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Sue Bee Honey is nation’s leading brand

February 28, 2010

By LARRY KERSHNER, Farm News news editor SIOUX CITY – About the only thing that could slow the production of honey in Sioux City would be if the honeybees of the world were to go on strike. Even the slowed economy has had little effect on Sue Bee Honey, touted as the most recognized commercial clover honey in the U.S. with its well-known honey bear bottle. The Sioux Honey Association started in 1921 as a marketing cooperative, an experiment among five Sioux City-area beekeepers. They pooled $200 and 3,000 pounds of honey each. Today, members number 350, one of the largest organized group in the U.S. impacting agriculture. Most of the membership is in the western two-thirds of the U.S. There are eight Iowa members. Members are required to be able to produce a minimum of 40,000 pounds annually, or about a truckload. Bill Huser, vice president of research and development, said that Iowa was once the largest supplier of honey for the company.

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Business just keeps popping at Jolly Time

February 28, 2010

By LARRY KERSHNER, Farm News news editor

SIOUX CITY — Despite a slowdown in the U.S. economy, there’s at least one food product that has withstood the pressures of decreased consumer spending — popcor.

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Ag retailers work together to aid watersheds

February 28, 2010

By BARBARA WALLACE HUGHES, Messenger managing editor

ANKENY — Agriculture’s Clean Water Alliance has evolved in its 10 years from an organization with a single purpose, said its president, Dave Coppress.

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‘Ethanol is here to stay,’ says POET manager

February 28, 2010

By JESSE HELLING, Messenger city editor

GOWRIE — Despite unfavorable market predictions, POET Biorefining saw a “pretty good year” in 2009.

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Sioux City becomes food processing center

February 28, 2010

By LARRY KERSHNER, Farm News news editor

SIOUX CITY — In the past couple of years, the Sioux City area, which is bordered by Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, has become the nation’s center for food processing growth for a community of...

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Webster-Calhoun telephone co-op has a plan

February 28, 2010

By SANDY MICKELSON, Messenger staff writer

GOWRIE — Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association is stepping out to take the lead.

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