Unintended Consequences Of The Ethanol Boom
US - While increased ethanol production has certainly yielded some benefits, it has also carried with it a number of unintended consequences, particularly for the livestock sector.

The Key to Beating Fusarium Head Blight
CANADA - A plant geneticist with the University of Manitoba says it'll take a combination of genetic traits to develop wheat varieties that are fully resistant to fusarium head blight,...

Historic Crop to Boost Grain Exports
BRAZIL - The 2007/2008 harvest in Brazil was 143.87 million tonnes, growth of 9.2% over the previous crop. The record result confirms the tendency for growth of agribusiness.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Pioneer Hi-Bred: Tips to Maximize Feedstock Quality
IOWA - Higher feed input costs are challenging livestock producers to maximize the efficiency of their feedstock supplies. Producers can reap economic benefits by evaluating corn maturity...

Weekly Outlook: Corn and Soybean Export Prospects
US - Early USDA forecasts for the 2008-09 corn and soybean marketing year include prospects for substantial declines in U.S. exports from the record levels reached in the 2007-08 marketing...

Joint Venture for Second-Generation Biofuels
US - BP and Verenium Corporation have announced a joint venture to accelerate the development and commercialization of cellulosic ethanol, a biofuel that can be made from waste biomass...

AgFeed to Open 900th Premix Distribution Chain
CHINA - AgFeed Industries, Inc., China's largest commercial hog producer and the largest premix feed company, today announced the opening of the 900th independently owned premix feed...

Stinkweed Comes to the Rescue
US - Dairy farmer Brian Ziehm is caught off guard when asked id he would devote an acre of his fields near the Vermont line this fall to grow stinkweed?

Corn For Biodiesel Done Away With
US - When it comes to alternative fuels, a professor from the University of Northern Colorado says weeds and algae should be in our gas tanks, not corn.

CME: Crop Conditions Critical for Financial Prospects
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 3^rd September 2008.

Downward Pressure on Feed Grain Prices Reported
CANADA - The Canadian Wheat Board reports unfavorable weather during harvest is increasing the volume of crops being downgraded to feed putting downward pressure on feed grain prices,...

Weekly Outlook: Crop Size and Energy Prices
US - Two broad fundamental factors appear to be influencing corn and soybean prices as the growing season reaches the last stages. One of those factors is the potential size of the...

Biofuel Mandate Fueling Disaster
US - Anyone who has been to a supermarket lately knows that the food prices are going up. In fact, food prices are now rising at twice the rate of inflation, reportedly the fastest...

Canadian Government Invests in Oilseed Research
CANADA - The Canadian Government is to contribute C$3 million to the Industrial Oil Seed Network (IOSN) under the Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program (ABIP).