About one percent of the acreage is out of production because of the turbines. It's another thing, however, to actually tour through a place where that energy is being produced so I could paint a word picture, for you, of wind energy in action. The farmers get royalties for allowing PSE on the property, revenues that also act as a hedge in poor wheat production years. Most of that land is in leased wheat farms, with giant wind turbines dotting the wheat fields. First spotted from miles...

India said today it may not buy more wheat because it expects to have sufficient supplies when its crop is harvested in March. Analysts expect farmers worldwide to plant more of the grain to take advantage of prices that reached records this year in Chicago and Paris. Futures still are up 61 percent in the past 12 months after adverse weather hurt crops in several exporting countries. Morocco said it would purchase 316,000 tons from domestic suppliers, shunning imports. Importers snapped...

With Chinese production of soybeans down this year due to poor weather, and consumption of beans and bean oil growing fast in that country, demand for U. November 16, 2007 NEW YORK Soybean prices climbed on Friday, capping a week of strong gains amid expectations that growing Chinese demand for beans could rapidly deplete global stockpiles. Contact SignOnSanDiego.com . Online Media Kit . Print Media Kit . Frequently Asked Questions . Make us your homepage Contact the Union-Tribune . About...

Other defenders of the huge federal farm bill make paeans to yeoman farmers "living under a yard light, trying to plow the land, plant a seed, harvest a crop. And still other senators mock the opponents of the bill that would send $32 billion over five years mostly to large farmers of a few crops during one of the biggest grain price booms on record. Democrats and Republicans on the Agriculture Committee, backed by crowds of lobbyists, are pulling out all the stops to pass a $288 billion,...

Rout's wheat crop, like most others in eastern Australia, has been ruined by the driest winter he has ever seen. Prime Minister John Howard, formerly a climate change sceptic, has acknowledged the need to curb the greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming, but has downplayed the threat it poses. He will also produce only a fraction of the barley he had hoped for, and is worried by the long-term effects of climate change. Enduring drought, frequent bushfires and rising temperatures...

For a larger perspective, according to information from the group, the 4.13 million bales to be harvested on the South Plains would make it the seventh largest cotton producing country in the world. In several areas, cotton acres had corn growing on them this summer or were reserved for winter wheat planting because of high prices for grain. The gin, now in its third season of processing, also is seeing high quality fiber from the crop. The gin is capable of producing 55 bales an hour,...