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October 7, 2009 / Farm & Ranch

Cotton Market Weekly

October 1, 2009

A Service Provided by Plains Cotton Cooperative Association

Cotton was unaffected by traditional news this week as prospects for more rain in the Delta made no dent on traders. The weather simply was not a factor in the face of a strong dollar and a weak stock market, traders said. More...

Purdue leading study of cows' gaseous emissions

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Purdue University is leading a new study that seeks to answer the smelly question of how much greenhouse gases are produced by dairy cows. More...

More corn means more chemicals in waters, study says

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - A new study has found that more fertilizers and pesticides will enter waters near fields if farmers boost their corn acreage to meet demand for corn-based ethanol. More...

TDA Market Recap - Oct. 5, 2009

AUSTIN - For the week ending Oct. 3, 2009, feeder and fed cattle prices at Texas auctions were $2 lower with slaughter lambs being sharply lower and slaughter goats being $3 higher. More...

Massive Texas wind farm operating

DALLAS (AP) - The world's largest wind farm officially got up and running Thursday, with all 627 towering wind turbines churning out electricity across 100,000 acres of West Texas farmland. More...

Farmer killed while working on equipment

TIPTON, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say a central Indiana farmer was killed while working on a combine in his field. More...

Man rescued from 8-foot hole in Iowa

WALCOTT, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say a man trapped in an 8-foot hole on his farm near Walcott was rescued as the hole filled with water. More...