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June 28, 2004
Zimbabwe announces program to nationalize all farmland, abolish private ownership
Yet another wet week for Iowa
Wyobraska cattle sales
Woodward auction report
Wood County Extension agent named
Wheat production down 5 percent from May forecast
Wheat industry testifies on rebuilding Iraqi market
Wheat group looks to resume durum deals with Japan
What's the story behind agriculture in Iowa?
West Plains cattle sale notes
Welcome rains help soil moisture improve
Weather gives harvest an early start
Waterlogged soils can severely damage cotton
Vilsack seeks federal assessment of crop damage
Veterinary colleges train for bioterror threat
Veneman announces value-added ag grants
Veneman announces rural economic grants
U.S. winter wheat production down one percent
U.S. food aid programs under scrutiny
USDA will fund animal ID cooperative agreements
USDA scientist travels to Asia to learn about crop insects
USDA scientists help resolve cotton quality standard issue
USDA Rural Development honors home ownership partners
USDA launches web-based incident command system training
USDA announces rural business development funds
Uptime kits help keep tractors in peak performance
Uncovering coffee bean's genes
Tulia livestock sale news
Trial to begin in border vigilante case
Towing accessory promotes trailer safety and security
Top purebreds exhibited at World Pork Expo
Tips for choosing a weather radio
Thousands watch Vermont cow parade
Texas researcher looking for missing links in corn
Teleconference addresses soybean rust issues
Teen turns quail raising hobby into full-time job
Technology measures corn's suitability for ethanol
TCP/TSSC meetings cover key cotton issues; address cotton research priorities
Taking all the goodie off the top
Suspected Colombian rebels massacre at least 34 farm workers in cocaine-producing region
Stotts earns historic herd award
St. Onge cattle sales report
St. Joseph feeder pigs
Stay safe out there!
State Fair winners will again receive prize money
Spraying for aphids can backfire
Special training needed for farm accident rescues
Soybean rust, other pests to be discussed
Soybean planting nears completion, wheat harvest kicks off
Soybean aphids discovered in eastern Iowa
Some progress on wheat harvest, but others wait
Some farmers have too much rain
Soil moisture levels improve as wheat progresses
Slow Kansas wheat harvest drives bids higher
SF sheep sales
Scott City to host AQHA special events
Safety first: Reduce risks during summer
Rural landscapes, unique challenges
Round two of poultry testing underway in Hopkins County
Roraima still rust free
Rapid test for global fungal threat
Ranchers hopeful re-stocking program will revive grazing in Arizona forest
Rain hinders KS farmers' work week
Rain helps, hinders areas across state
Program to benefit seniors, farmers
Producer groups applaud proposed COOL program
Pressure to reduce fiber contamination
Precip, cooler weather aids crop conditions
Pratt livestock sales report
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Olsen Ranches, Inc. named Outstanding Commercial Producer
OK Farmers Union pleased with legislative session
OKC West auction report
Noted Kansas ag leader steps down
NMSU scientists pull for new Bigtooth maple
NMSU chile pepper institute ramps up migrant scholar program
Niobrara farmer tries his hand at goat farming
New software now available for guidance system
News for sheep industry leaders
New rule changes insurance
New Mexico FFA selects new leadership
New Hampshire ban on gas additive becomes law
New farm simulation program premieres at July 2 field day
Newell sheep sales report
Nevada bighorn sheep continue to die
Nebraska June 1 wheat production forecast lower
Nebraska Farmers Union opposes voluntary food labeling
NDA ag promotion traveling office makes stop in Columbus
NCGA, Pioneer agree on ethanol assay
NAWG testifies on CSP
Nation's expanded BSE testing program slow to gear up
National youth wool judging contest winners named
Muskogee County ag field day set for June 29
Musgrave participates in wheat tour
Mosquito bites could trim pork producers' revenues
More VS confirmed in Texas, New Mexico
Moran looks for chance to promote Kansas wheat
Montana department recommends limited bison hunting resume
Monsanto withdraws Roundup Ready wheat regulatory submissions
Mixed trading seen across area
Milk brand to keep prices up
Mid-June is start of green bean season
MFU returns from World Farmers' Congress
Menard County burn tour June 12
McAlester cattle sales report
Master gardeners share knowledge, serve communities
Marketing club leaders invited to Lewistown training
Low-carb diet boosts pork demand
Low-carb craze expected to remain popular
Loss of "no suprises" protection jeopardizes habitat plans
Long receives state FFA award
Lion hunting season in South Dakota?
Less than a month left to enter cattlemen's photo contest
Law school starts food law, policy journal
Kentucky farmers switching from tobacco to vegetables
Kansas wheat producers support drought relief effort
Kansas launches statewide effort to help animals
Kansas Farmers Union members attend world farmers' congress
Juniors win big at 2004 Atlantic National Preview Show
June forecasted wheat production lower than May
Judge opens Taylor Ranch to some area residents
Joplin regional cattle sales
ISU volunteers help researchers improve meat quality
ISU offers Weed Science Field Day
Iowa officials say a fertilizer additive can limit meth
Iowa courts foreign biotech companies
Iowa court finds immunity from nuisance claims unconstitutional
International symposium to study benefits of citrus
Insurance companies sue USDA
Indoor "black mold" fungus has unexpected relatives
Increased upland cotton production in 2003
Holden signs agriculture bills
Hog group says industry not hurting water quality
Hog farm issues began years ago
Hiler makes farewell visit to Weslaco Center
High Plains slaughter sales
High consumption of refined grains leads to expanding waists
Herbicide-efficient efforts require greater time
Hay market sees moderate to active trade, demand
Harvesters dodge storms as cutting begins
Harkin outlines concerns with USDA's animal ID framework
Harkin: Assistance to rural businesses not enough
Hailstorm wreaks havoc on NW Missouri farms
Great Western Beef Expo completes 35th year
Grain market close
Governor sees good, ugly of Kansas wheat harvest
Governor declares disaster emergency areas
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Goats enlisted to eat noxious weed in Nevada town
Global competition key theme of ag summit
Garden hints for North Texas
Fun in your own backyard
Funding increase will benefit county Extension offices
Full work week faced many NM farmers
Fuel conditioner boosts engine performance
Ft. Smith cattle auction news
Ft. Pierre auction report
FSA offers funds for tree planting
Four cattle shot as they try to flee stockyards
Former officer, ag teacher named COO for National FFA
Former director of wheat groups stole $112,000, audit says
Fly, fly away
Flash flooding called for quick response from farmers
FFA members accept awards
Farm safety tips and help available
Farm safety is responsibility of parents, adults
Farm pesticide debate resumes in Senate
Farmers want to be free of chemical transportation rule
Farmer's passion is collection of old farm tools in his barn
Farmers market opens on historic mission trail
Farmers help harvest crops of recently widowed neighbor
Farmers face problems with saving frosted seed
Farm Bureau highlights need for conservation funding
Farm Bureau encourages agriculture department to apply for animal ID funding
FAO calls on European countries to stay vigilant in fight
Family cleans up after tornado destroys their farm
Family butcher shop is a Snyder tradition
Faith cattle sales report
Extension program helps residents avoid lead poisoning hazards
Extension opens ears to Texansâ concerns
Expert says Arkansas wheat harvest down from high expectations
Exemption OKs fungicide tests
Entomologist details Panhandle pest management options
Elevator: Flash menu applet by Cool Focus™
Electronic newsletter helps valley's produce industry
Eatons' dude ranch marks anniversary
Eastern Iowa sees first signs of soybean aphids
E85 available at Topeka station
Dunlap cattle sales report
Droughts top costliest disasters
Drought of action at USDA
Drought could push hay prices to 100 dollars a ton
Drought causing pasture problems
Dodge City cattle sales report
Did you know???
Diagnostic clinic helps solve plant, pest problems
Depth-to-water level measurements reveal decline
Department plans study on bison vaccination, seeks comment
Delegates selected for ag youth institute
Deer workshop set for July 8 to 10 in Sonora
Dalton, Butler assume leadership roles
Dalhart cattle auction news
Dairy prices will fluctuate
CWB sees larger western Canada wheat crop
Cummings new president of CO Cattle Women
CSU lab tapped in BSE vigilance program
Crop progress slowed by rain, cool temps
Crop clinics provide in-field training July 15, 16
Craig Tennant selected as 2004 NILE artist
Cow gives birth to triplets
Cowboys spend Memorial Day branding cattle at Elm Creek Farm
Cool temps slow crop progress
Controlling grasshoppers
Continual fertilizing, not cows, is the problem on pastures
Congressional hearing highlights pork producer's EQIP concerns
Conference to address ag business' employee-related challenges
Computer models help researchers track spread of soybean rust
Community wind benefits rural America
Combs recognized as hero for her work in childhood obesity
Colorado cattlemen meet in Grand Junction
Clovis livestock auction news
Citizenship Washington focus enriches lives of young people
Chickpea production research outlined in new publication
CAST releases new issue paper on animal organ donors
Canadian chicken farmers receive compensation for bird flu outbreak
Butterfly workshop offered at TAMU horticulture gardens
Brucellosis testing could cost industry $3.8 million
Breed change improves value
Boot Hill Repertory Company announces first show in new Theater
Bird flu detected in small Texas flock
Bighorn sheep population growing in Black Hills
Be on the lookout for mold damage in homes
Benefit package
Behavioral studies help control insect populations
Beef cattle reproduction symposium set for Sept. 1, 2
A soggy High Plains dampers harvest progress
ASI photo contest continues
ASI joins coalition, promotes ag exports
Asian soybean rust education program offered June 29
ARS cotton research earns ACS landmark status
Arkansas census data shows value of ag, $4.95 billion
Appeals court waits on high court to rule in Montana case
AMSA announces technology meeting
Amarillo cattle sales report
City slickers, suburbanites head to farms
ALB final rule published
AHA plans breed improvement workshops
Agrometer calculates GDDs
Agriculture ranks as second most dangerous occupation
Agriculture and energy: A marriage made in sustainability
Ag marketing center aids producers in grant applications
Added rains help improve soil moisture
Ada livestock sales report
Why should I drink milk?
Just a Scoop Full

June 21, 2004
Youth travel to Dayton for leadership conference
'Year of Cicada' not nationwide
World wheat production expected to improve in 2004
Woodward livestock auction news
Woman creates acclaimed dairy business
White wheat grower strives for better quality grain
Wheat nears maturity, harvest
Wheat forecast at 159.1 million bushels
West Plains regional sales
Weldon named Extension agent in Dallam, Hartley counties
Weld Co. judging team competes in Gunnison contest
Weed foe can return from the dead to haunt rice farmers
Website offers online tillage information to producers
Weather puts an end to weevil damage
Weather hinders crop progress
Weather causes twisted corn whorls
Watershed Heroes Conference kicks off June 21
Water-use findings to be published in international journal
Watch out for insect problems in summer crops
Watch out for insect damage in summer crops
Vesicular stomatitis confirmed in New Mexico
Veneman announces effort to expand rural broadband Internet access
Veneman announces conservation funding
U.S. winter wheat production down one percent
U.S. to attend APEC meetings
USDA to hold listening sessions on national animal ID program
USDA study affirms net energy benefits of ethanol
USDA, SBA to stimulate rural jobs
Uptime kits help keep tractors in peak performance
Upcoming K-State horticultural events
Upcoming K-State ag conferences
Turn summer fruits into holiday gifts
Tulsa cattle sales report
Tulia livestock auction news
Trial for rancher accused of assault set for August
Tracking the interests of youth key to high 4-H involvement
The devil went down to Kansas
Texas country cleanups set for June 22 to 24
Texas A&M signs East Texas joint enrollment agreement
Tentative deal reached to protect historic Hearst Ranch
Taking a bite out of fungi
St. Joseph pigs
Stiles Farm Field Day, June 15
State proposes buffer zone for prairie dogs
State 4-H project winners honored
Soybean rust education meeting to be held
Soybean height affected by more than one factor
Soybean harvest nears completion, wheat harvest begins
Soybean demand grows in China for aquaculture
South central direct sheep
Something's really corny about this palace
Sidedress corn now to replace nitrogen lost
SF feeder pigs
Service lists conservation planting firms online
Secretary of state helps livestock owners protect interests
Scouting means healthy beans
Scattered showers, hail dampens wheat harvest
Rural broadband loans: The devil is in the details
Ruehle departs Nebraska Cattlemen position after failed race
Residential, ag tops rural Nebraskans water use priorities, poll shows
Rep. Pope not seeking re-election in November
Reeves named head of 4-H Youth Development Foundation
Reduce soft drink serving size to improve children's health
Reader agrees with Journal columnist Trent Loos
Ravenna ethanol plant pushes to meet requirements for incentives
Ranch to Rail cattle program to be presented June 24
Ranch estate planning seminar set for August
Ranchers depend on attentive canines to protect their sheep
Rancher involved in BLM squabble ends grazing operation
Rains welcome across state even with harvest
Rains taking toll on Kansas winter wheat
Rains slows fieldwork
Prospects for federal drought assistance is guessing game
Program cares for sick horses
Prepare! The bagworms are hatching
Pratt weekly sales report
Portable shade, windbreak structures offer flexibility
'Pork, The Other White Meat' campaign ending
P.L. 480 celebrates 50-year anniversary
Pilgrim's Pride reports avian flu infection
PETA launches child-friendly campaign in land
Pasture to packer lamb feeding program June 24
Panhandle wheat plot tours scheduled
Open lots face new EPA regulations
Oklahoma student wins national FFA essay contest
Novacek has personal stake in Cattlemen's Ball cancer benefit
NFU: Sales figures inaccurate
New USDA lab studies stress indicators in livestock
New tool to help determine if a genetically modified plant
New software now available for guidance system
New option available for disposing of dead animals
New Mexico's hot peppers are off to good start
New Extension educator has passion for his work
Nebraska woman cleans up by making soap
Nebraska put on watch for VS, TB
NCGA defends ethanol
NCGA: Ethanol keeping prices down
MU first in Midwest to offer four-year degree with emphasis in sustainable agriculture
Most weed myths not true
More women running farms
More precip slows crops
Missouri wheat forecast unchanged from May
Midwest Shows announces debut of Southern Plains Farm Show
Midwest boar stud managers gather in St. Louis
Mental health matters--every day!
McAlester cattle auction news
Mayfield Dairy evolves products with changing times
Master gardeners share knowledge, serve communities
Master Farm Homemaker Guild seeks award nominees
Limited liability approved for recreational land use purposes
Leopold center offers on-line research summaries
Learning Barns show students what agriculture is really like
Law school starts food law, policy journal
Latinos, farm groups unite to defend farmworker program
KRC, NRCS co-sponsor conservation program meetings
KDHR announces 39th Wheat Harvest Program
Kansas wheat harvest starts despite storms
Kansas 4-H volunteer honored
Kalous, Danford receive cattlemen's scholarships
June marks time to celebrate rural homeownership success
June is dairy month in Arkansas
June hay prices are rated at steady
Johanns headed to China to push for opening of beef markets
Jerry Nine
Japan might impose pork tariff
Iowa researchers eye Logan County for biopharm corn
International trade group: U.S.-Aussie trade deal will hit U.S. land values
Industry decisions may hold key in biotech future
Idaho spud growers fight low-carb craze
Idaho researchers look for new wheat strains
Huron beef plant starts raising money
House members want BSE research coordinated better
Horses seized from Texas doctor
High Plains Journal awarded for ag coverage expansion
Heavy rains hinder harvest, crop development
Hay trading moderate, demand strong to moderate
Hay harvest getting in full swing as pasture feed, stock water supplies get worse
Harvest rolling along despite setbacks
Gurley named Extension agent for Shelby County
Grimes County quarantined for Africanized honey bees
Governor's steer show 'still the one'
Governor expands drought emergency
Governor, director celebrate national dairy month
Good markets require farmers to pay back some subsidies
Georgia cattle sales summary
G20 proposes lower ag tariffs
Funds still available for scrapie prevention
Fuel conditioner boosts engine performance
Ft. Smith livestock sales report
Four foals born to rescued horses
For great summer, keep safety in mind
For bigger sweet potatoes, plant on raised beds
Follow crop insurance rules for replanting
First Data Western Union Foundation scholarship winners
Fieldwork dominates farmer activities
Felton honored at beef convention
Fehlis retires as Texas Cooperative Extension director
FAS seeks TAA comments
Farmers union opposes voluntary food labeling
Farmers growing skeptical about prospects of tobacco
Farm Census shows big farms dominating agriculture more than ever
Extension sets rainwater capture meeting
Excel recalling pork over labeling error
EU official: CAP reform continues
EPA, pork industry eye emission study
Environmental community should recognize progress
Elevator: Flash menu applet by Cool Focus™
Egg shelf life studied by ARS
Edwards focuses on agricultural trade with Iraq
Early season crop scouting
Dunlap livestock sales
Dry weather aids in crop progress
Drought pounds winter wheat crop, forces early harvest
Drought changing the way farmers do business
Drop Paul Harvey
Dodge City livestock sales
Despite high water levels, East Texas ponds oxygen depleted
Deaths from tractor overturns are preventable
Daschle wants public hearings into Canadian beef imports
Dalhart livestock sales
CSU leadership program seeks applicants
CSP final rule announced
Crop managment tips to keep in mind
Cotton breeding program benefits northern High Plains
Corn research aims at eliminating aflatoxin
Corn pollen drift research shows importance of buffer strips
Corn management tips discussed
Consumers missing out on health, weight loss
Conservation programs change
Congressman Udall tours farmer-owned bakery
Complete census of ag now available
Common misconceptions are lethal to potted plants
Committee holds hearing to examine Farmer Mac programs
Clovis livestock auction report
China's wheat industry going through turbulent times
Changes in store for CRP?
CFB hires new information, media services specialist
Canadian town officials want consumers to boycott ND
'Cadillac' of horticultural field days set June 23
Cowboy Poet
Building on success
Brazilian soy yields varied by region
Biotech barley to be planted in Iowa
Bids higher for soybeans, grain except mixed sorghum
Be on the lookout for mold damage in homes
Beef lawsuit becomes class action case
Beef Cattle Short Course set for Aug. 2-4
Beef cattle short course offers ranch management