Agriculture News from HPJ - Your Ag News Source
June 27, 2005
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
Wyndmere cattle ranchers cook up meat shop
Workshop set to give landowners wildlife, range management opportunities
Why does cutting onions make people cry?
WHO sees more virulent bird flu
White House seeks CAFTA support
Wheat harvest off to slow start with rains
Wheat harvest now underway
Weather hurting cotton crop
Water still standing in some fields
Warm weather helps crops progress
Warm-season annual forages for emergency plantings
Vintage combine used to harvest test plot
USDA names certified crop advisers as 'experts' for crop insurance claims
Upcoming KSU horticultural events
Upcoming KSU ag events
UK may soften EU ag cut stand
Tulsa livestock market report
Tulia livestock auction news
Trade: Can we live without it?
Townsend named ag education head
Tissue being hand-carried to England for BSE tests
Third time's a charm, but not with BSE
Thieves raiding western Michigan farmers' tanks of anhydrous
Texhoma auction news
St. Onge auction report
St. Joseph feeder pig auction
State to inventory agritourism
State, private developers study wind energy in Missouri
Stallman testifies before ag committee on CAFTA-DR
Springfield livestock market news
Special "sting" operation could guard grocery goods from buggy pests
Special session interrupts work of lawmakers who farm
South Central direct sheep
Snow would fix water problems for cattle
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Senate votes for establishing a strong renewable fuels standard
Senate supports ethanol provision
SD Stockgrowers correct false claims by mandatory checkoff proponents
Scientist lists key soybean rust websites
Rural O'Neill family making good on ranching dream
Roberts: CAFTA-DR vital to ag, security and future world trade negotiations
Researchers find some mule deer more susceptible than others to CWD
Report shows South Platte water supplies up
Reduced 2005 cottonseed supply likely, experts say
Recycling of pesticide containers offered at 42 sites
Recent rains help weed control applications
Recent rains help pasture, range conditions improve
Rattlesnakes thriving in western Iowa hills
Raising alpacas a niche farm industry
Rains produce more weeds to control
Rains halt farm activities in some areas
Rains affect soil quality in Kansas fields
Rainfall helps crops, pastures
Why do rabbits like carrots?
Pryor co-sponsoring bill on fertilizer that can be used in bombs
Predator management workshop conceived for farm, ranch, suburbia
Pratt livestock market news
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Powercat Tractors Team takes second at international competition
Poll: Consumers overwhelmingly back COOL
Plant closure partly blamed on ban of Canada cattle
Pinkeye costs U.S. cattle producers $150 million annually
Panel orders wheat tariff review
Owens inks bill creating roadless areas task force
Outback expands list of GPS installation kits
OKC West cattle sales
North Texas crops field day set for July 21
Nominations sought for farmer committee election
NMSU women ride among top teams at national competition
NJC student wins green communicators scholarship
NFU ag committee CAFTA is a raw deal
New Zealand farm exports forecast to rise in value by 20 percent over next three years
New tests screen weed for resistance to major herbicide
New state lab brings four agencies together
New South Dakota certified beef website launched
New responsibilities and area boundaries for ISU extension livestock specialists
New leadership brings new look to FFA
Newell sheep sales report
Nebraska Soybean Board sets July meeting
Nebraska Soybean Board helps put U.S. pork on Japanese restaurant menus
Nebraska Soybean Board ballots due Aug. 1
Nebraska corn groups commend Morrill County
Nebraska Cattlemen awards baler to membership recruiter
NCC pleased with administration's swift safeguard action
NCBA praises U.S., Russia trade agreement
Most plant problems begin with soil health
Most bids open positive
More at stake in lawsuit than just river, poultry farms
Montana labeling law disputed
Models predict poultry pathogen behavior
Mexican, U.S. researchers identify new species and family of catfish in Mexico river
Merial launches new web resource for livestock
Meat safety still a hot-button issue
McConnell, Tormohlen recipients of Morgan County Cattlemen's Association scholarships
McAlester livestock sales report
Man works his way up the ladder at Lexington farm manufacturer
Local growers plant Chinese medicinal herbs
Living on the wild side
Latham to speak at 2005 Biobased Industry Outlook Conference
Large dairy farms turn heifer development over to specialists
Lady Liberty gets an oil change
Lack of rainfall taking its toll on Arkansas rice producers
KSU offers traveling booth on water pollution
Kids Rodeo rolls out new website
Keeping your garden free of the 'wrong' insects
Kansas grower McCauley nominated for top NCGA post
Kansas FFA elects new leadership
K-State's Knapp says summer weather outlook uncertain
Joplin regional market news
Joint A-Team meets with key officials on trade mission to Geneva
John Deere Foundation to give $3 million to African organization
Japanese visit to look at ND durum
ISU forms aphid team and shares research results
ISU crop diagnostic clinics scheduled
Irresistible baby animals can be covered with germs
Iowa schools work to protect school lunches from bioterrorism
Industries challenge state water rules
Hundreds of ranchers on horseback take to city streets in protest against grazing ban
Horse racing awaits gaming bump
Hole in the sky
High tech equipment makes life for custom cutter easier
High Plains slaughter sales
High Plains Ag Lab field day slotted for June 21
High meat prices aren't scaring off Minnesota consumers
Hay trading still moderate
Hay trade slows in some areas
Harvest moves north
Harvest lesson
Handling of BSE situation puts cattlemen in a losing situation
Growers should evaluate replanting stands following hail damage
Grain market close
Governor's rural life task force seeking communities for pilot project
Governor signs bill that promotes use of soy lubricant
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Golden Plains Pest Survey program starts
Georgia cattle auction news
Gadget detects lameness earlier in dairy cattle
Fungicide approved for rust control in some states
Fueled by USMEF activities, U.S. pork exports continue to shine
Fuel costs taking toll on harvesters
Ft. Smith livestock auction
Ft. Pierre cattle auction notes
Food safety officials look at possibility of terrorists targeting school lunches, official tells conference
Foell to serve as interim field service technician
Florida is a rancher's critical habitat
Fiscal issues take center stage with lawmakers at 2005 World Pork Expo
Feds say grazing leases can't be held unless used for grazing
Farm youth groups finding fertile soil in big cities
Farmers, producers ethanol boom in South Dakota not slowing down
Farmers busy with many activities
Farm celebrating 100 years watches houses close in
Faith cattle sales report
EU textile protection assured
EU, China reach agreement on textiles
EU budget talks collapse
Ethanol plant to locate in Grant County
Ericson livestock sales
Emotional debate over West's wild horses is literal turf battle
Elevator: Flash menu applet by Cool Focus™
Eductors workshop will give information on playas
Edible aquifer
Economist sees decline in cattle prices
Dodge City cattle sales report
Dalhart livestock sale notes
Dairy farmer will drop fight against coal mine expansion
Crops improve with recent conditions
Copper's healthy limits probed
Controlling Japanese beetle infestations
Conditions good for fieldwork, crop growth
Composting yard waste: Easy, economical and environmentally friendly
Colorado governor assails U.S. 'hypocrisy' in BSE policy
Clovis livestock auction news
Climate-Friendly Farming project underway
Canadian cattle producer groups granted atatus in appeal of continued border closure
Campaign launched against spreading weeds
CAFTA angers some senators
CA farms feel heavy pressure
Budget cuts could threaten youth rodeo
BSE testing: When does it end?
Bronze calf dedicated in honor of Cliff Hansen
Beef council teams up with Deere to promote giveaway
Bats live off of cotton, corn pests
Barby Ranch rides away with OCA Range Round-Up title
August state 4-H/FFA wheat show can require work on exhibits now
Arkansas cattle sales report
Apple growers should be wary of soybean rust
Apache livestock auction report
Amarillo livestock sale notes
Ag development group folds
African Union wants cotton subsidy to end
A few cool ag stops along the information superhighway
Ada livestock market news
4-Hers get first-hand experience at helping others through home building
Just a Scoop Full
Sleep deprived teens
Wolfe made for spacious, gracious living
Have a bang up barbecue to celebrate independence from the range
Set the table with red, white and blue

June 20, 2005
Youth Water Camp set July 17 to 21
Young ag leader wins Gill scholarship
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
World Organization for Animal Health supports Canadian beef trade
Wooward cattle sales
Window for bindweed, thistle control closing
West Plains regional sales
Weeds and insects causing some Arkansas farmers grief
Weak demand seen for some classes of hay
UW researchers hope to pinpoint toxin that killed 450 elk
Use available water efficiently with furrow irrigation
USDA soil scientists honored by national cooperative soil survey
USDA secretary supports restoring full cattle trade with Canada
USDA secretary: Beef prices rising too high
USDA Rural Development awards funding to East Kansas Agri-Energy
USDA approves $18.3 million for limited resource farmers
U.S. checking possible new case of BSE
Unsettled weather dictated farm work
UNL seminar assists food business entrepreneurs
Tulsa livestock auction news
Tulia livestock market news
Truths and myths about surface water pollution in Kansas
Tribe may build wind farm
Tractors increase germination
Time to scout for cutworms
Theft of meth ingredient leads to cattle deaths
Texhoma livestock sales
Texas sunflowers help meet seed demand
Texans break from own pack to vote against horse slaughter
Tests show no wasting disease in deer
Teach your children well
St. Onge cattle sales report
St. Joseph feeder pig auction
Springfield cattle sales report
Specialist will make premise ID easier
Soybean planting wrapping up
South Central direct sheep
Small grain seeding virtually complete
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Sioux Falls feeder pig auction
Shortcuts cause harvest accidents
Shell and energy firms submit planning application for world's largest wind farm
Shawnee County woman receives state award
SD ag land posts record increase
Scrapie susceptibility ram testing
Kansas Farm Bureau's 15 harvest safety tips
Row crops advancing with warm temps
Risk management, insurance tools draw praise from producers
Researcher studies ways to put more protein--bang--in beverages
Rep. Sweeney wins House vote to end slaughter of horses for food
Replacing alfalfa with cool-season grass may lower ranch costs
Rare white buffalo born on Shelby County ranch
Range, pasture feed supplies good to excellent across state
Ramsey County couple harvests rhubarb for winery
Rains halt alfalfa harvest, fieldwork
Rains delay wheat harvest
Rains aid crops, pastures
Rain limits planting, haying activities
Rain hinders fieldwork
R-CALF: OIE rule change could undermine health, safety import standards
Pratt livestock sales
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Pork producer rises above critics, works for continued sustenance of industry
Photographer's project features bodies developed by farm work
Pay attention to corn plants
Park officials in North Dakota advance plan to control invasive weed
Outreach program offers state fair exhibition opportunity
Only in Iowa
OKC West cattle sales
NMSU students in new MANRRS chapter win national awards
Niche marketing grows beef demand
New OSU vice president of ag programs looks forward to opportunities
New herbicide offers more flexible management options
Newell sheep sales report
Nebraska Cattlemen thanks attorney general
NDA announces emergency information meetings for agricultural producers
NCBA president criticizes USDA's handling of BSE testing
Much needed rains bring harvest, fieldwork to halt
Mountain Plover nest conservation in cultivated fields
Mosquito study helps Goshen County residents swat pests
Missouri cuts voucher program for farmers' markets
Miller named new director of ag experiment station
Michigan braces for soybean rust
McAlester stockyards report
Master Farm Homemaker Guild seeks nominees
Many counties receive needed rain
Lotions, soaps won't carry "USDA Organic" label
Leaf stages important for planning
KSU websites help answer farmers' questions
KSU-ARCH's Brethour hosts last Roundup
KARL selects 30 for Class VIII
K-State's Nelssen, Tokach earn national recognition
K-State's Harner lists top 10 grain storage tips
Joplin regional sales report
Jefferson County volunteer honored
Japan confirms 20th BSE case
ISU granted permission to plant biopharmaceutical crops
Important things to consider when replanting
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo awards more than $3.7 million in scholarships
House votes to postpone meat labels in grocery stores
Horse-and-plow farming making gradual comeback
High Plains slaughter sales
Higher soybean, grain bids seen
Herbs offer gardeners great options
'Helter-Skelter' pond weed control can kill fish
Heavy rains limit fieldwork, harvest effort
Heavy rain causes flooding in some areas
Hay trade slow to moderate across trading area
Guidelines help parents decide what's best to feed baby
Growers, marketer make bold move to advance hard white wheat
Growers, herbalists form New Mexico association
Grain market close
Governor talks beef with Japan; hails Asian trade mission as making progress
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Going 'round and 'round
Goat production seen as way to replace lost tobacco money
Georgia livestock auction news
Genomics research grants awarded to three projects at ISU
Gates joins CFB
Ft. Smith livestock report
From a few wild ancestors, a citrus cornucopia
Farming in urban areas can boost food security
Farmers busy planting, harvesting
EU trade chief warns of slow progress
EU, China textile settleme nt seen
Dunlap auction news
Early corn not hindered by hailstorms
Dunlap auction news
Dodge City cattle sales report
Delaware No. 1 in use of antibiotic feed, report finds
Dalhart livestock sales
Dairy farmer trying to put land off limits to coal mine
CSU pilots national animal tracking system using leading-edge technology
Crossroads brings equine therapy dream to reality
Court refuses to block lake project
Cost-share program for scrapie genotype testing
Cooperative Extension tackles issues relating to booming CBM development
COOL divides lawmakers
Company re-introduces antibacterial products
Clovis livestock auction news
China defends rise in textile exports
Children not protected from pesticides
Character, not color, makes for good ranchers, doctors and engineers
Certified Hereford Beef hires interns
Cattle operators reach settlement with state
Cattle association elects officers
CAFTA opponents push for vote
Cafe puts Cassoday on the map
BSE-positive test result discovered
Boomtown rises from rain forest
Biotech's hype, hope yielded losses
Beef industry representatives discuss science, economics at BSE Roundtable
Beef cattle short course set Aug. 1 to 3
Attorney generals support closing border to Canadian cattle
Asphalt needed for Brazil's soy crop
ARDC building named for longtime university supporter August Christenson
Aquaculture may go 200 miles offshore
Apache livestock auction news
Ankeny, Iowa State agree on purchase of research farm
Animal acupuncture grows in popularity
An adventure at the grocery store: Checking out self-checkout
Among apples, Red Delicious, Northern Spy pack most antioxidant punch
Amarillo livestock sales
A home on the range for forage research
Ag chief's bright message on trade dims when talk turns to farm aid
Ada livestock sale notes
Aberdeen livestock sales
500 pigs die after barn's ventilation system fails
4-H family of year provided new opportunities for others
4-H scholarship winners announced
4-H project winners honored
3 possible BSE cases in Wales
Just a Scoop Full
Beauty from the inside out
June 13, 2005
Work begins on Flint Hills wind farm project
Woodward livestock auction news
Wheat harvest nearing as crop begins to turn
Wheat harvest makes its way into Kansas
What's on Johann's plate
Weather delays hay cutting once again
Water monitors raising stink
Water level measurements reveal average increase
USDA Secretary "will not rest until Japan reopens its borders to American beef"
USDA extends comment period for animal ID strategic plan
USDA approves $18.3 million for limited resource farmers
Upcoming KSU agricultural events
UNL students win NAMA awards
UNL research reveals broader protective powers for amino acid proline
UNL plant pathologist helps advise federal government on biosecurity
UNL College of Ag Sciences and Natural Resources considering name change
Ulysses wheat producer a winner
Twenty-third Governor's Charity Steer Show set
Tulsa livestock auction report
Tulia livestock auction news
Towns must create tempting lures for tourists
Tough season ahead for soybean producers
Thirteen Nebraska organizations tell House keep COOL
The cookout compact
Texhoma auction news report
Texas ranch fined for baiting ducks
TDA seeking historic farms, ranches
Sugar's bitter pill
St. Joseph feeder pig auction
States ordered to use ethanol
Spring planting winds down
Springfield cattle sales report
Soy biodiesel, ethanol win victory with passage of Iowa values fund
Soybean experts say no fungus spotted so far in Arkansas
Southwest Missouri sees increase in moisture, helping cattle
South Dakota FFA president doesn't even live on farm
Small sunflower seed company having all-star year
Sixth-grader uses government loan to open business
Six-legged Holstein born in Wisconsin
Show-Me-Select replacement heifers sell well, but no records broken
Shorthorn launches revolutionary branded-beef marketing effort
Shift of weather patterns necessitates rethinking of reforestation methods
Senate bill would double ethanol use
Scientific paper delayed for security
Rural way of life at stake in places
Retail beef at near record highs
Researchers work toward hardy, stress resistant corns
Report: U.S. trade representative asks Japan to quickly resume U.S. beef imports
Rains hinder early harvest efforts
R-CALF USA Court case attacked by state cattle groups
Price receives Bush Excellence Award for outstanding public service
Prepare for harvest now - it will be worth it
PRCA's national finals steer roping returns to Amarillo
Pratt livestock auction news
Pork checkoff ruling overturned
Pollution of urban public sentiment
"Plant Select" plants available to eastern Colorado gardeners
Pigs take center stage at Des Moines Blank Park Zoo
Picking the perfect ear of corn--for more than 6,000 years
Organic grape field day offered near Hartington
OFU delegation address ag issues, presents insurance awards on Capitol Hill
Northwest Montana's wolves generally behaving, compared to counterparts
NMSU graduate one of five chosen for national internship
NMSU communicators medal in ACE competition
NIH finds new clue in BSE, vCJD
New, winter-hardy pea variety now available
New "waxy" wheat being tested for public release
New product may save millions for wheat producers, millers
New hog water system debuts
Neighbors' GM crops worry organic farmers
Nebraska Forest Service announces grant recipients
Nebraska Cattlemen task force to study environmental trust fund expenditures
Nebraska Cattlemen strongly opposes proposal to transfer Ogallala aquifer
Nearly 70 attend open house at new UW property near Wheatland