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People were storing grain long before they learned to domesticate crops, a new study indicates. A structure used as a food granary discovered in recent excavations in Jordan dates to about 11,300 years ago, according to a report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Nebraska officials are moving forward with a plan to establish a multimillion-dollar insurance fund to protect farmers when grain warehouses go broke, following the financial collapse of an elevator last year.
Linus Rothermich took a trucking company owner at her word when she promised to later pay him for nearly $200,000 in grain delivered to feedlots and storage elevators across Missouri.
The federal government's estimate of North Dakota's 2008 corn production includes millions of bushels of grain that are covered by snow and might never end up in farmers' bins.
Two young brothers died when they were sucked beneath a load of grain that was being unloaded from a trailer western Canada, police said Thursday.
Across the country, from grain elevator to grain elevator, golden wheat and corn are piled in towering mounds, waiting for a rail car to haul them to market.
Beyond the short-term losses from physical damage and lost business, the worst flood to hit the U.S. breadbasket in 15 years has added momentum to the recent surge in food prices worldwide.
Argentines are passionate about their beef — from cattle grazed on the sprawling pampas grasslands, it's a national staple, delivered inexpensively and received with religious fervor at Sunday barbecues nationwide.
A grain bin collapsed and sent a tidal wave of corn into a home, sweeping it off its foundation, trapping a family of four and shaking the ground for miles.
"For amber waves of grain" - is an old familiar phrase to anyone who has ever sung, or heard Ray Charles sing this song. Amber waves of grain - embodies the very image of cereal grain fields like wheat, barley or corn. Wheat fields at harvest, in particular.
Ancient Waves of (Wild) Grain; First farmers stored grain before they cultivated itYet before the agricultural revolution could really take off, people had to find a way to store their produce in between harvests.
Vilsack's approach as ag secretary surprises criticsThe World War II-era poster that faces Tom Vilsack's desk should provide a clue that he may not be the kind of agriculture secretary expected of a former governor of Iowa, the land of big, high-tech grain and hog farms. The poster says: "Let's All Grow Vegetables."
BURKINA FASO: Grain Shortage Despite Record HarvestProducers are achieving bumper crops, but grain supplies are still low. High prices are encouraging export, while domestic supplies are sacrificed.
Culture Shock May Explain Similarity Between HumansEver since researchers discovered in the 1970s that humans lacked the genetic variation expected of our population size, they have proposed that our ancestors went through a big squeeze: Volcanic eruptions, disease, or climate change created a population "bottleneck" that reduced …
The Food Chain - As Crop Prices Fall, Farmers Face LossesWhen the price of wheat, corn, soybeans and just about every other food grown in the ground began leaping skyward two years ago, farmers were pleased, of course. But generally they refused to believe that the good times would be permanent.
GRAINNET News and Information for the Grain, Milling, Feed, Seed and BioFuels IndustryOdd Grain Marketing Transactions in Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas.
Vials From 60-Yr-Old Experiment Offer New Hints on Origin of Life - NYTimes.comA classic experiment exploring the origin of life has, more than a half-century later, yielded new results. More Articles
Is Human Evolution Over?These days almost everyone gets to hand their genes on through their children.
2,000 Feared Dead in India Flood | guardian.co.ukAlthough the official death toll in India's Bihar state is just 65, aid agencies claim thousands are missing in the flooded area. The Kosi river breached its banks 11 days ago on the border with Nepal, flowing through a channel 75 miles (120km) east of its natural route.
DEVELOPMENT: Think Tank Urges Major Changes in U.S. Food AidThe task force report, entitled "A Call for a Strategic U.S. Approach to the Global Food Crisis", comes amid international alarm over grain prices that have skyrocketed to record heights over the past year.
They've Got the World by the Belly: the Corporate Grip on Food TightensAcross the globe, the entire chain of resources and inputs is now getting cornered by corporations. Farm land, water, fertilizer, seed, pesticide and many more. Grab these together and you've got the world by its belly.
Catching an amber wave - The Boston GlobeAs both food prices and the interest in locally grown food have risen, Vermont has experienced a resurgence in grain farming.
World Bank `Destroyed Basic Grains' in HondurasHonduran farmers like Alvarez can't compete in a global marketplace where the costs of fuel and fertilizer soared and rice prices doubled in the past year.
NEPAL - The Nepalese government have followed many other governments around the world in putting a ban on the export of grains from the country, a government official said Thursday.
Making a Killing from Hunger: We Need to Overturn Food Policy, Now!For some time now the rising cost of food all over the world has taken households, governments and the media by storm.
World food crisis looms closer.In our television age, the mention of a food crisis brings to mind the bloated bellies of starving children. We think of droughts, crop failure, conflicts and the tub-thumping of Bono and Bob Geldof.
Food prices | Cheap no more | Economist.comYet what is most remarkable about the present bout of "agflation" is that record prices are being achieved at a time not of scarcity but of abundance.
A Global Need for Grain That Farms Can't FillWhen much of the country is contemplating recession, farmers are flourishing because of runaway demand.
A Global Need for Grain That Farms Can't FillAt a moment when much of the country is contemplating recession, farmers are flourishing because of runaway demand worldwide.
New wheat promises to beat droughtA new drought-resistant wheat variety has been launched with the hope of boosting grain yields in southern and western parts of Australia.
Rethinking the Meat-GuzzlerA SEA change in the consumption of a resource that Americans take for granted may be in store — something cheap, plentiful, widely enjoyed and a part of daily life. And it isn't oil.
The global grain bubble Record prices for grain from corn to rice have ignited food riots from Jakarta to Rome. In Pakistan, troops now guard wheat stocks. China and Russia have imposed price controls.
China moves to discourage grain exportsBattling inflation fuelled mainly by rising food prices, China announced yesterday that it would scrap the 13 per cent tax rebate on exports of grains to discourage overseas sales.
Starch Made Us HumanTraditionally, when scientists spared a thought for our hunting and gathering forebears, they focused on the hunters and the meat they brought in.
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