Georgia (default) Verdana Times New Roman Arial (10-18) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- Senate Democrats announced a breakthrough in a long-stalled farm bill Wednesday that would provide billions of dollars for California fruit and vegetable marketing, farm conservation and food stamps - but would maintain costly, traditional crop subsidies for corn, wheat, cotton, rice and soybeans. SFGate HomeBusinessSportsEntertainmentTravel Classifieds Jobs Real Estate Cars SFGate Web by California could...

Prices are being pushed up by bad weather in a host of countries, surging world demand and a drive in the USA and abroad to devote more acres to corn for ethanol production, which has tightened supplies of some grains and tied crop prices more closely to energy prices. Prices are being pushed up by bad weather in a host of countries, surging world demand and a drive in the USA and abroad to devote more acres to corn for ethanol production, which has tightened supplies of some grains and...

Much of the money will go to growers of crops such as the cherries, asparagus, beans and other products that make up more than half of Michigan's agricultural income. Stabenow has pushed for months for the provisions, lining up senators to back her plan to shift agriculture policy away from the traditional commodity crops -- wheat, corn, soybeans, cotton and rice -- that still get the most federal funding. But that became unattainable when senators made clear they would not, for now at...

The first batch of rice imported from Japan, approximately 24 tons, hit the shelves in the department stores of Beijing and Shanghai since July and has all been sold out, although its price was about 20 times higher than that produced in China. An agreement to lift the ban was reached between the two countries in April this year. Official says China to import more rice from Japan. The world's largest rice consumer of China is in talks with Japan and prepares to import more rice from this...

While we all know of the WHO recommendation to keep rotating one s cooking oils to avail of all-round health benefits, the hunt for the healthiest oil continues. While we all know of the WHO recommendation to keep rotating one s cooking oils to avail of all-round health benefits, the hunt for the healthiest oil continues. Close on the heels of India s new-found obsession with olive oil now the preferred medium in several homes and even in desi khana restaurants, though its advantages vis-...