Plant more sorghum, less maize
The Ministry of Agriculture has advised arable farmers to plant more sorghum because it can withstand prolonged moisture stress and high temperatures better than maize.
Mmegi,
Tue Dec 08 07:06:58 PST 2009
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Ethanol Plants use 29 Percent of US Grain Sorghum
A United Sorghum Checkoff Program study found that about 29 percent of the grain sorghum produced by U.S. farmers is used to produce ethanol, according to Ethanol Producer Magazine, which a...
DTN / The Progressive Farmer,
Mon Dec 07 09:34:05 PST 2009
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Sorghum Percent Harvested
USDA' s sorghum progress and condition ratings for the week ended Dec. 6.
AgWeb.com,
Mon Dec 07 14:51:35 PST 2009
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USDA: South Dakota's corn harvest remains behind, sorghum and sunflower harvests w...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Freezing weather is helping South Dakota farmers whose fields have been too wet to harvest. The U.S. Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that six days ...
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune,
Mon Dec 07 13:53:51 PST 2009
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USDA: South Dakota's corn harvest remains behind
Freezing weather is helping South Dakota farmers whose fields have been too wet to harvest. The U.S. Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that six days were suitable for fi...
San Francisco Chronicle,
Mon Dec 07 14:10:21 PST 2009
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Claas Orbis 900 header
Claas of America announces the newest addition to its range of Orbis forage heads. The Orbis 900 is a row independent head that can cover 30 feet (12 rows at 30 inches) of corn, milo and fo...
Midwest Messenger,
Tue Dec 08 05:39:57 PST 2009
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Smaller area under summer crops in 2009-10
THE total area planted to summer crops is forecast to decline by abiout 9 per cent in 2009-10 as a result of lower grain sorghum plantings, with the area planted to grain sorghum forecast t...
Queensland Country Life,
Mon Dec 07 17:32:20 PST 2009
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USDA: South Dakota's corn harvest remains behind
USDA: South Dakota's corn harvest remains behind, sorghum and sunflower harvests wrapping up
Newsday,
Mon Dec 07 15:58:12 PST 2009
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CLAAS Orbis
CLAAS of America Inc. has introduced the Orbis 900 forage head, according to a news release. It is a row-independent head that can cover 30 feet (12 rows/30 inches) of corn, milo and forage...
Iowa Farmer,
Mon Dec 07 23:43:56 PST 2009
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USDA: Neb. corn harvest about 88 percent complete
(AP:LINCOLN, Neb.) Nebraska's corn harvest is continuing to progress, but limited drying capacity continues to slow things down. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says about 88 percent of ...
INO News,
Mon Dec 07 14:42:08 PST 2009
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Smaller area under summer crops in 2009-10
The total area planted to summer crops is forecast to decline by about 9 per cent in 2009-10 as a result of lower grain sorghum plantings, with the area planted to grain sorghum forecast to...
North Queensland Register,
Mon Dec 07 16:45:31 PST 2009
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Sweet sorghum, survival food crop of choice in the future
IT IS one of the best food and fuel crop in the tropics. It is called sweet sorghum and is known in scientific circles as Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. read more
Sun Star,
Fri Dec 04 06:05:36 PST 2009
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USDA: Neb. corn harvest about 88 percent complete
Nebraska's corn harvest is continuing to progress, but limited drying capacity continues to slow things down.
AP via Yahoo! News,
Mon Dec 07 14:25:34 PST 2009
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USDA: South Dakota's corn harvest remains behind
Freezing weather is helping South Dakota farmers whose fields have been too wet to harvest.
AP via Yahoo! News,
Mon Dec 07 13:47:03 PST 2009
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ZIMBABWE: Survival farming
Source: IRIN Poor farmers in the dusty village of Mandamabwe, in Masvingo Province, southeastern Zimbabwe, have resorted to a groundbreaking activity to salvage what they can of their 2010 ...
AlertNet,
Tue Dec 08 08:53:59 PST 2009
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Harvests nearing completion in most states
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- All but two of the 18 largest corn-producing states have harvests at least 80 percent completed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday.
UPI,
Mon Dec 07 16:44:10 PST 2009
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Myriant Technologies LLC Selected For $50M Award For Succinic Acid Biorefinery Pro...
Myriant Technologies LLC (as successor to BioEnergy International), a leading biotech developer and manufacturer of renewable biochemicals, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energ...
ChemicalOnline,
Mon Dec 07 21:22:46 PST 2009
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Danish outfit using clean-energy limos has ties to Blair
A fleet of straw-powered limousines carrying VIPs around Copenhagen at the United Nations
Omaha World-Herald,
Tue Dec 08 04:17:50 PST 2009
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USDA: Neb. corn harvest about 88 percent complete
Nebraska's corn harvest is continuing to progress, but limited drying capacity continues to slow things down. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says about 88 percent of the state's corn ha...
AP via Yahoo! Finance,
Mon Dec 07 14:25:34 PST 2009
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