Friday March 30, 10:46 PM EDT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) An ethanol-fueled boom in prices will prompt American farmers to plant the most corn since the year the Allies invaded Normandy, but surging demand could mean consumers still may pay more for everything from chicken to cough syrup. Friday March 30, 10:46 PM EDT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) An ethanol-fueled boom in prices will prompt American farmers to plant the most corn since the year the Allies invaded Normandy, but surging demand could mean...

A study by biomedical scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed for the first time that rice bran could reduce the risk of intestinal cancer. The results of a controlled laboratory study in a preclinical model of gastrointestinal adenoma demonstrated that consumption of a high daily dose of stabilized rice bran caused an average 51% reduction in the number of precancerous adenomas in the intestinal tract. The results of a controlled laboratory study in a preclinical model of...

DES MOINES, Iowa -- An ethanol-fueled boom in prices will prompt American farmers to plant the most corn since the year the Allies invaded Normandy during World War II, but surging demand could mean consumers still may pay more for everything from chicken to cough syrup. DES MOINES, Iowa -- An ethanol-fueled boom in prices will prompt American farmers to plant the most corn since the year the Allies invaded Normandy during World War II, but surging demand could mean consumers still may pay...

Nationally, corn acreage is expected to rise 15 percent -- or 12 million more acres than in 2006 -- because of favorable prices fueled by an increased demand for ethanol. The "Prospective Plantings" report, released Friday, is based on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of March from a sample of more than 86,000 farm operators across the country. Kyle Baltz, who farms near Pocahontas, plans to plant 200 acres of rice this year, the same number as last year. In Arkansas, corn...

The government s optimism is buttressed by the substantial rise in wheat acreage in the rabi season obviously encouraged by the higher prices for the commodity. By the end of March the stocks with government would be considerably down, especially after the recent release of 3.65 lakh tonnes for open market sale to consumers besides distribution through the public distribution system and kind payments in welfare-related schemes. However, there is a view that despite a seven percent increase...

Production of these crops accounts for more than 40 percent of global cropland area, 55 percent of non-meat calories and more than 70 percent of animal feed. Most experts believe that adaptation would lag several years behind climate trends, because of the difficulty of distinguishing climate trends from natural variability. Lobell and Field studied climate effects on the six most widely grown crops in the world wheat, rice, soybeans, barley, maize or corn, and sorghum, a genus of about 30...