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| THIS WEEK IN COMMODITIES |
| OWGA disscusses top issues OWGA disscusses top issues By Jennifer M. Latzke Once again, cinnamon rolls and good conversation heralded the Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association annual convention, Dec. 13, in Oklahoma City. And, for many producers, the top issues of the day were trade and biotech wheat. |
| Northeast Nebraska ethanol plant temporarily closes Northeast Nebraska ethanol plant temporarily closes PLAINVIEW, Neb. (AP)--A northeast Nebraska ethanol plant has suspended operations. Directors of the Husker Ag ethanol plant near Plainview, which is about 30 miles northwest of Norfolk, made the announcement Jan. 6. Board chairman Mike Kinney said in a news release that the plant's margins have dropped sharply in the past few months because of marked volatility in the corn, oil and ethanol markets. |
| KWA: Kansas wheat acres continue downward trend KWA: Kansas wheat acres continue downward trend Kansas The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Jan. 12 that U.S. acres planted to winter wheat for the 2009 harvest will be down a dramatic 9 percent from the 2008 total, to 42.1 million acres. Planted acres in Kansas are down 600,000 from fall 2007 to 9 million acres in fall 2008. |
| Kansas dairy hopes to pad profits with glass bottles Kansas dairy hopes to pad profits with glass bottles JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP)--Adding volume to keep pace with ever-slimming profit margins has been part of the challenge since Arnold and Rose Hildebrand began milking cows in 1930. Today, two of their grandsons--and their wives--have decided on a different model, banking that "better" might just trump "bigger," after all. And with a nostalgic twist, they aim to make middle men in the milk business less of a factor in their operation, by ... |
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