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Iraqi Kurdistan still a tough sell to investors
31.08.2008 02:21
washingtonpost.com
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan has been primed for a wave of foreign investment for years, but officials say the grand goals of a relatively peaceful northern enclave are frustrated by violence plaguing the rest of Iraq.
USA
Finance & Investments
Judge allows exceptions to grazing ban
31.08.2008 02:20
iowafarmertoday.com
Some farmers who were planning to use the critical feed use of the CRP might be able to go ahead after a judge’s ruling in Washington state this past week.
Iowa
Agriculture
Crop prices boost lease payments
31.08.2008 02:20
iowafarmertoday.com
Iowa Farmer Today MORNING SUN --- It’s a warm August day as Paul Gieselman steps out of the sun and into the air conditioning.
Iowa
Agriculture
Seeding rates seen giving yield boost
31.08.2008 02:20
iowafarmertoday.com
ODEBOLT --- After watching neighbors switch to 20-inch corn rows to increase their plant populations thus boosting yields, John Currie made the jump this spring.
Iowa
Agriculture
Stover as biofuel raises new questions
31.08.2008 02:19
iowafarmertoday.com
As industry and public policy move toward embracing cellulosic eth-anol as an energy source of the future, one seemingly simple question keeps popping up: How much stover can you safely take off a cornfield?
Iowa
Agriculture
Stunted beans a challenge at harvest
31.08.2008 02:19
iowafarmertoday.com
The cooler-than-normal temperatures have caused soybean pods to be closer to the ground. That could mean cutting beans this fall could be tricky for many farmers.
Iowa
Agriculture
Program targets improving , seed lines for low-input farms
31.08.2008 02:19
iowafarmertoday.com
AMES --- Linda Pollak steps into the corn test plot, pausing to let her eyes adjust to the shade of the stalks.
Iowa
Agriculture
Perfect cow depends on conditions
31.08.2008 02:19
iowafarmertoday.com
CASCADE -- Dale Manternach says his cows may not be perfect, but they are perfectly suited for his operation.
Iowa
Agriculture
Flex leases gain interest
31.08.2008 02:19
iowafarmertoday.com
Traditionally, most farmland rental contracts in the Midwest have been either crop-share or cash leases.
Iowa
Agriculture
Tractor collecting new family hobby
31.08.2008 02:19
iowafarmertoday.com
ADRIAN, Mo. --- Eric Silver isn’t sure how he got started collecting and restoring Minneapolis-Moline tractors.
Iowa
Agriculture
Corn cob ethanol production near
31.08.2008 02:19
iowafarmertoday.com
POET LLC, formerly known as Broin, announced last week it would produce ethanol from corn cobs and fiber by the end of the year at its research center in Scottland, S.D.
Iowa
Agriculture
Collector favors 40 series; says it’s simple to work on
31.08.2008 02:19
iowafarmertoday.com
MONTICELLO --- After quitting being a truck driver, Mike Muller found another challenge --- restoring John Deere tractors on his Jones County farm.
Iowa
Agriculture
Nutrition, genetics go hand in hand
31.08.2008 02:19
iowafarmertoday.com
IDA GROVE --- Ask Mason Fleenor for the best predictor of a quality beef carcass, and genetics is a quick answer.
Iowa
Agriculture
Tractor collection started as father-son activity
31.08.2008 02:19
iowafarmertoday.com
HUXLEY --- Mike Kalsem walks into the farm shop where not one, not two, but three old Oliver tractors rest in various states of dismemberment.
Iowa
Agriculture
Early weaning jump-starts cows
31.08.2008 02:19
iowafarmertoday.com
DIAGONAL --- It may not be the Wild West, but Southwest Iowa’s version of a traditional roundup might occur near here yearly on Labor Day weekend.
Iowa
Agriculture
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