Agriculture News from HPJ - Your Ag News Source
February 26, 2007
Zebra chip affecting tubers used to make potato chips
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
Woodward cattle sales report
Wolves prey on cattle while ranchers huff and puff
WKMA announces 2008 3i Show dates
Winds fan wildfire flames
Whitefly research helps cotton producers
West Plains regional sales
Western Iowa Energy, LLC earns biodiesel accreditation
Website helps design farm shelter belts
Watertown cattle sales report
Washington farmers skeptical of stubble ethanol
UW researcher takes aim at blue lice targeting sheep
U.S., South Korea set trade talks
U.S. judge rules against Tyson in Kansas plant compensation cas
Using biodiesel in cold weather can require special care
USDA to survey farmers' planting intentions for 2007
USDA evaluates 2007 planting intentions
U.S. cattle industry addresses emerging issue of internal parasite resistance
Upcoming KSU horticultural events
Upcoming KSU ag events
Upcoming K-State agricultural events
University grasshopper workshops provide update on RAATS contro
Tulsa livestock auction report
Tulia livestock auction report
Tree care workshops focus on disaster recovery
Trade distorting subsidies are a problem for any new farm b
Time to control henbit--don't let cold weather fool you
Three from Kansas named to NCC leadership posts
The team pulls the wagon
Texhoma livestock sales
TDA levies fines against individuals found in violation of stat
Task Force announces Checkoff enhancements
Survey shows majority of producers approve beef checkoff progra
Study- IANR is 'primary engine' for Nebraska economy
Students learn old California vaquero style of cattle working
Student scholarship honors life of nationally recognized cattle
St. Onge livestock auction
Stockgrowers honored at Black Hills show
St. Joseph feeder pigs
Springfield cattle sales report
Soybean association selects 2007 young leaders
South Korea won't open for beef
South Central direct sheep
Smithfield workers protest MLK holiday decision
Smithfield Foods to phase out small stalls for pigs
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Sioux Falls feeder pigs
Sims takes reins of NACD at annual meeting
Seminars scheduled to assist residents with management after fi
SD Stockgrowers congratulate Jim Reed, BHSS Agribusiness Person
Scientists probe "fly spit" for clues to serious wheat pest
Salina cattle auction report
Safe steps for using cow manure in home gardens
Roy becomes top lifetime production bull at ABS
Rio Grande Basin Initiative Project receives award
Reproduction pioneer named Limousin promoter
Renewable fuels to boost global ag
Quail Unlimited announces additional seed program direct to lan
Pratt livestock auction report
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Pink snow mold possible, but not likely for Kansas wheat
Physique, Rembrandt earn gold Medals of Excellence
Pheasants Forever spends over $33.8 million in 2006 on mission
Patience and curiosity are key to cotton grower's prosperity
Parker joins NCBA as chief veterinarian
Overcome gardeners' winter depression with lights
O'Leary accepts CSU post
OK Farmers Union Mutual Insurance changes name
OKC West cattle sales
Ogallala cattle auction report
Nottinghill has special features
No easing of Cuba ban seen
NMSU scientists develop in vitro method to produce hard maples
NHB funds research for "colony collapse disorder"
New "Wranglers" join Beefmobile outreach project
New Limousin EPDs available
Nebraskan wins LMA's 4th regional Auctioneer Championship
Nebraska 4-Hers have two new statewide leadership opportunities
NCGA- TPA renewal vital to continued ag opportunities
NCBA officers.dr
NCBA launches weekly TV program
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National Honey Board funding four production research proposals
National Beef Backer award winners announced
Mouth-watering memory
Most hay selling steady to firm
More meat inspections in April
Montana stockgrowers work to reform national beef industry poli
Montana stockgrower named national policy leader
Minnesota House passes strongest renewable energy standard in t
Midwest Steel Sales still growing
Midwest Grape and Wine Conference set for Feb. 3-5
McAlester cattle auction report
Master Gardener program extends outreach of horticulture educat
Livestock owners urged to microchip animals
Livestock Marketeers honor Birdwell, Wolf
Limousin returning to RFD-TV's The Cattle Show
Limousin Exchange features bull listing service
Lexington livestock sales
Leman joins Cactus Feeders Board of Directors
Lawmakers, not newspapers, write farm bills
Kansas NRCS to follow FSA's proposed county office restructurin
Kansas, Nebraska Farm Bureaus partner on data management system
Kansas man inducted into Gelbvieh Hall of Fame
Kansas hay trade remains moderate
Kansas FSA to host county office consolidation meetings
KACEE announces environmental education awards
K-State sheep day slated for March 10
K-State entomology students, faculty give presentations, receiv
Joplin feeder cattle sales
Johanns announces students' unique invitation to view ag's futu
Japan to ban NE plant's beef
ISU Extension offers dairy facilities programs
IPPA announces Honorary Master Pork Producers
Iowa Soybean Association, Iowa State University celebrate partn
Iowa's 2006 Master Pork Producer class announced
In view of peanut butter recall, know symptoms of Salmonella
In other agribusiness news....
Initial ethanol push challenges beef market
Inaugural NWSS Lim-Flex female sale averages $6,107
If it's Valentine's Day, it's time for onions!
Horticulture judging team wins regional competition
High Plains slaughter sales
High corn/a> prices combine with cattle cycle to push calf and fe
Herseth, Goodlatte introduce legislation to protect private pro
Hahn named interim head of KSU's grain science department
Group aims to help producers hit by drought
Grocery industry prepares for pandemic bird flu with little gov
Grape and wine council to meet March 1
Grain market close
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Giuliani tells farmers he will be ag expert by end of campaign
Georgia cattle auction report
Geeslin to serve as 2007 NALF president
Garst adds 19 new soybean varieties
Former K-State student is Jordanian ag minister
Final eight spots in LMA's World Livestock Auctioneer Champions
FFA and me
Farm Bureau brings awareness to ag safety
Farm Bureau- Cattle inventory report has positive implications
Faith cattle auction news
Expanded risk management workshop offered
Ericson livestock sales
Economists weigh options for row crop producers
Dunlap livestock auction report
Dodge City cattle sales report
DFA's milk showing up in some sweet places
Depression linked to winter weather
Denison feeder cattle sales
Dalhart cattle sales
CSU College of Veterinary Medicine celebrates 100 years
Crop insurance update- New whole-farm insurance program now ava
Conservation scholars named
Conference examines No-till for Life
Conference examines future options for biofuels, food and feed
Concho Valley cotton Conference set for March 21 in San Angelo
Coming home to agriculture
Colorado feeder cattle sales
Colorado cattleman is Limousin Commercial Producer of the Year
Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame to induct three
Coleman Natural Foods donation boosts storm disaster relief
Clovis livestock auction news
Cloned cow saved from human food chain for now
Champions parade at 2007 Roll of Victory Angus Show in Fort W
Central Plains Irrigation Conference addresses current water is
Cattlewomen offer $1000 scholarship
Cattle production seminar highlights steps to produce for forei
Cattlemen want balanced, market oriented ethanol policy
Cattle can't shake salt on their food but they like and need it
Carlsbad farmers could have full allotment for irrigation seaso
CA officials aim to halt hormone thefts sweeping dairy
Calf scours related to Salmonella
Cabin fever
Buchanan County producer named 2006 IPPA Pork All-American
Biodiesel information available on website
Biodiesel fuel quality program continues to expand
Bids end day lower
Beef quality assurance program raises awareness
Beef producers tell it like it is
Beef producers assist in new breakfast item promotion
Beef board seats new members, elects leadership
Beef- It's king of the grill
Arkansas livestock auction summary
Apache cattle sales report
Animal ID changes explained
American National CattleWomen installs new president, executive
Amarillo livestock sales
Ag Expo marks 41st annual in Omaha
Ada livestock sale notes
ABS progeny excel at Royal Winter Fair
Aberdeen cattle sales report
35th anniversary National Limousin Sale held Jan. 8
2007 sheep industry convention reflects growing business
2007 ISU animal industry report available on disc, Web
2007 Fairview livestock show results
2007 Commodity Classic offers something for everyone
2006 Master Seedstock Producer announced
13-year-old boy takes over farm after dad hurt
111 Limousin, Lim-Flex Cattle show on the hill in Denver
Lightbar Guidance
Scraper
John Deere Tractors
Pizza fun in the making
Don't loaf around, quickly bake quick bread
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February 19, 2007
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
Workshop planned for minority farmers in Joplin Feb. 22
Workshop offers insight on weed management
Woodward cattle sales
Williams recognized as Vision Award finalist
Wheat on the mall?
What happened to correcting inequalities?
Wet winter eases Kansas drought conditions
West Plains regional sales
We are here now
Watertown cattle sales report
Water in winter can be strange, dangerous
Viticulture education program to provide new opportunity for gr
Vineyard operations are growing in Oklahoma
UW scientists research DNA, RNA mysteries
UW researchers studying hairy vetch toxicosis in cattle
USWA group seeks HWW help
U.S., South Korea fail to bridge gap over beef ban
U.S. cotton industry grappling with competitive global marketpl
Updated ISU swine research, extension list available online
UNL soil scientists caution against excessive nitrogen applicat
UNL land purchase will help farmers and ranchers deal with usin
Under Secretary Dorr outlines administration's farm bill proposal
U.N. agency says food aid can depress market prices
UA researchers develop biosensor that quickly detects bird flu
Two take on leadership roles at Colorado Department of Ag
Tulsa livestock cattle sales
Tulia livestock auction report
Topping trees can be deadly
Time to get pruning!
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The Fertilizer Institute develops policy brochure
Texhoma livestock sales
Texas wheat Board appoints new board member
Texas volunteers- Learn to serve others by being there
Technology reduces gossypol in cotton seed
Taylor appointed publisher of High Plains Journal
Taste of Power
Study finds new vaccine effective against circovirus
Student scholarship honors life of nationally-recognized UNL pr
St. Joseph feeder pigs
State Representative Pat George helps local Farm Bureau celebra
Spring forage conference set for March 1 in Springfield
Springfield cattle sales
South Korean report leaked
South Central direct sheep
Some cotton farmers switching to corn
Smithfield phase-out of sow gestation stalls is self-serving
Skyrocketing corn/a> prices harm MS catfish, cattle farmers
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Short forage and hay supplies sharpen focus on spring oats
Sen. Salazar urges lawmakers to double standards of Amendment 3
Sen. Salazar disappointed in USDA failure to declare disaster
Seminar explores bio-gas industry
Salina cattle auction report
Roberts touts merits of future federal research lab in Kansas
Retool and Refuel workshops available for youth organization vo
Renewable energy conference set for Hereford
Ranchers continue to fight winter's wrath on Southeastern plain
R-CALF names new president
Quail Valley is full of fun
Private pesticide applicator training in Anderson on Feb. 22
President Bush unveils dramatic alternative fuels strategy
Presho cattle auction news
Prescribed burning cooperative workshop to be March 8
Preliminary trials for PCV2 swine vaccine look promising
Pratt livestock market report
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Pork conferences focus on profitability strategies, optimal car
Popular Texas grazing school accepting students
Pets can be more than best friends for older adults
Pesticide technology and crop scout training programs offered i
Pecan conference set
Peanut production workshops slated in February
Panhandle researcher earns national recognition
Outside just as beautiful as inside of Pilot
Others join WTO, U.S. corn/a> case
Optimist Club awards essay winners
OKC West cattle sales
Oil patch turning to renewable energy sources
Obama in Iowa- Can character overcome color?
North Dakota sheepman elected ASI president
NHB celebrates 20 years of service to honey industry
New product pairs performance with flexibility
New online marketplace brings all-things-biodiesel together
Newell sheep sales report
NetWork Kansas hosts agricultural bioscience entrepreneurship f
Nebraska Leafy Spurge Task Force quarterly meeting
Nebraska considers new ban on corporate farms
Nebraska Cattlemen renews Theft Reward program
ND drought to continue in 2007
NDA signs agreement for beef purchases, plans education initiat
NDA notified of pseudorabies infected wild pigs
NCBTA announces keynote speaker for 31st annual sale
NAWG adds biomass to bylaws
Native red cedars endangering prairie ecosystem
Multi-county seminar will focus on feral hogs
Most hay selling steady to firm
Montanan presented CattleWoman award
Montana claims Powder, Tongue rivers depleted by Wyoming
Moisture, higher grain prices fueling farm boom
Minimum desirable streamflow consent agreements offer flexibili
Mergers, acquisitions impact agriculture industry
McAlester livestock auction report
Maximizing profitability and pig care focus of Iowa Pork Region
Mattson wins contested USWA election
Lower South Platte Water Symposium will cover "Today's Actions
Lexington livestock report
KS wheat organizations take steps to advance technology
KSU plans horticultural events
KSU plans agricultural events
KSU hosting sheep production schools
Kansas team wins Western National Roundup 4-H Horse Classic Jud
Kansas Rural Family Helpline can assist families, producers hit
Kansas NRCS announces funding for innovation grants
Kansas Legislature supports campaign to acquire defense facilit
Kansas groups stand together on farm legislation
Kansas FSA releases county office restructuring plan
K-State Youth Sheep Day slated for March
K-State taking registrations for water conference
K-State junior swine day planned
K-State holds cattle risk management workshops
Joplin regional cattle sales
Johanns outlines President Bush's FY 2008 ag budget
Jackson receives Purina Mills Scholarship
Jackson named TAMU communications specialist
ISU Extension offers crop scout course
ISA seeks candidates for Ag-Urban Leadership Initiative
Iowa Soybean Association to host animal agriculture tour, meeti
Iowans selected to oversee beef checkoff programs
International harvester Collectors winter convention set
Interactive module helps growers
Huron cattle sales
How much is enough?
Highway Patrol announces two cattle rustling arrests
High Plains slaughter sales
Hearings to consider increasing wheat assessment
Hay shortage in Oregon
Growers- Supply--not ethanol--cause for rising Mexican tortilla p
Groups file lawsuit in dispute over coal-bed methane water
'Grounded' birds--Pheasants, quail--At risk, due to extended snow
Grain stretches limited hay supply, says specialist
Grain Sorghum board directorships open for appointment
Grain market close
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Georgia cattle auction summary
GCCC rodeo team getting back in saddle for rest of season
Gateway Simmental receives Simmental federation honors
Future of water use in agriculture topic of Water Law, Policy a
Fun with dogs and ice
Ft. Smith livestock auction report
Forum focuses on future of agriculture in Colorado
Former DFA exec honored for commitment to cooperatives
FDA approves expanded dose range for Rumensin
Farming near state highways could increase
Farm bill proposal a mixed bag for Kansas
Extension offers private pesticide applicator training
EU calls for U.S. farm subsidy cuts
Ethanol the topic for wheat meeting in Topeka
Ethanol plant planned near Monroe City
Ethanol--A stable supply of American energy
Ericson cattle auction report
EPIC teams with explorer Will Steger to focus on global climate
EPA scientists to propose less ethanol
Enhancing understanding of water management
Dunlap livestock sales
Drip irrigation, no-till combines for profitable long-term investment
Dodge City cattle sales report
Denison cattle sales report
Deferral may be best bet for hard-grazed pastures
Dalhart livestock sales report
Court hearings set in beef plant dispute
Conference to examine biofuels, food and feed tradeoffs
Colorado feeder cattle sales
Colorado Farm Bureau disappointed in federal disaster response
Colorado corn/a> Public Policy Committee meets with Governor Ritte
Colorado Agricultural Water Alliance opens water dialogue in ag
Cold, wet weather can lead to respiratory problems in calves
Cold, wet soil can trigger snow molds in turfgrass
Climate change and agriculture topic of seventh Pesek Colloquiu
Championships, money up for grabs at Mountain States Beef Expo
CDA investigates case of bovine tuberculosis
CCX Contract Specifications
Cattle farmers protest as South Korean, U.S. officials discuss
Cattle can't shake salt on their food but they like and need it
Carbon sequestration can be new paycheck for farmers
Canned versus frozen fruits and veggies
Bird flu virus in Britain 'essentially identical' to that in
Biotech resolution stirs controversy
Bids lower for day
Bidegain named "Cattleman of the Year"
Become a native plant master through Extension
ASA champions role for biodiesel in president's plan
Arkansas livestock sales
Arkansas grower receives cotton Grower Achievement Award
Apache livestock sales report
Annual Nebraska LEAD recognition banquet March 9 in Lincoln
American Simmental/Simbrah Foundation Auction a huge success
Amarillo cattle sales report
All hay types see strong demand
Ag handbook now available
Age-old duck farming practice spreads bird flu, virus rages in
Ag department administers pesticide application program
Ada livestock sale notes
ACGA applauds president, Congress for renewable energy initiati
Aberdeen cattle sales report
2006 farm numbers steady
2,000 acres of ranchland to be conserved near Dayton
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