Canola primed for a comeback; Rising prices, renewed buying competition gives farmers another planting option JIM ALGIE Local News - Thursday, April 05, 2007 @ 12:00 The return to production of a second canola seed crushing operation in Ontario increases planting options for area farmers, Ontario Canola Growers Association president Brian Wiley says. Canola primed for a comeback; Rising prices, renewed buying competition gives farmers another planting option JIM ALGIE Local News -...

According to Ken Bailey an associate professor of agricultural economics at Penn State who specializes in dairy policy and price analysis increases were spurred in part by increasing fuel and feed costs incurred by dairy farmers and a growing global demand for milk products. He doesn t twist off the top of an Oreo, nor does he sop up the milk with what s left of the cookie after the all cream filling is licked off. According to Ken Bailey an associate professor of agricultural economics at...

Domestic corn and soybean stocks were up from March, while wheat stocks had a larger than expected decline. Before the report, analysts were expecting stocks to be around 449 million bushels, so this does indicate better than expected usage. Domestic corn ending stocks were reported at 877 million bushels, compared to the March total of 752 million. wheat ending stocks came out at 422 million bushels, compared to 472 million in March. USDA left its production estimate for major exporters...

Mike is a 24-year-old Waukesha man with Down syndrome starring in "Something for Stevie," an independent, locally produced film about a young fellow who, regardless of his disability, wants a job, a wife, a good life. So this movie - though not technically sophisticated nor necessarily right-on in all its depictions of someone like Mike - has a heartwarming message that registers. Shannon Noonan said she heard about auditions for the movie about a year ago and figured it would be a great...

But experts say that identifying an obscure contaminant in food is the scientific equivalent of looking for a needle in a haystack. ARE YOU WORRIED? What are you feeding your pets? Tell us Although one culprit is now the focus, scientists don't know how the fairly non-toxic chemical led to kidney failure in reportedly hundreds or thousands of pets in what is one of, if not the, largest pet-food recalls in history. ARE YOU WORRIED? What are you feeding your pets? Tell us Although one...

One of his early difficulties was getting Kenyans to realize that he wasn't there with a food giveaway program, but to teach them the power of self-sufficiency. Her next crop would be planted with withered grain that fell to the ground during harvest. He imagines generations of children who no longer starve during the "hunger season," but have surplus food and money enough to go to school. In just two growing seasons, the farmers in Youn's pilot project more than quadrupled their harvests...