Soy in your diet may not make you eat less overall, but it appears to make the body burn up what you consume to a greater degree and store less of it as fat. Study finds soy gave rats metabolic boost. That increase in metabolism identified in a University of Illinois study wasn't what UI Professor Elvira de Mejia and colleagues expected. News-Gazette Archive The full story is available in our paid story archive. Advertisement Also on this date.

Natural Products Industry Insider - Natural Products Industry Insider-Soy Protein Protects Bone Scientific Excellence Awards. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign randomized 61 postmenopausal women, 43 of whom completed the nine-month double blind intervention, to receive soy protein isolate (SPI) or milk protein isolate (MPI), with or without moderate-intensity exercise, in a 2x2 design. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign randomized...

Alabama farmers and ranchers continued to experience one of the most severe droughts in the United States this year as another week of scattered rainfall did little to alleviate the persistent dry soil conditions across the state. Fruits/Vegetables: The emergence of plum curculio began in central Alabama almost two weeks ago, but dry soils seem to be affecting emergence as the rate and number of insects is less than normal at this time. The portion of the crop that has been planted but has...

The rally in soybean prices was a big help in moving corn off limit-down levels but the price activity in December corn was also a big factor, Kleist said. Selling eased after midsession, when soybean futures and soybean meal rallied. Market Watch Online email. In addition, the corn crop isn t in the ground and in many areas farmers can t get into their fields to prepare the ground for planting, and given the fact that farmers are expected to plant 90 million acres this year, time is of...

The trade is of course aware that more than 90 million acres of US farmland have been dedicated to corn production in the US this year - the highest acreage total since World War II - but is also mindful of the strong and rising demand story that acquired the hefty acreage number in the first place. The trade is of course aware that more than 90 million acres of US farmland have been dedicated to corn production in the US this year - the highest acreage total since World War II - but is...

Grain and soybean futures finished mostly higher Thursday. LJWorld.com doesn't necessarily condone the comments here, nor does it review every post. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, August live cattle rose 1 cent to 90. As of Thursday s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator Wheat, $5. Edgerton Elevator Wheat, $5. Overbrook Elevator Wheat, $5. Lawrence South Elevator Wheat, $5. Spot nonferrous metal prices Thu.

Stan Schutte also raises hogs, cattle, chicken and eggs, and Ryan Schutte has turkeys in the fall, all of which they plan to begin marketing as organic after they and six other farms open a multi-species processing plant near Mattoon with a retail store for their Family Farms Meats next spring. David Shelton, who raises corn and soybeans conventionally on 700 acres near Bethany, said he admires Schutte's independence from chemical companies - and his success. Stan Schutte also raises hogs,...

The soybean market consolidated Monday's spike to new contract highs with speculative-led selling weighing on prices, analysts said. In the major soybean states, Illinois soybeans were rated 67% good-to-excellent, down one percentage point from last week, and Iowa was up 2 percentage points at 78% Soybeans had become overbought due to dryness in the early part of the growing season, and market participants lightened up positions in the face of the forecasts, a floor trader said. Still,...

Federal disaster assistance available for 81 Illinois counties Governor Rod Blagojevichsays federal disaster assistance is now available for farmers and nursery owners in 81 of Illinois' 102 counties to help them recover from an April freeze that damaged crops. Federal disaster assistance available for 81 Illinois counties Governor Rod Blagojevichsays federal disaster assistance is now available for farmers and nursery owners in 81 of Illinois' 102 counties to help them recover from an...