While high milk prices above $17 per hundredweight will also help farmers, higher prices for fuel -- diesel is pushing $3 per gallon -- and feed will continue to cut into profits. About 95 percent of the state's corn crop was planted, above the 92 percent at the same time last year and the five-year average of 85 percent. Cold weather this spring is expected to reduce yields for alfalfa across the state while the winter wheat crop is in good to excellent condition. Although local fields...

There is a term in the lingo of the commodity markets that is heard in situations such as that witnessed on Monday, May 21st. Futures prices in the December 2007 corn contract moved almost 14 cents higher on that day. All you need is neighbors who wish to gather together and ask blessings on the crops and favorable prices after harvest. That means that an incident or weather event surfaces the following day that causes traders who sold the previous day to toss their money back in the pits...

The three-day meeting is expected to witness a clash of ideas on alternative sources of fuel, with the United States and Brazil -- the world's two leading producers of ethanol -- facing opposition from Venezuela, the country with the largest oil reserves in the hemisphere, and Cuba. The three-day meeting is expected to witness a clash of ideas on alternative sources of fuel, with the United States and Brazil -- the world's two leading producers of ethanol -- facing opposition from...

To make room for corn, farmers are reducing some other crops, such as hay. But state health officials estimate only one in five people that are infected with this virus. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. It helpsget rid of thetrash that is illegally dumped in the area. Today, he attempted to sell hot pizzas outside on Clearwater avenue to customers. More corn growing in Washington and that ain't hay. With less hay for cattle and dairies, the...

Local farmers, who are getting ready to cut their alfalfa and grass hay crops, say rising costs are making it more difficult to make a profit despite the rising demand for hay. Many farmers in Oregon and across the nation who grew hay are switching to corn production to meet the nation's growing demand for corn-based ethanol, said Jack Getz, the officer in charge of U. Farmers who grow hay, meanwhile, are experiencing higher fuel costs that are eating away at their profits, Aceti said. The...

New entrees include tomato tortellini filled with Italian sausage and homemade mozzarella in a pesto cream sauce, pan-roasted halibut with crawfish and chorizo ragout, Muscovy duck breast with Chinese five-spice roasted fig, and grilled veal chop with morel-scented barley risotto. The new menu includes among the appetizer selections diver scallop with sweet corn cake and roasted red pepper coulis, red pepper gnocchi with arugula walnut pesto, and Hawaiian poke tuna. New entrees include...