Stories Tagged "Russia"
From farms to factories, Russians Wary of WTO
posted on July 6, 2012 at 1:15 PM
LENIN STATE FARM, Russia (AP) — Migrant workers, some stripped to their underwear in the sweltering heat, pick fragrant strawberries from the sprawling fields of Lenin State Farm, a former collective that has become one of the most successful...
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Russia Poised to Join World Trade Organization
posted on November 10, 2011 at 11:56 AM
GENEVA (AP) — Russia cleared a major hurdle toward opening up its huge oil-driven economy Thursday, with negotiators agreeing to final terms that would allow it to join the World Trade Organization after an 18-year effort.
The deal is...
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Russia Promises to Lift Ban on EU Vegetables
posted on June 10, 2011 at 2:06 PM
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (AP) -- Russia promised Friday to lift its blanket ban on European vegetables once the EU provides documented proof of their safety, and voiced hope that it could join the World Trade Organization this year after nearly 20...
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Montana Ships "Instant Ranch" to Russia
posted on December 17, 2010 at 3:12 PM
BILLINGS, Mont (AP) -- Cowboys, quarter-horses and 1,434 purebred beef cattle - just add grasslands, and you've got a transplanted Montana ranch.
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UN: No Food Crisis Looms Despite Russia Wheat Ban
posted on September 10, 2010 at 1:09 PM
ROME (AP) — No global food crisis appears to be looming despite a Russian wheat shortfall that has helped lift prices to their highest level in two years, but volatile food commodities markets need better regulation, a U.N agency said Tuesday.
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Russia Bans Grain Exports Amid Severe Drought
posted on August 6, 2010 at 2:08 PM
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia banned grain exports for the rest of the year on Thursday after a severe drought and wildfires destroyed 20 percent of its wheat crop.
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Russia Announces Grain Interventions as Drought Destroys One-Fifth of Crops
posted on July 23, 2010 at 1:07 PM
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia will begin selling grain to its struggling meat and dairy producers after a severe drought killed at least one-fifth of grain crops across the country, the Agriculture Ministry said Wednesday.
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Peace Through Corn
posted on April 16, 2010 at 5:04 PM
Russia Sees Progress in US Poultry Imports
posted on March 5, 2010 at 11:03 AM
MOSCOW (AP) - A top Russian medial official says Moscow and Washington have achieved some progress in talks on U.S poultry imports.
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Deere board approves Russia investment plan
posted on September 4, 2009 at 8:09 PM
AP - Deere & Co., the world's largest agricultural-equipment maker, said Monday its board of directors has approved a plan to invest $125 million to establish a new manufacturing and parts center in Russia.
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Deere Says It's Prepared to Expand in Russia
posted on July 10, 2009 at 8:07 PM
MOLINE, Ill (AP) — Deere & Co says it's prepared to significantly expand its farm, forestry and construction operations in Russia "under the right market access conditions." Deere's president and chief operating officer, Samuel Allen, says the...
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U.S. Pork Industry Baffled by Bans in China, Russia
posted on June 5, 2009 at 8:06 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Continued bans on U.S pork imports by China, Russia and more than a dozen other countries have baffled government and industry officials, leading some to speculate that the issue is more about market share than health...
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Bird Flu Strikes Near Moscow
posted on February 23, 2007 at 8:02 PM
The H5N1 bird flu virus has been confirmed at several farms near the Russian capitol of Moscow.
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Japan and Russia Fight Bird Flu
posted on August 26, 2005 at 8:08 PM
Japanese officials have discovered another outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm near Tokyo.
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Russia Battles Spread of Bird Flu
posted on August 19, 2005 at 8:08 PM
Russian veterinary workers clad in long white robes and masks incinerated thousands of slaughtered fowl this week in an attempt to prevent a bird flu epidemic blamed on wild ducks from spreading further west toward Europe.
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