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Recent News Articles:

APHIS Urged to Withdraw Plans to Impose User Fees on Commercial Conveyances to U.S. from Canada

ConAgra Flour Milling Bin in Columbus, OH Collapses, Spilling Wheat

U of I Weekly Outlook: Corn, Soybean Price Trends Will Change Following Release of USDA Reports

Florida Partners with Brazil to Form Inter-American Commission on Ethanol (SouthFloridaBizJournal)

Study Says Wisconsin Farm Productivity Up as Farm Numbers Drop (GazetteExtra)

U.S. Sustainable Energy Still Needs Permits for Proposed Biodiesel Plant in Natchez, MS (HattiesburgAmerican)

Ethanol Ouput in South Dakota Continues to Climb (CapitolJournal)

US BioEnergy's Nasdaq Debut a Success with Shares Closing 8% Higher than IPO Price (ArgusLeader.com)

Tate & Lyle Issues 2007 Calendar Year Pricing Rounds

Weekly Grains Inspected for Export Report ... Wheat, Soybeans, and Corn Down from Last Week

TexCom Plans Dec. 21 Groundbreaking on 35 MGPY Biodiesel Plant in Seabrook, TX

The Andersons, Inc. Announces Increased First Quarter Cash Dividend

Hybrid Fuels, Inc. Acquires Oyama, BC Ethanol Facility

Mergers in Asian Biofuels Industry Creating Major Companies (Reuters)

Earthrace Biodiesel Boat Will Attempt to Break World Record in 74 Days or Less (GalvestonDailyNews)

Biodiesel to be Tested in Long-Term Canadian Demonstration Pilot Project (CNW)

Kansas Cattle Industry Could Face Tough Year (WichitaEagle)

Competition Increasing in U.S. Ethanol Market (TheIndependent)

Soy Energy Plans to Hold Investment Meetings for Proposed 30 MGPY Biodiesel Plant in Marcus, IA (SiouxCityJournal.com)

Producers Remain Bullish on Ethanol Despite Prediction of Higher Corn, Oil Prices (FortWayne.com)

Ethanol Fuels Growth at CECO Environmental, Sheet Metal Company in Cincinatti, OH (News. Enquirer.com)

Asian Markets Seek Ethanol Byproduct for Feed (FortWayne.com)

Diversified Ethanol Begins Sectional Test Run of its Pilot Plant

Up Close and Personal at Western Plains Energy's 50 MGPY Ethanol Plant in Campus, KS (DodgeCity.com)

MEMS USA Moves Forward with Corporate Name to Convergence Ethanol

Big River Resources Says Construction of $170 Million Ethanol Plant in Galva, IL is on Track (Register-Mail)

US Grains Council CEO Sees Export Growth, Despite Ethanol Expansion (BrownfieldNetwork)

Residents Oppose Broin Companies' Proposed $105 Million Ethanol Plant in Alexandria, IN (WCPO.com)

Public Hearing Schduled Jan. 11 for ConAgra's Proposed 110 MGPY Ethanol Plant in Clovis, NM (CNJOnline)

Residents Oppose Agri-Ethanols's Proposed 108 MGPY Ethanol Plant in Batesburg-Leesville, SC (TheState)

Democrats Lay Out Energy Bill; Measures to Boost Biofuels and Wind Energy (RockyMountainNews)

Cairo, IL Officials Unable to Decide on Bunge, Renewable Energy's Proposed 60 MGPY Biodiesel Plant (SeMissourian.com)

New Zealand Based-Aquaflow Says Biodiesel From Algae Was a Success (RedHerring)

More Breaking News…

Rapat Corp.'s Darrell Peterson Dead at 59…12/12

Younglove Construction Begins Work on New Pilgrim's Pride Feed Mill in Natchitoches, LA…12/11

Brian Weideman Named Customer Service Rep for Brock Grain Systems…12/06

Timothy Buckholz Named Customer Service Rep for Brock Grain Systems…12/06

Perten Instruments Appoints Stefan Fahlén as CTO and Bengt Sahlin as VP-Sales…11/23

Interstates Companies Win Project Awards From Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa…11/20

CCC Announces First-Ever On-Line Grain Inventory Sale Using GrainLink Marketing Program (Federal Register)…11/15

Charm Sciences Introduces ROSA Zearalenone Test …11/08

More New Products… | More Supplier News…

International Poultry Expo & International Feed Expo ... Jan. 24-26 ... Atlanta, GA

GEAPS Exchange 2007 ... Feb. 24-27 ... Grapevine, TX

Brazil Harvest & Amazon River Tour ... March 2007

This Week's Events

Ethanol/Biodiesel Events

Cargill Farm Service Center Manager…12/07

PENTA Engineering Corp Seeking Project Manager…11/21

Van Sickle Allen & Associates Seeks Structural Engineer for Hutchinson, KS Office…09/08

2007 GEAPS Safety Award Program Application Form…12/13

Registration Now Open for GEAPS-Purdue Distance Learning Course on Quality Grain Management …12/12

Three Men Escape Serious Injury Following Grain Bin Accident at Hubbard Feeds in Bismarck, ND (BismarckTribune) …12/11

Columbus Man Rescued After Being Trapped for Two Hours in a Grain Silo in Deerfield, WI (Channel3000.com)…12/05

Teen Killed at Ohio Feed Mill (WHIZ)…11/29

OSHA Forms for Recording Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses…11/27

OSHA Forms for Recording Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses ... to be Posted Feb. 1…11/27

No Trespassing Signs Ignored at Grain Elevators, Sometimes Fatally (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)…11/18

Statement by Edwin G. Goulke Jr., Assistant Secretary of Labor fo Occupational Safety and Health, on 2005 Occupational Injuries and Illnesses with Days Away From Work…11/18

Cargill Protesting OSHA Fine in Death of Employee at Topeka, KS Grain Elevator (KansasCity.com)…11/16

Emerging Markets Online: Biodiesel 2020: A Market Survey…12/15

NCGA: Economic Impacts on the Farm Community of Cooperative Ownership of Ethanol Production…12/15

Research and Markets: The Market for Biofuels in Transportation…12/15

IATP: Water Use by Ethanol Plants, Potential Challenges…12/15

WTO Disciplines and Biofuels: Opportunities and Constraints in the Creation of a Global Marketplace…12/15

CARD: The Long-Run Impact of Corn-Based Ethanol on the Grain, Oilseed, and Livestock Sectors: A Preliminary Assessment…12/14

IATP Report: Staying Home - How Ethanol Will Change U.S. Corn Exports…12/13

University of Tennessee APAC: Analysis of the Economic Impacts on the Agricultural Sector of the Elimination of the Conservation Reserve Program…12/12

Interim 10-Year Plan for the NOAA Aquaculture Program…12/12

NCFAP Study: Quantification of the Impacts on U.S. Agriculture of Biotechnology Derived Crops Planted in 2005…12/12

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