Sides can be black beans, ripe sweet fried plantains, sweet corn, fresh green beans, vegetable rice, black beans, mashed potatoes, sweet mashed potatoes and mac and cheese. Saturday Service: A fast food scenario though you will find smiling faces behind this counter. Rotisserie chicken meals (including the lasagna) are served with two sides and some of that good corn bread. But the star of the show is the garlic-pepper rotisserie chicken available as individual meals or family meals ($5....

The news caused the dollar to weaken, raising concerns in the market about the US currency s status as an investment vehicle one of the factors behind the market s big drop in late February. Energy prices were not the only problem: the inflation barometer which excludes energy and food shot up by 0. However, investors, shoring up their portfolios as the first quarter ended and picking up bargain stocks, managed to pull the market up from its lows of the day. Stocks had initially climbed...

The Lowell resident still has deeds that list the purchase of 240 acres for $1. So he is intimately familiar with the history of the area and what makes the land special. The most popular crops are corn, soybeans and wheat. The ethanol production boom has boosted prices to close to $4 a bushel. Bryant said the soil isn't as fertile as farms in central Indiana, but it's pretty good soil. A single crop is making farm land all over the country more valuable this spring: corn. The initial...

Corn prices have doubled since last fall due to explosive growth of the ethanol industry, driving up costs for cattle, dairy, hog and poultry producers. Based on a survey of 86,000 farmers earlier this month, the Agriculture Department projected corn plantings of 90. Even with record output, this year's corn crop could sell for a record US$3. Other analysts said huge plantings would benefit seed and herbicide companies and food processors too. Corn is the dominant feedstock for the 114...

The figures are based on inquiries regarding planting intentions made of more than 86,000 farmers during the first two weeks of March. The USDA says farmers are switching over from soybeans, cotton and rice. Experts say that figure could increase dramatically this year because of the jump in demand. The Agriculture Department says corn planting will rise 15 percent this year over last to more than 90 million acres. If people have got it planted, that's perfect timing. Travis Miller,...