Agriculture News from HPJ - Your Ag News Source
August 29, 2005
Young Hereford breeders receive Pro-Performance awards
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
WTO rules against proposed new EU tariff on imported bananas
Worm farming gains state recognition
Woodward cattle sale report
Winter canola is potential bio-diesel crop for western Nebraska
Wind farms may grow, blow near Hays, Kan.
Wild horse advocates fear loss of herds' genetic diversity
When buying a home, know the vocabulary
Wheat seed directory available
Wheat school
Wheat bids mixed, but interest being sparked
West Plains regional sales
Weather helps pastures maintain conditions
Weather did not help crops improve
Weakened cornstalks require early harvesting
Watertown cattle sales
Water: Researchers seek ways to make the most of a limited resource
Watch out for corn borers
Vets in demand in rural areas
Veg out to live longer? International meet links doctors, horticulturists to judge
Utah farms see accident increases
U.S. Wheat continues to look forward to consolidation
USDA cited plants for violating BSE rules
Upcoming KSU horticultural events
Upcoming KSU agricultural events
UNL faculty panel: No name change for college of ag sciences and natural resources
University considers building wind farm
Two agricultural economists receive awards
Two-way street
Tulsa livestock sales report
Tulia livestock market news
Topsoil moisture remains stable
Time for wheat seed selection nears
Time changed for 4-H-FFA wheat plot contest award ceremony
This, I gotta see
Texhoma market report
Texhoma livestock report
Terpening receives Wool Growers scholarship
Teen returns from disqualification to win Iowa's Champion Steer
Study sees if hot-foot treatment makes mosquitoes buzz off
St. Onge cattle sales report
St. Joseph feeder pig auction
State sees high temperatures, limited precipitation
Springfield livestock market news
South central direct sheep sales report
Sorghum producers approve name change, new structure
Sorghum group introduces major changes at 50th anniversary
Sorghum genome will be next sequencing project
Small grain harvest continues ahead of average pace
Small grain harvest advances
Small fish can offer big clues about pollution
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Sioux Falls feeder pig auction
Single spore resembling soybean rust spore trapped in Missouri
Showing all of our cards
Showers, temps help soil moisture improve
San Angelo center sets annual sheep and goat field day
Salina cattle auction news
Russia kills more fowl amid flu fears
Researchers find ways to turn manure into power
Rains help crops, pastures
Rains bring harvest to standstill
Rainfall helps pastures green up
"Small" dairies join marketing system
Price-fixing ruling upheld
Presho auction news
Pratt livestock market news
Pratt 3 p.m cattle sales
Pond fish: Drought isn't over
Policy aims to curb antibiotic use in pork production
PlainJan's conducting field trials on bird aversion programs
Pike's career applauded with Texas Vegetable Association President's Award
Pepper slowly edging out tomato as Arkansas' favorite
Peach, nectarine trees: Picking the perfect height
Organic milk demand topping supply
Oklahoma to expand equine events and opportunities
OKC West cattle sales
Ohlde's Rules
North American Limousin Junior Association selects leaders
NMSU peanut field day set for Sept. 1
NMSU migrant scholar program spotlights chile research
Ninety-three year-old farmer hasn't missed a wheat harvest
Newell sheep sales report
Nebraska State Grange endorses school petition drive
NDA to facilitate USDA cost-share program for certified organic industry
NDA issues revised importation order in response to confirmed vesicular stomatitis cases
NCHA Summer Spectacular Sales reflect strong market
NAWG Foundation and Monsanto: Wheat Industry Leaders of Tomorrow
MU variety trials return rice to north Missouri
Move over farmers, make way for the lions
More MT horses test positive for vesicular stomatitis
Moisture making or breaking soybean crops across Arkansas
Missouri to get $1 million for drought relief from agriculture
Mediation set on hog confinement plans
Meat goat project workshop, production sale set
McKinney retires from U.S. Grains Council
McGee, McCurdy win Hereford Herdsman scholarships
McAlester stockyards report
'Market Journal', 'Backyard Farmer' presented at state fair
Market gathers Hutterite products from several colonies
Maintaining the safety of earthen dams
Limousin Junior exhibitors head west
Limousin breed spotlights consistently efficient dams
Limousin breeders have new selection tool
Keeping the snakes away
Kansas hay trade moderate to active
Junior Master Gardener program honors children's literature
Judge rules nearly 1 million acres off limits to grazing
Joplin regional cattle auction
Johanns names members to National Dairy Board
Johanns names Mann as deputy under secretary for food safety
Johanns announces beef promotion board appointments
India to upgrade irrigation systems
I can't afford gasoline!
Hot, dry summer stresses plants
Horse euthanized after contracting West Nile
Hog farmer agrees to $50,000 settlement
High Plains slaughter sales
Hereford youth honored with Poll-ette Founders scholarships
Hereford Juniors receive Lewis memorial scholarships
Hereford Juniors compete in variety of contests
Heitzman's exterior deceiving
Heat stress takes toll on livestock
Healthy trees need healthy roots
Hay prices steady to moderate
Harvest halted as fields still too wet
Growing season best time to appraise quail habitat
Grain market close
Grain field day set for Sept. 15 near Columbus
Golf courses and the environment
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Goats supply Dickinson family with milk, meat, soap
Georgia cattle auction summary
Gelbvieh Juniors earn top awards
Gary Acuff named animal science department head
FWS releases economic, environmental assessment of Arkansas River shiner proposal
Fort Smith livestock auction
Flu kills migratory birds
Farm expert: 'We dodged a bullet'
Farmers' market promotes good diet
Fall is coming: Tick, tick, tick
Fall armyworm infestation reported in Arkansas pastures
Faith cattle auction news
Extension names Hines new Randall County 4-H Agent
Extended daylight-saving proposal concerns parents
Ericson livestock report
Enjoy the tastes of summer without worries of foodborne illness
Elevator: Flash menu applet by Cool Focus™
Echols, Bishop earn Hereford scholarships
Eastern Idaho ranchers say cattle rustling still a problem
Drought may make most AR farmers eligible for disaster dollars
Drought cutting a swath through crops, business
Do not stop irrigating too soon
Do not stop irrigating corn too early
Dodge City cattle sales report
Dick Pringle Beef Promotion Professional Development Fund announced
Dealing with drought...
Dallas Arboretum, TAMU share unique partnership
Cow manure eyed as fuel source
Cowboy action shooters recreate the Old West in Eastern Oregon
County approves good neighbor policy
Council turns commodity donation into seed money for Iraq credit fund
Cotton bolls begin opening
Corn harvest moisture and its effect on yields
Congress passes eco-friendly highway bill
Company registers new herbicide formulation
Company patents new surfactant technology
Colletti named to interim position in College of Agriculture
Clovis livestock auction news
Chief engineer signs order creating Kansas' first water bank charter
Change affecting feedlots, sale barns
Central American trade agreement impact small, but has potential
Cattle rations get a boost from ethanol production
Cattle feeders prepare for TCFA annual convention in Grapevine
Canadian wheat tariff lowered
Camp Cooley Ranch to host Cattleman's Choice Field Day
BSE test options were limited
Brumley and Copeland travel the distance to win Great Hereford Drive of '05
Brumley and Brooks show their best in the Hereford bred-and-owned show
Bred-and-owned bulls compete for champion titles at Great Hereford Drive of '05
Breakfast--A great way to start each day
Birdwell elected to lead Oklahoma Cattlemen
Be sure you are making jelly the safe way
Beef banned under BSE rules recalled from Fla., other states
Be careful about stopping corn irrigation
Banker owes his success to the community Tim Ohlde likes being a country banker
Avian influenza can threaten health of poultry, humans
Authorities fence off Russian village to bar spread of FMD
Artists and farmers create alliance
ARS scientist aids revival of historic American rice
Arkansas cattle summary
Apache livestock market report
Anthrax identified in Sutton County
Anthrax cases cause cattle raisers to act
Ames rancher once had fairy-tale job
Amarillo livestock summary
Agriland relies on fun factor to teach importance of Kansas agriculture
Agriculture teachers honored at summer conference
Agricultural communications growing in popularity
Agri-Business Council of Wichita to hold inaugural event Aug. 31
Ada livestock sale notes
About 500 exhibitors expected for Dakotafest
Aberdeen cattle sales
3rd annual IPM Pride award winners announced
2005 Simbrah Sensation set for October
Warm up the tastebuds, it's apricot time
Give your baking a Swirl

August 22, 2005
Wyoming ag groups will ask legislature to change weed seed law
Woodward cattle report
Wheatland stocker conference set for August
Wheat harvest nearing completition
West Plains regional sales
UW CES, others tackle small-acreage problems in Fremont County
U.S. peanuts pass the flavor test in Europe
U.S., Canadian bankers to hold joint conference
Upcoming KSU horticultural events
Upcoming KSU ag events
Twenty-three graduate fellowships awarded to IANR students
Tulsa livestock sales report
Tulia livestock auction news
Topsoil moisture levels suffering
Top 4-H honor goes to Magnolia teen
Three for Three in D.C.
Texas wheat production down 9 percent from last year
St. Joseph feeder pig auction
State vet says virus likely to spread in Wyoming
State vet: Viral disease confirmed in Montana horse
Springfield livestock report
Soybean rust fears premature in Texas
South Central direct sheep
Sorghum field day planned at Ruskin
Small farmer-owned company making big impression on food service industry
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Single-dose antibacterial may treat BRD
Should 'family' be a part of the farm bill?
Salina cattle market news
Rennert joins Charolais staff
Relationship between lawns, allergies and asthma studied
Record keeping goes high tech at beef short course
Recent rains help pastures improve
Rare breed educational opportunity offered
Ranch rodeo shows a glimpse of true ranch reality
Rains help pastures, crops improve
Rains help improve soil moisture
Product lets customers manage for growth
Pre-plant wheat schools announced
Pratt livestock market news
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Oklahoma advisors recognized at Junior National Hereford Expo
OKC West cattle sales
Nutrition marketing, technology key to pecan industry growth
Canine Enforcement Program
North Central Region Volunteer Forum set
NMSU researchers examine benefits of forest thinning techniques
New tool monitors drought's impact across U.S.
Newell sheep sales report
New bulletin offers dry bean fertilizer management recommendations
Needed rainfall improves crop conditions
Nebraska grant supports public tree planting and landscaping projects
Nebraska Cattlemen to co-host animal ID listening sessions
NCBA updates top policy priorities
Musgrave participates in wheat tour of Kit Carson, Lincoln counties
More than seven of 10 beef producers approve of beef checkoff
Moisture revitalizes springs, grass in some spots
Meat plant can reopen after cleaning
McAlester stockyards report
Many areas receive much needed rains
Man sentenced for tainting chicken with ammonia
Lexington livestock news
Let's ban that too!
Late-summer field days begin Aug. 23 at ISU research farms
Kansas will benefit from new highway bill
Joplin regional auction news
Japan says steel, beef trade disputes with U.S. should not be mixed up
Jacobs ends 11-year directorship of UW Agricultural Experiment Station
IRS clears up gray areas of biodiesel tax incentive
Iowa cooperative becomes nation's first USDA process verified feed mill
Iowa ag stakeholders, lawmakers join USDA leader for farm bill forum
In search of your opinion
Illinois peach crop hurt by weather
High Plains slaughter news
Herbicide-resistant weed becoming a pest in California
Hay trade slow in some areas
Guinea Pigs and Vitamin C
Growers should check sunflower fields for rust
Group claims USDA is targeting Montana beef plants
Grain market close
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Golden Harvest offers new seeds for 2006
Glenrock teen a voice for Wyoming youths
Get ready for talking food
Georgia cattle summary news
Gaucho now approved for protection against soybean aphids, bean leaf beetles
Ft. Smith livestock report
Ft. Pierre livestock news
From dirt to diamonds
FFA officers meet President Bush
Faubion joins grain science faculty at KSU
Farmers pinched by rising fuel costs
Farmers march for trade protection
Farm bill to focus on conservation
Farm bank performance, 2004
Failed beef cooperative trying again to start plant
Ethanolfacts.com provides consumers with comprehensive source on ethanol
Equipment Technologies rolls out additions to Apache sprayer line
Elevator: Flash menu applet by Cool Focus™
Dodge City cattle sales
DFA announces top management changes
Despite cool weather, alfalfa harvest continues
Denison cattle auction news
Dalhart livestock sale notes
Crossbred cows add more value to beef herds than just crossbred calves, MU geneticist says
Crops, pastures thankful for rains
Council Chairman appoints new advisory team leaders
Cotton bolls begin to open
Cool weather brings needed rain
Cooler temps help cattle, sheep
Company registers new herbicide formulation
Company patents new surfactant technology
Commerce Department reaffirms Canadian subsidization of wheat sales to U.S. market
Chili dog on a stick debuts at Iowa State Fair
Camp Cooley Ranch to host Cattleman's Choice Field Day
Buckle Up or Eat Glass
Biodiesel plant to be world's largest
Beneficial rains seemingly hurt grain bids
Bell named 1st Arkansas Agriculture Secretary
Beetles released in Colorado to fight tamarisk
Beef quality training set for Aug. 31 in Floyd County
Beef producers seminar set for Nov. 3
Arkansas livestock summary news
A 'potential gold mine': Switchgrass could be the Midwest's next big energy source
Apache livestock market news
Annual dry bean field tour begins Aug. 23
Annual Angora goat test results released
Animal ID: What's taking so long?
Amarillo livestock report
All farm products index up 3 points
All but two counties declared ag disaster areas
Ag Committee chairman tours ethanol plant
Ada livestock sale notes
Active hay trade across state
ACGF continues wind power information, education and outreach project
ACGA applauds passage of national energy plan
26th National Beef Cook-off® comes to Rapid City
2006 Sheep Center grants announced
2005 Southeast South Dakota Angus Tour dates set
Just a Scoop Full
Pack Smart Snacks
You may choke on chokecherries, but not on artichokes
Just a Scoop Full
August 15, 2005
Youths parade champions at 2005 National Junior Angus Show "Way out West"
Yield monitor training offered in North Platte
Wyoming has good potential to grow potatoes for seed
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
World's walnuts flourish in California research orchard
Working Group eyes specialty crop, organic producers
Woodward auction news
Winter wheat crop harvest nearly done
Wine reciprocity law takes effect
Wild mustangs returning to Farm Show 2005
Wheat variety trial results now available online
Wheat streak mosaic ravages Western winter wheat
Wheat planting decision meetings scheduled
What's in your Jukebox?
West Plains regional sales
Weather stressing crops, helping harvest
Weather no help to dryland crops, pastures
Watertown cattle sales
Water Congress delegates discuss balance between agriculture
Ventriloquist presents at Beef Fest
UW/CSU project focuses on sustainable cattle production during droughts
USDA to donate agricultural commodities for Iraq
USDA continues nationwide farm bill listening tour
USDA announces 2005 conservation security program contracts
U.N. food agency calls for US$4 million to combat food crisis
Two easy-care perennials need periodic dividing
Tulsa livestock sales report
Tulia livestock market news
Trade show is building up for Farm Show 2005
Tips for checking out crop pests
Tiny moth flies can infest moist, highly organic sites
The wonders of watermelon
The E10 reflex
Texas officials not contacted about suspected new BSE case
Texas cattle groups request WTO action
TDA implements stricter cotton stalk destruction program
Surviving in agriculture will add to crop producer's management toolbox
Scientists seek new brucellosis vaccine
St. Onge cattle sales
Stock cow hay demand steady
St. Joseph feeder pig auction
State taking comment on plan to deal with CWD
State fair!
Springfield cattle sale notes
Soybean rust reports available online
Soybean Board to hold September meeting
South Dakota Stockgrowers announce R-CALF benefit
South Dakota anthrax cases reach 15
South Central direct sheep
Sorghum producers celebrate ethanol plant expansion
Some ranchers want to leave Stockmen's Association
Soil moisture levels need replenishment
Soil moisture levels continue to decline
Small grain harvest under way in North Dakota
Small grain crops maturity a week ahead of average
Small farmers needed for leadership institute
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Sioux Falls feeder pigs
Simple steps can conserve water, keep lawns looking good this summer
Sheep and lamb inventory up 2 percent
Sen. Jeff Bingaman assists in NM's efforts to regain bovine TB-free status
Scientists give thought for food at 2005 biotechnology conference
Scandia to be site of Fall Field Day
Salina cattle auction news
Salers tour set for Sept. 21 to 23
Rural Nebraskans strongly favor alternative energy sources, poll shows
Roberts secures $94 million for Kansas roadways and transit in highway bill
RMFU opposes repeal of estate tax
Retiree chooses "new" career, helps farm families and communities
Research by graduate students may aid elk-management decisions
Report recommends renewed focus on food and agriculture research
Removing damaged proteins that cloud vision
Rainfall shortages remain a concern
Purdue removes Butz's name from lecture hall
Pryor Mountain horse herd rebounding
Protect people and pets from horse and deer flies
Programs strengthen area businesses
Pratt livestock market news
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Poage inducted into pork hall of fame
Philippine wheat trade team visits Colorado
Owning a horse not all fun and games
Owners of cow killed, cut up suing men allegedly involved
OKC West livestock sales
NRCS awards highest funding in CSP to Iowa farmer
Northeast wheat crop impacted by diseases
North Dakota's Cowboy Hall of Fame set for grand opening
New venture based on crop of faith
Newell sheep sales report
New Department of Agriculture to be discussed at dairy field day
Nebraska's first responders on the lookout for plant diseases
Nebraska cattle on feed down 2 percent
NCGA hails energy conference for setting renewable fuels standard
NCC applauds passage of DR-CAFTA
National Animal ID System highlighted at Beef Cattle Short Course
Multimedia game helps kids eat better
More farmers using computers, but pace slowing
Monitor drought stressed corn carefully
Mom's brownies are a symbol of service to others