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Sunflowers, etc...Webinar will cover 2012 crop insurance, marketingAs farmers' costs of production increase, risk management tools, including crop insurance and marketing decisions, are vital to the success of their operations. The free, live webinar features Ed Kordick, IFBF commodity services manager, and William Edwards, Iowa State University professor of economics. "The webinar will address the changes for 2012 in crop insurance, which is a main component in crop risk management. [Read More] Meeting will cover production, marketing, management"This is a professional development opportunity for anyone who's either growing fruits and vegetables as a business or who is considering such an enterprise," said David Coltrain, horticulture agent with the K-State Research and Extension River Valley District. It is funded in part through rural business development tax credits, administered by the Kansas Department of Commerce and as invested by the North Central Regional Planning Commission and North Central Kansas Community Network. ... [Read More] Extension to host feed-grains marketing workshopThe feed-grains market is in chaos, but a two-day workshop Feb. 8 to 9 might help producers have a better understanding of what is happening, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist. "Producers attending can expect to get a better understanding of the fundamental and technical factors affecting the feed-grains market for the upcoming year," Amosson said. Amosson and Mark Welch, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension grain marketing specialist from College Station, will serve as the primary ... [Read More] Women in Agriculture conference is Feb. 11Women in Agriculture is the topic for the upcoming conference in Guymon on Feb. 11. Keynote speaker Jennifer Reynolds is one of the hosts of "Discover Oklahoma" television program. The event is hosted by Texas County OSU Extension, Beaver County OSU Extension, Cimarron County OSU Extension, Bank of the Panhandle, Main Street Guymon, Texas County Conservation District, and Oklahoma Panhandle State University. [Read More] Wyoming family secures ranching tradition with conservation easement"The conservation of private ranch and farm lands through voluntary conservation easements held by local, private land trusts is the most effective and efficient use of limited public dollars for habitat conservation," said Pamela Dewell, executive director of the Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust. The Conservation Fund acquired easements on both properties with funding from the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, a federal program managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural ... [Read More] 
Tool helps show U.S. soy's sustainability
U.S. soybean farmers now have an updated tool that can meet the needs of some customers who want proof U.S. soy has been sustainably produced. That's why the soybean checkoff continues to support the Field to Market alliance and its updated Fieldprint Calculator, a tool U.S. soybean farmers can use to help measure, improve and demonstrate their sustainability performance. Nebraska soybean farmer Mike Thede notes that checkoff-funded research has proven the sustainability performance of U.S. ...[Read More] Forest Stewardship Conference is March 10 Additional conference information is available online at www.extension.iastate.edu/forestry, including the conference brochure and registration materials. The conference is presented in partnership with the cooperative extension ervices at Iowa State University and University of Illinois; the departments of natural resources from Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin; the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University; and the Department of Natural Resources and ...[Read More] Webinar will cover 2012 crop insurance, marketing As farmers' costs of production increase, risk management tools, including crop insurance and marketing decisions, are vital to the success of their operations. The free, live webinar features Ed Kordick, IFBF commodity services manager, and William Edwards, Iowa State University professor of economics. "The webinar will address the changes for 2012 in crop insurance, which is a main component in crop risk management. [Read More] Cover crops to open the 2012 Third Crop Producer Meeting series Join University of Minnesota Extension and Rural Advantage for the 8th annual Third Crop Producer Meetings. "Cover Crops Research and Experiences" will begin with a presentation on the Minnesota Cover Crops Decision Tool. Minnesota farmer Carmen Fernholz has been using cover crops for a number of years. [Read More] Kansas Soybean Commission meeting set for Feb. 11 The Kansas Soybean Commission will conduct a regular meeting Feb. 11 at the Courtyard by Marriott in Overland Park. The commissioners will discuss current and future research projects, market-development activities, educational programs, and administrative items. To suggest additional discussion topics or to obtain a complete agenda, the location of the meeting room or instructions for calling into the meeting, contact KSC Administrator Kenlon Johannes at johannes@âåkansassoybeans.org or ...[Read More]
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