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Demand for sand is about to blast higher
Houston Chronicle
Is sand the next hot commodity?
Analysts are predicting that as the oil and gas industry recovers, and drillers return to the shale formations in Texas and other states, the demand for sand is set to explode. Sand is a key component of hydraulic fracturing, used to keep fissures in shale rock open so oil and natural gas can escape.
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Big crops, high dollar mean tough year for grain growers
Capital Press
Another year of bumper crops and high inventories are likely to spell another year of lower prices for corn, soybean and wheat growers, and alternately keep some feed costs in check for livestock producers.
Ag economists at Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture laid out what grain growers are facing in a crop outlook webinar on Sept. 13 based on USDA’s latest crop estimates and world supply and demand report.
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Breakthrough in genetic modification of grains
ScienceDaily
Genetic modification of plants might be controversial in commercial applications, but it is undeniably useful for research purposes. Despite years of effort, it has been remarkably difficult to develop efficient methods for transformation of grain crops. New work reports on a method to genetically modify maize and other grains.
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How to maintain post-harvest grain quality
AGWeb
While it would be nice to think the hard work is over once the crop is out of the field and you’ve shut the bin doors, that’s not the case.
Moisture levels that vary kernel by kernel on the front end will present challenges through drying and on the back end when it goes into the bin says Gary Woodruff, conditioning applications manager, GSI.
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