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Friday, March 12, 2010

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Washington State University professor Diter von Wettstein holds up barley during the Spillman Farm Field Day in Pullman, Wash., in July 2009 while talking about his efforts to develop products for celiac patients.

Celiac research enters second phase

Scientists are developing wheat for people who can't digest gluten -- and in the process they hope to make wheat that's more healthful for everyone. Arcadia Biosciences LLC, of Davis, Calif., recently received a two-year, $885,500 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop wh ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:29 AM

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Profit Center

CF seals $4.7 billion deal for Terra

NEW YORK (AP) -- After more than a year of bids and counterbids, CF Industries landed Terra Industries on Friday for $4.7 billion, creating a giant fertilizer company. ...

Friday, March 12, 2010 7:50 AM

Portland daily grain report for Friday, March 12, 2010

Bids as of 9:30 a.m.; subject to change. Bids for grains delivered to Portland, Ore., during March by rail or barge, in dollars per bushel, except oats, corn and barley, in do ...

Friday, March 12, 2010 9:58 AM

Agriculture futures mostly rise on CBOT

CHICAGO (AP) -- Agriculture futures mostly rose Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery added 3.25 cents to $4.82 a bushel; May corn rose 0.25 cent to ...

Friday, March 12, 2010 9:58 AM

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Specialty crops see big acres, inventories

Tomatoes will likely be one of the big crops this year. The California Tomato Growers Association says a near-record crop and high inventories will reduce prices this ye ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:43 AM

Timber

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Owl key to thinning fight

The U.S. Forest Service has asked a federal appellate court to reverse an injunction against thinning in Oregon's Deschutes National Forest. The agency claimed the thinn ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:34 AM

Lawmakers examine trends in forest health

OLYMPIA -- Washington's legislators this session dealt with a variety of bills that addressed timberland, including issues such as buffers, harvesting, sales, conservation an ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:34 AM

Texan promotes wood waste for power

Specialized trailers would dry biomass so it burns efficiently FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Randy Hill lives amid the fossil fuels of America, a place where natural gas and crude ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:35 AM

Paper maker to expand biomass operation

A Washington-based paper company is laying the groundwork to build a 65-megawatt, wood-fueled biomass plant, which would be the largest in the Pacific Northwest. Longview Fibr ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:36 AM

Organic

Precision-ag claims rile organic group

When Sara Lee launched its Eco-Grain marketing program to promote its EarthGrains breads, it raised the hackles of the Cornucopia Institute, a Wisconsin-based organic watchdo ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:09 PM

Conference educates of advantages of vouchers

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Farmers learned about a variety of issues facing family farms at a recent small-farm conference -- including how to navigate the bureaucracy surrounding v ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:44 AM

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Organic growers seek USDA aid

NAMPA, Idaho — While organic farmers are grateful for conservation programs authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill, some wish they worked a lot better. That's the message a gr ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:29 AM

Farm intern bill scaled down

OLYMPIA -- Lawmakers have pared down a bill to allow farm internships that pay less than Washington state's minimum wage. Senate Bill 6349 defines a farm intern as someo ...

Saturday, March 06, 2010 9:08 AM

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