Nevertheless, Sudkamp said the news isn't all bad -- there are many pros to this type of situation concerning crops and critters both, from a conservationist's point of view. As of Tuesday, floodwaters continued to rise across southwest Missouri, with rain falling in bursts of showers and thunderstorms during early morning hours. Though many roads, such as Pump House, just west of Nevada, have become once again passable, there is a chance that, with current weather conditions, the waters...

Natural Products Industry Insider - Natural Products Industry Insider-Soy Protein Protects Bone Scientific Excellence Awards. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign randomized 61 postmenopausal women, 43 of whom completed the nine-month double blind intervention, to receive soy protein isolate (SPI) or milk protein isolate (MPI), with or without moderate-intensity exercise, in a 2x2 design. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign randomized...

However if you want to take that next step to actually find the grain one step closer to leaving the US, today's inspections are bearish to corn and wheat and bullish to soybeans, as the actual amounts inspected for the week ended May 17th corn and wheat could not exceed the amount needed on a per week basis in order to achieve USDA 2006-07 targets. We remain hedged in the July and will continue to keep watch on the cash carry and Allendale July futures top side target of $4 for signals to...

The rally in soybean prices was a big help in moving corn off limit-down levels but the price activity in December corn was also a big factor, Kleist said. Selling eased after midsession, when soybean futures and soybean meal rallied. Market Watch Online email. In addition, the corn crop isn t in the ground and in many areas farmers can t get into their fields to prepare the ground for planting, and given the fact that farmers are expected to plant 90 million acres this year, time is of...

Obviously the excess moisture is causing some concerns about nitrogen supply and what may have happened to that nitrogen fertilizer or the N in manure that was applied. When soil gets excessively wet, the ammonium sticks to the soil particles and can't be lost as easily as it can with nitrate leaching or gaseous losses of N from denitrification. Aerial sensing can provide clues, too Another newer approach is to use the corn crop as an indicator of nitrogen status. Use the late spring soil...

Demand for the oil from the food industry has been high because of its excellent frying and flavor stability without the hydrogenation process that creates trans fats. Last month, a Monsanto press release stated their Visitive low-linolenic variety would be available to farmers for the 2007 season throughout Iowa and in parts of Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, Missouri and Kentucky. In the lawsuit, ISU officials asked for...