Staff Reports February 9, 2007 Print Email Staff Reports The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced that a mature bull from Alberta was confirmed positive for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy -- mad cow disease -- as part of its on-farm testing program. Staff Reports February 9, 2007 Print Email Staff Reports The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced that a mature bull from Alberta was confirmed positive for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy -- mad cow disease -- as part of...

Much of the price boost is due to increasing demand for corn as an ingredient for the alternative fuel ethanol, which has enjoyed a recent surge in popularity as a beneficiary of the government's increased interest in subsidizing ways to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil. Market analysts are expecting the department's prospective plantings report to show farmers dedicating more acreage to corn instead of to soybeans, cotton or wheat - a move that could help soften corn prices....

The monograph I received with the tablets plus other reading material and Internet information all say the same thing: If blood sugar is very low, the patient should drink a regular soft drink or eat table sugar, honey or candy. If it stays high, then people with type 2 diabetes can develop what's called hyperosmotic hyperglycemia, something that can make them lethargic and produce a coma. Infections, emotional stress, prolonged and high doses of cortisone drugs, stopping diabetes...

They also have been considering releasing farmers and ranchers from existing contracts that protect land already in the program, although it is unlikely they will do that this year. The $2-billion per year federal program pays owners not to cultivate land that is prone to erosion, marginal for farming or significant for wildlife habitat. Now the Conservation Reserve Program is about to shrink by millions of acres as part of the Bush administration's plans for stimulating corn production...

Lauren Etter And Bill Tomson, Wall Street Journal 01 April 2007 Strong demand for ethanol and poor spring weather could keep corn prices high over the next few months, even though the government estimated Friday that this year's corn crop could be the largest it's been since 1944. Lauren Etter And Bill Tomson, Wall Street Journal 01 April 2007 Strong demand for ethanol and poor spring weather could keep corn prices high over the next few months, even though the government estimated Friday...