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Ill. farmers aim to improve image with consumers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois farmers launched a new public relations campaign Tuesday to improve their image after research showed that consumers like farmers but have doubts about modern farming methods.
Corn and soybean prices rise as dry Midwest weather threaten crops
Corn rose for the first time this week and soybeans gained for a second straight day on speculation that drier weather may damage crops in the U.S., the world’s largest…
Fructose Hyperbole? Can the Human Body Discern Sugar Sweetened Milk from its High Fructose Corn Syrup Counterpart?
No Differences Found for Cardiovascular Disease, Weight Gain, Diabetes with Either Form of Fructose WASHINGTON, June 19 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — New research released today from Rippe Lifestyle Institute and the University of Central Florida shows no difference between table sugar and high fructose corn syrup on weight gain or any changes in risk factors for metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes. Abstracts for the two studies are the first to provide longer term prospective data exploring the effects the normal consumption of fructose has on metabolic parameters in humans.
U of I Atrazine Study Shows Ban Would Hurt Midwest Producers
University of Illinois study reveals importance of atrazine for Midwest crops (PRWEB) — A study at the University of Illinois aims at showing how important atrazine is to crops in the Midwest. The study looked at 175 sweet corn fields in the Midwest.
Environment Illinois Report Suggests Global Warming Will Cost Illinois Corn Growers Millions
Environmentalists Call on Congress to Repower America with Clean Energy Champaign, IL — Global warming could cost corn growers in Illinois $243 million a year, according to a new report…