100-Dollar-Ideas

DOJ not blocking Smithfield purchase, however

Got sprouts? Wet conditions and tight husks are causing some kernels to sprout in the ear. Here’s what it means.

Update on Mexico, Canada cattle situation

Additional rust findings

Firm will keep operating under Chapter 11 effort

Additional Illinois findings

Jim Bower, president of Bower Trading, talks about what the election means to commodities.

Democratic Party to confront challenging agenda

Excessive rains across the Plains could be jeopardizing the health of the U.S. hard red winter wheat crop, analysts at weather research firm Planalytics say.

Corn cobs could soon contribute to the nation’s fuel supply. Poet is currently expanding its corn ethanol facility in Emmetsburg, Iowa, into one of the world’s first cellulosic ethanol plants. Once complete in 2011, Project Liberty, will produce 125 million gallons of ethanol per year, with 25 million gallons coming from corn cobs.