The Ugly Economic Numbers: Leading and Lagging Indicators  

By Dave Kohl

The last time we explored one of the indicators of the health of the general economy: housing starts. ...

National Tillage Experts to Speak at Statewide Seminar 

University of Illinois

“Tillage, Technology & Environmental Stewardship” is the theme for the 2009 Illinois Regional Tillage Seminars, to be held in January at three locations throughout Illinois. ...

Corn Growers’ and Suppliers’ Voices Heard at VeraSun Bankruptcy 

National Corn Growers Association

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court presiding over the VeraSun Energy Corporation case recently considered concerns of corn growers and suppliers. ...

STORAGE PAYBACK 

BY MARK MOORE

On-farm grain storage is in vogue. It's evident during any drive through the Midwest, where new grain storage facilities shine brightly in the afternoon...

Reduce Costs of Irrigation Pumping Plants by Improving Efficiency 

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension

To save energy and money, Nebraska irrigators should check their irrigation pumps for maximum efficiency, Tom Dorn, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension educator...

Though Corn Prices are Down, Food Processors are Keeping Your Grocery Prices Up 

As families prepare to gather for their annual Thanksgiving dinner, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) cautioned that despite Consumer Price Index data indicating lower prices for virtually all consumer items...

Family Living & Concrete 

By Dave Kohl

Recently I stopped in Louisville, KY, to conduct an agrilending workshop with my academic peers from Tennessee and Kentucky. They shared a piece ...

VeraSun Bankruptcy Raises Concerns 

By Kent Thiesse

VeraSun Energy Corporation, based out of Sioux Falls, SD, and 24 subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 31, 2008. VeraSun operates 17 ethanol plants in eight ...

VeraSun Reports Possible Buyer  

By Richard Brock

Bankrupt U.S. ethanol maker VeraSun Energy Corp. late on Monday said it recently received a “non-binding indication of interest” from an unidentified third party to acquire substantially all of...

Bidding Out the Profit 

By John Russnogle

Scott Irwin's colleagues cringed when the University of Illinois ag economist stated, The real winners with today's higher prices are landowners. If history...