Agriculture is a multi-billion dollar business in Connecticut, producing everything from milk to Christmas trees, and the flooding and high winds took their toll on farmers as well. Jodi Rell today announced today that farmers who suffered losses as a result of the severe April 15 noreaster will be eligible for low-interest emergency loans as a result of the emergency declaration issued at the Governors request by President Bush. The agency is currently developing software for processing...

The June acreage report should be a major market mover as the USDA will update seeded acreage for this year. Of course, with good growing conditions during this summer, the USDA will begin to add yield potential back into the balance sheets and ending stocks will grow and prices will fall. The May USDA supply/demand report confirmed the bullish potential for soybean prices for new-crop prices. As with any productive season, prices will become very sensitive to weather issues during the...

weather and crop conditions continue to affect corn and soybean prices,but the June 29 release of the USDA s Acreage and Grain Stocks reports will provide additional fundamental information for these markets, said a University of Illinois Extension marketing specialist. weather and crop conditions continue to affect corn and soybean prices,but the June 29 release of the USDA s Acreage and Grain Stocks reports will provide additional fundamental information for these markets, said a...

Most of the operations are sidelines for farmers or business hobbies for workers in other occupations, experts said. One researcher cautioned recently that American consumers are likely to eat an increasing amount of foreign-grown farm-raised fish in the near future. In this part of Ohio, most of the fish are sold to farmers and homeowners wanting to stock their ponds, but some are used for bait, and a smaller amount is sold to restaurants and grocers. Dan Longnecker, a trout farmer...

NEW YORK Commodities prices slumped across the energy, metals and agricultural markets Tuesday, led by declines in crude oil, gold and grains. In the agricultural markets, corn, soybeans and wheat all declined after a report by the Department of Agriculture showed better-than-expected progress in plantings and crop conditions, particularly in corn. Farmers had 92 percent of the expected corn acreage planted by May 20, compared with a five-year average of 86 percent at the same point. In...