemicals that may make weeds even more resistant and damage other important U.S. crops.

DuPont posted a jump in first-quarter profit and revenue on Wednesday as higher pricing offset cost increases and currency losses.

As the dust settles on the announcement that Argentina would seize control of assets owned by Repsol-backed energy company YPF, many are worried that other companies will shy away from investment in the South American country.

Farmers in California and Ontario, Canada, are signing 20-year leases with a firm that places small solar installations on marginal land.

A new generation of green chemicals from bio-based sources could help industrial production break from the grip of volatile oil prices.

As more legal and illegal immigrants stay home, there is concern about how it will affect the US labor pool, the Christian Science Monitor reports.

Dyed Easter chicks have been a seasonal staple in parts of the country for generations, though the practice has gone largely underground as society’s tastes have changedm the New York Times reports.