By Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain 27/10/2006 The average live weight for barrows and gilts last week in Iowa-Minnesota was 1.1 pounds below a year... Hog Outlook: Large Pork Exports, Higher Feed Prices

 

By Shannon Burkdoll THE PRAIRIE STAR26/10/2006 Iraq has been a wheat customer for more than 20 years, but last year was the first time... Iraq becomes big wheat customer for Columbia Grain

 

26/10/2006 According to the United States Department of Agriculture, corn export sales, for the week ending October 19, 2006, were larger than expected. Soybeans, meal, oil and wheat... Corn exports top pre-report estimates

 

24/10/2006 The era of cheap feed for cattle is probably over for years to come, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist. "Over the past eight crop years... Hurt: Era of Cheap Feed Over

 

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL 23/10/2006 U.S. corn growers are being pleasantly surprised by an unexpected rise in the price of their crops. Many had entered harvest... U.S. corn prices gaining strength

 

21/10/2006 Gary Larsen, a 63-year-old grandfather who raises corn and soybeans is among the growing number of farmers concerned with the potential effects of global warming. "We... Climate change forces farming innovation

 

FARM FUTURES 20/10/2006 In a web seminar Wednesday, John Lawrence of Iowa State University and Steve Meyer of Paragon Economics said as ethanol production's demands drive up... Higher Corn Prices Equal Higher Livestock Prices

 

20/10/2006 Farmers are trying to avoid being unfairly blamed for higher food prices. The American Corn Growers Association says it's warning consumers to be on the alert for what... Corn Growers say 'Don't Blame Farmers For High Cost Of Food'

 

By Teresa Auch CHRONICLE TRIBUNE 20/10/2006 Fixed setback distances for all large animal feeding operations have been tossed in... CAFO proposal - complete with smell test - passed

 

19/10/2006 Corn growers entered harvest expecting to store their crop and wait for higher market prices. The wait already is over, says Chris Hurt, Purdue... Hurt: The Price is Right for Corn

 

By Rob Carnie DiscoverMooseJaw 18/10/2006 Having seen many parts of the world in his academic life, Dr. Peiqiang Yu chose the... Pioneering Ag Research at U of S

 

By Jerry Perkins Des Moines Register 14/10/2006 Corn prices are rising, reflecting increased demand and lower than expected... High demand, low yield push corn prices higher

 

By Jack Kaskey BLOOMBERG NEWS 04/10/2006 Monsanto Co., the world's largest developer of genetically modified crops, said an... Monsanto says new corn could produce bumper crops

 

By Goldkist Inc PRESS RELEASE 02/10/2006 ATLANTA: Gold Kist Inc. will celebrate the official opening of the $70 million,... Gold Kist To Open $70 Million Expansion in Live Oak, Florida

 

By Jane Messenger PORK MAGAZINE 01/10/2006 In a perfect world, your pigs would never run out of feed. However, out-of-feed events are a... Paying the Price of Hungry Pigs