1. Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., agriculture briefs column

Nov 12, 2008      Journal Star

At-door registration will be $65. Programs will be Dec. 16 at Mt. more...

2. 'It's a battle' Sugar, corn producers face uncharted harvest

Nov 11, 2008      Agweek

It can be in the hills, the high lands," Knudsen says in answer to questions of where it's the wettest in Minn-Dak country. "The sand is wet. In the past two seasons a ton of beets was worth about $47 per ton. The annual meeting is Dec. 4 in Fargo, N.D. The Hertsgaards cut their sugar beet acres from a normal of 700 acres to only 300 acres in 2008, he says. more...

3. Gasoline prices at $3.26 on average

Nov 8, 2008      Honolulu Advertiser

The profit came as nut revenues more than doubled to $4.6 million from $2 million a year earlier, reflecting a better crop that allowed earlier harvests and higher nut prices. ML Nut's Class A units rose 1 cent to $2.40 in regular trading. Kalihi firm turns to solar for power Suntech Hawaii said it recently installed a 223-kilowatt photovoltaic solar electric power system installation at D. Otani Produce in Kalihi. more...

4. Surviving the markets; still a lot of corn to harvest Crop insurance helps out this year

Nov 8, 2008      Ottumwa Courier

I am below average [in yields] this year, though. As you move south in Iowa, the soil becomes poorer drained. more...

5. Farmers feeling pinch: Falling grain prices leave farmers hoping to break even this harvest.

Nov 11, 2008      York Daily Record

... jfrantz@ydr.com; 771-2062 MORE INSURANCE, MORE COSTS As part of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, farmers who wish to be eligible for government disaster assistance programs must purchase insurance for all crops. That is a departure from the past, when farmers needed to insure only some of their crops. Often, a farmer would only insure his or her main crop and leave the others uninsured, said York County farmer David Warner. Because the... more...