Just as Tesco was announcing higher prices, an industry survey revealed that UK livestock farmers were growing a bigger acreage of maize than ever before. It's an industrial crop demanding giant machines and high inputs of fossil fuel to harvest it and convert it into silage. Dairy farmers across the country are currently paid about 18p a litre, a price they claim denies them any profit and turns many of them into loss-makers. So why am I left with a nagging feeling that Tesco's decision...

The problem with the variant western corn rootsworm is that it has adapted to crop rotation systems, Montgomery said, posing a significant problem to corn crops. The rootsworm larva feed on corn roots and adult beetles feed on corn silk and can strip kernels. The grubs feed on grass and can cause enough damage to kill it, and adults feed on just about anything, he said. With frigid temperatures on their way out and spring officially in bloom, the Stateline Area will be welcoming sunnier...

They farm 150 acres of corn and beans, 10 acres of watermelons and five acres with pumpkins. Hobby farmers loosely defined as those whose incomes are derived not solely from farming often bring little or no hands-on experience to their new avocation. Farming is not leisure-oriented, it s for people who are ambitious and perseverant, who are accomplishment-driven, said Acevedo, 36, who owns a 3-acre farm in Kentucky on which she grows summer garden crops and raises goats. Until they bought...

The increase in corn crops in Kansas has lead to decreasing aquifers. A recent survey of Kansas aquifers, vital to the existence of farms, towns and industries in western and central Kansas, showed a trend of continuing decline last year. The ethanol boom throughout the country has caused farmers to plant more corn, which relies on extensive irrigation to survive in dry weather. He said that a rise in corn prices, fueled by the ethanol boom, has caused farmers to plant more corn, a...

The plant's current owner, Harvest Rich, will expand its capacity to 300,000 tonnes before the completion of the acquisition. The plant has an annual corn starch processing capacity of 50,000 tonnes. This will boost China Sun's total annual corn starch production capacity to 716,000 tonnes. The proposed acquisition is targeted for completion by January and the plant is expected to start operations in the first half of next year. CHINA: China Sun Bio-Chem Technology is acquiring a corn...

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