Price volatility is now the norm and opportunities will continue, according to commodity marketing experts at a farm show panel discussion. READ MORE
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Grain association execs favor task force idea — with caution
Proceed with caution. That’s not just the best idea for driving in the winter weather that has descended upon the Corn Belt — it’s one state grain association executive’s hope for a U.S. senator’s plan for a task force on the MF Global bankruptcy.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
New study documents shrinking environmental footprint of beef
A study published in the Journal of Animal Science found that raising a pound of beef in the U.S. today uses significantly fewer natural resources — including land, water, feed and fuel — than in the past.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
OSHA rules in Whiteside County detasseling deaths
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will not issue citations to any of the entities connected to a July 2011 accident in which two teenage girls died.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
