He based the declaration on increased energy prices caused by the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August 2005 in a major energy producing area of the United States, milk prices falling to historic lows in early 2006, and unusually wet weather in New England during the spring planting season and first hay harvesting period of 2006 that led to a serious reduction in crop production. He based the declaration on increased energy prices caused by the devastation of Hurricanes...

Farmers in the Hartsburg and Ashland region will plant about 65 acres with soybeans this year on land they donate for the project s use. FRB is a coalition of 16 Christian denominations that works to solve world hunger by supplying those in need with sustainable agricultural solutions, according to its Web site, www.foodresourcebank.org. Andrew s presented the church with a check for $5,500 on Sunday, which provided seed money for a crop that could triple their donation, if the crop does...

Not only will the Kool-Aid peddlers pass out the Dixie Cups again, they have added a new wrinkle to their solution: the elimination of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) as a measure to increase corn acres to keep prices low in order to expand exports and thereby provide, once again, prosperity for all. Their solution to the farm crisis of the late 1970s was to lower prices paid to farmers in order to reclaim the export volume of 1973-74 and prosperity would follow. With the...

The endotoxins currently expressed in Bt corn (Cry1 types against caterpillars; Cry3 types against beetles) are not biologically active against hymenopteran insects such as the honey bee, nor do the CCD symptoms resemble those expected in Bt intoxicated organisms. The endotoxins currently expressed in Bt corn (Cry1 types against caterpillars; Cry3 types against beetles) are not biologically active against hymenopteran insects such as the honey bee, nor do the CCD symptoms resemble those...

Planting is delayed as prices start to fall, reflecting fears of glut Mcclatchy-tribune Originally published May 11, 2007 MINNEAPOLIS // At a time when farmers nationally are planting more corn than they did a year ago to capitalize on the ethanol boom, not everyone will be rolling in cash after the harvest. Planting is delayed as prices start to fall, reflecting fears of glut Mcclatchy-tribune Originally published May 11, 2007 MINNEAPOLIS // At a time when farmers nationally are planting...

Development of the world s first commercially viable system for producing hybrid pigeonpea seed was completed 2 years ago by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT), working in close collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) announced recently that the new hybrid ICPH 2671 produces nearly 50 percent more grain than the popular Indian cultivar Maruti, definitively breaking the yield barrier that has had them and farmers...

Karen Woodmansee Appeal Staff Writer, kwoodmansee@nevadaappeal.com May 13, 2007 Print Email Gasoline prices over $3 a gallon, dire warnings about greenhouse effects and increased pollution bringing about global warming are causing some folks to think more about energy alternatives. Karen Woodmansee Appeal Staff Writer, kwoodmansee@nevadaappeal.com May 13, 2007 Print Email Gasoline prices over $3 a gallon, dire warnings about greenhouse effects and increased pollution bringing about global...

In contrast, a 25 percent drop in corn stocks in Quebec puts the national stock level is at 5.5 million tonnes; down 4 percent from year ago levels. Statistics Canada reported that corn stocks in Ontario are at an all time high of 2.5 million tonnes. Statistics Canada reported that commercial soybean stocks levels are up 33 percent, while farm stocks of soybeans are down between 5 and 7 percent in Ontario and Quebec. Canada's corn stocks down 4 percent. Canada's corn stocks down 4 percent....

Grains and other foods grown in small, diverse, grass-based family farms is a much healthier alternative to the food churned out by industrial factory farms that have been correctly blamed for pollution, cruel treatment of animals and production of low-quality food, according to recent research. Grains and other foods grown in small, diverse, grass-based family farms is a much healthier alternative to the food churned out by industrial factory farms that have been correctly blamed for...