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SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) - Garst Seed Company recently announced the addition of 19 new NK® Brand soybean varieties to its 2007 product lineup. In addition to combining industry-leading genetics with disease and herbicide resistance, growers who plant NK Brand soybeans from Garst may qualify for risk management assurances.

Jobs urges music industry change, Apple warns of iPod-Vista issues (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Apple Inc.'s longtime battle with Microsoft Corp. heated up Tuesday at the same time that CEO Steve Jobs issued a challenge to the music industry.

Target on emissions splits car industry in Europe (Financial Times) - A rift is opening between the producers of small cars in Europe and Germany's -luxury car-dominated industry over European Union proposals to tighten limits on cars' carbon dioxide -emissions.

Coal industry says criticsm is 'unfair' (News Interactive) - THE coal industry has criticised claims by Clean-Up Australia Day head Ian Kiernan that Australia's coal exports contribute a "frightening" amount to the world's greenhouse gas emissions.

Semiconductor industry to create 9 million jobs (SiliconIndia) - Hyderabad: The chairman of Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA), Rajender Kumar Khare announced that the semiconductor industry could contribute to about one third of the total domestic produce by 2015.

Aussie Games Industry Celebrates Achievements (IGN PSP) - IEAA's 2007 nominations announced. Australia, February 6, 2007 - Last year, the Australian games industry came together to recognise the achievements of both domestic and international game developers at the Interactive Entertainment Awards.

'Clean coal' investment will secure industry: CFMEU (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The national president of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) says mining companies need to spend more money on clean coal technology to protect the future viability of the industry and its workers.

Show Me the Value Industry association executives speculate on the top challenges, opportunities and trends facing the ... (Finance Technology Network) - Q: What are the top trends, issues and challenges facing the banking industry in 2007? Debbie Bianucci, BAI : The overarching issue for the banking industry is competitive differentiation, where institutions need to generate a superior value proposition and earnings growth. 2007 is likely to be a year in which M&A activity increases, since banks are facing more economic headwinds from slowing ...

Boatbuilding Study Says The Time Is Right For Industry Growth (WCSH 6 Portland) - A new study of Maine's boat building industry says there are a potential for major growth and a lot more jobs, but that will require a lot of small builders to grow bigger.

Ogg Vorbis Gaining Industry Support (Slashdot) - An anonymous reader writes "While Ogg Vorbis format has not gained much adoption in music sales and portable players, it is not an unsupported format in the industry. Toy manufacturers (e.g. speaking dolls), voice warning systems, and reactive audio devices exploit Ogg Vorbis for its good quality at small bit-rates. As a sign of this, VLSI Solution Oy has just announced VS1000, the first 16 bits ...