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Agriculture

High corn prices create huge losses in ethanol industry

High corn prices create huge losses in ethanol industry

For ethanol companies, big moves in the price of corn can mean large profits or major losses. With corn prices all over the map this year, companies have committed to paying high prices. The profit losses are adding up to tens of millions of dollars.
by Mark Steil

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Will green gas fuel the future?

Will green gas fuel the future?

Wisconsin researchers are producing the next generation of biofuel. They're turning sugar water into gasoline.
by Dan Gunderson

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Author Charles Mann explains the crisis beneath our feet

Author Charles Mann explains the crisis beneath our feet

The soil in the American Midwest is among the most fertile ground on the planet, but the world's supply of soil is changing. To find out how, Tom Crann sat down with author Charles Mann, who's wrote about the soil crisis in the September issue of National Geographic.
by Tom Crann

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AP Exclusive: Video shows workers abusing pigs

AP Exclusive: Video shows workers abusing pigs

An undercover video shot at an Iowa pig farm shows workers hitting sows with metal rods, slamming piglets on a concrete floor and bragging about jamming rods up into sows' hindquarters.
by Fred Frommer

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Organic farm profits nearly double in 2007

Organic farm profits nearly double in 2007

Organic farmers saw more than one type of green in 2007. A study tracking 45 organic producers in Minnesota found their profits nearly doubled thanks to the high prices their products can yield.
by Mark Steil

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USDA cuts estimates for corn, soybean harvests

USDA cuts estimates for corn, soybean harvests

The Agriculture Department on Friday reduced its forecast for this year's corn and soybean harvests due to drier weather. The forecast for Minnesota's corn crop was down slightly, but the state's soybean forecast was unchanged.

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Farmers embrace genetically modified beets

Farmers embrace genetically modified beets

Farmers in the Red River Valley are starting to harvest the first crop of genetically modified sugar beets. While most farmers are happy with the Roundup Ready beets, there are some lingering concerns.
by Dan Gunderson

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