09/26/2008 10:35AM
If I were to make a list of my all-time favorite people NOT to get behind in the grocery check out line that list would include:
#1- The unmarried lady who crowds in front of you with ten kids and then buys cola, candy and chips with food stamps. #2- The lawyer who complains to the checker
09/25/2008 10:21AM
Kernels of corn are made up of three main parts: the plant embryo, the endosperm surrounding the embryo, and the hard outer pericarp. These different seed components are used in food, animal feed and industrial products. Now a group of researchers has created experimental corn lines with visible markers
08/25/2008 11:18PM
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Since the end of World War II, the west side of this city has struggled to break away from its industrial roots. Sandwiched between the city's downtown corridor and the busy Port of Oakland, West Oakland is overwrought with old railways and abandoned warehouses.
Not one major supermarket
08/22/2008 08:26AM
Grain futures traded on Globex overnight were mostly lower at 1100 GMT Friday.
Last
07/09/2008 06:42AM
Beginning Stocks
Production
Total Supply
2001
1,899,110,000
9,502,580,000
11,411,830,000
2002
1,596,430,000
8,966,790,000
10,577,660,000
2003
1,086,670,000
10,089,220,000
11,189,970,000
2004
958,090,000
11,807,090,000
12,776,010,000
2005
05/04/2008 12:56PM
MADRID (Dow Jones)--Sky-high global food prices may continue rising and damage growth in some Asian economies this year and the next, the Asian Development Bank's top official said Saturday.
"In the long term, prices could continue to rise... the era of cheap food prices may be over," ADB President
05/01/2008 09:30AM
Governor Rick Perry of Texas wants to help us.So let’s help him!
Governor Perry last Friday asked the Administrator of the EPA to waive by 50% the Renewable Fuel Standards on ethanol derived from grain.He understands we are all facing a crisis due to the high cost of feed.He knows that if something
02/26/2008 03:54PM
Cargill, Incorporated is a privately held, multinational corporation, and is based in the state of Minnesota in the United States. It was founded in 1865, and has grown into the world's second largest privately held corporation (in terms of revenue). Were it a publicly held company, it would
02/20/2008 09:46AM
Did You Know?
Wyoming had the cheapest corn prices in 2007 at $3.60 per bushel.
Mississippi and Tennessee had the next cheapest corn prices in 2007 at $3.70 per bushel.
Arizona, Idaho & Montana had the highest corn prices in 2007 at $4.75 per bushel.
South Carolina, North Dakota &