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Sugar growers’ lawsuit over “Sweet Surprise” advertising goes to trial
Was advertising stating that high-fructose corn syrup is “corn sugar” misleading? After several years of hearings, a federal jury trial is set to begin Tuesday in Los Angeles in the $1.5 billion...
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Sugar, corn syrup industries reach secret settlement in case
Karo syrup is among the sweeteners produced by from corn. An undisclosed settlement has been reached in a federal case the sugar industry brought against the corn refining industry, both sides said in...
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Palm Beach Co. agriculture hoping Hurricane Matthew’s impact is minor
A worker inspects a sugar cane field near Belle Glade. Palm Beach County’s agriculture industry, the largest in the state, was doing what it could Wednesday to prepare for Hurricane Matthew. But there...
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Tribute video tells the story of sugar cane industry leader Wedgworth
Florida agriculture leader George H. Wedgworth, 88 of Belle Glade, died Wednesday at his home in Belle Glade. This video tells the story of how he founded the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida...
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Senate committee passes SB10. Foes say it’s a land grab, friends applaud.
Roth Farms in Belle Glade is shown here.Credit: Bill Ingram, Palm Beach Post Update: The Florida Senate Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee passed SB10 Tuesday. Danielle Alvarez,...
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Everglades Trust weighs in on SB 10, western communities’ economy
Hundreds of western Palm Beach County residents attended a meeting with Sen. Joe Negron this past Friday. Palm Beach Post/Michael Ares The status quo isn’t working for western Palm Beach County’s...
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Sugar farmers support deal to stop Mexican sugar dumping
Sugar is big business in Palm Beach County. Sugar is shown here at a warehouse before being loaded onto a ship headed for a refinery Thursday May 19, 2016 at the Port of Palm Beach in Riviera Beach....
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Port of Palm Beach not impacted by Trump’s Cuba pullback
Port of Palm Beach Executive Director Manuel Almira and Vice-Chair Dr. Jean L. Enright, middle, meet with Ana Teresa Igarza and a delegation from Cuba at the Port of Palm Beach in Riviera Beach on...
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