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Hormel Foods to USDA: Your turkey forecast is for the birds

By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) – Hormel Foods’ chief executive cast doubt on federal forecasts for as much as 4 percent increase in turkey meat production on Wednesday, due to a devastating outbreak of avian flu that has “significantly challenged” its Jennie-O Turkey Store business. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest supply projections, released on May 12, forecast domestic turkey production would reach 5.979 billion pounds in 2015, a nearly

Waking Up From Digital Detox Surgery

My voluntary digital detox surgery cut me open, revealing years of toxic junk.It was messy.It did not look good.Symptoms: exhaustion, burnout, tired eyes, even more tired body, mental fog and increased anxiety.I knew whole heartedly that if I continued down this path of digital destruction, it would end in something far worse.Without much fuss,…

Novo Nordisk, Baxter clash over hemophilia drug patent

Novo Nordisk on Wednesday rejected claims by Baxter International that its drug used substances developed by the U.S. rival, following the launch this week of a U.S. investigation into possible patent infringement. Baxter said in March Novo Nordisk’s newly launched hemophilia treatment called Novoeight infringed some of its patents, prompting an investigation from the U.S. International Trade Commision (ITC), announced on Monday. “Novo Nordisk strongly disagrees and has asked the

Brioni honors anniversary with limited-edition pieces

Brioni celebrates 70 years Italian fashion label Brioni is celebrating its seven decades of menswear with 70 limited-edition pieces. The first limited-edition item is a pair of 18-karat white gold sunglasses. Seventy items will appear in the series of unique pieces drawing repetitive attention to the anniversary, a common concept among many luxury brand celebrations. Happy times Brioni sent an email to its loyal consumers with an explanation of the celebration

New guide will help players read Wentworth greens better

By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) – Europe’s top golfers have long since used precise yardage books to plot their way to success and this week they will have access to a new putting guide at the BMW PGA Championship. Australian Graeme Heinrich, who once caddied for Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie, has studied every millimeter of the 18 greens at Wentworth in order to supply the players with

Title hopeful Rose doesn't want to get caught in a trap

By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) – Wentworth is littered with sand traps and world number six Justin Rose says he needs to avoid them at all costs to achieve a “bucket-list” target by landing this week’s BMW PGA Championship crown. The European Tour’s flagship tournament represents a local event for the 34-year-old Londoner and, aside from golf’s big four prizes, it is the title he craves the most.