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Soybean prices taking high road in Ohio
Ohio soybean growers who managed to weather the lashings Mother Nature gave their crops are reaping the benefits of record yields and high harvest prices.
A monopoly in the flour industry?
The deal, which joins two of the top three flour millers in the nation, marries ConAgra Mill’s 21 mills with the 20 operated by Horizon Milling, an existing joint venture between Cargill and CHS.
Harvest delays increase odds of yield loss for corn growers
The wet fields that have delayed growers from harvesting also increases the risk for yield loss from wildlife damage and weak plant integrity due to unfavorable weather conditions.
If they buy cars, they will buy beef
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The “cash for clunkers” program added large incentives to buy new cars, but the willingness of consumers to pay for big ticket purchases probably means the bite of recession is beginning to ease. “Consumers are beginning to feel a little better about their household budgets. If they will buy more cars,
Is it too late to plant wheat?
WOOSTER, Ohio – Wet conditions and a slow soybean harvest continue to delay wheat planting throughout Ohio, raising concerns that the coming winter could have an impact on a crop struggling to get established.
Energy consumption to grow by leaps and bounds as countries industrialize
WASHINGTON — World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 50 percent between 2005 and 2030, driven by robust economic growth and expanding populations in the world’s developing countries, according to the reference case projection from the “International Energy Outlook 2008” released by the Energy Information Administration. Average world oil prices in every year
Whipping the soy-boys no way to win
In his column this week, Alan Guebert sheds some light on the recent growth of the meatless meat market and tells farmers why they shouldn’t even be mad.
Keeping the student body covered
There is no surer sign that I am older than dirt than my newfound love of the school dress code. Gone are the days when I would have had the ACLU on speed-dial if I felt my “right” to wear what I wanted to school had been violated. Back in the day When I applauded
Dominion connects shale gas to consumers
RICHMOND, Va.— Dominion, one of the nation’s largest energy companies, has contracted to deliver 500,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas produced in West Virginia to various interconnections with pipelines in Ohio, as producers look westward to seek new markets for Marcellus production. The company also has closed on agreements with two natural gas producers
The noise level around us keeps rising
All through the night, especially during those nights when sleep isn’t quite sleep but a semi-consciousness, sirens wail. The emergency room of a huge hospital is just a country block south of me. Sirens scream 24/7 as law enforcement and fire department personnel do their dangerous duties. During the day, there are loud motorcycles, cars
