Agriculture News from HPJ - Your Ag News Source
February 27, 2006
Youth may still enroll in 4-H for 2006
Young farmers and ranchers gather in Hutchinson
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
WTO Chief: Members must give ground
Woodward cattle news report
Winter weather, calving and basketball
Wheat board facilitates hard white wheat meeting in Western Nebraska
Wetlands going to U.S. supreme court
Watertown cattle auction news
Water resource model helps assess dynamics of the Middle Arkansas River Basin
Water case back before high court
Warm winter weather doesn't mean more insects this spring and summer
UW helps sponsor workshops assisting producers response to drought, cattle cycle
USMEF helps Taiwan welcome back U.S. beef
U.S. hunt in Arizona kills 200 coyotes after rancher complaints
U.S. farmers to see incomes drop after two record years
USDA Rural Development regional meeting held in Dodge City
USDA announces further increases in sugar supplies
U.S. beef travels different routes in returning to international markets
U.S. beef high priority on trade policy agenda
U.S. Animal Identification Organization elects fourth member
U.S.-South Korea trade deal holds potential
Upstream Ranch makes history at 100th NWSS Hereford show
Upcoming KSU horticultural events
Upcoming KSU ag events
Upcoming K-State Agricultural Events
UNL scientists part of $5 million effort to develop wheat technologies
UNL scholarships offered through extension
UNL Extension crop management winter programs wrap up in March
Tyson to close two beef plants, move work to renovated facility
Turbo-Max Feed Mixer: The new choice in reel style mixers
Tulia livestock market news
Top 10 list for cattle producers
Three members elected to ASI executive board
The need for play
The Healthy Beef Cookbook makes waves in newspaper reports across America
Texhoma cattle market news
Test results confirm woman died of classic form of brain disease
Swift plant disqualified from shipping beef to Japan
Study seeks new uses for potato waste
Strong profits lead to herd expansion
Strong demand for grinding hay
St. Onge livestock sales news
St. Joseph feeder pig auction
Springfield cattle sales report
Sprayer makes job safer, more efficient
Soybean board will meet March 15, 16
South plains peanut workshops slated in February, March
South Central direct sheep
Small dairies fear cost of licensing
Six new checkoff ads for foodservice tout beef's versatility, taste
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Sioux Falls feeder pig auction
Simmental winners at National Western announced
Simmental pen show winners at National Western announced
Seeded pastures can sustain cattle--and native rangelands
SD Senate passes State Fair funding measure
Salina cattle auction news
Road trips to visit value-added farms
Results of investigation on veal shipment are sent to Japan
Residual herbicide in soybeans sets stage for successful glyphosate application
Researchers collaborate on wheat DNA markers
Red Angus junior stockgrower contest held in Denver
Ranchers seek limits on methane water
R-CALF CEO speaks on need for producer involvement in beef industry
Premise registration
PRCA relocates headquarters, Hall of Fame to Albuequerque
Pratt livestock market report
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Positive numbers in the U.S. sheep industry
Poinsettia care
Ozark Empire Fair names youth grant winners
OSU wheat research part of national effort
Organic production grows healthy profits
Organic dairy growth prompts field conversion
Oobleck
On the coldest of mornings, calves come into the world
OKC West cattle sales
Oil, gas leasing issues to be discussed at ag women's conference
Of Interest to landowners with expiring CRP contracts
NWGA seeking individuals to attend wheat industry tour
Nulls keep Master Agronomist title in family line
NORAC UC4 Total ControlSpray Height Controller helps reduce stress
Nine youth receive catch-it-dairy calves
New formulation better controls crop pests
Newell sheep sales report
New anti-mastitis weapon on tap for dairy cows
New alfalfa varieties feature Roundup Ready technology
Nebraska Cattlemen seeks to protect private property rights
Nebraska cattleman elected president of Cattle-Fax
NCBA policy summary report from 2006 cattle industry convention
National biodiesel conference offers invaluable information
National beef backer award winners announced
NASS to assess financial situation of U.S. farmers, ranchers
NAP application closing date for certain crops
NALF honors supporters at National Western Stock Show
More bison shipped to slaughter; number highest ever
Modern techniques helping people deal with wily predator
Mobile lab expands capacity of animal disease diagnostics
Missouri Quail Academy offers hands-on conservation training
Miles of Smiles needs volunteers
Microbes strengthen inside animals' protozoa
McAlester cattle market news
Marketing, efficiency are survival keys for rice farmers
Lexington cattle sales report
Leopold Center funds 13 new projects for beginning, transitioning farmers
La Niña no concern, yet, for Central U.S.
KSU students conduct 29th annual Special K bull, heifer sale
KSU sets annual Cattlemen's Day for March 3
Kansas town is a tree farm
Kansas sheep producer, youth day slated for March 11 in Manhattan
Kansas Living examines the broad reach of 'agriculture education'
K-State a leader in horticultural therapy since 1971
Joplin regional cattle sales
Johanns announces $2.8 billion in hurricane disaster assistance
Johanns aims to resolve Japan situation "directly" and "expeditiously"
Japan won't lower safety rules
Japan knew U.S. exporters had violated BSE rules before restarting beef imports
Japanese lawmakers say U.S. beef has consumers wary
Japan envoys: OK with U.S. beef processes
Japan: U.S. beef report "insufficient"
'It's the best thing in the world'
ISU grad student studies viruses, follows in George Washington Carver's footsteps
Iowa restaurant wins national beef backer award
Iowa Renewable Fuels Standard moves toward passage in Statehouse
Iowa cattle industry still hopes for renewed exports to Japan
Industrial livestock production near cities often damages environment
Impact of nuclear waste on soil, water studied
Idaho schools consider future of harvest 'spud break'
Huron cattle market news
How JB Metal Conditioner treats the metal, not the oil
Horse slaughter for meat to continue
Honors grow for A&M horticulture students at competition
Hong Kong closes aviaries after positive bird flu tests
High Plains slaughter news
Hay sold steady, mostly steady
Harkin calls for competition in ag markets
Groups sue feds over elk feeding in Wyoming
Groups seek to stop horse slaughter
Grazing standing corn helps solve production cost equation
Grain market close
Grain bids lower, weather pushes wheat higher
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Georgia cattle news summary
Funding available through Nebraska Buffer Strip Program
Foundation creates a legacy
Former CSU professor receives Jim and Nadine Henry Award
Fire ants still around despite lack of mounds
February is time to prune rose bushes
FDA: Corn used in tainted dog food not properly tested
Fatty beef leads to federal charges
Farm Safety Awareness Day in Hays
Farmer sends farm bill wishes to Johanns
Farmers attend Commodity Classic because it's good for business
Family farmers, rural citizens speak out for local control at the state capitol
Faith livestock sales report
Ethics program packs quality
Ethanol forces delicate balancing act
Ericson livestock sales
Equity drive is underway for new generation cooperative
Ellis and Trego counties Spring Crops Update
Eliminate estate taxes
Elevator: Flash menu applet by Cool Focus™
Drip irrigation is a workable option for rolling plains cotton
Dodge City cattle sales report
Did you hear the one about the goat who fell off the mountain?
DFA troubled by the direction set by Administration's FY 2007 budget proposal
Demand high for healthy soybean oil
Dalhart livestock sales news
Cowdog training seminar offered
Country Heaven a perfect fit in rural area
Countries ban Brazilian meat
Corn, soybean growers share on-farm research
Control vs. security: Who runs our ports
Conservationists allowed to acquire grazing rights in Utah national monument
Colorado feeder cattle news
Cold!!!
Clues to virulence discovered in bird flu genes
Clovis livestock auction news
Classes offered at Reeds Spring TCRC
Brangus breeders convene in Houston
Bison industry quietly growing
Bill would make damage to state lands a misdemeanor
Be your own boss
Beef flat iron steak promotion with Kroger helps new products gain momentum at retail
Beef checkoff culinary center builds on cookery knowledge, recipe development
Beef checkoff announces 2006 summer grilling campaign
Beef board releases fiscal 2005 annual report
Beef board offers cattlemen off-site access to annual meeting
Beach awarded Gary Wiggins Memorial Scholarship
Awareness is key with soybean cyst nematode infestations
Australian ambassador lobbies U.S. Congress against Iraq wheat inquiry
ASI recognizes six award recipients at convention
Arkansas livestock summary news
Apache livestock sales report
Angus association announces top cut bull sale
American National CattleWomen install new president, executive committee
Amended surface damage bill protects residents
Amarillo cattle market report
ALB elects new officers
Agriculture eyes energy future
Ag operations in Spring River Watershed can apply to be included in CSP
Ada livestock sale notes
Action on proposed premises registration regulations postponed
A continuous battle
Aberdeen cattle sales report
A&M to participate in applied wheat genome research
4-H educator joins Albany County Extension office
3i show kicks off 52nd year
37th national Charolais show champions announced
24-Hour pet clinic helps vets and animals
2005 lamb export sales good
Attack... of the killer fungus!
Cupcakes all grown up
Legumes, the other protein
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February 20, 2006
Zimmatic introduces new corrosion-resistant pipeline
Yellowstone closing bison capture facility, for now
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
WRAPS meetings set for Upper Arkansas Watershed
Woodward cattle news report
Winegarner joins TCFA as government affairs director
Windy? Kansas?
Wind is not the end of the world?
Wheat industry progress made
Wheat industry biotech statement: It's a done deal
Wheat Foods Council launches new, improved website
Wheat Board announces openings
West Plains regional sales
Weekends are Shiloh Time
Watertown cattle news report
Waning diet craze means fewer stored potatoes
Virginia peanut seeking U.S. certification
Value-added producer grant meeting in Weeping Water
Valentine's flower care?
UW weed management book sales notch 500 in one week
UW FFA chapter helping high school chapters across state
U.S. producers projected to plant 14.44 million acres of Upland, ELS
U.S. officials to Japan: American beef inspection system safe
U.S. lawmakers send Bush deficit-reduction bill that cuts health care, student aid
USDA proposes poultry imports from China
USDA eyeing FSA closures again
USDA announces sign-up for 2006 CSP in Kansas
USDA-NASS to assess farm financial situation
U.S. apologizes to Japan
Upcoming meetings assist producers in developing markets
Upcoming KSU ag events
UNL hires new head of food science department, food processing center
UNL Food Processing Center offers program for food entrepreneurs
United States, South Korea agree to launch free trade talks
Underground cameras, feedmills and wine: State's Permanent University Fund aids studies
Ukraine/Russia trade war possible
Tyson Foods first-quarter profit slides on weaker beef, pork
Tulsa livestock market report
Tulia livestock cattle report
Triticale: Should Western Kansas producers grow more?
TRCP partners put forth 2006 conservation policy agenda
Trade reps meet on WTO impasse
Three-day horse auction brings in $8 million
Therapeutic horseback riding sessions now available
Texhoma cattle sale news
Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation announces new leader of Friends and Alumni Association
TDA awards $500,000 for feral hog research
Taiwan lifts U.S. beef ban
Switchgrass fuel may need jump-start
Strong demand seen for quality hay
"Strength in numbers" focus of sheep meeting
St. Onge livestock auction news
St. Joseph feeder pig auction
Statewide fitness program to begin
State 4-H event coordinator begins work Feb. 27
Stash cash to trim interest, build savings
Start now to build emergency fund
Springfield cattle news report
Soybean checkoff and biodiesel industry: United to ensure quality
Soybean bids higher, rest lower
South Plains peanut workshops slated in February, March
Southern inspired Camelot offers space
South Central direct sheep
Some wheat breaks dormancy due to mild winter weather
Some hay trading slow, others strong
Some Asians boycott poultry
Soil carbon sequestration programs starting to pay for producers
Software offers new ways to monitor rangeland
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Schweitzer wants changes to Yellowstone bison management plan
Save energy, save money
Salina livestock market report
RMFU urges Congress to reject proposed ag budget cuts
Risk assessed marketing workshop slated Feb 28 in Pawnee County
Rising production costs squeeze crop profits, FAPRI economist tells farmers at North Shelby
Report: Japan food safety panel head calls for stricter inspection of U.S. beef
Rebecca Coleman joins USWA
Producers should think about quality
Pratt cattle market news
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
OSPU announces final results of 54th annual beef bull performance test
Organic crops require extra work for extra payoff
OPSU student wins first at Fort Worth
OKC West cattle sales
Oat millers, growers, and researchers lobby congress for research funding
NRCS honors Dugan Ranch
No violations found in Weld pesticide investigation
No-till conference draws over 1,400
NMSU offers workshop on pruning berry plants and fruit trees
NK® Brand Seeds simplifies seed handling with new color-coded packaging
New withholding rule applies to all non-resident alien workers
New ways to improve the safety net
Newell sheep sales report
Nebraska Wheat Board meeting set
Nebraska's ag land property taxes are highest of seven Midwestern states
Nebraska LEAD XXIV completes study/travel seminar to Russia, Ukraine and Poland
Nebraska Corn Board publishes co-products manuals
Nebraska Cattlemen testimony supports roadside haying bill
Nebraska Cattlemen's priority bill selected by Natural Resources Committee
NDSU official says hay needed in south central U.S.
NCC: Federal research cuts would close ginning labs
National Biodiesel Conference goes green
MU FAPRI farm price-and-expense outlook meeting set for Feb. 27
More winter olympics
Monsanto finds value in health
Microbes may produce cheaper ethanol
Mexico resumes trade in U.S. bone-in beef
McAlester livestock auction report
Mark Gardiner to speak at Brangus convention
Managing financial and marketing risk to increase farm profit for young producers
Lifetime Achievement award presented to Extension economist
Lexington cattle sale news
Legislature recognizes UA fruit breeding program
Laramie hosting inaugural Ag Technology Trade Show Feb. 25
Ken Root's subsidy column is disrepectful, according to producer
Keep sights on domestic markets, FAPRI analyst says
KCA hears tribal perspective on animal identification
Junior livestock auction sees record mark
Joplin regional cattle news
JDJ Ranch donates heifer to ASA foundation
Japan won't change beef rules
Japan wants BSE-symptom explanation
Japanese minister apologizes for not fully inspecting U.S. beef
Japanese herd negative for BSE
ISU faculty lead agriculture and bioenergy discussion at national energy conference
Irrigated pasture workshop to be held in Scottsbluff
Iowans re-elected to oversee national beef checkoff programs
Iowa City chef wins top Taste of Elegance award
Iowa beef producers help consumers "lighten up"
Independent cattlemen attend R-CALF convention
Increased global demand key to U.S. cotton's economic health
Inactivated vaccine first to offer Lepto hardjo-bovis combo
Huron cattle market news
Home-based child care a growing self-employment option
Hold that steak
High Plains slaughter news
Hiett, REDI task force announce legislative agenda
Her love of horses started early
Helms to lead National Cotton Council in 2006
Hay prices up on shortage
Hall of Fame rodeo stock contractor Brookman dies at 92
Grower is National Sorghum president
Grain market close
Governor protects Kansans by raising drought alert level
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Gillen to lead KSU's Western Kansas ag research centers
Georgia cattle market summary
Ft. Smith livestock market news
FSA offers re-enrollment, extension for expiring CRP contracts
From field to fork
Four dairy profit seminars will feature "got calf" as theme for reproduction programs
Forum provides insight on vineyard management, wine production
Forage conference registration needed by Feb. 21
Food packaging, processing expert joins UA faculty
Following a process
Farm Bureau commemorates Food Check-Out Week
Faith livestock auction news
Extension partnering in Plum Creek watershed pilot program
Extension offers West Texas Beef 706 programs
Extension expert says wildfire can help solve 'prickly' problems
EU fines France over lax biotech safety
EU approves YieldGard® Rootworm corn for food ingredients
Ericson cattle market report
Equine seminars offered via the Web
EPA to accept human pesticide tests
Elevator: Flash menu applet by Cool Focus™
Economic impact of ethanol could reach $726 million in Missouri
Eat smart for a healthy heart
Dry weather leads to lean cattle in eastern region of state
Don't let January's spring-like days fool you; outdoor workers still susceptible to hypothermia
Dodge City cattle sales report
Distillers grain an excellent protein and energy supplement for cattle
Dioxin scare closes 600 European farms
Details important when starting goat herd
Denison cattle market news
Dave Nichols to speak at Brangus convention
Dalhart livestock sales report
CSU honors alumnus, retired Pioneer president
Crop Management Winter Programs wrap up in March
Couple gets jail time for neglecting animals
Counting pennies
Cotton service award honors Brumfield
Corn growers call for one year farm bill extension
Corn brings production together
Corn board official responds to "food versus fuel" debate
Consumers pay millions in fees for tax refund loans
Congress gives final approval to dairy program
Conferences for rural families Feb. 21 to 23 in Campbell, Crook, Weston counties
Colorado feeder cattle report
Colorado cattlemen discuss trade issues at NCBA Conference
Cities can't rely on government in pandemic
Central, western Kansas groundwater levels drop 6 inches, geological survey says
CCA representing the voice of beef industry through an open and inclusive process
Canada tests suspicious animal
CA monitors rural air pollution
Bush proposes cutting dairy programs
BSE possible in 45 Japanese cows
Bruning praises NRDs for water plans
Breckenridge firm has sunflower focus
Brazil ethanol competition less likely
Bird flu seen as biggest threat in '06
Bird flu outbreak slows down in Turkey
Biodiesel plant to be built in southeast Iowa
Beef producers mad over bone to Japan
Beef producers help consumers "lighten up"
ASI elects board members
Arkansas cattle market news
Arid weather could devastate Plains agriculture
Argentina says FMD detected in 70 cattle in one herd
Area stockgrower meetings see large turnouts
Apache livestock sales report
Answer the call of the day
Ann Bruntz chairs Nebraska Beef Council
Animal ID meeting to highlight issues of producers
American Meteorological Society honors UNL's Verma
Amarillo cattle auction news
Alabama cattlemen hit more by fertilizer costs than Japan ban
Ag secretary calls on meat industry reps for beef export summit
Agriculture: White as the snow, but are we as pure?
Ag, resource economics professor honored
Ag minister sees beef trade resumption
AFBF study: Immigration reform must include guest-worker provisions
Adding livestock improved profits
Ada livestock sale notes
Acreage doesn't have to be large to reap profits on the farm
Aberdeen cattle sales report
2006 Iowa Pork youth representatives announced at Iowa Pork Congress
2005 Cotton Blue Book now available for Rio Grande Valley
$1 million goal reached for ISU seed science fellowships
Penny Saving Tips
Trim fat with turkey on the t's!
When is a shrub not a bush?
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