E-BUSINESS NEWS.AgWeb.com, West Des Moines, Iowa West Des Moines is a city in Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 46,403; a special census taken in the spring of 2005 counted 51,744 residents. , has discontinued its AgCast, FutureLink and Globalink subscription-based satellite information services Satellite Information Services (or SIS for short) is a satellite system which broadcasts, for a fee, major sporting events such as Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing, as well as Lottery games such as Rapido and 49's, to United Kingdom betting shops. . AgWeb cites increased rural access to the Internet as the primary reason for its losses with these product lines. AgWeb plans to refocus its resources on opportunities within the agricultural Internet arena and its electronic marketing services business. AgWeb says it is working with Data Transmission Network Corp. to offer a special promotion to its existing AgWeb satellite subscribers. Powerfarm.com, an agricultural e-commerce Web site, has formed an alliance with MachineryLink, an independent online resource for farmers who want to buy, sell, share or learn about farm machinery. The relationship will include content exchange, joint marketing and unique product offerings. MachineryLink's aggregated classified equipment auctions and a unique equipment-sharing program will initially be available for Powerfarm users. Powerfarm.com and its parent company Ag Services of America will provide an equipment financing option. The AgriAmerica Network, Indianapolis, has launched AgriAmerica. com, a Web site designed to serve the informational needs of the Indiana farm community. The site is a multimedia site where farmers can hear farm news reports as well as audio market comments directly from the trading floors. The site will also publish a daily newsletter with a summary of farm news, markets and weather, which will be e-mailed to farmers who register. The site was produced in a cooperative venture with Verdisys, a Fresno, Calif., firm providing Internet and e-commerce technology to agriculture. "Vinevue," a Web camera perched in a Napa Valley Napa Valley, Calif.: see under Napa. Napa Valley greatest wine-producing region of the United States. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2990] See : Wine vineyard near St. Helena, Calif., gives Internet users a live view of the growth of cabernet sauvignon grapes Noun 1. Cabernet Sauvignon grape - superior red wine grapes grown especially in the Bordeaux region of France and northern California Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon - superior Bordeaux type of red wine at www.vine vue.com. The Web site is provided by Uniroyal Chemical and has links to product information on Procure fungicide fungicide (fŭn`jəsīd', fŭng`gə–), any substance used to destroy fungi. Some fungi are extremely damaging to crops (see diseases of plants), and others cause diseases in humans and other animals (see fungal infection). and Omite miticide miticide /mi·ti·cide/ (mi´ti-sid) an agent destructive to mites. mi·ti·cide n. An agent that kills mites. . Food industry supply chain integrator Agribuys, Torrance, Calif., has been tapped by LocalBusiness.com as one of the 50 companies to watch in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . LocalBusiness.com says it's tracking Agribuys because it is a "well-funded" online marketplace for agricultural products. Agribuys, whose principal investor is the Internet Capital Group, has raised $33.5 million in two rounds of funding since its inception in August 1999. |
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