Midwest Floods Fuel Corn Prices
Friday, June 13, 2008
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Flooding in the heartland is taking a toll on the nation's corn crop. That has corn prices soaring in Chicago. NBR Chicago bureau chief Diane Eastabrook has the details.
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Related NBR Stories & Links
- 05-13-08: "Green Options: Fuel"-Hybrid Corn
- 03-31-08: Corn Crops Are Being Swaped For Soybeans
- 03-30-07: Farmers Hope their Financial Crops Come in via Corn
- 02-26-07: The Demand for Corn is Popping
External Links/Articles*
- American Farm Bureau Federation
(AFBF)
The AFBF is "the unified national voice of agriculture, working through our grassroots organization to enhance and strengthen the lives of rural Americans and to build strong, prosperous agricultural communities." - Iowa Farm Bureau
The Iowa Farm Bureau is a "unique and highly successful organization because it’s in business to serve members. The organization’s services, programs and benefits are developed based on the causes, concerns and needs important to members based on their beliefs and values – from leadership development, savings on preventative health care services and farm marketing seminars to programs to help young farmers thrive and prosper." - United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA)
The USDA "provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management."
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