Top 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy:
Biofuels Digest has announced its “Top 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy” and this year’s top spot goes to Amyris, a renewable fuels and chemicals developer based in Florida… Read More
Truck Orders Gain 148%:
Orders for Class 8 trucks in North America soared to more than 26,000 in November, jumping at least 148% from a year ago and 38% from October, industry consultants said. “It is clear that we are in a recovery period for the new truck equipment market,” said Eric Starks, president of FTR Associates in Nashville, Ind., which released preliminary data on orders on Dec. 2… Read More
USDA Forecasts Record Farm Net Income:
The Economic Research Service of USDA has released its “Agricultural Income and Finance Outlook” report. The December 2010 report shows net farm income is forecast at $81.6 billion in 2010, up 31% from 2009 and 26% higher than the 10-year average of $64.8 billion for 2000 to 2009. Net cash income at $92.5 billion would be a nominal record, 2.3% above the prior record attained in 2008…Read More
U.S. Farmers Teach Afghanistan Farmers to Grow Soybeans:
American farmers help with the war on terror by teaching Afghanistan’s farmers to grow soybeans…Read More
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Milk Prices Reach Record Highs:
There will be a little more in the milk check for most dairy producers this month. The base milk prices for August production are mostly higher than July and substantially higher than a year ago… Read More
Crop Conditions Continue to Decline; Pricing Remains Strong:
This afternoon, USDA released its weekly crop report and overall crop conditions continue to deteriorate as weather in various ag regions remains tough on yields… Read More
USDA Farm Income Report:
U.S. farm income will jump 31 percent this year to a record $103.6 billion because of higher crop and livestock prices, the government said… Read More
Food Prices Rise with Commodity Prices – Eventually:
Food prices will continue to rise for the remainder of this year and well into 2012 because processors now are beginning to pass along higher costs of commodities to consumers, a Purdue University agricultural economist says… Read More
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