Agriculture News from HPJ - Your Ag News Source
March 27, 2006
Wyobraska cattle sales report
WTO: Mexico erred in soft-drink dispute
Workshop, tour covers agritourism, business decisions
Workshop to offer new ag market inspirations
Woodward livestock market news
Wildfires pick up in Oklahoma
Wildfires leave producers to make some tough decisions
Wholesome Harvest: More than a business--it's a cause
When should I plant alfalfa?
When reading labels, don't stop at food items
When dietary changes are just what the doctor ordered
West Plains regional Sales
Watertown cattle sales news
Water shifting from agricultural to municipal, industrial use
U.S. to answer questions on beef
U.S. seeks fair FTA with South Korea
USDA provides $20.1 million in emergency conservation program funds to 26 states
USDA announces nearly $6.7 million to spur rural economic, community development
U.S. case of BSE highlights need for livestock tracking system
U.S. answers Japan via e-mail
Upcoming KSU horticultural events
Upcoming KSU agricultural events
Tulsa livestock market report
Tulia livestock market news
Trying to break trade deadlock
Tips simplify income tax preparation, may mean money in your pocket
Third annual San Angelo A&M Center spring field day set for April 27
Third annual EarthKind rose, Texas Superstar plant sale slated for April
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Texhoma cattle sale news
Teen volunteer wins national recognition
Technological advances in ag will reduce conflict, terror
Surface damage bill a good bill for landowners
Sugar import flood looms
Strong global demand, not short supply, drives high fuel prices
Strongest demand for feed quality hay
Strengths of residual corn herbicides compensate for weaknesses of glyphosate
Storm shelter funding announced by USDA Rural Development
St. Onge livestock auction news
Starting seedlings at home requires TLC
Stack to head KSU's new Biosecurity Research Institute
Spring field work, irrigation begins
Springfield market news notes
Southwest farm, ranch marketing conference is March 27 to 29
Southwest Farm & Home Expo will include more than 100 exhibitors
South central direct sheep
Sorghum producers take concerns to capitol hill
Sorghum hybrids to expand farmer support, product line in 2006
Some trade still slow
Some New Mexico farmers eligible for disaster aid
Some developers take ag tax breaks
Sixth Pesek Colloquium on sustainable agriculture planned
Sire selection--the bull is half of the herd
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Sioux Falls feeder pigs
Second USDA confirmatory test results positive for BSE
Schools awarded $1.3 million for fruit, vegetable programs
Salina Vortex Corporation donates flour milling equipment to KSU
Salina cattle auction news
Researchers gather in Ames for bird flu seminar
Researcher: Fewer restrictions will lead to new advancements in transgenic crops
Rains, snow help areas burned by wildfires
Rains fall, but still not an end to drought
Railroad dispute halts ethanol plant
Rabies case confirmed in Lea County horse
Put some Texas pride in your stitch
Proper disposal of dead animals needed after wildfires
Products approved for use in organic production
Pratt livestock market news
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
OWGA attends spring board meeting in Washington
Origin of BSE cow still unknown
OKC West cattle sales
Officials OK shooting of mystery animal killing sheep
OACD sponsor "Conservation Day at the Capitol"
Northwest Kansas rural experience: Agri-Tourism Plus
Norfolk Livestock Market under new ownership
No recall for '04 Salmonella
Nonfarm students to get hands-on experience in agriculture
New survey shows overwhelming support for renewable energy
Newell sheep sales report
Nebraska prime for switchgrass plant
Nebraska cowboys gather for reunion
NCBTA completes 30th annual test
Nation's floriculture industry subject of inaugural lecture at Texas A&M
More flak over AWB oil-for-food
Moisture pressures wheat bids
Moisture helps some areas
Missouri eyeing regs on GM crops
MFU announces third annual FFA essay contest
McAlester cattle auction news
Make the Switch to Soy Biodiesel sweepstakes winner announced
Longer vaccination window allows flexibility, protection
Local resident leads meeting in Washington
Lexington cattle market news
Lawmaker urges long-term solution to irrigation woes
KSU's Featherstone to be honored for work in distance education
Kansas groups on quest to revive hard white winter wheat
Kansas City is home to new quail conservation group
K-State scientists offer cow-calf producers seasonal tips
Joplin regional stockyard sale
Johanns announces CRP actions to reduce wildfire effects
Japan's timeless tradition of feet-dragging
Is beef making our kids grow up faster?
Iowa to make biodiesel glycerin
Iowa secretary of ag candidates flesh out top priorities if elected
Iowa pork producers use National Ag Week to promote industry success
Hydro businessman inducted into auctioneers hall of fame
Huron cattle sales news
Huck Boyd Institute announces leaders of the year
Hill Country Wildlife Management Workshop set for April 12
High Plains slaughter news
Herbicide uses new molecule for management
Help needed for ranchers in wake of damaging fires
Helicopter may solve 'in-between' ant problem
Head 'em up, buy 'em out
Grower cooperative targets consumer demand with 'low-lin' soybeans, oil
Grain market close
Governor's drought response team meets
Governor expands drought alert to include 80 counties
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Georgia cattle auction news report
Genes discovered for straight corn rows
GCCC rodeo team sets eyes on PSU after slipping at Fort Scott
GCCC men's rodeo team takes third in only home action of season
GCCC men's rodeo team takes second place at KSU
Ford County 4-H receives Healthy Lifestyles grant
For bands of marching crickets, it's a bug-eat-bug world
Fiber fun mini-camp
Feds look at property protection conflicts
Farmers Union honors firefighters
Farmers reassure the public food is safe
Farm Credit defends effort to give farmers a voice
FAPC to host wood products workshop
Extension entomologist honored
Export assistance available to Colorado food companies
Experiment station's Sonora ram test sale announces results
Ericson livestock sales
Energy grant program conference to be held in Hesston
End urged to pollution dispute
Eastern Colorado Chemsweep program
Dunlap cattle auction report
Dumler explains political, trade
Dodge City cattle sales report
Documentation, burial top list of rancher things-to-do post fire
DMACC team captures IPPA student taste of elegance
DFA member-leaders seek fair immigration legislation
Demand rising for return of wooden barns
Delk awarded Cattle Growers' Special Service Award
Deer samples being tested in ND for bovine TB
Dalhart livestock sales report
Custom farming rates continue to rise, UNL analysis shows
CSU leads project to engineer virus-resistant mosquitoes
Cowdog training seminar offered at Macksville
Couple's 4-H roots instrumental in attitudes toward leadership, service
Commercial meat goat production focus of four April tour-workshops
Combs asks Washington to assist producers suffering wildfire losses
Colorado Wheat seeks checkoff hike
Colorado feeder cattle news
Clovis livestock auction news
Cattle on feed numbers released
Cattle learning center series now available online
Cattle groups establish disaster relief fund
CASNR Week provides recognition for students and faculty, community outreach
Business continuity, disaster recovery planning to be theme for 2006 NIAA annual meeting
Bill to help develop tourism, recreation passes committee
Big Red Summer Camps expose students to UNL majors, possible careers
Banner Creek Hens hosts Ladies Day Out event
Authorities say aggressive bird flu virus found in Sweden is likely
Australia suspends live cattle exports to Egypt amid cruelty
Arkansas cattle auction sales
Apache livestock sales report
Anderegg completes American Farm Bureau leadership program
American Hereford Association recognizes dams of distinction
Amarillo cattle market news
Alfalfa yield data scarce
Alfalfa weevils evident in some Kansas fields
Alabama BSE cow did not enter food supply
Ag uses 70 percent of world's water
Ada livestock market report
A century of change on the Arkansas--past, present and future
Aberdeen cattle sales report
66 counties have burning bans
4-H Venturers program teaches leadership through adventure
4-H Extension educator starts work at Teton County office
4-H educator joins Johnson County Extension office
2006 Rocky Mountain Junior Beef Expo set
2006 Flint Hills Beef Fest cattle contests
Just a scoop full
Spring into the season with delicious desserts
Crab Cakes

March 20, 2006
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
Woodward cattle sales news
Wind, lack of moisture creating fire danger
Wildlife fare better than livestock through wildfires
Wildfires burn on 700,000 acres in Texas, New Mexico
Wheat Quality Council annual meeting summary
Wheat leader completes NAWG leadership training
Wheat industry applauds U.S. negotiators for Colombia FTA
Wheat industry applauds U.S. negotiators for Colombia FTA
Wheat conferences inform producers of Hard White advantages
Wheat bids pressured by prospects of rain
West Plains regional sales
West Plains regional sales
Water testing for private well users
Watermelon line may help breeders combat mildew
Water and energy conflicts discussed at CSU workshop April 4, 5
Watch for aphids in wheat this spring
Valley cotton, grain farmers asking Congress for no-plant drought relief
UW agriculture students receive honors
U.S. plans second port deal review
Using natural-occurring products to build hydrogen fuel cells
USDA designates six biobased items for federal procurement
Upcoming KSU horticultural events
Upcoming KSU ag events
Understanding what's underground can protect what's above ground
Tulsa livestock cattle report
Tulia livestock market news
Tree City USA, Nebraska Community Tree Conference celebrate 30 Years
Tour date set at wheat pasture research station
TLC Ranch gives special home to miniature animals
Texhoma cattle market news
TLC Ranch gives special home to miniature animals
TAHC cancels March 23 meeting
Strong demand for mixed hay classes
St. Onge cattle market news
St. Joseph feeder pig auction
States support corn-based ethanol
Springfield cattle sales news
Soybean checkoff touts safety of U.S. poultry, fights bird flu worldwide
South Plains Master Naturalist chapter is enrolling volunteers
South Central direct sheep
Slow down, get off the interstate and visit Cole Camp
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Several fires burn miles of land in western Kansas
Senators upset over proposed dairy cuts
Scientists outline burning strategies for tallgrass prairie
Scenic Miami County Spring Farm Tour scheduled for May 13, 14
SCCC offers free soil remediation workshop
Sample in question found positive for BSE
Salina cattle auction news
RMFU achieves National Farmers Union support on policies
Wind, lack of moisture creating fire danger
Resistant weeds concern farmers, university personnel
Research can help cattle producers cut costs
Red Angus Association of America releases spring EPDs
Rainwater harvesting saves water for "not-so-rainy" days
Qualisoy appoints 2006 board of directors, executive committee for fiscal year
Producers facing severe economic pressure for years to come
Wheat crop suffering with no rain
Pratt livestock sales report
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Phipps, Gray earn CAB scholarships
Pesticide applicators training/field tour
Perrier selected to represent American Angus Association on YCC trip
OKC West cattle sales
Nominations now being accepted for the Cowboy Hall of Fame
Nitrogen costs and summer crops
Nigeria distrust a bird flu barrier
NGTC celebrates 70 years of support for open markets
New Mexico 4-H Youth Development Foundation holds golf scramble April 18
New markets for specialty crops
Newell sheep sales report
Nebraska Corn Board cultivates California contacts
Nebraska Beef Council board of directors meeting to be held in Lincoln
NDA introduces marketing tools for local, international products
NCC positioned to tackle industry challenges
Native bees could fill pollinator hole left by honeybees
National FFA organization launches LifeKnowledge Center
National ag day and ag week--celebrate
Mystery animal killing sheep in McCone, Garfield counties
Most of state still dry
Morgan County 4-H scholarship available
Modern day gun fighters
Mineral requirements and nutrition in pigs feature at feed industry symposium
Mid America Farm Expo expected to be bigger and better than ever
MFU presents charter to southeast Missouri
Men can't shop!
McAlester livestock market report
Manage to win
Make the 'call' before you dig
States support corn-based ethanol
Kremer appointed to USDA advisory committee
Kids' weight problems a shared responsibility
Kastner to be honored for work in distance education
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Johanns attends WTO negotiations at G-6 meeting
Johanns announces nitrogen fertilizer tool as part of energy strategy
Johanns announces Japan opens market to fresh U.S. potatoes
Johanns announces appointments of Terpstra, Yost
Japan confirms 23rd BSE case
Iowa Water Center to stimulate new research and outreach
Iowa beef producers participate in trade mission to Mexico, Costa Rica
Investors group exploring purchase of closed sales barn
Industry leaders say wind power part of a portfolio of energy generation
Indiana getting biofuels plant
Huron cattle market news
High Plains slaughter news
Huron cattle market news
Hay sales mostly steady, some slow still
Grazing almost gone from Las Vegas area
Grain Sorghum Board directorships open for appointment
Grain market close
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Golden retrievers sniff out pest
Georgia cattle auction summary news
Fungi found on cicadas may benefit science
Ft. Smith livestock auction news
Formosan termite of little concern to Colorado
Forester rejects herbicides in Santa Fe, Carson forests
FMC introduces corn insecticide for use with pop-up fertilizers
Nitrogen costs and summer crops
Feedlot raises worries about smell, pollution, property values
Feed efficiency determinator program now available
Farm pond management program planned for March 30
Farmer tells the myths of contract production
Farmers, environmentalists square off
Faith livestock sales report
Extension to hold workshop on management, planning for older adults
Exemption not yet approved for new herbicide use on grain sorghum
Ericson cattle market report
Nebraska Beef Council board of directors meeting to be held in Lincoln
NCC positioned to tackle industry challenges
Dunlap cattle auction report
Native bees could fill pollinator hole left by honeybees
National ag day and ag week--celebrate
Drought devastates wheat crop
Dozens of cattle producers participate in historic Washington Stampede
Donors give Western Kansas Community Foundation banner year
MFU presents charter to southeast Missouri
Dodge City cattle sales report
Denison cattle market report
Dalhart livestock sales report
Curb appeal makes Savage special
Kids' weight problems a shared responsibility
Congressman Henry Bonilla to keynote 2006 Texas Ag Forum
Japan confirms 23rd BSE case
Investors group exploring purchase of closed sales barn
Commercial meat goat production focus of four April tour-workshops
Colorado feeder cattle news
Coffee makes every morning good to the last sip
'Code of the West' attracts people to rural living
Clovis livestock auction news
Helms to lead National Cotton Council in 2006
Grain Sorghum Board directorships open for appointment
CAWG requests crop disaster, energy assistance
Cattlewomen endorse Future Focus Advisory Committee recommendations
Carcass composting curbs bird flu
Can video games help kids make healthy choices?
Building business in local, regional food production areas
Bridging the gap
Bower's Lowery Star a big star in horse circles
Boettchers release new liquid soybean inoculant
Bobcat of Salina to exhibit at Mid-America Farm Expo
Beef Verification Solution offers one system, multiple solutions
Beef trial set for Aberdeen federal court
Bad news week
Feed efficiency determinator program now available
Farmer tells the myths of contract production
Dozens of cattle producers participate in historic Washington Stampede
ASA voting delegates set policy direction
ASA leaders meet with Johanns on soy initiatives
Colorado feeder cattle news
'Code of the West' attracts people to rural living
Apache livestock auction news
And the winner is...
American Corn Growers teams up with MIT Motorsports
American Angus Association bringing "performance basics" to Texas
Amarillo livestock sale notes
Carcass composting curbs bird flu
Africanized honey bees still on the move
Bridging the gap
Boettchers release new liquid soybean inoculant
Ada livestock sale notes
Aberdeen cattle sales report
4-H shooting sports offer lots of opportunities
4-H members strengthen livestock skills at swine seminar
4-H educator joins Sheridan County Extension office
2006 starts off as fourth driest on record in Kansas
13th youth cattle show set for Belleville
Chocolate is never ho-hum
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March 13, 2006
You could be the winner of $500 worth of Omaha Steaks
X-TRA POWER unleashes genetic potential of crops
Workshop helps Colorado food companies market products
Woodward cattle sales news
WKMA holds annual banquet
Wilson honored as outstanding Extension agent
Web-based soil map available
Warm temps, lack moisture not helping crops, pastures
Warm, dry conditions seen across state
Waiting on water
Video cattle auction shares beef industry award
Varied hay trade seen across area
U.S. must convince Japan on beef safety
USDA announces nitrogen fertilizer tool as part of energy strategy
USDA announces crop loan rates for small chickpeas, dry peas, lentils
UNL offers five-week organic farming course
Tulia livestock auction news
Trans-fat disclosure
Tractor safety course beginning soon
Tractor farmer uses to harvest soybeans fueled by the legume, too
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Three from Kansas named to NCC leadership posts
Those trend setting Californians
Testing dormant wheat for life
TDA honors 119 pioneer farms and ranches
Take 'mulch' care when spring gardening
TAHC commissioners set meeting to consider proposed regulations for premises registration
Success strategies for grape growers in Kansas
Successful agricultural management workshop April 19 to 21
St. Joseph feeder pig sales report
Soybean commission holds meeting March 14
Southwest onion and vegetable conference planned for March 15
Southeast Colorado Bull Test reaches 77 day mark
Sources of sorghum anthracnose resistance discovered
Sioux Falls feeder pig auction
'Sex in the Garden' offers learning opportunity for students, public
Seminar for beef producers to be offered
Second-time win puts Turnipseed in a league of his own
Scout now for pine diseases
Santa Fe County buys farm's water
Salina cattle auction report
Report: High fuel, fertilizer prices result in negative net worth for farms
Remember farm safety
Ranchers supplementing livestock
Ranchers invite students to country
Questions raised about strength of state meat labeling law
Quality alfalfa getting tough to find
Programs helping producers reduce risk part of workshop series
Producer not buying 'free trade' goods
Precipitation levels below normal averages
Pratt livestock auction news
Poultry organization announces awards, officers
Pesticides common in streams
Pest-removing treatments examined for cherry packing operations
Old bull--a Yellowstone fixture--dies after record travels
Oklahoma writer pens western novel
Nut farming a growing industry in the state
North Dakota rancher seeing triple after cow gives birth
No recall for '04 salmonella
New TDA booklet serves up fun, healthy lesson on proper portions
New R-CALF president speaks to producers in South Dakota
New 4-H exchange program beginning
Nebraska Cattlemen urges producers to register premises soon
Monsanto settles milk hormone suit
Monsanto, Pioneer battle on GM seed
Missouri youths earn junior bronze, silver awards