The farmers also reported that they were facing transport problems during a meeting held recently between farmers organisations and the Ministry of Agriculture. The move follows appeals by farmers organisations to the Ministry of Agriculture that some of their members were failing to raise enough money to hire combine harvesters. The farmers also complained about the shortage of the machines which caused delays that resulted in wheat being exposed to rain. GMB has, meanwhile, warned...

However, the higher corn prices may be negative for some of the livestock producers that will have to bid for corn against ethanol plants and foreign exports. Generally, the growth of the ethanol industry likely will reduce the amount of corn available for exports or livestock feed. In a short crop year, the potential is for very strong corn prices as ethanol plants and other corn-dependent industries bid for limited stocks. The question for the industry is how many more acres will switch...

Although the recent in some cases record high prices for corn and wheat have temporarily cooled the trend toward increased planting of GM or other specialty crops, biotechnology continues to advance and biofuel production may prove to be a powerful driver of additional differentiation. Segmentation has emerged as a powerful dynamic in recent years, impacting both production and marketing of food and feed grains. Although the recent in some cases record high prices for corn and wheat have...

The extension specialist finds the yields of corn and grain sorghum, especially corn, amazing since the season began with many first-time corn growers. Corn farmers were rewarded with an estimated record statewide yield of 160 bushels, which demolished the old record of 146, set last year. Corn prices also raised grain sorghum prices. Many Arkansas corn and grain sorghum farmers will look back on 2007 with fondness. And they also set a record, harvesting an average statewide yield of 93...

Government has introduced a stop order facility to assist wheat and maize farmers to expeditiously harvest and deliver their crops to the Grain Marketing Board. The farmers also reported that they were facing transport problems during a meeting held recently between farmers' organisations and the Ministry of Agriculture. The move follows appeals by farmers' organisations to the Ministry of Agriculture that some of their members were failing to raise enough money to hire combine harvesters....

The elder Duyck farms about 400 acres west of Hillsboro, growing sweet corn, strawberries, grass and clover seed, and raising a few head of cattle. As commissioner, he signs off on Measure 37 claims, and he says county governments have the regulatory power necessary to curb the worst development proposals. Local canneries have closed, forcing farmers to haul row crops greater distances for processing, and heavy traffic makes it difficult to move slow, bulky farm machinery from field to...

Now farmers sit and wait for their fields to dry so they can get the last of their crops out, to till, and to fertilize. The plus side for area farmers is 75 percent of the corn is already out and only about five percent of the soybeans remain. Some farmers may have to wait until it freezes to finish the fall harvest. Crop yields were affected due to the lack of rain in critical developmental stages of corn and beans. Harvest woes - Wet fields holds harvest back for some farmers. If winter...

Louisiana, among the nation's top 10 cotton producing states, is expected to yield its biggest corn crop on record this year, after higher prices prompted many farmers to plant much, if not all, of their cotton acres to corn. Gins could go out of business, and if the shift became more permanent, there could be a restructuring of agriculture in the state, with grain and row crops -- wheat, corn, soybeans -- gaining greater ground, he said. But the crop year hasn't yielded all bad news: by...

SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - November 5, 2007) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Cooperative-owned Green Plains Renewable Energy Incorporated is preparing for the massive Iowa corn harvest this season and expects to be grinding this year's corn crop in months to come. SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - November 5, 2007) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Cooperative-owned Green Plains Renewable Energy Incorporated is preparing for...