But Morehouse Parish producer Chris Carter said his family, who planted 2,800 acres of corn this year, will continue harvesting its crop through this week. Catahoula Parish had the most acres of grain sorghum with 46,641 acres, while Morehouse Parish led the northeastern part of the state in rice acres at 21,233. He estimated the soybean harvest is 60 percent to 65 percent complete, with almost all of the northeastern Louisiana soybean fields harvested. Though Louisiana farmers planted...

These are the short-term recommendations of the committee to keep prices of essential commodities under control, which are expected to be approved in the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC), which is scheduled to meet on September 11 with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the chair. These are the short-term recommendations of the committee to keep prices of essential commodities under control, which are expected to be approved in the Economic Coordination Committee of the...

When Brian Vandewalle and I set out to establish the Washington Hotel, Restaurant and Culinary School on Washington Island in 2002, our vision was about more than just rebuilding what had been the center of community life on a small island off the Door County peninsula. When Brian Vandewalle and I set out to establish the Washington Hotel, Restaurant and Culinary School on Washington Island in 2002, our vision was about more than just rebuilding what had been the center of community life...

World commodities -DAWN - Business; September 10, 2007 World commodities Gold Gold prices in the London market hit a six week high on September 4, helped by safe-haven buying and good physical demand, with investors awaiting the release of US economic data that may change bullion s short term direction. World commodities -DAWN - Business; September 10, 2007 World commodities Gold Gold prices in the London market hit a six week high on September 4, helped by safe-haven buying and good...

It can be used as a double crop after early harvested small grains or vegetables, an emergency crop, or in areas with a season too short to produce mature corn for silage. Its imports have steadily increased from 0.3 million tones to two million tones over the last two decades, with domestic production stagnant at about 0.56 million tones. Among the non-conventional oilseed crops, sunflower has the potential to narrow the existing gap between production and consumption. At present, only 30...

A massive purchase of nearly 800,000 tonnes of wheat by India at record prices earlier this week has added to what agricultural experts are calling the great wheat panic of 2007. It s India s purchase of wheat in the international market that is attracting world attention besides domestic controversy. Wheat prices had already reached record levels ahead of the Indian move, thanks to falling or stagnating production in many countries blamed on poor weather and crop diversion and growing...

Published September 05, 2007 11:40 am - WEST LAFAYETTE While the lack of rain this summer has significantly cut into forage yield, a few alternatives can still help Hoosier producers salvage enough livestock feed to get through the winter, a Purdue University expert says. Published September 05, 2007 11:40 am - WEST LAFAYETTE While the lack of rain this summer has significantly cut into forage yield, a few alternatives can still help Hoosier producers salvage enough livestock feed to get...

It would be nice if the major suppliers obtained all of their market information from the Manitoba Co-operator, but it's quite likely the secret is already out. Current commodity prices, with the long-undervalued wheat hitting record highs in recent weeks, would suggest the incoming cash could be just as good. Thanks to increasing interest in biofuels, greater demand for food commodities and troubled crops elsewhere, farmers around here might finally experience decent returns. Sometimes...

The stock market took an absolute beating on Friday's horrific employment data - the worst in four years - and the biggest overreaction to a report in a long time! The employment is notorious for being unpredictable and often sees backward revisions greater than the actual original numbers come next month. The stock market took an absolute beating on Friday's horrific employment data - the worst in four years - and the biggest overreaction to a report in a long time! The employment is...