Now he's hoping to salvage a harvest from his 800 acres that had been thriving from a stretch of warm temperatures until the sudden turnaround sent temperatures plunging. Western Kentucky farmer Scott Wilferd's wheat crop was shaping up as one of his best until a late freeze turned lush fields into a patchwork of damaged plants. Most of the peach and apple crops were ruined, central Kentucky vineyards took a beating, blueberry and blackberry producers suffered damage and a Carlisle County...

By Marianne Stigset and Tom Cahill Bloomberg News Published: April 10, 2007 E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Add to Clippings Text Size LONDON: Corn investors are gleeful about the first bear market in two years. By Marianne Stigset and Tom Cahill Bloomberg News Published: April 10, 2007 E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Add to Clippings Text Size LONDON: Corn investors are...

exports will be shut out of foreign markets, the U. Such scrutiny is a fact of life in worldwide trade, and ignoring it in the ongoing revision of farming legislation is not wise, he said. Northwest Arkansas' poultry and cattle farms have encountered sharply increased grain prices as more grain goes into alternative fuels, such as ethanol. Corn and rice policies are under examination by the group, too, he said. Johanns, a former governor of Nebraska, is drafting the administration's farm...

Tyson and Conoco in biodiesel venture - Financial Times - MSNBC.com Skip navigation. Dick Bond, Tyson's president and chief executive, has been a leading advocate of the need for policymakers to recognise the knock-on effects of diverting corn from animal feed to produce ethanol, warning it could lead to a ripple effect of higher global food prices. Dick Bond, Tyson's president and chief executive, has been a leading advocate of the need for policymakers to recognise the knock-on effects...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Print Email nation . world Biotech efforts hope to harvest corn-free ethanol By Paul Elias The Associated Press Article Last Updated:04/15/2007 12:42:02 AM MDT San Francisco - The ethanol craze is putting the squeeze on corn supplies and causing food prices to rise. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Print Email nation . world Biotech efforts hope to harvest corn-free ethanol By Paul Elias The Associated Press Article Last Updated:04/15/2007...

HILLSBORO Area farmers are hoping for federal disaster relief and quick insurance decisions after last week's freeze destroyed nearly all their wheat crops and damaged corn crops. Corn crops planted in late March and early April fared better and have an opportunity to re-grow if weather permits, but the damage has left them more susceptible to fungi and diseases, said Heath Potter, a regional extension agent based in Moulton. Farmers were already apprehensive because of the record-breaking...