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It's no surprise that restraints in farm income are affecting rural economies, but a monthly survey from Creighton University puts some numbers on it.
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Growth Energy states the group has uncovered some documents that suggest the California Air Resources Board ignored some data and comments from its own consultants when the board wrote rules for a new low-carbon fuels standard.
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The abrupt crash in commodity and fertilizer markets this past year triggered a wave of bankruptcies and frayed partnerships. Dozens of ethanol reorganizations short-changed farmers who had forwarded contracted with them; the bankruptcy of the largest poultry integrator in the country left some contractors without a market; and both dealers and farmers were stung when fertilizer depreciated 70 percent in one year.
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Vastly different harvest weather fortunes remain in place.
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BP's CEO Tony Hayward said U.S. gasoline demand will never return to 2007's peak, the Wall Street Journal said, as greater use of biofuels and increased engine efficiency has slashed fossil fuel consumption.
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Whew 11/18 2:37PM
Almost dodged the bullet.
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The Biggest Loser 11/19 5:20PM
In just four weeks fed steers went from a record average of 870 pounds to 847, from being 13 pounds over the 3-year average to 8 under.
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Brazil has started testing trucks with an 8 to 10 percent blend of ethanol mixed in with conventional diesel fuel.
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Just because Ohio voters approved the creation of a board to set farm animal-care standards doesn't mean the battle is over, even in Ohio. To win future battles, the animal agriculture industry needs to come up with better arguments.
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In Other Media 11/20 2:25PM
Mead, Neb.-based E3 Biofuels LLC is scheduled to hit the auction block on Dec. 11, according to Ethanol Producer Magazine, and will be sold on an "as-is" basis. E3 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in late 2007 and began seeking investors after the plant struggled to get off the ground because of mechanical problems.
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 06:20 AM CST

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