Corn producers and processors cope with waning demand for high fructose corn syrup. The Agriculture Department predicts increased demand for ethanol will support corn prices. The Obama Administration's "point man" on rural affairs outlines his plans to rejuvenate the rural economy. Those stories and market analysis with Tomm Pfitzenmaier. (27:47)
In the News
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Report Says FDA Struggles to Keep Food Safe
(Jun 11, 2010) WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new report says the Food and Drug Administration is stretched thin and needs to reorganize to better keep the nation's food safe.
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USDA: New Crop Insurance Plan Will Save $6B Over 10 Years; $4B Will Go to Deficit Reduction
(Jun 11, 2010) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S Department of Agriculture released the final draft of a new crop insurance plan Thursday that it said will save the federal government about $6 billion over 10 years.
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Deere & Co. to Invest $100 Million to Modernize Foundry in Waterloo, Iowa
(Jun 11, 2010) MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Deere & Co. has announced it will invest about $100 million to modernize the John Deere Foundry in Waterloo, Iowa.
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Paper Industry Tests Genetically Altered Trees
(Jun 11, 2010) TAMPA, Fla (AP) — The commercial paper industry's plans to plant forests of genetically altered eucalyptus trees in seven Southern states have generated more cries from critics worried that such a large introduction of a bioengineered nonnative...
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Boll Weevil Eradication in Sight
(Jun 11, 2010) BATON ROUGE, La (AP) - Louisiana's agriculture commissioner says the Boll Weevil Eradication Commission expects Louisiana to be free of the cotton-chomping bugs by the end of this year.
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Millions Forced to Wait for Food Stamps Benefits
(Jun 11, 2010) SAN ANTONIO (AP) — When Amanda Vaca's husband lost his job, the couple took stock of their finances and drew a startling conclusion: They could not afford to feed their four young children.
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Minnesota Plant Will Produce Fertilizer from Wind
(Jun 11, 2010) MORRIS, Minn (AP) — The winds sweeping across the Northern Plains could soon help farmers fertilize their crops of corn, wheat and sorghum.
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Fed Money for Grasshopper Fight
(Jun 11, 2010) The federal government is setting aside extra money to combat an expected outbreak of grasshoppers this summer in Nebraska, the Dakotas and other states.
