Across the country, from grain elevator to grain elevator, golden wheat and corn are piled in towering mounds, waiting for a rail car to haul them to market. Some grain can sit for a month or more on ...

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On any given day, farm operators and others can get grain price quotes from the CME Group, also known as the Chicago Board of Trade, in real-time on their computer or phone. Almost as quickly, they ...

PAULDING — The Caring & Sharing Food Pantry here is prepared to accept grain donations from farm owners to help fund its annual budget.

A rapid ramping up in ethanol production could pose a big challenge for those big grain elevators that dominate the rural skyline in Nebraska. More direct shipments of corn from farmers to ethanol ...