But grain elevators are also known as the most visible icons of rural and small-town life, sometimes towering more than 100 feet over towns or fields. They call them "bees wings" the pink, flaky particles that break off corn kernels and shower small towns when grain elevators dry and handle the harvest. As farming became more efficient during the latter half of the 20th century, some farmers began putting up their own grain bins in which to store their harvest, bypassing their local...

Soy oil has become the base for most vegetable oils; soy lecithin, the waste product left over after the soybean is processed, is used as an emulsifier; soy flour appears in baked and packaged goods; different forms of processed soy protein are added to everything from animal feed to muscle-building protein powders. By contrast, in the United States, processed soy food snacks or shakes can contain over 20 grams of nonfermented soy protein in one serving. Fermenting soy creates...

In addition to calorie reduction, then, for a weight-loss beverage to achieve its purpose, it must taste good enough for consumption and be palatable; cause fullness during consumption, or satiation; cause a continued sense of fullness until the next meal, or satiety; and remain palatable over the course of the diet. In addition to calorie reduction, then, for a weight-loss beverage to achieve its purpose, it must taste good enough for consumption and be palatable; cause fullness during...

Paul Warm, sunny weather last week boosted the development of corn and small grain crops in Minnesota, but also dried the soil, according to the weekly crop report from the Minnesota field office of the U. The report also said there were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork last week as the first cutting of the state's alfalfa crop reached 80 percent harvested. Soybeans were also doing well, with 79 percent of the crop rated in good or excellent condition. For corn, the average height last week...

Those extra acres came at the expense of the soybean crop, which is growing on 64. Rain clouds that rolled over many Midwestern fields, especially in downstate Illinois, put new life in the corn crop but took the life out of the market. CHAMPAIGN Rain and a crop report that's bullish on beans had a dramatic effect Friday on commodity markets that have been powered by ethanol. We had good growing conditions this spring, but in some areas, wheat got frozen during the Easter freeze and...