http://www.agweb.com/blogs/ Jeanne, Top Producer Editor, grew up on a beef cattle operation in Southwest Missouri and now writes from the heart of corn country in Eastern Iowa. AgWeb.comhttp://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Mapping_Ethanols_Footprint_9926/Jeanne BernickTue, 02 Jun 2009 17:21:34 GMT9926http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Who_is_Valero_10168/Jeanne BernickMon, 09 Feb 2009 21:34:14 GMT10168http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/From_Farm_Field_to_Football_Field_10719/Jeanne BernickTue, 20 Oct 2009 11:07:07 GMT10719http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Land_Use_Changehuh_11445/Jeanne BernickThu, 27 Aug 2009 11:26:03 GMT11445http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Minnesota_moves_on_up_11464/Jeanne BernickWed, 14 May 2008 09:49:51 GMT11464http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Big_Food_clock_still_ticking_11466/Jeanne BernickTue, 17 Mar 2009 16:48:10 GMT11466http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Wheres_the_love_12052/Jeanne BernickThu, 23 Oct 2008 14:52:13 GMT12052http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Its_not_chemistry_its_microbiology_13472/Jeanne BernickMon, 12 Jan 2009 22:50:26 GMT13472http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Are_Excess_RINs_Killing_Ethanol_13534/Jeanne BernickWed, 08 Apr 2009 17:49:28 GMT13534http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Vilsack_good_for_ethanol_13897/Jeanne BernickWed, 17 Dec 2008 20:16:59 GMT13897http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Always_Take_the_Helicopter_Ride_14452/Jeanne BernickThu, 20 May 2010 23:35:09 GMT14452http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/A_doozy_of_a_biofuels_question_14537/What would happen to the price of corn, food and gasoline if current federal biofuels policies were relaxed or even eliminated? That question is on the minds of dozens of lawmakers who believe renewable fuels mandates are contributing to a sharp increase in food prices. A Corn Belt economist attempt [...]Jeanne BernickWed, 07 May 2008 22:51:46 GMT14537http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Split_in_the_Show_Me_State_14876/Jeanne BernickTue, 29 Jul 2008 11:25:51 GMT14876http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Energy_In_Balance_14954/Jeanne BernickTue, 17 Nov 2009 15:24:35 GMT14954http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/More_good_than_harm_15043/Jeanne BernickFri, 08 Aug 2008 12:51:55 GMT15043http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Cattlemen_Want_to_Wean_Ethanol_16192/Jeanne BernickSun, 19 Jul 2009 20:58:30 GMT16192http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Cargill_opposes_mandates_and_subsidies_16199/Jeanne BernickMon, 15 Sep 2008 07:46:09 GMT16199http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Congressional_duo_stands_up_for_ethanol_16201/Jeanne BernickThu, 15 May 2008 12:05:45 GMT16201http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/The_Best_Deal_Ag_Will_Get_16324/Jeanne BernickTue, 30 Jun 2009 17:06:44 GMT16324http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Foxes_Guarding_the_Hen_House_16613/Jeanne BernickTue, 11 Aug 2009 17:35:04 GMT16613http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Little_Bo_Peep_or_the_Axe_Murderer_16953/Jeanne BernickMon, 12 May 2008 14:20:07 GMT16953http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Whos_behind_the_RFS_waiver_request_16982/Jeanne BernickWed, 23 Jul 2008 14:00:09 GMT16982http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Behind_the_Blend_Wall_17368/Jeanne BernickTue, 01 Dec 2009 14:10:13 GMT17368http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Its_all_about_the_numbers_17718/Jeanne BernickTue, 09 Sep 2008 08:59:47 GMT17718http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/New_campaign_targets_biofuels_policies_17987/Jeanne BernickTue, 10 Jun 2008 20:29:33 GMT17987http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Does_McCain_support_ethanol_18186/Jeanne BernickWed, 28 May 2008 14:12:17 GMT18186http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/How_Biofuels_Can_Help_the_UN_18648/Jeanne BernickWed, 01 Oct 2008 10:03:03 GMT18648http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/California_Vote_Smacks_Ethanol_18699/Jeanne BernickWed, 06 May 2009 16:55:12 GMT18699http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Under_water_in_Iowa_18711/Jeanne BernickWed, 18 Jun 2008 23:09:50 GMT18711http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Tell_EPA_What_You_Think_18835/Jeanne BernickWed, 16 Sep 2009 15:17:12 GMT18835http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Floods_Not_Slowing_Biofuels_18837/Jeanne BernickTue, 08 Jul 2008 16:45:36 GMT18837http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/The_Profitable_Kind_of_Energy_18894/Jeanne BernickTue, 23 Jun 2009 22:49:34 GMT18894http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Lawsuit_keeps_farmers_top_of_mind_for_VeraSun_18912/Jeanne BernickTue, 25 Nov 2008 17:28:17 GMT18912http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/VeraSuns_Big_Gamble_19002/Jeanne BernickFri, 07 Nov 2008 12:56:44 GMT19002http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Biofuels_create_enviable_position_for_some_19261/Jeanne BernickFri, 22 Aug 2008 15:12:21 GMT19261http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/Battling_Al_Gore_19642/Jeanne BernickTue, 24 Nov 2009 15:13:47 GMT19642http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/"National_Mission"_Starts_With_Decision_on_E15_19948/Jeanne BernickFri, 18 Jun 2010 15:30:04 GMT19948http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/O_Canada_Reminds_Me_of_Home_21644/Jeanne Bernick shares the similarities between Canada and her home in Iowa. Jeanne BernickMon, 02 Aug 2010 10:37:00 GMT21644http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/more_regs_no_solution_to_bad_eggs/We do not need more government oversight for a couple of bad eggsJeanne BernickMon, 30 Aug 2010 15:25:00 GMT21832http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/potash_market_at_inflection_point__/Jeanne BernickThu, 02 Sep 2010 23:09:00 GMT21867http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/joplin_disaster_still_lingers/Tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., on Sunday still suffers tragedies.Jeanne BernickWed, 25 May 2011 20:39:00 GMT23814http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/can_familyfarms_truly_open_up/FamilyFarms Group media event.Jeanne BernickTue, 22 May 2012 23:21:00 GMT27063http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/destination_kenya/This week I'll be in Kenya on the International Federation of Ag Journalists/AgriTerra E-4-D tour. Jeanne BernickSun, 04 Nov 2012 13:38:00 GMT28449http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/a_trip_to_the_livestock_market_center_in_rural_kenya/Today as part of the IFAJ/Agriterra 2012 Exposure 4 Development Kenya tour, we left early in the morning for the town of Kiserian, south of Nairobi.Jeanne BernickMon, 05 Nov 2012 13:42:00 GMT28450http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/kenyans_newest_dairy_food_yogurt/Today was a dairy day. We visited the KCC dairy coop in the Nairobi industrial area and a member farm afterwards.Jeanne BernickWed, 07 Nov 2012 09:23:00 GMT28462http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/cash_crops_and_cartels/Kenya's top export crop is tea, and mostly it is known for its fine black tea, which it sells to Egypt, Pakistan and the UK.Jeanne BernickThu, 08 Nov 2012 09:18:00 GMT28497http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/banking_in_kenya/This morning we visited banking and banking cooperatives for farmers in Kenya. The most common money lending group in Kenya is called a Sacco (Savings And Credit Cooperative).Jeanne BernickMon, 12 Nov 2012 14:19:00 GMT28544http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/enormous_market_potential_for_kenyan_vegetables/We left Nairobi on Friday morning for Lake Naivasha region and a stop off at the a beautiful viewpoint in the Rift Valley. Jeanne BernickTue, 13 Nov 2012 08:59:00 GMT28555http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/new_kenyan_constitution_gives_women_land_rights_for_first_time/It is estimated by the World Bank that women are responsible for 80% of paid and unpaid labor in food production. Jeanne BernickMon, 19 Nov 2012 09:32:00 GMT28623http://www.agweb.com/legacyproject/blog/Top_of_Mind_213/a_finalist,_but_not_the_winner/For over a decade, the Top Producer of the Year (TPOY) award program has searched for and celebrated the best and brightest in agriculture. Jeanne BernickFri, 07 Dec 2012 13:31:00 GMT28790