Thursday, September 17, 2009

Producers look nervously to fall
Final soybean numbers could also depart significantly from current estimates as well, Bower says. “We have some mold problems, some disease problems, cold weather up north and one of the coldest summers in history. I think we all need to be a little cautious about projecting soybean yield until we take more off the combine.”

An early frost around the end of September could take the luster off projected large crops too, according to Bower. “There is the possibility of a cold air mass that is currently pooling to the north that could drift down into the southern Canadian Prairie and possibly into the southern tier of the United States. There is an element of concern, especially in the north, that for those late-planted soybeans, we must remain frost-free until the first week of October.”
[But if the customers really believe that CO2 is highly dangerous, why don't they just drink room-temperature tap water?] - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
In part, that’s because Mr. Large himself is also the [fossil-fueled] delivery van driver. “No time to brew if I’m driving,” he said.

But he said it’s also a very conscious effort to produce and distribute locally — as a way of reducing the brewery’s carbon footprint.

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