The pocket-book sized, in-field reference is full of information for row crop producers and crop specialists. Other additions include information and pictures of corn and soybean crop injury from adverse weather conditions. The weed section includes magnified broadleaf and grass weed pictures. Updated pictures of insects and diseases are also included. A mail order form may be downloaded online at www.agry. Authors will print more copies of corn, soybean field guide Demand for the 2007...

Midwest was sporadic at best, merchandisers said Friday, as corn and soybean futures rallied on weather concerns and producers decided to hold out for higher prices. Another cash grain merchant said farmers have every incentive to hold back their corn marketings in such a weather-sensitive trading environment, and any potential crop problem will only continue to drive prices higher. Producers are retaining their corn in hopes of higher prices, with a strong undercurrent of ethanol-fueled...

Soy in your diet may not make you eat less overall, but it appears to make the body burn up what you consume to a greater degree and store less of it as fat. Study finds soy gave rats metabolic boost. That increase in metabolism identified in a University of Illinois study wasn't what UI Professor Elvira de Mejia and colleagues expected. News-Gazette Archive The full story is available in our paid story archive. Advertisement Also on this date.

Natural Products Industry Insider - Natural Products Industry Insider-Soy Protein Protects Bone Scientific Excellence Awards. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign randomized 61 postmenopausal women, 43 of whom completed the nine-month double blind intervention, to receive soy protein isolate (SPI) or milk protein isolate (MPI), with or without moderate-intensity exercise, in a 2x2 design. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign randomized...

Alabama farmers and ranchers continued to experience one of the most severe droughts in the United States this year as another week of scattered rainfall did little to alleviate the persistent dry soil conditions across the state. Fruits/Vegetables: The emergence of plum curculio began in central Alabama almost two weeks ago, but dry soils seem to be affecting emergence as the rate and number of insects is less than normal at this time. The portion of the crop that has been planted but has...