Ottawa-based Iogen corp. has been producing ethanol from wheat, oat and barley straw for several years at its demonstration plant in Canada, and it plans to build a commercial-size version in Shelley, Idaho. Corn is the seasoned veteran of the ethanol industry, but promising prospects including wood chips and prairie grass including switchgrass, made famous by President Bush could soon be in the alternative energy lineup. While corn gets the headlines, companies are exploring a host of...

Dreibus Bloomberg News Published: May 25, 2007 E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size CHICAGO: Wheat futures in Chicago made their biggest rise in a month Thursday as flooding and winds in the U. Dreibus Bloomberg News Published: May 25, 2007 E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size CHICAGO: Wheat futures in Chicago made their biggest rise in a month Thursday as flooding...

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He is spraying a Maverick mix in some of his winter wheat to kill cheat grass using a global positioning system unit that not only maps the chemical sprayed but also runs the sprayer. If the dryland hay acres, certified to the FSA, of the past 20 years were used to determine county dryland production potential, the rangeland insurance would be more credible. Christensen said he is considering taking the bred cows to the sale in Billings, where he has heard good reports of bred cows selling...

If Oklahoma s harvest hits 161 million bushels, it will be one of the best crops in the last eight years. Harvest could begin as early as next week, according to co-op managers in the southern part of the area. Meibergen said he expected this year s harvest to be a long one. He said he expected about 10 percent of the state s wheat crop suffered damage from the freeze in early April. Royster said there likely will be a range of yields, from around 20 bushels an acre to the 40s, but it...