FOOD galore! That s probably the first thing on your mind when you visit the pasar malam or night market. Pirassath Varrmaah Sittarthan, 10, likes to go to the pasar malam because he can find lots of things such as fruits and vegetables, clothes, food and household stuff there. He says: I usually buy vegetables and my favourite food, sweet corn. She says: Some of my friends parents sell food, souvenirs, T-shirts, bags and shoes at the night market. When certain fruits are in season, you...

Mining groups are emboldened by notions of a 'super-cycle' - Jul-20 Speculators, shortages push tin prices to record - Jul-19 Fears over food price inflation - May-23 Analysis: Commodities boom makes itself felt in the supermarket - May-23 A weak dollar is the driving force behind global liquidity - May-24 Newsfile: Commodities markets - May-23 In depth. Mining groups are emboldened by notions of a 'super-cycle' - Jul-20 Speculators, shortages push tin prices to record - Jul-19 Fears over...

The heavy rain this spring that was a problem for the wheat harvest is expected to help fall crops. The last wheat estimate was for a crop of just over 300 million bushels. Just eight percent is in the poor to very poor category. Farmers Look Forward to Corn Harvest. The latest crop update from the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service points to a good harvest when crops mature in a few weeks. Jere White of the Kansas Corn Growers Association says he says he expects the state to bring in...

But, as the House Agriculture Committee prepares to take up a new five-year farm bill on Tuesday, Space, one of nine freshmen Democrats on the panel, is opposing major changes in the traditional price and income support programs that in 2006 paid farmers $19 billion. But, as the House Agriculture Committee prepares to take up a new five-year farm bill on Tuesday, Space, one of nine freshmen Democrats on the panel, is opposing major changes in the traditional price and income support...

Because of high corn prices, Indiana farmers planted more than usual and, if the harvest is good, will have to decide where to put it all. Purdue University has several Web sites that can help farmers who expect to have difficulty storing extra grain they grew this year. Dirk Maier, a Purdue Extension agricultural engineer, has a spreadsheet available that helps calculate the angle of repose, capacity calculations and the function of the side walls for temporary outdoor pile structures....

Date: 2007-07-30 By:Edain McCoy print send to a friend One of the greatest summer pleasures of my youth was taking a drive with my parents and brother through the August countryside, stopping for fresh produce the farm families sold at the roadside for what seemed like spare change. Date: 2007-07-30 By:Edain McCoy print send to a friend One of the greatest summer pleasures of my youth was taking a drive with my parents and brother through the August countryside, stopping for fresh produce...

Results of a new research initiative announced Monday are meant to help the states 16 ethanol plants and others now under construction earn income from the Chicago Climate Exchange. We are the first to market standardized software for this kind of need, Cassman said of the ethanol part of that picture. We estimate that a well-run ethanol plant in Nebraska with a 100-million gallon capacity might have as much as $2 million a year in income additional income at the rate of $3. Participation...

While more than 5 inches of rain this weekend caused flood damage, the moisture will go a long way toward making this year's harvest a record one for area farmers. While the heavy rain may have washed out some country roads, McCarville said, it came down steadily over a long period instead of as a damaging torrential gully washer. Rains from this weekend might have provided enough moisture to get area corn through the irrigation season. Rains from this weekend might have provided enough...

All participants ages birth through age 18 and their families can pick up their reading certificates and paperback book, win free door prizes, and enjoy a matinee showing of the recent movie, &#8220Charlotte's Web. Popcorn and snacks will be provided. Participants of the Main Branch's three children's summer reading clubs - &#8220LaRue's Clues for children birth through preschool age, the picture book club &#8220Investigate with Nate the Great, and the chapter book club &#8220Crack the...