Topic: Corn Farming

Queen Victoria: 6 stories from her diaries

A new website features the entire text of Queen Victoria's diaries. Here are six excerpts.

Corn pricing affected by global warming, federal mandates not helping, study finds

Researchers out of Purdue and Stanford University have found evidence that small temperature increases over the next two decades could have a surprisingly drastic impact on the volatility of corn prices. And federal biofuel mandates may make things worse.

Iran evades US sanctions by paying with gold

Iran bought 200,000 tons of Australian, and possibly US, wheat last week with gold. Commodities traders say Iran is also pitching oil barter deals for grains.

Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on energy and the environment

Energy and the environment are typically “back burner” issues in national elections, but both are huge this year for Republicans. Take a look at where each of them stands.

10 terrific pieces of advice – from celebrities to their teenage selves

From "Dear Me," edited by Joseph Galliano, stars write letters to themselves at age 16

How rising global food prices could affect Africa (VIDEO)

Higher global food prices are likely to spell trouble for aid organizations working to relieve famine in the Horn of Africa.

Big Ag boom is thanks to state subsidies

Farmers planted a near record number of acres of corn this season, which has caused corn futures to sink

Corn futures headed lower? Bigger crop forecast.

Corn futures are expected to fall after the government's latest crop report. The corn futures market had expected supply to drop. Instead, it's expanding.

Commodities rise after last week's sell-off

Commodities prices for grains, precious metals, and oil rise. Traders in farm commodities await government crop report.

Missouri's Black River levee fails. Where floodwaters could hit next.

Residents along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers brace for a pair of crests that could bring record floods. In Missouri, 1,000 flee the overflowing Black River after 15 inches of rain in four days.

'Shocking' corn prices: the other rising gold market

While gold bullion reaches record prices, golden corn demands its share of attention. Food prices have skyrocketed worldwide, and will soon hit consumers at grocery stores and restaurants.

Stephen Colbert: What will he say in congressional testimony?

Stephen Colbert is slated to appear Friday, in character, before a congressional subcommittee. His (and the subcommittee's) topic? 'Protecting America's Harvest.' No kidding

Russia grain export ban benefits US farmers, sparks talk on climate change

The International Grains Council cut its projected world grain output Thursday. Drought in eastern Europe has sparked a Russia grain export ban.

How science could spark a second Green Revolution

To fight poverty and overpopulation, crops need coaxing. Advances in deep-root food plants may trigger a new Green Revolution.

Plant scientists build a 'Sears catalog' for corn genome

Can cattails combat climate change?

An experiment is under way in California to see if fields of tules and cattails can make a difference in global warming.

Can farmers salvage a soaked planting season?

Ebbing water, good weather brighten outlook in Midwest, but numerous obstacles remain.

How a Kenyan village tripled its corn harvest

The Millennium Villages Project is pricey. But it may hold answers to tackling the global food crisis.

More signs of trouble for corn

A sluggish spring could mean a disappointing harvest on top of already-high corn prices.

As global food costs rise, are biofuels to blame?

Converting corn and soybeans into fuels is contributing to higher food prices. The dispute is how much.

As global food costs rise, are biofuels to blame?

Converting corn and soybeans into fuels is contributing to higher food prices. The dispute is how much.

Halt the gold rush to corn fuel

To take corn out of cereal bowls and put it into our gas tanks isn't an answer to global warming.