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EPA urges common sense for spill plan
RITZVILLE, Wash. -- The Environmental Protection Agency is advising farmers to use common sense when considering whether their farm meets requirements for a fuel spill prevention plan.
"If you lost the entire contents of any single tank, where would it go?" said EPA on-scene coordinator Greg Weig ...
Willamette Valley Vineyards drops distribution unit
An Oregon winery and vineyard has boosted its profits by closing its distribution arm. Willamette Valley Vineyards of Turner, Ore., has reported that its net income rose more than sixfold, to $186,000, during the first quarter of 2012 compared to the prior year. The company's founder, Jim Ber ...Portland daily grain report for Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Bids as of 9:30 a.m.; subject to change. Bids for grains delivered to Portland, Ore., during May by unit trains and barges, in dollars per bushel, except oats, corn and barley, in dollars per cwt. Bids for soft white wheat are for delivery periods as specified. All other wheat bids are for fu ...Wheat soars on dry weather; crude and gold sink
Wheat futures soared 5 percent as dry weather in the U.S. brought worries that the crop wouldn't be nearly as large as traders had expected. Reports of a drought in Russia also had traders anticipating tighter supplies of wheat. The July contract settled up 30.25 cents at $6.3875. Corn also j ...Deere fiscal 2nd quarter profit rises, beats expectations
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) -- Deere posted a 17 percent spike in second quarter profit Wednesday and boosted its outlook for the year, predicting record-high global demand for its signature tractors, harvesters and seeders. Analysts had been anxiously awaiting Deere's take on the year going forward, with ...Wheat prices climb as dry spell hits Kansas crop
Wheat prices rose Tuesday as crop condition in parts of Kansas deteriorated due to dry weather. There has been a lack of significant rain recently in many of the wheat growing regions of Kansas, where the crop is about three weeks ahead of normal because of a mild spring. The U.S. Ag ...Portland daily grain report for Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Bids as of 11:30 a.m.; subject to change. Bids for grains delivered to Portland, Ore., during May by unit trains and barges, in dollars per bushel, except oats and corn, in dollars per cwt. Bids for soft white wheat are for delivery periods as specified. All other wheat bids are for full May ...