Sweet sorghum has the advantage of producing more ethanol per acre than corn, and does not require the grinding, cooking, and enzyme decomposition used in the corn-based ethanol process. Utilizing a sugar crop, such as sweet sorghum, may enable independent producers to market a new value-added product from their commodities using an alternative approach. The external funding will be used to demonstrate the viability of small-scale production of ethanol from sweet sorghum for area...

The process of making this sweet, thick syrup was refined by Japanese scientists in the 1970s -- just as America had an abundance of corn and the cost of sugar was high, according to the book, "Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World," by nutrition journalist Greg Critser. There has been controversy about high fructose corn syrup since it flooded the food market nearly 30 years ago. She said she was devastated that everything she had been packing in her son's lunch...

The traditional method involves standing the ear on the fat end, running a serrated knife down the length of it and sawing the kernels off as you go. The Corn Zipper remedies this by combining a sharp cutting surface with a guide that prevents it from digging too deeply. It is easy to leave much of the kernel on the cob, or cut too deeply and end up with chunky bits of cob in the corn. The gist of this wand-like device is to simplify removing kernels from corn cobs. Most simply don't prove...

On Thursday, the food maker reported disappointing second quarter results and lowered its outlook going forward after rising corn prices continued to batter profit margins. The company was able to offset lofty grain prices across most lines, including its refrigerated foods unit, which constitutes 53% of the company s net sales. Hormel tried to raise prices last quarter but it was not enough to off-set the surging price of corn, a key component of poultry feed stock. Still, the results...

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