A gallon of milk now costs more than a gallon of gas --and that's putting the squeeze on the ice cream shops that use milk to make ice cream and milk shakes. Recently, the price of corn has increased because it is used to make the biofuel ethanol. Corn is also used to feed cows, which has contributed to the high price of milk. More 10 Reasons To Go To School Now Have you often considered pursuing an adult education but never found enough of a reason to do so? More Look At New Home Prices...

Ball discussed the possibility of substituting corn silage for hay, since much of the areas corn crop has very low grain yield potential and could be cut for silage. The varying amounts of rain that fell across much of Alabama on June 17-18 brought hope to cattle producers who are running low on grass and hay to feed their cattle. Ball stressed it is extremely important that all corn silage or hay made from corn be tested for nitrates before feeding it to livestock. Although farmers will...

After inching up in lockstep with modest inflation at about 2.5 percent annually for a decade, prices of 100 common foods in the Consumer Price Index are forecast to rise as much as 4 percent this year and already were up 4.9 percent in May, the most recent month available. After inching up in lockstep with modest inflation at about 2.5 percent annually for a decade, prices of 100 common foods in the Consumer Price Index are forecast to rise as much as 4 percent this year and already were...

Issues facing the biodiesel industry include the high price for soy oil, the primary feedstock for biodiesel plants in Iowa, because of fewer acres planted to soybeans this year. Olson, who was senior marketing manager at the Iowa Soybean Association, said the board was created by demand from "the entire biodiesel chain" to promote biodiesel and work on industry issues and policies. Farmers are growing more corn to supply the demand for ethanol. Like its relative, the ethanol industry, the...

Addressing growing criticism over conditions for workers who use machetes to chop down sugarcane for ethanol, Silva called on plantation owners to meet with cane cutters and the government to discuss the humanization of working conditions in the sugarcane fields. SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Silva: Improve conditions for sugarcane cutters in ethanol industry. Addressing growing criticism over conditions for workers who use machetes to chop down sugarcane for ethanol, Silva called...

Weather remains the only real news out in the corn market, but it is the worst kind of news because it can change everyday, even every couple of hours. Welcome to wild weather markets where if you are lucky, you can make a lot of money, but is it worth the risk? The corn market is still a demand market and as we have seen the last couple of weeks with the export sales, there is value down at these prices and you will find customers willing to step out and buy much lower markets. Welcome to...