Agriculture News from HPJ - Your Ag News Source
February 25, 2008
Wyobraska cattle sales report
Woodward livestock sales report
Winter canola production schools slated
Will there be enough soybean seed to go around?
Wildlife group recognizes outstanding conservationists for 2007
Wil-Rich to market Redball strip-till equipment line
Wheat prices soar to record high on dwindling supplies, lifts o
West Pains regional sales
Web addresses for Extension offices changing statewide
Warm up your ovens and the hearts of others
Volatile commodities market squeezing elevators
UW research studies immigrant impact on Teton County economy
UW presents meat science workshop in Powell for processors, con
UW ag dean gathers input for academic plan Feb. 28 in Torringto
USGC sees export potential in India
USGC- Agriculture wins with implementation of NAFTA
USDA Rural Development invites applications for rural infrastru
USDA raises agricultural exports forecast to record $101 billio
USDA orders major beef recall from California slaughterhouse
USDA, FCC launch rural broadband website
USDA announces partial 2007 crop-year counter-cyclical payments
USDA announces $6 million in grants for rural economic, communi
U.S. cloning companies announce new system to track cloned live
U.S. appeals WTO subsidies ruling
U.S. achieves cattle brucellosis Class Free status
Upcoming K-State agricultural events
UNL scientists study delaying soybean irrigation until July
Tulsa livestock sales report
Tulia livestock sales report
Treat yourself like you treat your soil
Tipton awarded highest Extension field-staff honor
TFI releases 2007 annual report
Texhoma cattle sales report
Texas Forest Service windbreak tree sales program in full swing
Texas Farm, Ranch, Wildlife Expo Feb. 19 and 20 in Abilene
Texas farmers to ask Canadian judge to impose sanctions on Mexi
Ten youth receive Catch-it-Dairy Calves
TDA announces exemption to use Prowl in Bermuda grass pastures
Task force on noxious weeds eyed
Tarleton to host agriculture workshops in Parker, Somervell and
Swine disease intervention, biofuels-related feed products to b
Swedish study to measure methane released by belching cows
Surging foreign demand, weak dollar spur U.S. exports
Stop the fallout
St. Onge livestock auction
Stock Show attendance sets new records
St. Joseph feeder pigs
Statewide no-till meeting is a huge success
Soybean rust forum to feature national, regional experts
Southwest district forester wins Nebraska Arborists Association
Southwest Council of Agribusiness holds annual meeting
South Dakota livestock sales
South Central direct sheep
Soil testing
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Sioux Falls feeder pigs
Sheep Center Board nominations announced
Senate committee approves Platte River legislation
S.D. Stockgrowers support HB 1305
Science, economics both work in fruit fly program
Salina cattle auction report
Rural land prices hit records across nation
Robert Busch receives Panhandle Outstanding Service to Ag award
RMFU members visit lawmakers in Denver
Risk assessed management workshop March 4
Research shows ethanol lowers GHG emissions
Research program supports Arkansas wine industry
Rep. Sandlin anxious for farm bill progress
Ranchers to visit Montana State University
Quick fixes
Program to help parents become informed about technologies
Private pesticide applicator training Feb. 27
Prices for key U.S. crops remain high, supplies tight
Presho livestock sales report
PRCA Championship Rodeo coming back to Grand Island
Pratt livestock sales report
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Plant reflections may be key to early detection of treatment ne
Peterson presented with highest wheat award
Pesticide license renewal, worker protection standards training
Past progress, future challenge focus of 25th annual Water and
Pass those peas--or put 'em in the gas tank
Partner with MyPyramid- USDA invites industry to step up for nu
OKC West livestock sales report
Nutrient management plan workshop March 11 to 13 in Omaha
No-till meeting looks at transition
New prospects for an all-around spice
New herbicide available for soybeans
Newell sheep sales report
Nebraska Wheat Growers set March 3 meeting
Nebraska Wheat Board meeting March 4
Nebraska farmers rely on irrigation
Nebraska Cattlemen leads at national convention
Nebraska Cattlemen applauds Sen. Hansen for prioritizing animal
Nebraska beef producers elected to National Beef Checkoff posit
Nebraska Beef Council to hold meeting
NAP application closing date for certain crops
Mountain Plains Farm Credit declares 2007 dividend
Most hay sales remain steady to firm
Moran announces Kansas farmers will not be affected by grain sh
Moran- Kansas farmers could be hurt by new shipping rules
Montana Stockgrowers meet in Reno to decide national beef indus
Missouri represented at 2008 College Conference on Cooperatives
McAlester livestock auction report
Master Gardeners salvage landscaping to benefit others
Manure management workshop set Feb. 26
Managing cattle operations to protect lakes, rivers
MacDon machines bring home AE50 Awards
Lower hop trellises for higher profits
Living space of Lida takes advantage of views
Livestock Board will communicate more with producers during out
Limousin Herdsman's buckle goes to Bruce
Limousin Exchange features bull listing service
Lexigton livestock sales
Legislative session should be good for agriculture
Learn more about agritourism at upcoming CSU workshops
Land owner voices flip side of wind energy debate
Lack of immigrant reform program could deepen farm labor shorta
Kansas Wheat works to exempt farmers from new transportation re
Kansas Wheat Commission reports to State Legislature
Kansas NRCS announces funding for innovation grants
Kansas bill would allow coal plants, set renewable standard
K-State horticulture professor wins Fulbright to help ecotouris
Joplin regional cattle sales
ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences presents awards to
Iowa's Marilyn Adams named winner of national Hometown Hero awa
Iowa Renewable Energy earns BQ-9000 Accreditation
Iowa beef producers named to National Beef Checkoff committees
Integrated pest management seminar set Feb. 28 in Dallas
Insect biodiversity linked to nutritional preferences, study fi
Improving credit score can reduce loan costs
Huron cattle sales report
House lawmakers propose new version of farm bill
High Plains Youth Entrepreneur Fair set March 28
High Pains slaughter news
High-quality hay, irrigated pastures subjects of Basin expo
Herbicide receives registration for use in corn
Helping plants avoid the flu
Hay trade slow to moderate
Grouped together, like it or not
Grazing fees to remain the same in 2008
Grain sorghum school Feb. 29
Grain market close
Governor Ritter announces small wind incentive program
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Giving Back Foundation provides assistance
Getting grade school kids to eat more fruits and veggies
Georgia livestock summary report
FSA emergency loans available for December winter storms
Former Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz dies
FFA, 4-H tax exemption gets committee approval
Fertilizer choices need to be planned
Feds suspend operations at California meat company
Feb. 28 NAP sign-up, pay deadline
Feb. 28 crop insurance deadline for Arkansas row crop farmers
Farmers in 12 developing countries look to biotech, critics ske
Farm Bureau grants available to enhance environmental quality
Fair judges training set Feb. 23
Extension Service can provide help for disaster relief, recover
Ericson cattle sales report
Enhancing Beef Checkoff Program
Dunlap livestock sales report
Dodge City livestock sales report
Distillers grains meeting to be held March 3
Des Moines chef wins annual Taste of Elegance contest
Denison feeder cattle sale
Dalhart livestock auction report
CWF deadline approaching
Cumulative effect of chemicals on male reproductive system over
CSU students win 2008 Beef Collegiate Quiz Bowl national title
Cotton outlook favorable for Texas producers
Corn Utilization and Technology Conference offers learning, net
Corn producers get first hand look of Brazil's potential in glo
Conservation leaders praise rural Senate support of conservatio
Companies form strategic alliance
Colorado feeder cattle sales
Clovis livestock sales report
Challenging times put a premium on research
Central Pains Dairy Expo set for March 19 and 20
CAWG meets with congressional delegation
Carnival!
Camp Cooley Ranch to host the Texas Challenge II
Bumper crops could lead to bagged on-farm storage
Brand inspection fee bill advances
Bovine TB found in another Roseau County cattle herd
Bovine TB eradication effort continues in northwest Minnesota
Boswell announces carbon sequestration legislation in Amana
Bird flu outbreak in Tibet kills 1,000 birds, more than 13,000
Biocontainment lab professionals will come to K-State's BRI to
Bids close higher
Beef plant legislation sent to Senate
Beef Checkoff announces National Retail Beef Backer award winne
'BasisTrader' game teaches grain merchandising skills
ARS scientists settle spud debate
ARS contributes seeds to Global Storage Vault in Norway
Arkansas livestock summary news
Arkansas 4-Hers put heads, hands, hearts to work for tornado vi
Apache cattle sales report
American Shorthorn Association elects new board
American Lamb Board annual report now available
Amarillo livestock sales
A gathering for gardeners set in Hutchinson March 1
After a hard day's work
AFBF encouraged by labor proposals
AFBF- U.S. beef cow numbers down due to drought, higher expense
Ada livestock sales report
ACGA joins with manufacturers to address globalization issues
A "berry" good bee for pollinating blackberries, raspberries
Aberdeen livestock auction report
AAGC urges USDA to permit penalty-free early releases from CRP
8th annual Women in Agriculture Conference set for Feb. 29 in S
2008 Natural Colored Ewe Lamb Futurity
$18.4 million available to assist in value-added ventures
Big Stink? Smell a Winner!
TRASHWIPPER ADJUSTER
LARGE SQUARE BALER
NEW HITCH SYSTEM
Bossy soups
International year of the potato
Mill Bar Angus
Just a scoop full
February 18, 2008
Wyobraska cattle sales report
WSGALT welcomes Ed Prosser as interim executive director
Workshops help Colorado agriculture producers diversify
Woodward livestock sales report
Woods awarded highest Extension field-staff honor
With Oklahoma lawsuit, Arkansas chicken farmers registering flo
Winter X Games are much like farming
Wind projects can exist harmoniously in rural areas
West Plains regional sales
Weil, II elected 2008 Cotton Council International president
Waynoka celebrates 2008 National FFA Week, Feb. 16 to 23
Watertown livestock sales
Water officials meet to discuss Republican River Compact compli
UW president asserts university's commitment to ag producers
Utah's Millerberg to serve as 2008 NALF president
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts applauds NBAF investment in 2009 budge
USGC- Emerging markets fuel exports
USDA Rural Development announces $6.2 million in RCDI grants av
USDA, DOE name biomass research and development committee membe
U.S. cloning companies announce new system to track cloned live
University of Iowa student to reign as 2008 Iowa Pork Queen
Tyson's restructuring of Kansas plant will cost more jobs
Tulsa livestock sales report
Tulia livestock auction report
The sounds of music
The Many Faces of Agritourism Workshop Feb. 27
The 1949 farm bill guarantee
Texhoma cattle sales report
Texas declared brucellosis free
Texas Brigades youth camps to muster new recruits
Texas A&M's Borlaug Institute helping thousands of Guatemalan f
Test for radon in winter
St. Onge livestock auction report
St. Joseph feeder pigs
Springfield livestock sales
Sprayer calibration workshop Feb. 20 Ness City
Sprayer calibration, GPS school Feb. 20
South Central sheep sales
Smaller milk checks to arrive at dairy farms in March
Sioux Falls sheep sales report
Simplistic Julius 2 has many elegant features
Sheley honored as "Friend of the Iowa Beef Expo"
Sheep shearing day set Feb. 23
Sheep killed in Buckingham barn fire
Separating the chaff from the nuts
S.D. Stockgrowers not lobbying for statewide brand inspection
SD Department of Agriculture touts new website on livestock fee
Schafer invites students to join discussions on the future of a
Salina livestock sales report
Salazar emphasizes new ag secretary must have a 'real connectio
Risk-assessed grains marketing workshops set for three Kansas l
Researchers team up to improve popcorn
Rainwater harvesting to save money
Rains put damp finish on decent year for cotton growers
Provision extending crop disaster deadline to Dec. 31, 2007, in
Product supports dairy cattle performance
Pratt livestock sales report
Pratt 3 p.m cattle sales
Possible new FMD vaccine created
Policy analyst to FB members- Time is ripe for farm bill
Planning for success- Agritourism, heritage tourism workshop co
Paul H. Hitch inducted into the Oklahoma Pork Council Hall of F
Pasture, livestock management workshops for novices set March a
OKC West livestock sales report
Ogallala cattle sales report
NWSS includes 35 Limousin, Lim-Flex Pens, Carloads
NSB seeks candidate to serve as new USB director
New resource aids dairy producers in feeding corn co-products
New Ochiltree County Agent named by Texas AgriLife Extension Se
New Mexico Ag Expo Schedule
New Limousin EPDs available
Newell sheep sales report
New AgriLife Extension agent named to Schleicher, Irion countie
Nevada producer new Iowa Pork Producers Association president
Nebraska Wind Working Group to hold five wind energy workshops
Nebraska Soybean Board announces call for candidates
Nebraska Cattlemen seeks policy change
Nebraska Beef Producer Appreciation Giveaway
NCTA receives donation for new wash rack
NCC survey- U.S. to plant 9.5 million acres in 2008
NAWG, U.S. Wheat boards gather in Washington
Murray awarded Extension's highest honor
MU guidesheet gives selling tips for local food producers
MU Extension program untangles Missouri's fence laws
Mountain Plains Farm Credit declares 2007 dividend
Most hay sales rated steady to firm
More roses blooming at Texas A&M, thanks to Moore
Missouri River states, tribes and stakeholders reach charter ag
Missouri Corn scholarship deadline quickly approaching
Milk test finds BVD antigen
Mike Van Eaton recieves 2008 Oklahoma Pork Council Ambassador A
Mike Nolin named 2008 Iowa Seedstock Producer of the Year
Memories of Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz
McAlester livestock auction report
Market for milk prices volatile, uncertainty ahead
Maintaining a corn crop
Low-income families should dig for bigger tax refund
Look to the spring for a new farm bill, economist says
Living a dream- Montana native travels the country calling rode
Lexington livestock sales
Lettuce begin
Larry Mitchell receives Carl L. King Award from ACGA
Landscape design study course set for February
Kim Brock inducted into the Oklahoma Pork Council Hall of Fame
KFU honors individuals with awards
Kansas seeks quick resolution to water dispute
Kansas Angus Association announces annual futurity honors
Kanopolis man uses hobby to create metal artwork
K-State researchers move one step closer to curbing pests' appe
Joplin regional livestock sales
Johnson making 7th to Cuba to pitch farm products, mainly spuds
Iowa Beef Industry Council elects officers, seats new directors
Investors bullish on commodities for foreseeable future
Interstate Power expands Iowa wind generation
International Symposium on beef cattle welfare May 28 to 30 at
In other agribusiness news....
Industry delegates' 2008 resolutions will help NCC meet challen
In-depth weed management school Feb. 19
IFBF encourages lawmakers to support 'Surface Water Protection
Huron cattle sales report
High Plains slaughter news
Herbicide receives registration for use in corn
Hebbert named Nebraska Angus Association secretary/manager
Hay trade slows
Groups name finalists for NOYF Program
Green Forest livestock sales report
Grasses' guardian gene found
Grass buffers degrade herbicides while also trapping sediment,
Grant writing seminar planned for rural medical, social service
Grain market close
Grain bids lower, wheat sees sharp losses
Government investigating link between ethanol, beef recalls
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Give an inch, take a mile
'Genetics on Ice' benefits summer's premier Limousin events
Garrisons receive 2008 Oklahoma Pork Council Ambassador award
Game of chess or chicken?
Finding better year-round forage
Final results for 56th annual Beef Bull Performance Test
Finally, a ticket to the show
Feb. 21 to 23 event will be first Kansas Natural Resources Conf
Farmers still have time to be counted, make a difference
Farmers, ranchers still have time to be counted, make a differe
Farmers disagree with Senator Schumer on ethanol tariff
Farmers band together to preserve acreage
Farm Bureau calls for action on farm bill, immigration
Farm backgrounds stand lawyers in good stead
Family farms struggle to pass business on to younger generation
Faith livestock sales report
Extension gets a new name
Ethanol pioneer, author holds workshop for corn farmers
Ethanol adds millions to state revenue
Ericson livestock sales
Efficient spraying topic of UNL Extension workshop
Eat better, together
DuPont Crop Protection, K-State Research Foundation partner to
Dunlap feeder cattle auction report
Dodge City livestock sales report
Diamond planting design for peanut crops
Deadly tornadoes not an omen of Missouri's 2008 storm season
Dead, dying livestock part of unseen tornado damage
DDGS sales to Japan soar
Dalhart livestock sales report
Dairies may gain corporate exemptions
Cows or kids
Corn verification yields set new record in 2007
Corn, soybean growers share on-farm research
Corner Post package generates $18,750 for Limousin Juniors
Corn boom could expand 'dead zone' in Gulf, environmentalists f
Companies form strategic alliance
Commodity Classic offers full slate of agricultural topics for
Colorado feeder cattle report
Clovis livestock sales report
Circovirus vaccine receives two-week immunity onset claim
Chemical standards released
Chemical security requirements for farmers delayed
CFB testifies in support of Senate Bill 28
Cattle on feed numbers released
Cattle Industry Convention online
Bush warns that he might veto farm bill if it would raise taxes
Bush presses to end restrictions on buying food aid from farmer
Breeding programs, production tips can prepare corn for drought
Boswell to USDA- We need more veterinarians in underserved area
Beef Checkoff introduces new veal cuts at Veal Council meeting
Bayer FiberMax calls for One Ton Club entries
Auctioneers hold annual convention, meeting
Arthritis common cause of stiffness, swelling in aging adults