The 2008 food crisis--How it happened and how we solve it — World food price increases had been lurking on the back pages of the business section ...

Locate in 48 — In Kansas, the "Locate in 48" promotion was recently launched to help educate producers about ...

Strip-till provides the best of both worlds — A few years ago, Thompson read about the success farmers in the northern Corn Belt ...

First Earth friendly fuel station opens — COLLABORATION--Scott Zaremba (third from left) was presented with the Blue Skyways Collaborative Partnership Award by ...

OCA members hear latest on horse slaughter legislation — Horse slaughter, Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), and the Renewable ...

Obama's pick for agriculture secretary — For those of us who follow farm policy, it's natural to play a guessing game ...

Sometimes you eat the bear — Nearly 10 years ago, I first wrote about the growing threat of vertical integration ...

Field trip — By Holly Martin I have a suggestion. If we truly want to ...

Long time coming — Not all that long ago, wheat was left in the dust -- both literally ...

The lion passes — After a month of contentious town hall meetings Congress returned to our nation's Capitol ...

Eating beans helps lower cholesterol — Consuming as little as one-half cup of cooked dry beans every day helped volunteers lower ...

Kansas students attend College Conference on Cooperatives — The North Central Kansas Technical College had the opportunity to send three students to Minnesota ...

Kansas governor vetoes bill on coal-fired power plants — TOPEKA, Kan. (AP)--Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a bill March 21 that would allow two coal-fired ...

Hundreds arrested in immigration raid at Postville plant — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP)--Federal immigration agents on May 12 arrested more than 300 people in ...

Republican lawmakers want U.S. ethanol requirements reduced — WASHINGTON (AP)--More than four dozen House Republicans asked the Environmental Protection Agency on June 30 ...

Ticked off!! — You can catch it when a blacklegged tick latches onto you to do what ticks ...

Unwanted horses are creating problems within industry — The horse population was kept in check with horse slaughter plants. Now, with the ...

Value added agriculture, agritourism provide big boost to Iowa's rural economy — Through USDA Rural Development's Value Added Producer Grant program the agency can help producers who ...

Twelve-year-old boy begins Bushels of Love Foundation — Caleb Powelson founded the Bushels of Love Foundation last year and started collecting donations with ...

The dust settles — Supporters of the plan immediately blamed House Republicans for the near $1 trillion loss in ...

Policy specialist- Obama, McCain have key differences on trade, energy — Neither Barack Obama nor John McCain has much of a track record on agricultural issues, ...

Study finds link between farm subsidies, intake of sweets — An Iowa State University analysis fails to support claims that farm subsidies for agricultural commodity ...

Texas A&M citrus scientist proposes Orange Revolution — Dr. Mani Skaria, a plant pathologist at the Texas A&M-Kingsville Citrus Center at Weslaco, said ...

Research shows Brazilian acai berry antioxidants absorbed by human body — Both acai pulp and acai juice showed significant absorption of antioxidant anthocyanins into the blood ...

Nebraska Wind Power 2008 Conference in Kearney Nov. 11 and 12 — Sponsors and exhibitors include: Baird Holm LLC, Husch Blackwell Sanders LLC, Nebraska Public Power District, ...

California drought forces cattlemen to downsize — GILROY, California (AP)--California's worst drought in decades is forcing the state's cattle ranchers to downsize ...

Panel reviews future Kansas energy costs — WICHITA, Kan. (AP)--State efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could have an effect not only ...

Free trade with Colombia- Another tool to jump-start the U.S. economy — The U.S. International Trade Commission projects that all U.S. exports to Colombia could rise by ...

Economists- Credit will tighten for farmers — Farmers are usually good credit risks for banks and their balance sheets have continued to ...

West Virginia farmer makes history — Perhaps not surprisingly, Kitchen recently made state history when she became the first female to ...

Kansas budget woes spark talk of ag agency merger — TOPEKA, Kan. (AP)--The state's financial problems revive a proposal to merge two small agencies ...

State ag department launches new blog — Oklahoma City Providing rural Oklahomans with timely updates about agricultural programs and opportunities ...

Montana doctor sues North Dakota man over combine fire — FARGO, N.D. (AP)--A Montana doctor who created a private pheasant hunting preserve in North ...

Tom Vilsack wows senators in his confirmation hearing — By Jon H. Harsch Just as the U.S. Department of Agriculture involves virtually ...

Coalition asks Congress to make clean, renewable energy part of recovery plan — Change should help to create jobs and build America's clean energy economy Experts ...

Quilts turn barns into works of art — HATTON, Mo. (AP)--To the untrained eye, the old barn on Margot McMillen's Callaway County ...

U.S. relies on states for food safety inspections — "To say that food safety in this country is a patchwork system is giving ...

Saving, spending tips can help build financial security — The beginning of a new year often brings a resolve to lose weight or ...

Loopholes allow contaminated food to go unchecked — WASHINGTON (AP)--Lawmakers reacted angrily Feb. 5 when told that food makers and state safety ...

South Carolina family farm wins National Environment Award — Yon Family Farms of Ridge Spring, S.C., is the 2009 National Environmental Stewardship Award ...

Farmers worry as parts of Texas are driest in U.S. — LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)--Central Texas cattle raiser Gerry Shudde remembers Texas' drought of record in ...

Small farms changing face of agriculture — PRINCETON, Kan. (AP)--The biggest trend in farming is small. Small like the operation ...

U.S farm policy: Have we become Zimbabwe West? — American agriculture is up in arms at a policy balloon launched by the Obama ...

GOP: Mexico to up duties on commodities — WASHINGTON (AP)--The Mexican government plans to raise duties on U.S. commodities such as rice, ...

Nutrition standards revolutionize school lunches — CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP)--Toasted Italian sub with roasted garlic sauce. Grilled chicken Caesar wrap ...

More time needed for U.S. to figure out animal identification? — Many U.S. competitors, such as Australia and Canada, have figured it out, but Secretary ...

The carbon footprint may be on agriculture's face — A ruling by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put into play all kinds ...

Living in the country — By Holly Martin Yesterday evening was the most beautiful evening of the year, ...

Group pushes for more Western wilderness — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)--The Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico is where famed naturalist ...

Third group adds voice to chorus backing ethanol — SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP)--A new ethanol advocacy group, Growth Energy, has been created to ...

Montana High School Rodeo State Finals comes to Bozeman — Montana The Montana High School Rodeo Association has chosen Bozeman to host the ...

Swine flu causing sweating and nausea in Washington, D.C. — By Ken Root Identifying a new strain of flu in Mexico, that may ...

U.S. congressman: Texas AgriLife Blackland center 'quietly enhancing America' — Texas Recognized for his support of some indispensable programs at Fort Hood, U.S. ...

USDA releases NAIS cost-benefit analysis — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service April 29 ...

Administration addressing ethanol, climate change — WASHINGTON (AP)--The Obama administration renewed its commitment May 5 to speed up investments in ...

Harnessing the wind — Nebraska Wind is a plentiful commodity in the Sandhills of Nebraska. Glen ...

It's all in the genes — Diagnosing the latest flu outbreak requires getting microscopic It took a perfect storm ...

American Agri-Women gets grant to produce TV program — American Agri-Women has received a grant from USDA to produce a television program for ...

Studies reveal how plants protect us from disease — Everyday foods, beverages and spices contain healthful compounds that help us fight harmful inflammations. ...

Ag Census data now available for Indian reservations — Information from the 2007 Census of Agriculture is now available for 73 American Indian ...

Experts say pest becoming global nuisance — Bed bugs are well on their way to becoming a worldwide nuisance, especially for ...

As gas prices creep up, ethanol saves drivers money, Ethonal Board says — Nebraska Nationally, gas prices have risen nearly every day for the past 42 ...

Officials: Tannery sludge not behind brain tumors — KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP)--Health and environmental officials have concluded that sludge from a St. ...

AFR opposes Senate version Clean Water Restoration Act — Oklahoma American Farmers & Ranchers, a general farm organization and mutual insurance company ...

Visitors center planned for Missouri wind farm — Mike Waltemath had just finished planting corn when he noticed a car pull up ...

Experts say wind energy key to Oklahoma economy — NORMAN, Okla. (AP)--Oklahoma has vast potential for the development of the renewable resource and ...

National Animal Identification System not supported by Congress — Congress is on the verge of putting on hold a national system to track ...

New USDA analysis shows economic benefit of cap and trade — "We now have USDA economic analysis that concludes the economic benefits to farmers and ...

Study shows economic benefit for cap and trade — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently testified to the Senate Agriculture Committee on ...

Digging in against pocket gopher problems — Like many of nature's creatures, pocket gophers can provide both benefits and drawbacks to ...

EPA: Missouri firm needs OK before using sewer sludge — ST. LOUIS (AP)--The Environmental Protection Agency said July 31 it will regulate a Missouri ...

Study: Farms near urban areas adopt varying strategies to survive — Farm families everywhere often face difficulties when making decisions regarding passing down the farm ...

New process for making activated carbons — Activated carbons, commonly produced from nonrenewable coal and from plant byproducts like wood and ...

Nebraska Ag Classic to deal with animal rights, anti-ag groups — Nebraska  The fifth annual Nebraska Ag Classic will be held at the Cornhusker ...

Animal activists take to the states — But absent a lot of momentum on the federal stage, groups like the Humane Society ...

There are some things even a president can't do — The Congress has the power to pass a farm bill. Rangel praised the work of ...

And my shirt is still dry — I can tell you that one man, on a good day, could harvest two acres ...

Gate Shut by AIMMco — CLOSING GATES--AIMMco, Yacolt, Wash., now offers the Gate Shut, a spring device that automatically closes ...

The hunt for your next energy 'villain' — More recently, several congressmen discovered the culprit was hiding in the commodities markets and blamed ...

Uncle Sam cries "Uncle" — Unfortunately, before these horses could help starving children around the world, they would have to ...

The regulatory glacier is not melting — Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a delightful 233 page document called "The ...

Sending money home — Few human actions are nobler than leaving home to work in difficult and unfamiliar surroundings ...

Freedom to fail — Investment banks and insurers who took risks that now look foolhardy are going to be ...

American Gothic--back in style? — What is the proper image for us in agriculture to present? "Twenty years ago, ...

A gas tax... for livestock? — I realized over a year ago (Root Zone May 7, 2007, "A global warming front ...

Shots fired in soybean checkoff battle — We've seen the same type of conflict in the beef and pork checkoff programs and ...

I am ready for some global warming — I am giving an open invitation to any city dweller, newly-appointed cabinet official or ...

Catwalk-worthy coveralls — Right about the time of the first snowfall, every winter, my mom would decide ...

Promoting wise use — Many people made fun of my January schedule again this year-traveling to remote areas ...

No cow left behind — There are two visible programs that call for greater accountability from livestock producers: animal ...

Don't grease the squeaky wheel — I realize it was just a little over a month ago that I wrote ...

Rural broadband is the next big thing — Few of us are old enough to remember when electricity first came to farms ...

From my lips to yours — Well, the time has finally come. We must inform our nation's lawmakers that ...

Starlink: The sequel — How short is our memory? Are we getting ready to repeat a mistake ...

Choose your 'tude — Everyone, no matter what their ultimate career goal, should be required to do one ...

Kelly Diamond Disc Chain Harrow — LIGHT TILLAGE--Hood & Company, Springfield, Mo., and Kern Sales and Marketing, Wamego, Kan., introduce ...

Writing on the wall — I know that every one of us now has a story about hearing someone ...

Delayed but not deterred! — As April begins, it appears we are going to get a late start to ...

When it all goes South — I don't care what her legs look like with the wind blowing her skimpy ...

Putting a face on animal activism — Audio of Wayne Pacelle speech During a recent meeting of agricultural journalists in ...

A limestone foundation — The building is made of solid Kansas limestone, set on a foundation of faith ...

Health care costs hit rural Americans harder — Lawmakers make new push to bring access to all By Sara Wyant ...

Pork on a fork — Last week the Egyptian government, while admitting that pigs do not pose a human ...

Time to erase county lines — By Ken Root The genesis for this column comes from action, in Iowa, ...

And so it was — The Declaration of Independence was signed by 56 individuals who were willing to risk ...

Commerce face to face — I've often expressed my displeasure with the hot season of the year. I ...

Message of integrity — I fully believe that lack of unity within the agricultural industry is the greatest ...

Climate change legislation is real! — I have been talking about the political and economic aspects of climate change legislation ...

Gaining a behind the scenes look — Last week I attended the annual Cattlemen's Choice Loomix National Dealer business meeting in ...

Sharing the road — When you see a bicycle on a farm-to-market road, what emotions go through your ...

Howling mad — That howl you hear has been coming from the Northwestern part of the nation. ...

Sioux Falls feeder pigs — Trends on feeder pigs were not applicable due to limited comparable sales. Buyer attendance ... Government investigating link between ethanol, beef recalls — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)--A surge in beef recalls may have an unusual culprit--the ethanol industry. ... Loos' intention is good, method wrong — The majority of consumers will never buy into many of the current methods of food ... AgriLife Extension to host sheep, goat parasite program — The Texas AgriLife Extension Service office in Brown County will conduct a sheep and goat ... Ada livestock sales report — Medium and large frame 2, 8 head, 305 to 335 lbs., 129.00 to 133.00 (131.97); ... High density system mimics migrating herds — Peterson said he started out with rotational grazing on his north central Nebraska ranch and ... The load too heavy — Instead, we continue to discuss the merits of unwanted horses while the horses are the ... Administration may move FMD research to mainland — WASHINGTON (AP)--The government's research into highly contagious Foot and Mouth Disease likely will move from ... Barbwire collection is window into Old West history — LOVELAND, Colo. (AP)--Few people understand why or how Loveland's Richard Stevens collects barbwire. But through ... USDA to buy pork for aid programs amid hog market woes — But what the U.S. Department of Agriculture failed to mention in making the May 1 ... Judge denies briefs in poultry lawsuit — TULSA, Okla. (AP)--A federal judge has denied a request by several groups to file friend-of-the-court ... Dairy specializes in local organic market — They milk about 80 Jersey cows now, but the dairy started in 1980 when several ... Dairy farm puts men to work, offers drug, alcohol rehabilitation — The calf wobbled as it nuzzled Jennison, who was grinning from his morning's work at ... Lesser prairie-chicken decline concerns biologists — Lesser prairie-chickens once covered the prairie land of the Great Plains where they were an ... Agreement reached in immigration raid lawsuit — Federal authorities raided the Agriprocessors Inc. plant May 12, detaining 389 workers. Arrested in ... Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture to speak at Salt Fork River V — The Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Terry Peach will be the keynote speaker for the Salt ... Barta Brothers Ranch research shows deferred, short-duration gr — When it comes to grazing upland range in the Sandhills of Nebraska, there's little difference ... Gourmet cheese has a sense of place — Landers is making gourmet goat cheese on ther farm south of De Soto, Kan. (Journal ... Protect yourself, livestock from black fly infestation — Loftin says, "Black fly is the common name for the flies in the black fly ... Judge issues restraining order stopping emergency CRP grazing — A U.S. District Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order that stops emergency haying ... Judge extends restraining order on CRP acres — Associated Press reports from Seattle state that Coughenour gave both sides options of a compromise, ... Emotion versus logic on the Conservation Reserve — Two opposing forces are lined up to determine the future of land that is now ... Rancher shoots wolf that was threatening cattle — GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP)--State wildlife officials say a Meagher County rancher shot and killed a ... Roberts introduces bill on Critical Feed Use of CRP — Following the recent court ruling on Critical Feed Use of the Conservation Reserve Program, Senator ... Pork Council names Hudgens state champion — For the third consecutive year, Ben Hudgens of the Burlington FFA Chapter was named the ... Postville raid prompts immigration reform rally — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)--Immigration reform advocates and religious leaders from across the Midwest are planning ... California weighs sweeping farm animal law — This fall, California voters will consider the most comprehensive farm animal rights law in the ... Arkansas dairy farmers hurt with loss of feed mill — DAMASCUS, Ark. (AP)--Organic dairy farmers in Arkansas are still feeling the effects of a May ... Organization working to reduce instances of E. coli — BIFSCo has brought together representatives from all segments of the industry to develop and implement ... Leaders say city's immigration plan could hurt business — OMAHA, Neb. (AP)--If Fremont city leaders approve a new law aimed at illegal immigrants, the ... Rancher would lose much, gain little by slaughter — (AP)--Ranchers and livestock officials say a western Wyoming rancher who has seen more than 20 ... RMFU announces grant for goat milk cooperative — Recently, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Educational and Charitable Foundation Director Ben Rainbolt announced the award ... Ranchers use sun to power pasture water pumps — Velva-based Verendrye Electric Cooperative started installing solar-powered pasture well systems for its members in 1991, ... Group organizes to oppose NBAF in Kansas — We must continue our protest of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility the Department of ... Agriprocessors supervisors want trial moved — In a separate filing, one of the employees, Martin de la Rosa-Loera, a former floor ... Sheep shearing schools in Riverton, Worland — Two sheep shearing schools are planned near Riverton and Worland in response to the severe ... Haynes among National Cowboys of Color Museum inductees — Taylor Haynes of Cheyenne is among seven individuals to be inducted this week into the ... Sundowner's Stockdog Association hosting events — The trial course is constructed to challenge the dog and the handler, requiring the dog ... UN- Sheep plague hits Morocco, threatens S. Europe — GENEVA (AP)--The U.N. Food and Agriculture Agency says a highly contagious sheep and goat plague ... The role of government — Since the 1980s, we have elected government officials who carried the belief of most Americans: ... Astros' Lee contributes to agriculture after Ike — HOUSTON (AP)--Carlos Lee looked down from a helicopter and saw cattle swimming through floodwaters. ... Is Gov. Palin the 'secret weapon' for Sen. McCain in rural America? — Is Gov. Palin the 'secret weapon' for Sen. McCain in rural America? Is it because ... FDA issues interim safety and risk assessment of melamine and melamine-related compounds in food — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued the results of its interim safety and ... CCA offers opinion on wolf recovery — WildEarth Guardians filed a petition under the Endangered Species Act and the Administrative Procedure Act ... Horse slaughter bill concerns some veterinarians — BILLINGS, Mont. (AP)--Some regional veterinarians are concerned that a bill banning horse owners from knowingly ... Animal ID- Despite progress, big challenges remain — As a result, USDA officials have struggled to get the first phase of the animal ... Mini cows part of Arizona ranch's natural farming — The heart of the family farm is the dairy-cow herd, which are Mini Jerseys, about ... Pickens' wife proposes way to save wild horses — DALLAS (AP)--The wife of Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens said Nov. 18 she'll create ... 35th Annual Southeast Colorado Bull Test officially begins — The Southeast Colorado Bull Test began its 35th year Nov. 18. Forty-four bulls are entered ... Horse processing is a private property issue, Stenholm says — Stenholm said most people in the livestock industry know that horses are livestock and that ... Wolves kill cattle in Big Hole Valley area — BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP)--Montana wildlife officials say wolves have killed or injured cattle in three ... Maine Anjou breeders manage oldest genetic mutation — “PHA looks to be the oldest mutation we have dealt with. It continually ... Arkansas Farm Bureau backs animal cruelty bill — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP)--The Arkansas Farm Bureau has announced it will back legislation to ... Feral hog population in Texas climbing — By Miles Dabovich Texas Agrilife Extension Service agent, agriculture, Wichita County Texas It ... Ranchers- Government discriminates against cattle — DAYVILLE, Ore. (AP)--To protect fish, the U.S. government discriminates against cows but lets elk ... Farm Bureau supports livestock preemption legislation — Oklahoma The state's largest farm organization is throwing its support behind legislation that ... Decades-old Llano Livestock Auction closes — LLANO, Texas (AP)--The last deal has been made at the Llano Livestock Auction. The ... Recommendations for dairy cattle hoof care — When it comes to dairy management, hoof care often gets set aside on many ... Number of abandoned horses increasing in New Mexico — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)--The old mare wandered through shadeless, waterless Valencia County until she was ... Kansas Angus Association announces 54th Annual Futurity honors — Kansas The Kansas Angus Association held its 54th Kansas Angus Futurity on Jan. ... Study of North Dakota horse slaughter plant endorsed — BISMARCK, N.D. (AP)--North Dakota's Senate has endorsed spending $50,000 for a study of whether ... Idaho lawmaker wants U.S. horse slaughterhouses — BOISE, Idaho (AP)--A southeastern Idaho lawmaker wants horse slaughterhouses operating again in the United ... Inaccurate flu reports affect pork industry — "Inaccurate media reports are negatively affecting U.S. pork producers and the reputation of U.S. ... LMA expresses NAIS concerns to Vilsack — Industry concerned over speed of testing America's livestock market operators are skeptical that ... BLM seeks bids for new pasture facilities to care for and maintain wild horses — As part of its responsibility to manage, protect, and control wild horses and burros, ... American Horse Council aims to preserve Recreational Trails Program — The American Horse Council, of which the American Quarter Horse Association is a member ... Thompson wins top title at LMA's World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in Fergus Falls — There was just one championship title left for Ty Thompson to win in Livestock ... NCBA: Cattlemen speak out on Clean Water Act land grab — The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed S. 787, the Clean Water Restoration ... Tyson reduces sow production — Tyson Pork Group will reduce production by 20 thousand sows, leaving another 50 thousand ... U.S. dairies make progress in production — Today's dairies use fewer resources and have less waste output than those of 60 ... USDA approves further development of TB serum bank — WASHINGTON--The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced July ... Prevent moss or algae growth in livestock, nurse tanks — The warmth and sunshine of spring and summer months can encourage algae growth inside ... USDA partners with private company to help sell ear tags — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has partnered with Allflex, a private multinational firm ... Universities research beef flavor — Any good business manager knows success lies in repeat customers. The beef industry ... Grasshoppers can transmit virus to livestock — Rangeland plants may be harboring a virus that grasshoppers are transmitting to cattle, horses ... New Mexico man pleads guilty in wolf death — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)--A southern New Mexico man pleaded guilty Aug. 26 to a charge ... Stop being nice, animal ag activist says — A leading lobbyist thinks farmers and ranchers are "too nice" to those who oppose ... H1N1 update: Swine herd still not affected, vaccine expected soon — While swine influenza has been present in the U.S. for over 80 years, it ... Stop being nice, animal ag activist says — A leading lobbyist thinks farmers and ranchers are "too nice" to those who oppose ... Wild horses available for adoption — ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP)--Wild horses will available for $25 in Rock Springs during ...

Colorado considers recruiting farm workers from Mexico — Colorado would recruit 1,000 farm workers in the first year of the program and expand ... New virus striking wheat plants — When TriMV enters the picture, it has the apparent ability to sidestep a wheat variety's ... OSU agriculture regional experience a 'huge success' — Agronomy, soils and environmental sciences students from across the region came to Stillwater, had fun ... Free workshop to showcase rural energy options, funding eligibility — Farmers, ranchers and rural small-business owners dealing with escalating energy costs may be eligible for ... Borlaug Institute awarded second Guatemala Food for Progress Project — The Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture has been awarded a second Food for Progress project ... EPIC, South Dakota Corn Utilization Council announce blender pu — Through a partnership between the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council and the South Dakota Corn ... Board- Ethanol slashes record high gas and food prices — In the past year, food prices have increased only 4.6 percent while energy prices have ... Wheat scab in Nebraska for second year in a row — Nebraska wheat fields are plagued for the second straight year by a bad case of ... Black farmers file new suit against USDA — WASHINGTON (AP)--More than 800 black farmers filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Department of ... Biotech wheat to ease world food shortage — In the midst of the worst global grain shortage in decades, two lines of Australian ... Without biofuels, gas prices would increase $.20 to $.35 per gallon — Without biofuels, gas prices would increase $. Editor's note: Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman ... Warm season grasses often treated like second class — In many ways, management of warm-season turfgrasses such as Bermuda grass, buffalo grass and zoysia ... Larger than expected corn crop should doom Perry's ethanol request — Gov. Rick Perry's request that the federal government cut ethanol production by 50 percent will ... Brits fulfill dream of wheat harvest — ENID, Okla. (AP)--In the 1970s, a BBC program about American custom harvesters caught the fascination ... OSU forms Biobased Products and Energy Center — DASNR is creating a new Biobased Products and Energy Center to better meet ever-increasing demands ... Ethanol-gasoline blends should not cause undue worry — They can be seen across Oklahoma: Conspicuous signs at gasoline stations citing that fuel may ... Going high tech may zap some germs off produce--but does not work on all vegetables — Headline-grabbing food poisonings from raw foods are prompting new interest in technology--from super-high pressure to ... High technology, training make biocontainment research safe — Questions surrounding the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility have ranged from what researchers will be ... Food, fuel, and climate- Moving from debate to dialogue at conference Sept 7 to 9 — Iowa State University's BioBased Industry Outlook Conference concentrates on the growing bioeconomy and addressing issues ... ACGA asks congress to curb rampant speculation in energy market — Recently, American Corn Growers Association's President Keith Bolin sent a letter alerting Congress to the ... Ethanol industry improves product, publicity efforts — To help the ethanol industry fight its critics, the coalition plans to launch a new ... Missouri corn crop goes from bleak to bumper — According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture crop production report released Aug. 12, Missouri farmers ... WFEC to sponsor state's first carbon sequestration pilot program — This is how Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts President Scotty Herriman described the recently announced ... Conventional soybeans offer high yields at lower cost — Lower seed and weed-control costs, price incentives at the grain elevator and yields that rival ... Dever named to Lubbock AgriLife Research cotton breeder post — Dr. Jane Kveton Dever has been named Associate Professor - Cotton Breeding at Texas AgriLife ... Agriculture flourishing as harvest under way — On the farm, higher commodity prices and bountiful crops should mean a boost to most ... Energy balance of corn-based ethanol even more favorable than early estimates — Using current data to examine the energy balance of corn ethanol, when looking at both ... Butler County rancher says conservation a necessity — Dale Kirkham, Clean Water Farms-River Friendly Farms Project field organizer, and Sandy Koontz, Butler County ... E85 stations exceed 1,800 — The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition, the nation's primary advocate of the use of E85 and ... Ethanol truth squad still needed to patrol for inaccurate information — We are providing more corn for food and feed, and we even have corn left ... Florida firms looking at sorghum as biofuel source — While the United States has no commercial production of ethanol from sweet sorghum, last year ... Small cotton harvest translates into economic losses — A new Texas Tech University Cotton Economics Research Institute study indicates that the economic impact ... Soil testing part of good field management — Testing for these nutrients should be done by pulling samples to a six inch depth. ... Wheat Scoop- Farmers should consider postponing fertilizer pre-pays — However, fertilizer prices have soared to historic highs, forcing farmers to make a decision: pay ... K-State entomologists work toward mitigating the spread of lyme disease — Yoonseong Park, associate professor of entomology at K-State, is working with Ladislav Simo, a research ... New chile varieties have more flavor and aroma — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)--Think the bold, sweet scent of roasting green chile is one of ... Company makes camelina biodiesel a reality — There's a new player fueling the alternative energy market and it's picking up speed ... Texas wine-grape growers to cluster together — Texas Texas AgriLife Extension Service will sponsor the 17th annual Gulf Coast Grape ... Study examines biomass harvesting, water quality — By Larry Dreiling It's been said that one man's trash is another's treasure. ... Wheat Scoop: New data offers important clues toward improving wheat — Breed a better crop of wheat? That's exactly what a team of researchers ... American Seed Research Foundation marks 50 years of success — In 1959, the members of the American Seed Trade Association recognized the changing dynamics ... Don't "bug out" when it comes to crop scouting — "It is best to scout crops once a week. Once every two weeks ... Wheat disease observations from plant pathologist — By D. Bruce Bosley CSU Extension Agent, cropping systems Colorado Ned Tisserat, ... NCBA: Cattlemen speak out on Clean Water Act land grab — The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed S. 787, the Clean Water Restoration ... Soybean Checkoff seeks review of international marketing efforts — The United Soybean Board, the national organization that invests soybean checkoff dollars to create ... U.S. farmers prefer biotech varieties of corn, cotton, soybeans — American farmers have adopted genetically engineered crops widely since their introduction in 1996, especially ... Great Plains Sorghum Conference scheduled Aug. 11 and 12 in Amarillo — Texas Two days of informative meetings and field tours are planned for the ... Changing political climate brings wheat leaders to Wichita — Climate change legislation and its ramifications for wheat production in Kansas were the lead ... OSU's Dane Wilber takes second in regional weed society contest — Oklahoma Oklahoma State University senior Dane Wilber of Cherokee took second-place honors at ... Sorghum technical conference brings researchers to Amarillo — Researchers from around the country gathered in Amarillo in mid-August to discuss innovations in ...

Winter storm brings mix of precipitation — Oklahoma The last week of January brought a wintery mix of freezing rain, ... Hay trading slow in some areas — In Nebraska, hay sales were very quiet with light demand and trade activity. ...