Sweet corn’s not just for farms anymore
Rumor has it the place to grow sweet corn is in a farm field. Backyard gardens, the reasoning goes, generally are not large enough to make the harvest worth it, and pollination problems likely are with small plantings.

Marvin Ruark: Don't mess with farm bill
When is enough enough? After a nearly two-year legislative debate and an extended delay in implementing regulations, three U.S. senators - Tom Harkin, D-Iowa; Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; and Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., are trying to resurrect the thrice-defeated attempt to strangle production agriculture through unworkable payment eligibility requirements.

Boeing Statement on Compliance with WTO Ruling on Subsidies to Airbus
CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing issued the following statement regarding EU compliance obligations stemming from the ruling last June by the World Trade Organization against $18 billion of illegal European government subsidies to Airbus: Today marks the deadline for European governments and EADS/Airbus to comply with the WTO's landmark ruling against launch aid and other forms of illegal government subsidies that Airbus has been receiving for more than 40 years.

Ag Commissioner says changes on way to help local farms
State Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black wants to make life easier for small, local farmers, he said Friday.