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May, 2004
New, disease-resistant sunflower available
Trait in honey bees keeps mites from multiplying
Native grasses of California return
Hot bath foils lychee, longan insect foes
Helping beneficial fungi work
Got arthritis? Fresh cherries may help
A little creek that could help repair waterways
Agricultural dust more accurately measured
Dragging through the day? Be sure to get enough magnesium
Youthville hosts annual "Cowboys For Kids" celebration
Youth sustainable ag program applications available
Youth beef leadership symposium captures interest
YieldGard fights corn rootworms
Wyobraska cattle sales
Wyobraska cattle sale notes
WTO ag talks not yet dead
World's peaches, plums preserved in unique collection
Workshop shows students the science behind agriculture
Workers reject proposed Case contract
Woodward cattle sales report
Woodward auction notes
Woodward auction news
Wood River farm is truly a family venture
Women breaking through 'glass ceiling' on the farm
Wiping out farm worker program would hurt thousands of families
Winter wheat declining, pastures open
Will the farm rebound lead a rural recovery?
Will Roberts chair ag committee?
Wild pigs damage crops in northeastern New Mexico
WIC raises amount of vouchers for dairy
Which insect pest and plant diseases to be monitored?
When chairmen throw chairs
Wheat yield potential favorable, but disease problems loom
Wheat tour inspects fields throughout state
Wheat suffering winter kill, limited moisture
Wheat producers need to assess damage now
Wheat outlook uncertain on eve of Kansas' annual wheat tour
Wheat marketing board to meet May 7
Wheat field day showcases new varieties, May 26
Wheat day features bio-tech and wheat tours
Wheat crop estimated at 355 million bushels
Wheat crop, corn planting progressing
Wheat almost all headed out, cotton planting continues
Wet weather brings fungal disease to alfalfa weevil, reducing need for spraying
Wetlands, streamsides are focus of upcoming seminar
Wet fields keep farmers idle
West prepares for return of killer virus
West Plains regional cattle sales
West Plains cattle sales
West Plains cattle sale notes
West Nile risks worse than some believe
Western water wars theme of Wyoming film
Western governors to explore potential energy
Western corn rootworm can hinder pollination
Weather, soils improve thanks to weather
Weather helps crops progress in early May
Weather aids farmers in fieldwork
Watertown livestock sales
Watertown cattle sales
Watch for cutworms in emerging corn
Warm season grasses getting with it in Texas
Warmer than normal temps push crops
Warehouse inspection deadline nears
Wait 72 hours after frost to evaluate
Waco sues dairies to get relief from pollution
Volunteers work to rebuild 'potholes'
Visit to a virtual home highlights sources
Vilsack challenges Bush on bioterror lab choice
Vermont becomes first state with GM seeds labeling law
Veneman to co-host ag conference
Veneman signs donation agreement for U.S. wheat to Georgia
Veneman announces framework, funding for national animal ID
Veneman announces $22.8 million in renewable energy grants
Veneman announces 2004 FFA winners in RMA essay contest
Vegetable, fruit research teams with scientists
Variety is key to family business
Value-added ag bill passes assembly
Vacation shopping sprees
U.S. will fight WTO on cotton
USTR still pursues free trade
USTR: Sugar won't be excluded
U.S. to appeal WTO wheat ruling
U.S. officials optimistic about ending importers' bans on beef
U.S. food inflation rate rises from 2 to 3.3 percent, MU FAPRI economist tells U.N. panel
USDA won't fight R-CALF
USDA to start studying ways to track potentially diseased animals
USDA to establish voluntary animal ID program
USDA targets 5,000 Iowa cattle in BSE testing
USDA sets date for soybean referendum request
USDA rural development to host value-added meetings
USDA Rural Development hosts energy conference
USDA participates in worldwide research effort against FMD
USDA opens new biosafety level 3 facility
USDA official hopes for beef sales to Japan by fall
USDA infighting may have led to no test for sick cow
USDA gathering information on destroyed cow
USDA economist: Voluntary animal ID needs to be mandatory
USDA designates disaster areas
USDA designates counties as ag disaster areas
USDA conducts soybean checkoff request for referendum in May
USDA CCC interest rates announced
USDA Busy with BSE
USDA awards $8.8 million for animal disease research
USDA announces PL480 allocations
USDA announces interim final rule for grassland reserve program
USDA-DOD research initiative to protect military
U.S. corn, soy growers eye WTO ruling
U.S., China food safety agreement reached
U.S., China agree to further cooperation on food safety, animal/plant health
U.S., Australia to sign trade deal
U.S.-Japan set framework for resumption of beef trade, USMEF says
Upcoming KSU ag conferences
Upcoming K-State ag conferences
Upcoming horticultural events
Upcoming ag conferences
U of M College of Agriculture receives $5 million
Unusual May freeze hits Kansas Wheat
UNL block and bridle club
UNL agronomist gets international crop nutrition honor
Understanding landscape plants' environment is key to survival this summer
Understanding corn emergence important
Ethanol leftovers are good protein source for cattle
Uganda first country to be assisted by new ISU program
UConn taps interest in tainted beef with BSE course
Two new ISU faculty poised to help Iowa farmers
Two: USDA BSE plan inadequate
Turkey's ghrelin gene sequenced
Tulsa livestock sales report
Tulsa cattle sales report
Tulsa cattle auction notes
Tulia livestock sales report
Tulia livestock auction notes
Tulia livestock auction news
Tulia cattle auction news
Tropical legume could be alternative hay/forage crop
Trego County receives Rural Development funding
Tree steward conference offered
Treatment window for tip blight closing soon for affected pines
Transplanting vegetables and flowers
Trading area sees mixed activity, demand
Trade commission rules in favor of U.S. hog producers
Tools will be able to predict, control livestock odors
'Toolbox' CD full of fixes for farm accessibility
Tips on tree watering in dry climates
Tiny beetle wreaks havoc on Texas ornamental tree nurseries
Time to sample for corn nematode nears
Time to power rake your warm season grass
Tick-control methods head to Scotland
Thousands of crosses required to develop one wheat variety
Thousands of beef checkoff-generated messages reach consumers
Thirty-six percent drop in E. coli largest ever seen
Thinking outside of the pen creates an efficient dairy
The weather, just show up and find out
The water you save may be your own
Texas quail index sets April training
Texas expecting only annual cicadas
Texas A&M receives grant to fight bioterror
Texas 4-H Roundup kids to build for Habitat
Termite swarming season in high gear
Ten teens selected for 2004 NILE scholarships
Ten questions to help you become a hot dog expert
Temperamental cattle make tough steaks, first U.S. study shows
Technology makes farm life easier
TDA gets exemption for sorghum ergot control
TCFA fed beef winners announced
TAMU to lead foreign animal disease defense
TAMU beef cattle short course set for August
Taking care of home landscapes during hot, dry spring can be difficult
Take your family on a "Hatari" in central Iowa
Syngenta offers enhanced Touchdown Assurance Plan
Symposium highlights agricultural research
Supreme Court snubs corporate farming lawsuit
Summer skin care can be literal lifesaver
Sudden oak death risk low to moderate, officials say
Study supports science behind Platte River recover plan
Study shows guidelines help reduce farm injuries to children
Study reveals cause of disease in beneficial insects
Study examines river quality
Study: Garlic oil safe repellent against crop-damaging bird
Strong beef prices expected to continue
St. Onge livestock sales report
St. Onge livestock sales
St. Onge livestock sale notes
St. Onge cattle sales
Stockpiled forage: Use it or lose it
Stockgrowers support suit to keep Canadian border closed
Stockgrowers discuss cattle issues with California congressman
St. Joseph feeder pig sales report
St. Joseph feeder pigs
Stiles Farm Field Day set for June 15
Steckline speaks to KCA members
Steady hay prices see light to moderate demand
State veterinarian announces he will resign
State rangeland database discussed
State may use retired racehorses to give inmates jobs
State Health Council approves new feedlot rules
State begins to plan for water nightmare
Start scouting wheat for aphids
Starter fertilizer on beans
Starter fertilizer gives young corn a boost
Staking tomatoes pays off
Stacking the deck--Dealing a handful of grasses
Spring planting slowed by weather conditions
Spring is critical for Arkansas cattle producers
Spring is a busy time for Arkansas cattle producers
Spring houseplant growth may call for larger pot
Spring freeze injury concerns on wheat
Spring deworming contributes to producer profitability
Spring calving nearing completion
Spring alfalfa irrigation may be needed
Specialist: Consulting foresters increase landowner revenues 25 percent
Soybeans on downward spiral, other bids higher
Soybean farmers sign letter of intent in Guatemala
Soybean diseases can be beat
Southeast Research Center to host wheat tour May 25
South Dakota's Black Hills offer family memories
South Central direct sheep sales report
Some pros and cons about lawns
Some cattlemen cool to identification system
Soil temps can hurt, hinder corn growth
Soil moisture, wheat ratings improve
Soil moisture improves thanks to rains
Smoke signals the beginning of spring
Small grains progress remains ahead of last year, average
Slowing hay trade sees moderate, strong demand
Slowing hay trade see moderate, strong demand
Skyrocketing milk prices a boon for struggling farmers
Sixth export food aid conference April 20 to 22
Sioux River ethanol begins production
Simmental heifer, crossbred steer win at Kansas Classic
Show-Me-Select replacement heifers set price record in auction at Fruitland
Should artificial cattle insemination be tax free?
Sheriff will pay for destroyed cow
Shelton farmer honored for ag contributions
Shearing sheep a dying art
SGSintro.hm
SF sheep sales
SF feeder pigs
Several factors will sway summer corn markets
Seven tips for organic gardening success
Senator receives award for battle against hunger
Senate advances bill on large farm regulations
Seminar will address quality assurance, animal ID, food safety
Secrecy shrouds last known crop of star cactus
Scouting is only way to find harmful rootworm
Scam could weaken U.S.-Japan BSE talks
Sandhills Cattle Association convention set for May 27
Salina livestock sales report
Salina livestock auction news
Salina cattle sale news
Rural Kansas broadband projects receive funding
Roundup Ready alfalfa promises weed-free hay
Robb joins AHA, Hereford world as field rep
RMFU summer camps just around the corner
RMA seeks to address multi-year crop loss issues
River compact settlement discussed
Rio Grande farmers face shortages if drought continues
Rigsby: make excellence a habit
Right corn kernel traits give feed efficiency a big boost
Review by agriculture college helps establish research priorities
Retail milk prices to jump after government pushes up prices to dairy farmers
Responsible application of poultry litter could benefit
Research team shares in international prize
Research shows swine manure can become crude oil
Research shows indirect transmission of CWD possible
Research looks to diversify cattle's summer diet
Researchers helping plants meet food safety criteria
Report: Livestock waste runoff poses a health risk
Reforming ESAs critical habitat program benefits species
Red Carpet Country finds
Recently released census of agriculture reveals trend
Real world brush control: What works and what doesn't
Rapid planting progress continues
Rangeland water conference set May 26 at Sonora Civic Center
Rangeland status and restocking strategies following drought
Ranch loses water fight with state
Ranchers using DNA to nab cattle rustlers
Ranchers to stand trial on animal treatment charges
Rancher stays imprisoned for refusal to keep grazing cows off federal land
Ranchers happy about wet weather
Ranchers digging and laying pipe to reach water
Ranchers accused of illegal use of toxin on prairie dogs
Rainy weather helps crops improve
Rains hinder field work, help moisture levels
Rains contributed to crop progression
Rains continue to help, as does temps
Rain improves moisture levels, crops
Racing Commission wants more testing on horses
R-CALF backs market-driven need to test for BSE
Quality of hard red wheat important to milling industry
Quail lovers hope to prevent loss of bobwhite quail
PUC to hold wind energy public meetings
Public opinion spells change for Texas forest landowners
Pruett wins MFU essay contest
Prosecutors seek more prison time for man convicted of farm fraud
Proper care keeps roses beautiful, disease free
Product targets pasture brush, weed problems
Producers urged to consider grasshopper treatment needs
Producers urged to attend Wheat Day
Producer pushes for grass-fed label
Probe looks at possible trading violations in BSE case
Private exporters report corn sale
Presho cattle sale news
Precip welcomed, soil moisture improves
Pratt livestock sales report
Pratt cattle sale notes