Those prices are still well above where they were at this time last year when corn was at $2. Department of Agriculture released its 2007 planting intention reports which indicated American farmers expected to plant 15 percent more acres of corn this year the largest area planted to corn since 1944. A pair of farm reports released Thursday indicated corn prices in Wisconsin dropped last month while farmers paid about 8 percent more than they did a year ago for products they need to keep...

However, the higher corn prices may be negative for some of the livestock producers that will have to bid for corn against ethanol plants and foreign exports. Generally, the growth of the ethanol industry likely will reduce the amount of corn available for exports or livestock feed. In a short crop year, the potential is for very strong corn prices as ethanol plants and other corn-dependent industries bid for limited stocks. The question for the industry is how many more acres will switch...

Soybean acreage is expected to be down 8.4 million acres, and spring wheat acreage is projected to decline by 1.1 million acres. This expected surge caused corn prices to be very high during the winter, which led producers to increase acreage to meet the growing demand, he said. Corn for ethanol production is expected to surge by at least 65 percent for the 2007 corn crop compared to last year's crop, Hurt said. Indiana producers were no exception, as corn acreage is expected to be up by...

But that s exactly what happened after Menu Foods initiated the largest pet food recall in history two months ago in mid-March when it recalled nearly 100 brands of pet food totaling more than 60 million containers of wet canned and pouched cat and dog food. But that s exactly what happened after Menu Foods initiated the largest pet food recall in history two months ago in mid-March when it recalled nearly 100 brands of pet food totaling more than 60 million containers of wet canned and...

The case highlights the problems facing farmers in Uzbekistan, who in theory belong to the private sector but in practice are tied into Soviet-style rules under which they are bound to grow cotton and grain and sell it to the state at artificially low prices. Uzbek Farmers Punished for Rejecting Cotton Environment News Service (ENS) Uzbek Farmers Punished for Rejecting Cotton Environment News Service (ENS) Uzbek Farmers Punished for Rejecting Cotton Environment News Service (ENS) The case...