Cold Midwest Spring is a Harbinger of Hunger Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-05-28 12:17:07 Here in the upper Midwest temperatures have remained low, and nighttime temperatures are still falling into the frost range, a weather pattern that seems ominously persistent as spring approaches with slowly greening trees, and the absence of sunshine and fallow cornfields.
Ethanol Doesn't "Feel Good" When You're Starving Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-01-15 10:28:20
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Corporation (ADM - $44.86) is the largest ethanol producer in the U.S., with seven plants in five states making over a billion gallons of ethanol.
We already know that America is by far the largest consumer of oil in the world. We have actually known that for a long time, it just wasn't until recently that The Powers That Be decided that this is a dangerous thing. So, it appears that the next big investment opportunity is to reduce that number drastically, and we are diligently putting our best scientists to work at it.
