In Stillman Valley, village President Jim Mays said he hasn t heard a peep in months from American Ethanol, the company that proposed a 100-million-gallon plant in his town in September, but has been assured by developers that the project is still on track. But the push by farmers to capture near-record corn prices could have the exact opposite effect on the commodity market as supplies increase. Hickey has been tilling 1,500 acres on the same farm nearly all his life, just like his father...

Department of Agriculture says Illinois farmers harvested their second best corn and soybean crop ever in 2006. Champaign, IL Planting of 2006 Illinois corn crop hitting full stride A University of Illinois professor says corn planting in Illinois is behind the pace set during the past three years of warmer, drier weather, but farmers should be able to get their seed in the ground on time. Champaign, IL Planting of 2006 Illinois corn crop hitting full stride A University of Illinois...

If you eat five or six small meals each day, the body perceives a feast, even though each meal may only contain 300 calories or so. The more you train with weights, the more your body needs protein. Is it not worth a little effort to look and feel great for the rest of your life? If you believe in yourself, read on. If the body feels too much time has elapsed between meals, it figures food must be in short supply. Proteins come from meat, dairy, and soy products. How many grams of...

Published March 28, 2007 09:02 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE More growers are focusing on continuous corn because of the biofuels movement, but beans on beans could become more likely in areas where the corn yield potential is lowered, said a Purdue University expert. Published March 28, 2007 09:02 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE More growers are focusing on continuous corn because of the biofuels movement, but beans on beans could become more likely in areas where the corn yield potential is lowered, said a...

This particular private forecaster does remind us there are many other weather making influences which may temper or strengthen La Nina but also is in unison with the NOAA that just because its a La Nina it does not necessarily suggest hot and dry conditions. This particular private forecaster does remind us there are many other weather making influences which may temper or strengthen La Nina but also is in unison with the NOAA that just because its a La Nina it does not necessarily...