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Top HAT Story Lugar Suggests Increase in Genetically Modified Seed Research |
Earlier this week Indiana Senator Richard Lugar sent a letter to President Bush outlining his recommendations for responding to the current world food crisis by the international community. Lugar's suggestions were meant to serve as a US agenda for the G8 summit next week. Speaking before the American Enterprise Institute Wednesday the Senator expanded on his memo_ including his call for more research on genetically modified seeds.__"An irrational opposition to gm crops and food by many European nations is literally starving people in Africa and other parts of the world. Genetically modified seeds have been demonstrated to dramatically increase yields and hold great promise to reduce poverty." Read More...
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Your HAT Weather Outlook with Rob WassonIndiana Farm Forecast 7/3/08Showers and thunderstorms will be likely across Indiana today, tonight and Independence Day as a cold front slowly sags through the region. A few thunderstorms could be strong producing gusty winds and hail. All day rains are not expected but storms will be possible at any time. Rain totals should range from .75" to 1.5", with possible 2 inch totals in localized areas. The weekend should be dry with only isolated showers and storms expected both days. Next week, another chance of rain will exist on Monday and Tuesday, and then high pressure should clear out skies over Indiana for the rest of the week. The 11 to 15 day outlook is near normal for temperatures across the entire state. Rainfall is expected to be above normal across the southern half of Indiana, and near normal across central and northern sections.
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Latest Commentary Rethinking the Checkoff Concept |
Every commodity checkoff meeting_ I have ever attended has been about one thing: building demand. Beef_ pork_ corn_ soybean_ dairy_ veal_ cotton_ turnips_ whatever_ the goal of producer funded and controlled programs has always been about increasing the price of the commodity by improving demand. But what happens if you succeed? What happens when the price of your product goes higher than you_ or anyone else in the industry_ could have imagined. What happens when_ almost overnight_ all your demand dreams come true? That is just what has happened to corn and soybean producers. Corn and soybean prices have hit new record high price levels while floods have devastated millions of acres of cropland in the Midwest. Even a Purdue Ag economist said the price of corn is too high. Against this background_ the last thing you want to be talking about is increasing demand. Read More...
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