Aylmer, ON--IGPC Ethanol inc. announced today it has signed an exclusive agreement with Cargill for its corn origination services -supporting its commitment to open a 150 million-litre ethanol plant in Aylmer's municipally-owned industrial park in the second half of 2008. Aylmer, ON--IGPC Ethanol inc. announced today it has signed an exclusive agreement with Cargill for its corn origination services -supporting its commitment to open a 150 million-litre ethanol plant in Aylmer's...

Page1 of 2 The great biofuel fraud By F William Engdahl That bowl of Kellogg's cornflakes on the breakfast table or the portion of pasta or corn tortillas, cheese or meat on the dinner table is going to rise in price over the coming months as sure as the sun rises in the East. Page1 of 2 The great biofuel fraud By F William Engdahl That bowl of Kellogg's cornflakes on the breakfast table or the portion of pasta or corn tortillas, cheese or meat on the dinner table is going to rise in price...

Accurately matching the supply of and demand on forage and feed supplies will assist with keeping nutrition costs from being higher than necessary while maintaining desired cattle performance. Keeping costs manageable becomes increasingly challenging in years like this one where drought conditions have significantly impacted forage production up to now. It is not uncommon for four to eight or more inches of spoilage to occur on large round hay bales stored outside with no protection in the...

There s been no letup in demand for David Glover s hay crop from livestock producers with stunted pastures and hungry herds. First an April freeze, then a dry spell left Glover with only a third of his normal grass hay yield and about half of his usual alfalfa production. In Kentucky, where 55 percent of the hay crop was rated poor or very poor by a crop-reporting service on Monday, the state is trying to hook up farmers needing hay with those looking to get rid of it. Ronnie Mann, a...

Ball grows a bit of wheat and has about 200 head of cattle to his name -- a number that has dropped in recent years as the forage covering the nearby grassland continues to suffer in drought conditions. Others agree, and despite attempts to mitigate the detrimental impacts of drought on Pawnee -- such as reducing the number of cattle grazing, moving cattle to vacant allotments and turning cattle out to the prairie later -- the effort have not been enough with the given moisture shortage....