Agriculture News from HPJ - Your Ag News Source
July 26, 2004
Youth speak out on swine issues at junior spectacular
Wyobraska cattle sales
Woodward auction notes
Wheat stubble fires can harm trees
Wheat seed directory now available
Wheat merger criticized
Wheat harvest pushes mixed bids
West Plains regional cattle sales
Western Bean Cutworms hit soybean fields statewide
Weather helps fieldwork progress
Weather helps farmers get work done
Weather helps alfalfa harvest progress
Veneman announces FSA county committee elections process
USDA sees increase in farm expenses
USDA authorizes emergency grazing
USDA announces results of soybean checkoff request
USDA allows emergency grazing
Upcoming horticultural events
Tulsa cattle sales report
Tulia livestock sales report
Trading area sees light to moderate offerings
Torch stops garden weeds
Tomatoes and heat
Think tank champions black farmers fighting USDA
Texas A&M offers master's of ag in plant protection
SW drought aid deadline nears
Summer weather aids crop progress
Students assist research on electronic cattle ID
St. Onge cattle sales report
Sprouted wheat a good livestock feed
Soybean management field days set for Aug. 10 to 13 at four locations
Soybean commission sets meeting
Soybean aphid a no-show?
South central direct sheep sales report
SF sheep sales
Sensor monitors grain bins
Senators urge action to close ethanol import loophole
Senatorial candidate forum to highlight
Senate approves U.S.-Morocco trade deal
S.D. counties not eligible for dry milk aid
Salina cattle auction news
Row crops progress behind last year
A Day in the life of a 21st-century cowboy
Roberts speaks to AFBF state presidents
RMFU fights repeal of mandatory food labeling
Restored buggy is pride of county farm museum
Report- Corn syrup unfairly blamed for obestity
Prices of many foods skyrocket in Poland with membership in EU
Pratt cattle sales report
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Pork council presents first environmental stewardship award
Poll: Potential rural leaders need mentoring, education
Poisonous plants killing more livestock
Pastures could be weeks away from drought
OSU Southwest Cattle Conference set for August
NU crop clinics set for Aug. 18, 26
NMSU workshops highlight drip irrigation, herb gardening
NJSA elects board of directors
New general manager named for ABS Canada
Newell sheep sales report
Nebraska counties continue to rank among poorest in country
Nebraska Angus tour set for September
Monsanto introduces 2005 soybean varieties
Moderate hay trade seen across state
Missouri's mulch of the future?
MFU fights repeal of mandatory food labeling
Mexican gray wolf killed after preying on cattle
McAlester cattle sales report
LeadAR offers leadership training to challenge seekers
Lawn, garden challenges as varied as the state's climate
Kansas Farm Bureau seeks like-minded state lawmakers
K-State selects Buchholz for key Extension position
K-State horticulture center hosts pen house, field day
K-State Animal Science names Swanson as interim department head
Judge rules against ranchers in wolf case
John Deere offers parts program for harvesters
Japan moves toward easing test-all plan
It truly is a bug's life
I should have been a clean-up bull
IG: Recall work careless
Home milk delivery making a small comeback
Holden vetoes confined hog operation bill
'Hockey Stick' model of global warming theory is broken
High Plains slaughter sales
Herseth gets input on release of BSE tests
Heat helps some crops progress
Harvest slowed by wet weather
Harvested tomatoes can 'vine-ripen'
Harkin announces nearly $2 million for Iowa State university biomass project
Hard white wheat takes heavy weather losses in Kansas
Grain market close
Georgia livestock auctions
Ft. Smith auction report
Four generations of dairy farming in Mississippi
Food Promotion Act puts an end to labeling stalemate
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First step toward NAIS taken
Fescue toxicosis cuts gains on infected pastures
Farm workers battle U.S. company for land
Farmers get $5 million boost from eco-devo plan
Farm Bureau- Methyl bromide essential for safe, reliable food
Experts learn to spot rust
Exercise is undervalued in treating arthritis
Europe lifts Chinese food ban
Ericson livestock auction report
Elevator: Flash menu applet by Cool Focus™
Ed Smith named interim director for Extension
Dunlap cattle auction report
Drought punishing Colorado agriculture sales
Down with Drought
Dodge City cattle sales
Dems critical of Bush ag record
Deadline for ASI photo contest approaching
Dalhart livestock auction news
Crops progress with added moisture, ideal weather
Crops progressing, but below average
Crop and livestock experts to receive biosecurity training
Creep feeding calves may be more profitable in 2004
'Cotton patch geese' laid golden egg for early Americans
Cotton, corn, soybean crops progressing
Corn acreage tasseling at 57 percent
Community college launches new ag program
Comittee holds joint hearing to review BSE cattle surveillance program
Collaborative research targets pest of rice, sugarcane
Clovis livestock sales report
China sends agricultural experts to Pacific Island countries
China confirms new outbreak of bird flu
Carousel Beef Extravaganza set
Brucellosis fuels debate over elk feedgrounds
Brazil's seed sales lagging
Bison industry pushes key policy objectives on Capitol Hill
Bill passes hurdle to aid landowners in forest dispute
Big country wheat conference set in Abilene
Beyond the farm gate
Beware the hazards of plants to livestock
Beef is born tender at Sho-Me Farms
Beef cattle reproduction symposium scheduled
Australian plagues predicted
This year's 4-H O-Rama will be covered Online
Arkansas weekly cattle sales
Apache cattle sales report
Amarillo livestock auction news
Ag trade negotiations heat up
Agritourism bill goes into effect
Ag dean Hiler honored at retirement dinner
Advancing crops thank ideal temps, some rain
Advanced technology results in new pyrethroid
Adding selenium to beef offers health benefits for consumers
Ada livestock sales report
Activists destroy GMO potato field
ABS launches new GMS program
4-H honors six supporters
4-H'ers receive $10,000 in scholarships
2004 fall cereal conference scheduled for Aug. 12
2004 Briggsdale Classic Open Jackpot Show results
Children and Divorce
Outgoing facade pulls guests into the Howard
The world's oldest convienience food
Summer steak salads
Just a scoop full
Baling business teaches more than just hay

July 19, 2004
Young horse has special bond with golden retriever
Young Cattlemen's conference focuses on future beef leaders
Yogi Berra Days in Congress
Yeast is effective in ethanol production
Workshops will help schools cut pesticide use
Woodward cattle auction news
Winterset pasture walk highlights rotational grazing
Wind farm developer not suing over ban--yet
Widow, 44, determined to keep family's farm going
Wheat yields down from last month
Wheat fungus 'masquerading' as another in Oklahoma
What wheat should I plant?
Wet weather puts crimp in hay harvest
West Plains cattle sale notes
Weld County Fair holds Fed Beef Contest
Weather slows crop growth
Weather limits fieldwork
Weather helps encourage rapid growth syndrome
Weather helping crops progress
Water Lady adds fuel, water saving equipment to line
Water conditioners offer long-term benefits
Water-treatment residues curb phosphorus runoff
Watch the annual BED parade wind through Garden City
Warmer, drier weather helps crops progress
VS caseload climbs; disease detected in Colorado
Veneman applauds West African ministers for strong biotech support
Value-added ag grant deadline approaching
Valley drought may be ending
U.S. winter wheat production down
US Premium Beef B.E.S.T. dinner and auction set June 4
USGC's media tour influences participants, organizers
USDA offers cattail spraying for Dakota sunflower producers
USDA grant to help Kansas kids
Upcoming K-State ag conferences
UNL hires biological systems department head
UI researchers test corn-based chewing gum
Tulsa livestock sales report
Tulia livestock auction report
Trade meeting focuses on Doha round talks
TPA doesn't halt quarrels over FTA
Tomatoes get genetic "boost" under sustainable ag system
Tips for parents: Help young gardeners grow
Tillers: Do they hinder corn yields?
Tillers: Causing problems?
Sutton family's business gamble pays off
Substituting grain may cause ineligibility for FSA programs
Stress may be making corn plants yellow
Stop fighting Mother Nature
St. Joseph feeder pigs
Spreaders handle manure with ease
Spray grease has many purposes
Sporting events held as part of Beef Empire Days
Soybean farmers hope to pump up interest in biodiesel fuel
Six-hundred hogs die of suffocation
Shorthorn cattle make sense in commercial crossbreeding
SF feeder pigs
Seeder monitor is economical
Seed company adds varieties
Scientists mobilize to conduct nutrition research among American Indians
Russia lifts ban on Brazilian beef exports
Royal Barenbrug Group celebrates milestones
River locks bill introduced
Rising milk prices mean better care for costly cows
Revised Farm Facts booklet now available
Retail food prices drop in second quarter
Resistant soybeans still susceptable to PRR
Reshaping the Food Pyramid
Researchers suggest ways to reduce wolf-cattle conflicts
Researchers study impact of humans on public lands
Report: EU expected to keep ban on chicken from Thailand
Rangeland restoration workshop scheduled
Ranchers should treat brush now to save big later
Ranchers, senators join in unveiling buffalo nickel proposal
Rancher credits adaptation for keeping him in business
Rains translate into long Nebraska harvest
Quadruplet calves born in S.D.
Processors eye short soybean supplies
Prevalence studies confirm virus strain in U.S. beef herds
Preharvest wheat sprouting
Pratt livestock sales report
Pratt 3 p.m. livestock auction
Powercat pullers take third at international competition
Pomeroy: No U.S./Australian FTA
Poll: Rural Nebraskans satisfied with health care
Panhandle chapter offers Master Naturalist training
Packaging extends shelf life of ground beef to six weeks
Organizers build on success at the Iowa Farm & Field Fest
Online grocery shopping still alive, growing
'One face at the border' may not be enough to protect ag
Oklahoma-based company a leader in food industry
OKC West livestock sales
OFU pleased with recent Oklahoma legislative session
Officials declare Iowa free of pseudorabies
NTOP plans summer events
NSB, USMEF promote U.S. pork in Japan
North Dakota rancher building exotic beef market
Nitrogen product cuts runoff losses
New technology allows cell phone to control center pivots
New scale offers hassle-free livestock weigh sessions
New method can boost yields, lower fertilizer use
New fertilizer application method saves money
Net wrap manufacturer sets up operations in central Kansas
Nebraska wheat, oat production lower
Nebraskans should prepare for soybean rust
NCGA, USGC leaders assess biotech outlook
NCGA announces valuable maize genome data
NCBA Pres to speak at BED Cattle Feeders Symposium
NAWG approves biotechnology commercialization principles
Natural gardening in Texoma from a different perspective
NAFTA: 10 years later KSU ag conference features hot topics
Mycogen expands seed lineup for ethanol production
MU wheat breeder: Scab outbreak has silver lining
Motorists, farm equipment can share road safely
Mortgage company works with producers
More rain falls, cooler temps slow crop progress
Moran takes part in hearing on BSE testing process
Mixed trading across market area as temps rise
Millet weed control info often hard to come by
Mary M. Hopkins award for volunteer service given to Purdy
Management rewards
Making grass out of trash
Lower bean bids seen, but wheat, corn higher
Livestock producers must speak up on animal ID
Leafy Spurge working task force conference to be held
Leaf scorch and warmer temperatures
Leaf cupping questions answered
Landowners capitalize on recreational services
Junior cattle growers elect new officers
July 1 wheat yields down from last year
Joplin regional cattle sales
Johanns meets with farmers, ranchers
Japan waits for U.S. BSE test
ISU names entomology chair
Is that tomato ripe?
Isolated case of common ragweed difficult to control
Iowa cattle producers win regional award
International plant genetic treaty becomes law
Insect management outlook
Hoppe named to Brown Co extension position
Holden signs third value-added ag bill
Helping rice farmers predict crop development
Hay trade virtually unchanged
Harkin opposes rule to open roadless areas in national forests
Growth drives announcements at Lexion Combine Division
Growing trees on farms creates more income, food
Growers can look to websites for planting information
Groups unite to support state's farms
Governor wants drought aid for 30 counties
Good eating at second County Cattlemen's Grill-off
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Global warming hits rice yields
Glickman goes Hollywood
Getting their goat
Gentle horsemanship rooted in the West takes hold
GC 125 Super Ticket good for a number of events
Ft. Smith livestock auction notes
Ft. Pierre livestock sales
Friends honor rodeo rescuer who died saving young cowboy
Frequent tillage affects soil quality
Food manager training offered Aug. 18 and 19
Food importing nations demand a role in WTO agriculture trade
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Fly damaging corn, millet fields
Flint Hills tourism program scheduled in Emporia
Flexible financing option is sensible for business
Firm offers Elite trailers
Final rule may level field
Field work picks up as weather cooperates
Field crop conditions lagging, weather not helping
FDA allows functionality claim for livestock product
Farm owner acquitted of violating captive game law
Farm groups form coalition to fight critics
Farmfest forum panelists announced for 2004
Farm families recognized at Farmfest
Farmers seek solution to Mississippi River congestion
Farmers seeing green over goats
Farmers hope crops get a little drying time
Farmers face problems with saving frosted seed
Farm Bureau presents "Golden Plow" to Sen. Domenici
Family land heritage program seeks historic farms, ranches
Fall wildlife workshops aimed at urban owners of rural land
Faith cattle sales report
Extension seminars cover grain, forage and cattle production
Extend grazing with new varieties of forage turnips
EU hints at farm export compromise with U.S.
Enviro groups sue over grazing plan in Montana
Energy grant program deadline approaching
Elevator: Flash menu applet by Cool Focus™
Early coverage vital for mite control in High Plains corn
DTN appoints new CEO
Drought affecting more than western Nebraska farmers
Doing what daddy always did can land you in hot water
District considers wind energy as funding source for new school
Device promotes road safety
Desert laboratory for the world
Dalhart livestock sale notes
CSU announces 2004 Charles N. Shepardson Award winners
Crops progressing with farmer's help
Crop progress stays above average
Crop development progresses with optimum weather
County reports no anhydrous thefts after locking tanks
Corn growers support Grassley initiative
Corn acreage begins tasseling as crop progresses
Controlling bindweed
Continued rain showers hinder crop progress
CSP offers incentives for energy management
Conference on raising livestock in hoops set for Sept. 14
Company serves Oklahoma equipment needs
Company offers system to collect livestock ID data
Company offers spreaders and blades
Company offers full line of PVC pipes
Company offers combine concaves
Company introduces new product line
Company debuts live bottom trailer
Company announces new leadership in wake of tragedy
Colorado Harmony Market announces grand opening festivities
Clovis cattle sales report
Chinese: U.S. soy cargo not destroyed
Checkoff-funded programs earn advertising, marketing awards
CFB, EPA hold agriculture and environment meeting
Cattle feeding recaps surprising profits
Can and can't of selling seed
Canada PM's comment on U.S. feed unfounded
Calcium sulfate boosts soil structure
Braunvieh Juniors hold fifth national show
Blue Hill family ready to give up their sale barn
BLM conducts horse gathers in northeastern Nevada
Birds confirmed with West Nile in Kansas
BIF conference to have online coverage
Bermudagrass gains ground with new varietal developments
Berkshire hog collaboration heightens producer profits, consumer demand
Beef Empire Days media intern selected
Beef Empire Days celebration set to begin June 1
Beef Empire Days arts events important
BED rodeo draws champions
Barbery named Dodge City Postmaster
August pasture walk coming to Rhodes Research Farm
Auction company serves TX, OK
A soybean fungus in South America worries U.S.
Artists chosen to participate in saddlemaker exhibit
Arkansas wins fourth consecutive hay title
Arkansas students win Watershed EcoTeam competition
Apache livestock sales report
Another brucellosis case confirmed in Wyoming
Annual combine parts sale begins
Angus juniors earn bronze, silver awards
And I am not crying Wolf!
American Hereford Association hosts leadership workshop
Amarillo livestock sale news
Ag technology field day slated Aug. 10 in Salina
Ag secretary asks for latitude in wheat quality adjustments
AFBF announces new CAO
Aerial photos help manage irrigation
ADM to expand four plants
ADM, CGB switch grain terminals
Ada livestock auction notes
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Aberdeen auction news
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Refreshing summer desserts
Layout of Candlelyte unusual
Appreciate the tasty apricot
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