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February 28, 2005
Zimmatic dealers can create virtual models of fields
Wyobraska cattle sales report
Wyobraska cattle sales
Work to identify possible foes of ash-killing beetle
Woodward cattle sales report
"Winning the game" grain marketing workshop
Wild hogs causing big headaches for southwest Oklahoma farmers
Which dog are you?
Wheat technology conference set for Sidney, Alliance and Grant
Wheat industry pattern continues
Wheat checkoff measure passes
West Plains regional stockyard sales
Watertown livestock sales
Watertown cattle sales report
Vietnam steps up bird flu measures
U.S. won't take meat from older cattle
U.S., South America extend trade talks
USMEF promotions encourage Japanese to use U.S. pork in fashionable dish
U.S. hikes EU produce tariffs
U.S. farm subsidy cuts praised by New Zealand
Used farm machinery hot item at auctions
USDA decision to delay Canadian beef products from older cattle ignores fundamental flaws with rule
U.S. cattle producers support efforts to repeal Canadian border rule
Upper Maquoketa and South Fork Maquoketa meeting planned
UNR asks state agents to probe animal abuse, reprisal claims
UA scientists aim to get most out of nitrogen fertilizer
Tyson settles lawsuit over chicken farm in western Kentucky
Tyson Foods settles chicken lawsuit
Tyson: Plant suspension to continue
Two western NC cows die from rabies
Turkey transplants: Bringing wild birds to the Bootheel
Tulsa stockyard sales report
Tulsa cattle sales report
Tulia cattle sales report
Tree care workshop series offered across the state
Trainer uses buffalo to train his horses
Thank You Red States?
Texas high school senior wins beef industry scholarship
Texas food, fiber system contributes $73 billion to economy
Texas Cooperative Extension names new Irion County agent
Syngenta Crop Protection offers 2005 Touchdown Assurance Plan
Subsurface drip irrigation meeting, exhibits scheduled for Sublette
Study shows tree fruit continues to be big business
St. Onge sales report
St. Onge cattle sales
Stock show season in full swing
St. Jo feeder pig auction
Spring forage conference in Springfield features Kit Pharo
Spring flowering bulbs
Springfield cattle sales report
Soybean aphids make Arkansas appearance
Southeast Iowa Wind Energy Conference to be held March 2
Southeast Colorado Bull Test reaches 77 day mark
South central direct sheep sales report
Sorghum crop poised for a comeback as soybeans brace for Asian
Small fruits offer great taste, health benefits
Sioux Falls sheep auction
Sioux Falls feeder pigs
Simmental show winners crowned at Denver
Simmental pen show at NWSS includes Power Bull excitement
Shelby native puts asparagus on the big screen
Sharply higher grain bids seen, soybeans help wheat, corn
SF sheep sales
Seventy-five percent drop in Monarchs reported, GM corn blamed
Senators to clarify Cuba export rules
Senators protest Cuba payment changes; rules could hurt U.S. ag sales
Seize the moment at NJSA leadership conference
Secretary of Ag Johanns to address March Governor's Ag Conference
Second youth beef leadership symposium offered in April
SD Stockgrowers report big turnout for property rights speaker
SD cattle ranchers disagree on checkoff proposal
Schumer: budget $27 million short for dairy farmers
School districts encouraged to participate in biodiesel program
Saltcedar steals South Dakota water
Salina cattle sales report
Salina cattle sales
Rupert sheep found with brain-wasting disease
Rich nations urged to offer more market access
Rice, cotton groups ready to fight cuts
Results from Nebraska Soybean Board producer survey are tallied
Report seeks guidelines for feedlot locations
Renewable fuels bill requires gas stations to sell ethanol blends
Register for private pesticide applicators test
Range managers must plan burns, consider wildlife
Rancher accused of violating probation
R-CALF asks judge to block feds
Pruning, not topping, best if done in February or March
Program to address Asian soybean rust questions
Program educates those who hire Hispanics on the farm
Program aims to boost bee population
Presho cattle sale notes
Preservation of Texas' bison herd rests with donated bulls
Premise ID applications available
Pratt cattle sales
Prairie dogs compete for range space in SD
Prairie chicken restoration moves forward
Practicality, youth infusion underscore on-farm row crop nitrogen research
Practical anti-terrorism training for food, agriculture and ani
Pork niche production and marketing seminar offered in Norfolk
Polansky testifies in support of state animal ID bill
Planting soybeans this year? Irrigation timing makes a difference
Pair of chickens have bird flu in Cambodia
Owners of small acreages should follow a process to decide how to use their land
O'Neill man ordered to pay $1.2 million for bank fraud
Once thought extinct, Caspian horses now thriving in Virginia
On-farm research shows nitrogen sources, application methods crucial to efficacy
Oklahoma association to hold classes for vineyard owners
Ohio Corp again held liable to cattle fraud victims
NY project tries to boost anti-carcinogen in cow's milk
NWSS horse show tops 16,000 entries
North Platte livestock sales
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance (NAP) Program March 15 application closing, requirements
NJC's livestock judging team enjoys success at recent shows
Nitrogen is yield spark for wheat after sorghum
NFU rejects president's agricultural budget cuts
Next KCA calf auction planned in Hill City
New Mexico proposal would do away with cougar protections
New Jersey center helps farmer compete
New governance for a new rural economy: Reinventing public, private institutions
New format offered at annual Cornbelt Cow-Calf Conference
New England states look at marketing fresh-cut apple slices
Newell sheep sales report
New base genetics lead Pioneer corn lineup
Nebraska LEAD XXIII completes study/travel seminar to Asia
Nebraska cow tests positive for bovine TB
Nebraska Cattlemen: Checkoff bill advances
Nebraska Beef Council--strengthening demand for beef
NCGA's ag budget message: Stay the course
National Santa Fe Trail symposium in McPherson
Most Americans have earned sufficient income to pay yearly food bill
More aging farmers looking to pass on family farm
Moler reigns supreme champion Hereford at National Western
Cowboy Poet
Minnesota couple's business is raising llamas and alpacas
Midwest Mold, Moisture and Ventilation Symposium offered in Omaha
MFU holds sixth annual convention
McAlester stockyard sales
McAlester cattle sales report
Market goat camp scheduled for March 5 in Stockton
Lt. Governor announces sale of wheat to Cuba
Long joins colleagues in court filing on Canadian cattle
Lexington cattle sales
Lawmakers say public needs to understand prairie dog damage
Last words on equality for women in agriculture
Landowners face penalties for failing to file state paperwork
KS LMA opposes importing Canadian beef while border closed
KRC to partner with NRCS in public meetings on CSP sign-up
KFB Legal Foundation plans four seminars across Kansas
Kansas wheat growers go to the top
Kansas State extension chief says proposed funding cuts would damage program
Kansas Junior Swine Day set for March 26
Kansas couple fights to save wild horses
Kansas beef industry supports KARL program
Joplin regional stockyard sales
Johanns to deliver keynote address at Commodity Classic general session
Johanns questions imports of meat from older Canadian cows
Japanese panel clears A40 beef
ISU Extension offers RUSLE2 and P Index workshops
Issues forum focuses on beef safety advances highlighted
IPPA honors class of 2004 master pork producers
Interseed legumes in pasture now for substantial weight gains later
Interior report finds agreement with Wyoming rancher flawed
Interests of livestock producers, environmentalists clash
In Reno, U.S. Wheat should have cashed in their chips
Idaho adopts weapon of moth destruction
Huron cattle sales report
Hunt for 'cotton patch geese' yields three for Texan
How can crop producers harness the power of precision technology?
House panel endorses repeal of open-fields doctrine
Horse euthanized following pit bull attack
Hog prices to remain stable in 2005, MU economist says
High Plains slaughter sales
Heifer auction at convention raises over $19,000 for KCA
Heart City Bull Bash set for Feb. 12
Health benefits of citrus limonoids explored
Hay trade mixed across area
Harkin criticizes funding for Ames lab, others say it's enough
Hardjo-bovis in beef cattle--a new challenge
Hall of fame quarterback enjoys Oklahoma getaway
Grain market close
Governor announces tallgrass purchase
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Global warming to hit Africa's poor
Global officials step into corn fields to learn about biotech crop production
Gleick to speak at UNL conference in April
Georgia weekly cattle sales report
Georgia cattle sales
Genomic "jigsaw puzzle" for wheat scab fungus is put together
Gelbvieh Ring of Gold winners named
GCCC preparing for 38th annual intercollegiate rodeo March 4 to 6
GCCC hosting 38th annual Intercollegiate Rodeo March 4-6
Garst Seed releases 16 new corn hybrids for 2005
Ft. Pierre cattle sales
FSA programs open to all producers
From field to fork--local food tastes best
Fred Stokes receives Carl L. King Award
Four new members elected to ASI board of directors
Former Husker Shane Swanson now tackling steers
Ford County Conservation District annual meeting held
Finding that crop to add extra income
Federal funding for agri-terrorism could be better
Farmstead planning handbook announced
Farmstead building plans on CD-ROM from MWPS
Farm management seminars for women slated
Farm Bureau women lend a helping hand
Expansion of state meat inspection program stalled
EU subsidies could hurt trade talks
Ethanol Board releases study of Nebraska ethanol industry
Ericson livestock sales
EPA registers product to protect stored grain
Enthusiasm for U.S. sheep industry's future seen at convention
Elevator: Flash menu applet by Cool Focus™
Drought virtually over, but Hessian fly could be problem for wheat
Dollars and sense: 10 tips to save money
Diamond V Ranch awarded Limousin commercial producer of the year
Denison livestock sales
Demand weakening for grinding alfalfa, brome, prairie hay
Deere reports record profits
Death tax a deadly thorn in side of farmers and ranchers
Deadline nears for New Century Farmer Conference application
Dalhart cattle sales report
Dalhart cattle sales
Cow/Calf Symposium slated for Feb. 15 in Quinter
Couple brings Alma sale barn back to life
Corn planting around the corner
Conservation easements take away property rights--forever
Company plans large wind farm in state
Colorado ranchers headed for Wyoming
Colorado feeder cattle summary
Colombia discusses free trade deal
Clovis cattle auction news
Clovis auction notes
'Clean' data essential to quality yield maps, specialist says
China says farm incomes up but still low
China farmers to get higher subsidies
Chicken imports endanger Tsunami area
Certification program offered for dry manure applicators
Census reveals two-thirds of black or Africian American principal operators own their farms
Cattle selling at record prices at Black Hills Stock Show
Cattle management for March
Cattle Learning Center offers education for producers
Cattle dispute heightens as date for open border nears
Bush faces fight on farm payment limits
Brad, Mike Eddie named master seedstock producers
Bird flu spurs health inspections
Biotechnology and the new science of food is topic of public issue forum Feb. 24 in Republic
Bill before Utah House seals records on livestock and disease
Best time to pick grapes up for debate
Beneficial fungal strains fight harmful ones in corn
Begert Limousin named marketer of the year
Beef producers to hear results of fixed-time AI at MU Extension meeting in Hannibal, Feb. 23
Beef producers hear techniques for breeding cows on timed schedule
Beef industry issues forum focuses on changing demographics
Beef Industry Council elects officers, seats new directors
Beef import ruling may equalize trade
Beef board seats new members, elects leadership
Beef Board releases fiscal 2004 annual report
Aussie opposes EU wheat subsidies
ASI recognizes award recipients at convention
As demand for meat grows, more farmers raising goats
Armstrong County hires new Extension agriculture agent
Arkansas weekly sales report
Arkansas farmers turn to long-grain rice
Arkansas cattle sales
Apache livestock sales
Apache cattle sale notes
Answers found in the numbers
Animal identification bill clears committee
Amarillo livestock sales
Alliance concerned over proposed legislation
AFBF, broad coalition unite against farm bill cuts
Ada livestock sales report
Ada auction sales
Activists call for new controls on factory farms
Aberdeen sales receipts
Aberdeen cattle auction news
4-H participant ditches stage fright and talks agriculture
2005 president, board members appointed at KS Seed & Crops Conference
2005 MWPS catalog available
2005 Dietary Guidelines set the standard for good health
2004 Premier Seed Grower named at KS Seed and Crops Conference in Wichita
$1 million grant awarded for cattle genome research
Eat Healthy
Children and watching TV
Somerset's porch one quality worth having
This-and-that recipes that are easy and good
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February 21, 2005
Zoo officials plan farm animal exhibit
Zimmatic dealers can create virtual models of fields
Winners crowned in 2005 national Gelbvieh show
When to ring alarm bell on BSE?
Wheat sees higher bids thanks to higher soybeans
West Plains cattle sale notes
Western Farm Show opens Feb. 26; Adams to be installed as president
Weather pushes some hay sales
U.S. changes food aid policy
Tricks to transplanting
Texas sheep producer elected ASI secretary/treasurer
Texas Brigades seek adult leaders
Syngenta Crop Protection offers 2005 Touchdown Assurance Plan
Stuttgart found liable for selling proprietary seeds
Students encouraged to apply for CSU college of ag sciences scholarships
Stocker producers hear reports at educational seminar
St. Joseph feeder pigs
State republican lawmakers help speed up new ammonium nitrate rules
State legislators attend dinner with Colorado wheat producers
State lab approved for new scrapie testing
Starting a college savings plan for children
Stallion bites off man's ear, prompting lawsuit
Soybean Board attendees report bodiless conference was a success
Shootout at the WTO Corral
Sheep numbers increase for first time since 1990
Senate passes bill to up ethanol content in gas
Senate panel passes increase in wheat checkoff fee
Seminar looks at ways to supply growing niche markets
Scientists devise way to track rapidly changing open spaces, protected areas
Schools are not a business
School for Successful Ranching set for March 18, 19
Rural lawmakers say feedlot information should not be public
Resistance to biotech wheat still prompting legislative debate
Ranch-to-Rail field day offered Feb. 24 in Clayton
Quiz sheds light on genetically modified food
Quality does count
Protected seed varieties require proper labeling
Premise ID first step to tracking diseases
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Practical anti-terrorism training course early registration deadline fast approaching
Plant doctors target sudden oak death
Pilot animal ID program tracks cattle on trucks using GPS, cellular
Packing plant burns to the ground
Organizers pleased with Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo
Oklahoma Soybean Expo set, Feb. 23
OKC West cattle sales report
North Platte cattle sales
No-till conference draws 1,300
New base genetics lead Pioneer corn lineup
Nebraska Corn Growers announce Golden Ear winner, elect new officers
Moth released to curb spread of climbing fern
Monitoring the environmental effects of GM crops
Minnesota farmers wary of proposed subsidy cuts
Midstates community and economic development conference set for March 23
MGGA applauds Baucus' effort to protect ag sales to Cuba
Meeting to outline steps to develop Ogallala aquifer management plan
McEowen details ag law developments of 2004
March conference promises boost in ag income on small acreages
Lexington cattle auction news
Legislators learn food is a good buy
Lawmakers agree to extend time for Front Range farmers to find
Lander hosting 38th annual Wyoming State Winter Fair
King introduces plan to help young farmers
KFB legal foundation offers business, financial tips to producer families
KCA proposes pilot animal tracking project
Karnal bunt could rear its ugly spores again
Kansas farmers' market workshop to aid consumer-produce connection
Joplin regional cattle sales
Johanns supports farm subsidy cuts
Japan moves closer to lifting ban on U.S. beef imports
IPPA recognizes honorary pork producers
IPM entomologist cottons up to new position
Improved Web portal provides specialty crop growers with critical data
Hessian fly-resistant wheat germplasm available
Helping small business owners succeed
Hard winter could eliminate soybean rust threat, but don't count on it
Grabbing a quick bite nabs more calories
Global officials step into corn fields to learn about biotech crop production
Germinating vegetable garden seeds for transplants
Garst Seed releases 16 new corn hybrids for 2005
Gale, Bruning answer latest corporate-farming lawsuit
Ft. Smith cattle sales report
FSIS pilot program to make isolates available to requestors
Frozen fly eggs thawed, reared to adulthood
Frost could hold back soybean rust
Freudenthal lukewarm on MT gov's elk feedground suggestion
Former rodeo clown teaches aspiring cowboy ministers
Former NCC economist McDonald "Mac" Horne dies
FB supports Cuba trade facilitation bill
Farm financial management conference set for March 10
Farmer missing 30 head of cattle
Farm co-op finding niche in specialty crops
Faith cattle sales report
Ericson cattle sales report
EPA registers product to protect stored grain
Elevator: Flash menu applet by Cool Focus™
Eagle Pass Ranch sweeps pen bull show competition
Dunlap cattle auction news
Dodge City livestock sales notes
Dodge City cattle sales report
Despite naysayers, injured horses getting holistic treatments
Defining agroecology
Deer threaten Appalachian ginseng
Deer management workshop slated for March 3 in Sonora
Cuba announces purchase of Texas wheat
CSU professor helps lead new report examining worldwide risks of animal diseases
Crossing the fiction line
Crop disaster program, risk management agency update meetings scheduled
Crooked River Ranch residents debate llama ordinance
Court ruling could hurt dairy farmers trying to go organic
Controversial CAFTA could expand exports
ContiBeef LLC and Smithfield Foods, Inc. agree to merge cattle feeding businesses
Conditions easing in Fremont County, but drought not over yet
Concho Valley cotton meeting set for March 1
Concho Valley Cotton Conference set for March 1 in San Angelo
Colorado feeder cattle sales
Clinic can assist with plant diagnosis and help prevent establishment of new problems
Care needed in handling mice to avoid hantavirus
Carbon trading new weapon on warming
Boone and Crockett Club endows $1 million wildlife policy chair at Texas A&M
BLM announces grazing fee increase on public lands
Bison are on the comeback
Bill Z, Montrose among tops in pinto trials
Bill would protect identities of ranchers with diseased cattle
Bill would end fertilizer restrictions in watershed
Bidding to become a farmer
Bellar, Crooks families named 2005 Farm Families of the Year
Beekeeping workshops teach bee biology, practical bee-handling skills
Beef cow-calf seminar set Feb. 28
Bales cattle sales report
Backers push for requirement that Iowa gasoline be blended with ethanol
Asian soybean rust: Hoping for the best, gearing up for the worst
ARS announces technology transfer winners
Arkansas farmer, scientist win national conservation tillage awards
ARA applauds Moran, Peterson for sponsoring HOS exemption in House
A new way to free up rice's valuable starch and protein
American Angus Association releases weaned calf $Value
Amarillo cattle auction notes
Alfalfa sees strong, moderate demand
African nations press U.S. on cotton
Administration budget proposal sparks unified industry reaction
Activist group holds rally at Iowa Capitol
"25 by '25" -- A bold vision for America's energy future
2005 ISU animal industry research report available on CD-ROM, online
2005 flexible fuel vehicle buyers guide now available
Celebrating Spring with Creamy Cheesecakes
Everything has an end except sausage, which has two--Danish proverb
Penny Wise
Traditional Yankton would fit first timers, empty nesters
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