Department of Agriculture program that provides commodities to Oklahomans, but since commodity prices are so high the amount of food provided to communities has decreased, he said. Leeds does not depend heavily on federal commodity programs to provide a boost for farmers but does depend on another federal program that helps when crop prices drop. Bartram said keeping the commodity programs is important for farmers who are not only affected by high fuel prices, but high fertilizer prices as...

As required by the 2006 law, Xcel has installed monitors that measure the amount of mercury emissions at Sherco, said Rick Rosvold, air quality manager. Last year, the Legislature passed a law that will require the state's three largest coal-fired power plants to reduce their mercury emissions by 90 percent. And although an estimated 90 percent of the mercury in Minnesota's water bodies originates outside the state, officials and environmentalists are targeting state sources using tougher...

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Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan have imposed restrictions on their wheat exports to ensure that their domestic markets don't lose out in the rush by traders to make money abroad. It overlooked probably the most important reason food prices are soaring - a reason that has nothing to do with the weather. Which government is he talking about? The same one whose policies and predilections caused prices to rise in the first place? In Japan, where the government is the sole importer of wheat,...

If the price of oil rises further it will make fertilisers and transport more expensive, and at the same time make it more profitable to grow biofuel crops. Soaring prices for basic foods are beginning to lead to political instability, with governments being forced to step in to artificially control the cost of bread, maize, rice and dairy products. Next week the FAO is expected to say that global food reserves are at their lowest in 25 years and that prices will remain high for years....