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December 26, 2005
Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory receives full accreditation
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
Working for World Trade
Woodward cattle sales report
Wildlife officials want to expand bison quarantine project
Wheat growers host annual convention in OKC
West Plains regional sales
Western Kansas milk plant proposed
Weighing pros, cons of snow melt products
Watertown cattle news report
Waste management: It's about thyme
Valles Caldera board approves steer-only grazing program
UW study recommends providing custom mineral supplements to livestock
Utah ranchers have a beef with changes to horse meat rules
U.S. beef goes on grill in Japan
Tulsa livestock market report
Tulia livestock market news
Time to share the wealth?
The real twelve days of Christmas
Texhoma cattle market news
Texhoma cattle auction news
Take-all root rot update featured at upcoming turf grass conference
St. Onge livestock market report
St. Joseph feeder pig auction
State's oldest grain-buying co-op sells four grain elevators
Springfield cattle sale news
South Plains agriculture conferences slated in January, February
South Korea beef talks in January
South Central direct sheep
Some nations may reject WTO deal
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Salina cattle sales notes
Sale of champions totals $94,500 at North American International
RMFU applauds decision to keep Denver's clean air standards
Researchers study building blocks of sorghum crop
Pratt livestock market news
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Pete Douglas earns NWSS art award
Peach farmers paid to cut down trees
New method monitors insects ravaging stored products
Oklahoma girl sets record with reserve steer at NAILE Sale of Champions
OKC West cattle sales
Nutrition, taste combined in the Healthy Beef Cookbook
NRCS announces EQIP cutoff date
Northern State offers club rodeo
New method yields local strawberries until Christmas season
New method monitors insects ravaging stored products
New herbicide registered with application flexibility
Newell sheep sales report
Negotiators agree on farm subsidies
Nebraska Cattlemen sets policy on priority issues
MO seeing cattle rustlers
More about no-till and greenhouse gas emissions
Moran successful in restoring rural health care funding
Missouri cattlemen discuss eminent domain issues
McAlester livestock auction report
Maximizing winter hay nutrition
Man lives dream tanning buffalo hides
Lexington livestock sale news
KS Sheep Council to hold meeting
KS hay moderate to active
KOMA cattle conferences set for January
KCP&L announces plans for Kansas wind farm
Kansas sorghum producer suggests changes to LDP system
Joplin regional feeder cattle report
John Deere announces 2006 ATV lineup
Japanese border partially open
ISU selects new college of ag dean
Iowa farmland values up 10.8%
New method monitors insects ravaging stored products
High Plains slaughter news
High Plains grain elevator workshop scheduled Jan. 17
Grant County horse refuge closing
Grain market close
Grain Growers elect officers, set policy for 2006
Good buyer demand seen in most trading areas
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Georgia cattle sales summary
Ft. Smith cattle market news
Free trade hard on small farms
Five meet to save WTO talks
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids kicks-off community outreach program
Farming to survive on the High Plains
Farmers like their job
Farm credit conditions weakening amid high energy prices
Farm Bureau supports more flexibility for 2007 farm bill
Farm Bill Wish List
Farm bill, energy concerns take the spotlight at 5th Texas Symposium
Faith livestock market news
EU to monitor trade chief at talks
Ericson livestock sales
Elevator: Flash menu applet by Cool Focus™
Dodge City cattle sales report
Dirty money
Different influences make Gorman special
Denison cattle market news
Dalhart cattle market news
Cuba, USWA sign historic agreement
Couple donate use of farmland to aid world hunger
Cottonwood Falls restaurant honored as state's Beef Backer
Cottonseed brands to feature premium seed treatments
Corporate farming ban ruling appealed
Complainer bill
Commission looks at livestock confinement construction
Colorado feeder cattle news
Cold weather means holidays, hunting and hypothermia
Clovis livestock auction news
Churches in rural America
Children as caregivers
Century milestone marked for bison restoration
Carousel reduces time in the milking parlor
Bone retires from High Plains Journal Livestock Department
Bison meat production headed toward new record
Bids rally as end of year nears
Beef 2010 will take participants from feed pens to boxed beef
Assaria grazing conference will consider profit through extended grazing and risk management
Arkansas livestock summary news
Apache cattle sales report
Answer to variety question lies in probability
Annual outlook forum examines alternative energy, new sources for profit in agriculture
Ancients believed mistletoe 'blessed by the goddess of love'
Americans absent from Cuba's annual biotech conference
American Gelbvieh Association launches new initiative with C.U.T. program
American Angus Association elects leadership at 122nd annual meeting
Amarillo cattle market news
Ag Classic takes unified approach
Ag Classic builds on theme
Ada livestock market report
Aberdeen cattle sales report
4-H scholarship applications available
2006 soy rust worries farmers
2006 cattle survey begins this winter
2005 NSR Fall Classic champions named
2005 drought plagues parts of state
Are winter blues real?
Just a Scoop Full
Warm Holiday Memories
Cookies crown the holidays
The joke's on us

December 19, 2005
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
WY moving to reclaim brucellosis-free status for cattle
WTO rules against Mexico tariffs on U.S. rice
WTO negotiations, next farm bill headline 2006 North American Grain Congress
World Trade: Why they don't like us
Woodward cattle sales report
Whether artificial or real, Christmas tree shoppers in luck this year
What about winterkill?
West Plains regional sales
Website helps growers plan greenbug control
Watertown cattle sales report
Waterhemp 'potentially resistant' to herbicide found in northwest Missouri soybean fields
Wagon maker preserves history through hobby, business
UW Cooperative Extension Service offers pesticide certification classes in January
USDA Rural Development announces record funding year delivered to Kansas
USDA offers food safety advice for your Thanksgiving meal
USDA funds research on helping small farms prosper
U.S. beef industry responds to Japanese border opening
Upcoming KSU ag events
Understanding grease components is key to selection
UN: Protect food aid donations
Two sides to every story
Tulsa livestock sales report
Tulia livestock sales report
Tucumcari to host Southwest Beef Symposium Jan. 18 and 19
Triumph expands sunflower hybrid product line
Track system gives skid steer operators options
TPPA member honored at conference
Tips help beat holiday blahs
This holiday season, give the gift of beef
The twelve days of Christmas, turf grass style
Texas Briton has vCJD
Targeting the southern Plains "forage gap"
Take time to remember and count your blessings
Suther's Coordinated Beef Program joins forces with Beef Verification Solution
Sustainable ranching meeting Jan. 10 in Wheatland
Students learn valuable holiday lesson about American agriculture
Strong demand for high quality alfalfa
St. Onge livestock sale news
Stockgrowers clarify affect of Japanese border opening
St. Joseph feeder pig auction
Stampede Sales LLC exhibiting at Enid Agrifest
Stafford County FB member wins YF&R discussion meet
Spring forage conference set for Feb. 28 in Springfield
Springfield livestock market news
Sow herd caretaker interest groups now forming for this winter
South Central direct sheep
Some Assembly Required
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Sioux Falls feeder pigs
Show-Me-Select heifer sale sets record at Palmyra
Shiitake mushrooms' secret may benefit Earth-friendly fuels
Senninger modifies i-Wob with new finned deflector
Scrapie eradication publications now available in spanish
Scraper for Case planters has new edge
Salina cattle market report
Safe trees help spread holiday cheer
Rotowiper kills weeds quickly and efficiently
Roberts, Moran applaud Japan's decision to open markets to U.S. beef
RMFU Convention calls for better farm prices, limiting support to a set number of units
Researchers seek answers to alfalfa questions: Is there a better cultivar?
Reports: Japan to ease ban on U.S. beef imports Dec. 12
Record-keeping software benefits sheep, goat raisers
Raven adds steering assist system
Quiet cattleman sets an aggressive pace
Property sellers save with IRS property exchange rule
Product helps with alkali soil problems
Product helps producers control pocket gophers
Product fights nitrate toxicity
Producers can eliminate interest rate risk
Presho cattle auction news
Preparing for national animal identification
Pratt livestock market news
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Partnership to recognize the outstanding conservation landowner/cooperator
Organization promotes soil conservation through no-till
Oklahoma State biofuels project unique
Oklahoma cotton forecast up 3 percent from last month
OKC West cattle sales
NSF, USDA, DOE award $32 million to sequence corn genome
Nominate your fellow cattle producers
NMSU tree expert helps New Mexicans donate trees to Washington
NMSU Livestock judging team third in season's final contest
New tractors from Case IH fit the bill for operators
New secret to castor bean's awesome oil revealed
New ripper point is sturdier
New nutrition advertising helps correct misperceptions about beef
New Mexico Ag Expo celebrating 14th anniversary
New herbicide registered with application flexibility
Newell sheep sales report
Nebraska rancher/feeder wins second GridMaster award
Nebraska Cattlemen welcomes Japan's announcement
ND family businesses capitalizing on peas
NCC praises congressional members for cotton support in upcoming Doha negotiations
Mycogen Seeds introduces Herculex RW grain corn hybrids
Money available for forest management
"Miracle" product meets the acid test
Mill offers sorghum flour
MGGA hails introduction of Baucus energy aid for ag package
McAlester cattle sales report
Manure Is not toxic waste
Manufacturer offers quality grain trailers
Limousin, Lim-Flex parade in Louisville
Lexington livestock report
Large seed supply anticipated for cotton with new technology
KAWG: A difficult six years for farmers
Kansas Rural Family Helpline is a good friend to have
Kansas producers achieve carcass excellence
Kansas corn producers celebrate reopening of beef market to Japan
K-State Chapter of Sigma Alpha names new members
Joplin regional cattle sales report
Joint venture allows research to reflect farmers' needs
John Deere announces 2006 ATV lineup
Johanns names cotton board members
Japan studying public comments
Japan's lift of U.S. beef ban "a positive for cattle prices"
Japan food commission finds beef from young U.S. cattle safe
Japanese border opens to U.S. beef
It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas
Iowa farmer elected to National Biodiesel Board
Internet video provides overview of beef checkoff program
Influenza Vaccine Security Act
Industry says it's ready for bird flu
Improve efficiency by testing irrigation pumps
Identification system could benefit producers in more ways than thought
Huron livestock market news
Hoegemeyer announces new corn hybrids for 2006
High Plains slaughter news
Hay prices steady in most areas
Harkin, Grassley release GAO report on livestock mandatory price reporting
Grain market close
Grain dryer adjusts crop moisture
Governor's Rural Life Task Force to meet Dec. 19
Government warns of TB in Minnesota cattle
Goldthwaite sheep sales
GoBob Pipe & Steel Sales brings livestock shelters to Agrifest
Gideon Steel Panel Company nears its first anniversary
Georgia cattle sales summary
Ft. Smith cattle auction news
Ft. Pierre cattle sales report
Firm offers leasing help
Firm offers diesel engine repair kits
Firm markets system built homes
Finding groundwater now easier with 2-D imaging
Feds announce new hydropower rules
Farm Credit gives $250,000 for endowed scholarship at NMSU
Family continues to own, operate ditcher company
Faith livestock market news
Excel Industries suffers fire at production plant
ET plus glyphosate controls tough weeds in wheat
Ethiopian crop eyed in Kansas
Ethanol Board announces funding available for biomass research and development
Ericson livestock sales
Enid chosen as site for Oklahoma's first large scale fuel ethanol plant
Engine kits boost diesel performance
Elevator: Flash menu applet by Cool Focus™
Easy tips to stay in shape
Eastern N.M. range fire causes erosion concerns
DuPont helps improve food safety
Dodge City cattle sales report
Dec. 19 symposium to focus on cow-calf profits
Dates set for 2006 Western Heritage Classic
Data logger tracks rainfall
Dam safety conference scheduled Feb. 22 and 23
Dalhart livestock sales report
Dairy pays fine for violating water pollution permit
Cutting-edge studies focus on broccoli, peas and watermelon
Cottonseed brands to feature premium seed treatments
Corn technology withstands Midwest drought conditions
Confusion, questions as cattle industry awaits Japanese beef trade
Company rolls out pressure washers
Company offers new vertical mixer
Company offers economic solution for alkali soils
Company launches customized insurance product for large farms
Company expands stacked product line
Company expands fleet
Combine reel improves harvest efficiency
Colorado feeder cattle news
Colorado Birding Trail is coming
Clovis livestock auction news
CICA opposes mandatory national animal identification
China biofuels an opportunity for U.S.
Chickasha company continues to expand
Champions at North American Junior Simmental show announced
'Chain-saw' season may be unusually active, hazardous
Certified Hereford Beef sales still climbing in 2005
Certified bread and roll courses begin Jan. 9 at AIB
Cedar Falls chef wins culinary competition
CCA, CCW, CBC working together to dispel myths
Cattleman's book reviews life, family and business
Catahoulas: Working on instinct
Caring for flood control dams
Canada bird flu not most toxic variety
Butler County member wins KFB YF&R competition
Burlington FFA members attend personal growth conferences
Booklet helps ag producers determine if labeling, certification right for them
Bird flu early warning system in works
Biomass crops could serve important role in state's biofuels industry
Biodiesel company expands retail pumps
Big chill helps preserve crop genes in former USSR
Bids open positive, wheat rallies
Bexar County phorid fly release to help with fire ant control
Beef producers promote beef for holiday gift ideas
Barton County FB member wins YF&R Excellence in Ag competition
Banding tool gives versatility to livestock owners
Auto-steering is convenient, economical
Asia to step up bird flu fight
Arkansas livestock summary news
Arkansas hog wins grand champion honors at livestock expo
A promising lure may curb South American fruit fly woes
Apache cattle sales report
Another bumper cotton crop pushes cottonseed prices down
American Gelbvieh Association hires director of breed improvement
Amarillo cattle news report
Ag secretary decides to shorten state fair to five days
A global marketplace
Ag loan and grant applications due Jan. 3
Ag issues delay WTO deal
After nearly two decades, full-time farmer completes Master's degree
Ada livestock sale notes
Aberdeen cattle sales report
2006 beef market outlook positive
Dips to cheer about
Holly, Jolly Holidays