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April, 2004
Trio of new plums for spring and summer
Toward a better sugar beet
Study reveals cause of disease in beneficial insects
Soy supplements lead to bone health
Old research thwarts new Russian wheat aphids
New tests for detecting livestock growth promoter
New peach looks funny, tastes great
New breed of beet geneticists unraveling sugar beet genome
Listening for weevils in nursery crops
Depressed? "B" sure to get enough folate
Cotton and clay make a "hot" pair
Canine cure for catfish off-flavor
Beneficial compounds in cinnamon spice up insulin sensitivity
World's peaches, plums preserved in unique collection
Tick-control methods head to Scotland
Study reveals cause of disease in beneficial insects
Young farmer, rancher optimism hits survey high
Yellowstone officials release captured bison
Yellow leaves in landscape can signal problem with iron
Yearly expense, effort sours homeowners on sweetgum trees
Wyoming ranchers deal with brucellosis
Wyobraska sales report
Wyobraska cattle sales report
WTO rules on U.S.-CWB wheat dispute
WTO: Doha agreement predicted by July
Writer out of touch with futures trade
WORK for farmers no longer farming
Wool loan forfeiture discounts apply
Woodward Livestock Auction report
Woodward cattle auction notes
Woodward auction report
Woodward auction news
Woman to stand trial for animal neglect charges
WKMA set to kick off 2004 3i Show
With legislative coordination, bioeconomy poised for surge
Winter Livestock sales report
Wilkerson given Arp Award from nursery, landscape group
Wild potatoes tapped for nematode defense
WIFE meeting in Jetmore
Wheat progressing thanks to weather, moisture
Wheat progressing, even with recent weather
Wheat conditions declining
Wheat board announces openings
West Plains regional sales
West Plains livestock sales report
West Plains cattle sale news
West Nile vaccination recommended for horses
Western Colorado braces for West Nile season
Weld County Horse Judging Team 3rd at Logan County Contest
Weld County 4-H livestock judging team working hard
Weeds take root in western forest priorities
Website offers information about products, services
Weather helps fieldwork progress, not moisture
Weather helps fieldwork begin
Weather encourages spring to come early
Weather connection website offers long-term weather perspectives
Watertown livestock sales report
Watertown livestock sales
Watertown livestock auction notes
Watertown cattle sales
Water scientists working to help small towns reduce arsenic in drinking water
Water consortium seeks to expand rural water service
Water-saving landscapes are more than just rocks
Warmer weather, lack of moisture not helpful
Warehouse inspection deadline nears
VetLife announces FDA approval for feedlot implants
Veterinarian's practice takes him cross country
Veterinarians increasingly on front lines in identifying diseases in humans
Veneman names members to national potato board
Veneman names grain inspection advisory committee members, alternates
Veneman mum on downers, Japan
Valentine rancher to be honored by Block and Bridle
UW experts to speak at animal, human health forum
U.S. wins key issues in WTO wheat dispute with Canada
U.S. trade rep should appeal ruling in WTO wheat dispute
U.S. to allow Canadian bone-in beef
U.S. losing EU honey market on GM cross-polination risks
U.S., Japan to hold new talks on beef ban
U.S. files WTO case against Mexican corn syrup
Useful goats have numerous farm benefits
Use chisel points to minimize the footprint of tillage point
Use caution on rural highways
USDA to provide $84 million to protect farm and ranch land
Letters to the Editor
USDA should OK total testing
USDA selects CSU as part of national BSE lab network
USDA Rural Development announces funding for Kansas
USDA reopens comment period on 'minimal-risk' BSE importation
USDA releases $15 million, interim final rule for conservation innovation grants
USDA provides states with emergency conservation program funding
USDA provides $19.8 million to control salinity in Colorado River Basin
USDA official: Food safety a top priority
USDA designates Lynn Co. as ag disaster area
USDA data seen as market friendly
USDA announces loan rates for small chickpeas, dry peas, lentils
USDA announces investment of $10.9 million in business development funds for rural America
USDA--acting like a mad cow
USDA: Soy checkoff referendum offered
USDA: Creekstone offered full testing alternative
Upcoming K-State ag conferences
Upcoming horticultural events
Upcoming ABBI sale in OKC will be landmark event for bucking bull industry
U of A studies use of poultry litter on rice
UNL scientists share in international meat science
UNL hands out awards to faculty, staff
U.N. FAO launches $4 million appeal to help Haitian farmers
Underground lawn 'miners' may be moles, pocket gophers
Tyson officials accused of coercing workers on union vote
Tulsa Stockyard sales report
Tulsa livestock sales report
Tulsa cattle sale notes
Tulia livestock sales report
Tulia Livestock Auction report
Tulia cattle auction report
Tulia cattle auction notes
Trinity County Extension agent named
Tree City USA conference to focus on resource care
Treatment for scale feeding reduces honeydew
Treated seed aids crop yields even when insects are scarce
Transmission of brucellosis topic of task force meetings
Trading slow, but demand moderate, strong
Tomato 444 named latest Texas superstar
Today's hybrids more drought resistant
Time almost out to topdress wheat
Tillage implement design and its effect on soil
Three grain sorghum workshops slated for April
Three GCCC competitors make final round at Weatherford rodeo
Thousands of beef checkoff-generated messages reach consumers
The vocal minority
The Veneman-Kamei letters explained
These things take time
The Rural Health Care Coalition: Just what the doctor ordered
The right diet includes balance, takes commitment
There's still time to plant cold hardy crops
The lock and dam system on Upper Mississippi River is this country's largest antique
The Japanese approach meat purchases, preparation differently
The disappearing flowering tree
Texas wheat production up 4 percent from last year
Texas Cooperative Extension sets predator awareness days
Texas Brigades youth sign-up is under way
Test detects brucella bacteria in goat's milk
Temperatures, moisture affecting variable hay trade
Telemetry system helps scientists study heat stress in cattle
TDA secures specific exemption to use Diuron in catfish ponds
TDA's diaprepes weevil program receives additional funding
Tax increases proposed to help subsidize ethanol plants
Tax credit suspension stalling wind energy
Tapping local funds for community development
Take time for safety
Take steps to make soybean seed go farther
Take steps to avoid army cutworm damage
Table Rock Lake slightly cleare
Swift blames BSE for loss
Sunflower committee adds new board members
Summer skin care can be literal lifesaver
Subsoil moisture critical for windbreak tree survival
Subcommittee reviews agriculture research, extension
Study factors in planter size versus cost
No-till wheat after soybeans aids wheat yields, bottom line
Students "score more with 4-H" at public speaking contest
Students learn from day spent with alligators, crabs and more
Students learn about risk management efforts
Strength of corner posts is impacted by size and material
Strange days, indeed, for U.S.-Japan negotiations
Stop wheat grazing now
St. Onge Livestock sales report
St. Onge livestock sales
St. Onge cattle sales report
St. Onge cattle sale news
Stockgrowers urge USDA to keep Canadian border closed
St. Joseph feeder pigs
St. Joe's feeder pig auction report
St. Joe feeder pig sale notes
Stewardship pays by unlocking profit potential
Steady demand, prices seen across most of trading area
State vet moves quickly to quarantine infected chickens
State's biosecurity emergency response plan to be evaluated
State farmers to plant less corn, more soybeans
State departments of agriculture call for funding of specialty crop block grant program
Spring's here--fieldwork commences
Spring planting progresses even without needed moisture
Spring planting prep, fertilizing continues
Spring planting begins as warmer temps arrive
Spring off to a better start thanks to added moisture
Spring fieldwork continues
Spring deworming contributes to producer profitability
Spring brings anticipation, hope to family farm
Spring-emerged wheat shows dramatic decline in yields
Speak with neighbors when planning this year's pasture burn
Sparks cuts world corn estimates
Soybeans more drought tolerant
Soybean rust dominates discussions at the 2004 Commodity Classic
Soybean metering units save seed, money
Soybean market volatility at "Looney" levels
Soybean embargo not likely industry experts say
Soybean commission elects officers
South Dakota governor wary of reopening border
South central direct sheep sales report
South central direct sheep
Sorting cows helps maintain body condition
Soil moisture mixed nationwide
Soil moisture levels show east-west dichotomy
Soil-applied herbicides less readily available to plants
Software detects money problems
Small grains research results in big payoffs for producers, environment
Six decades later, farmer getting high school diploma
Sioux Falls to host international beef improvement conference
Sioux Falls sheep auction report
Sioux Falls Feeder Pig Auction report
Simmental sire summary released
Shrimp growing touted as farm income booster
Sheridan youth earns junior silver award
Sheep Heritage Foundation elects officers
Shearing sheep a dying art
SF sheep sales
SF feeder pigs
Several factors impact alfalfa cutting schedule
Several factors affect soybean yields
Seven labs will test for BSE
Seven horses killed in fire
Setting out transplants
Sericea Lespedeza--What? Why? How? When?
Senators: Withdraw 'minimal risk' import plan
Senator Baucus to head congressional grain caucus
Senate's failure to pass energy bill disappoints Farm Bureau
Semi-finalists named for LMA's
Seed singulation particularly important in corn
Secret to "winterizing" wheat plants revealed
S.D. Black Hills offer family memories
Screening method helps researchers fight soybean seed diseases
Scrapie eradication programs to be offered
Scientists help experts recognize foreign fungi
Scientist: U.S. beef not safe
School is in session for your dog!
SB 235 creates new water conservation district
Sansone named to state entomology post
San Angelo to host sheep industry leadership school in July
San Angelo spring field day offers CEUs
Salina livestock sales report
Salina livestock sale notes
Salina cattle sales report
Sales representative receives top honors
Safety--A critical concern with burning
Saddle making: The "other" western art
Rust Time Line
Rural communities to receive matching funds for tourism
Rules for identifying farm vehicles can be confusing
Roundup Ready alfalfa promises weed-free hay
Roundup Ready: It's too easy
Rolling Plains Master Naturalist Class taking applications
Rockin' in the 'green' world
Rising gas prices could boost sales of cheaper ethanol blends
Rice yields flourish in verification program
Research symposium to be held April 19
Research shows nitrogen plus broiler litter equals surface water cleaners
Research finds positive energy balance for corn-based ethanol
Researcher says drought could last a while
Research: Timed breeding of beef cow herd eliminates heat detection before AI
Research: Nitrogen makes the difference in rice crop
Request for proposals for conservation innovation
Republican River Riparian Project quarterly meeting set
Report: China an unfair trade partner
Replacement heifer auctions offer increasingly popular fall-calving stock
Renewable energy, efficiency grant conference
Renewable energy bill reenergizes itself in SB 168
Renewable energy and energy efficiency grant conference to be held in Salina
Registration for farm profits workshop due April 12
Reduced tillage for irrigated fields might work
Recrop options for hail damage available
Raymond O. Berry Memorial lecture scheduled for April 2
Range management workshop focuses on wildlife
Rancher tired of chasing large calves, buys
Ranchers tout grass-finished beef as safer alternative
Rancher embroiled in cattle battle released from jail
Rains help crops, pastures but delay planting
Rains ease long-term drought in northwest counties
Rain helps improve soil ratings, pastures
Rabid milk cow prompts treatment of family
R-CALF USA represents U.S. cattle producers at the U.S./Australian trade hearing
R-CALF USA: Mexico beef ban finally lifted
Quali Tech offers program to lower calf stress
Public invited to attend soyfood education sessions
Proper pH is important for high-quality top soil
Product replaces blood-based calf colostrum supplements
Producers watching late emerging wheat
Producers, traders struggle with commodity volatility
Producers now free to decide on glyphosate
Price may be factor in soybean theft
Presho cattle auction notes
Precip needed, extreme temps don't help conditions improve
Pratt livestock sales report
Pratt Livestock Sales
Pratt livestock auction notes
Pratt 3 p.m. livestock receipts
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Wylie introduces Tilt Wyng Boom
Hydraulic Rake
Agco buys Valtra
Coming out of Re-TIRE-ment
Yamaha offers tandem-ride ATV
Spa is convenient, affordable
Grain vac system meets needs
SST releases new crop planning, software
SELS Manufacturing LLC
Sage Oil Vac announces release of 80 series model
ROIL gold Metal condiktioner single formula multi-purpose
Rotomite 6000 Dredge rental now available for cleaning lagoons
FieldPlus reaches around obstructions
Wheel Rake
Insulated Bucket Holder
Senniger introduces new gooseneck and truss
Roto-Mix offers variable-speed spreader
New Bale Max 1400 processor introduced
Reinke improves irrigation system strength
Pratt Community College offers choices
Coleman Spa
eDrive technology adds hands-free driving to GPS system
MMV Construction
Magnum digitizes farm records
FlexDraper increases productivity in soybeans
Leon's Welding and Fabrication
DOMINATOR provides superior performance
KCA plans 3i Show exhibit
KanOk Insurance adds services
Newcomer introduces Soy Candles to 3i show
Power, productivity built into Challenger 600 Series combines
Step Warm Floor
DewEze flatbeads fit wider trucks
Clean Burn turns waste oil into free heat
Central City Scale offers new "Square" Avery weigh bars
Case IH tillage tools provide improved durability
Big Valley MI-V
Becker Tire celebrates 50 years
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Cannonball develops new bale bed
AMSOIL provides protection
Take a trip back in time at 3i Show booth
Potentially serious disease showing up in Arkansas wheat crop
Poncho sales exceed projections
Pollen drift not likely to raise biotech fee concerns
Pollen drift an important issue for export markets
Policies will help producers
Polansky comments on USDA downer rule
Polansky calls BSE testing 'basic tenet' of free
Plant tissue sampling valuable tool sometimes, but not always
Plant roots, too, know how to "seize the moment"
Plant peas soon, please
Plan to attend KCA's informational meeting April 7
Planting treated seed calls for adjustments, 'additive'
Planting time windows
Planting progresses, soil moisture declines
Planting, field prep continue
Plant identification workshops slated May 13 to 15 in Sonora
Plaintiffs talk about landmark Tyson case
Pivot maintenance improves efficiency
Pioneer renews commitment to Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
Pig imports under investigation
Pfizer awards $3 million grant
Pay attention to soil temps when preparing to plant crops
Parents speak about involvement
'Parenting along the border' is teaching parents
Operation 'egg'static over organic success
Open dialogue
Ongoing problems restrict U.S. ag access to EU
Oklahoma wheat growers visit Washington
Oklahoma Proven selections bring excitement to horticulture
Oklahoma Master Naturalist program a natural fit for many
Oklahoma hog inventory down slightly from 2003