Supporting Your Local Farmer
(Oct 6, 2006)
In recent years, the saying "Eat Fresh and Eat Local" has fostered a variety of new relationships between farmers who want to grow sustainably and consumers who want fresh food. One way to do that is through Community Supported Agriculture,...
Recent EPA Decision Does Not Exempt Agriculture
(Oct 6, 2006)
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, made a decision to stop exempting farmers and ranchers from "dust and coarse particulate matter regulations." The EPA's original proposal in December 2005 included an exemption for sources...
Politicians Tout Ethanol Before November Elections
(Oct 6, 2006)
Nowhere is the issue more prominent than in Iowa, the nation's top producer of ethanol.
Farmers Face Continuing Drought at Harvest Time
(Oct 6, 2006)
According to the National Climate Data Center, this summer was the second warmest in the continental U.S since records began in 1895.
Market Analysis: Oct 06, 2006: Virgil Robinson, Pioneer Hi-Bred International
(Oct 6, 2006)
Tight global supplies and weather concerns overseas supported wheat prices this week.
Market Plus: Oct 06, 2006: Virgil Robinson, Pioneer Hi-Bred International
(Oct 6, 2006)
Virgil discusses the commodity markets.