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May 26, 2008
Woodward cattle sales report
White House says farm bill cost still too high
Wheat plot signed; gardening tips
Wheat plot meetings scheduled in 2008
Wheat insects
Wheat harvest begins in south central Texas
Wheat bids pushed higher by dry weather
What is new from CSU in fact sheets?
West Plains livestock sales
Weather limits spring planting
Weatherford cattleman admits to fraud
Viruses biggest wheat disease problem so far this year; fungicides won't work
Value adds up for beef producers
UW names director of Bachelor of Applied Science degree program
UW College of Agriculture team wins Academic Quadrathlon
U.S. rejects calls for renegotiating beef export deal with South Korea
USDA to gather data on crop acreage, stocks
USDA Rural Development announces storm shelter funding
USDA extends sign-up for 2008 CSP
U.S. allays BSE fears in South Korea
Upcoming KSU ag events
Upcoming K-State agricultural events
UNL Panhandle staffers honored by western states organization
Tulsa cattle sales report
Trees, water quality, native grasses part of Laramie small-acre workshop
Trading still slow, but picking up
Tips for wheat freeze damage
Tips for dealing with wheat root rot
Time to rethink rural infrastructure
There are some things even a president can't do
The goal- Finding--and using--key grape genes
The 2008 food crisis--How it happened and how we solve it
Texhoma FFA members rewarded for hard work at banquet
Texas Tech group honors AgriLife Research leader
Texas agriculture production sets record at $21.8 billion
TDA announces exemption to use Onager on field corn
Summer grilling lights a fire under beef sales
State Agroforestry Field Day May 29 in McPherson County
Springfield cattle sales report
Southeast Arkansas tomato farmers sitting pretty
Southeast area youth attends National 4-H Conference
Sonora's 71st Wool Show undergoes change
Soil moisture remains low throughout state
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick- Eating Slugs
Selecting vegetables for the garden
Scholarships available for ranch practicum
Salina livestock sales report
Rumors of ethanol disinformation campaign prove to be true
Rice not lacking in Japan, but it's running short of butter
Remaining 4-H, FFA Meat Quality Assurance Certification/Recertification workshops set
Pritz named to AgriLife Extension post in Taylor County
Presho cattle sales report
Pratt livestock sales report
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Platte River legislation signed into law
Planting progress behind normal
Planting now in high gear
Operating committee recommends fiscal 2009 Beef Board budget
Oklahoma winery wins top international award
OKC West livestock auction report
Nursery growers to gather July 8 for educational conference
NRCS announces CSP deadline extension
Now is the time to vaccinate pets against rabies
NFO announces scholarship winners
New ag rule closing downer cow slaughter exception
Nebraska beef industry top market for corn, co-products
Nearly half of wheat crop headed out
NCGA pleased with farm bill breakthrough
NCGA calls latest farm bill a major move forward
National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program classes offered by UNL Extension
Most hay sales, prices remain steady
Moran concerned with direction of farm bill negotiations
Missouri corn scholarship winners announced
Minnesota researchers look at cow comfort to boost production
Marshall Frasier, ag leader, dies at 81
Making the grade
Locate in 48
LMA gets down to 'nuts-and-bolts' on COOL
Landowners want Legislature to change laws
KCA addresses JBS concerns to Attorney General
Kansas Wind for Schools showing results
Kansas farm income showed steep gains in '07
June 3 distillers grain meeting scheduled in Jetmore
"Jumping genes" and the color of grapes
Joplin livestock sales report
Iowan honors veterans each Memorial Day
Inherited anxiety
IFBF- Iowa ag continues to lead the nation, but faces challenge
GreenSeeker adds new nitrogen algorithms, Deere GreenStar 2 compatibility
Grasshoppers- The hungry ones
Grain market close
Gov. Ritter signs ag bills into law
Good snowpack means above average wildfire danger
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Going green?
Get a job!
Food production, transportation leave carbon 'footprints'
Fieldwork makes significant progress
Fieldwork hampered by cool, wet weather
Feedstock makes a difference in feeding distillers grains
Farmers hope to stanch decline of Missouri dairy farms
Farmers frustrated by farm bill's earmarks
Fair manager named 2008 Friend of 4-H
Expert offers tips to gardeners, growers about how to avoid foodborne illness
European ag official gets close look at UNL research
Ethanol price advisory
Economy milking cattle ranchers
Early-flowering, winter-hardy hairy vetch released for northern United States
Dodge City livestock sales report
Dates set for Montana's 5th annual Young Ag Leadership Conference
Dalhart livestock sales report
Dairy specializes in local organic market
Dairy farm puts men to work, offers drug, alcohol rehabilitation
Dairy farmers pampering cows with waterbeds, other comforts to boost milk production
Cushman takes full advantage of compact lots
CSU veterinarian in Beijing to train others to care for booming pet population in China
CSU regional biocontainment lab first to start research
CSU assists in negotiations of historic legislation
Crop progress, spring field work moving along
Corn Board to meet May 28, 29
Cool, wet weather slowed crop emergence
Conservation security sign-up extended
Congress enacts most of farm bill over Bush veto
Commissioner Staples will make historic trip to Cuba
Commissioner Staples introduces new initiative to promote rural Texas
Colostrum supplement offers higher globulin protein levels
Colorado cattle sales report
Coleman Ranches receives 2008 Leopold Conservation Award
Clovis livestock sales report
CLA annual convention set June 26 and 27
CDA updates bovine trichomoniasis status in state
Cattle rustler gets jail time for stealing from California dairy
Cattle on feed numbers released
Bush vetoes farm bill, saying it is irresponsible
Bush criticizes farm bill being considered by Congress
Bush- Farm bill would not help with rising food prices
Biting the hand that feeds you doesn't sit well with farmers
Biotechnology conference to address scientific 'controversy and solutions
Bill to recover and reuse "produced water" signed into law
Be sure to stay on top of Bt corn hybrid requirements this planting season
Before Congress, NCGA stands proud behind Renewable Fuels Standard
Beef producers encourage blood donations
A stellar week for planting
Arts council to hold juried Western art show
Arkansas livestock summary report
Area events to attend coming up
Apache cattle sales report
Annual publication looking for Colorado hay producers
Ag summer camp to give teens taste of college experience
After gaffe, Democrats planning to redo farm bill
AFBF- Mandatory price reporting gives producers transparency, accuracy
Additional moisture received across state
Ada livestock sales report
35th annual 4-H roping school slated for June 15 to 19
2008 National Junior Maine-Anjou Show set for July
2007 agricultural census enters final phase
Dairy waterers
Grader Scraper
Two cookies are better than one
Just a scoop full
May 19, 2008
Youth tractor drivers safety course and certification set May 1
Wyobraska cattle sales report
World trade vital for Kansas
WORC- Ranchers want JBS merger stopped
Woodward livestock auction report
Wichita - where history is celebrated
Why are grain prices so high?
Wheat tour offers higher average
Wheat Plot Tour slated for Belleville
Wheat Alliance to explain new license agreement
West Plains cattle sales
Waynoka FFA member wins state reporter competition
Watertown cattle sales report
Watering the lawn could cost you
Walnut Creek Extension wheat plot tours planned
Volunteers needed for Miles of Smiles Therapeutic Riding Progra
U.S. government urges appeals court to keep meatpackers from testing all cattle for BSE
USDA Rural Development approves water projects
USDA official says farm bill "fails"
USDA announces $267 million rural broadband loan
Upcoming KSU horticultural events
UNL Scholar Program offers students tools for future success
UNL Extension, partners begin 17th year recycling plastic pesticide containers
Tulsa stockyards auction report
Tulia livestock sales report
Traffic safety survey shows many still not wearing safety belts
Tough times for catfish farmers
Tougher trespassing law praised by rural leaders
Tornadoes touch down in parts of state
Tool lets retailers use DNA to show meat's origin, safety
The Wild, Wild... East?
Texhoma cattle sales report
Texas Watershed Steward training at Brazosport College on May 3
Texas A&M ag economics alumni honored
TCFA supports Governor Perry's ethanol waiver request
Swine seminar gives reproduction information
Sweet potato puree adds to bottom line
Sunflower prices move against the trend
Stockgrowers denounce wolf lawsuit by environmentalists
St. Joseph feeder pigs
Sterile walleye stocked in southwest Colorado reservoirs
Sprngfield livestock sales
South Korea to get U.S. beef deal to take effect later this month amid public backlash
South Koreans rally against U.S. beef, government rejects calls to renogotiate deal
South Korean president pledges to suspend imports of U.S. beef if it endangers health
South Korea- U.S. accepts Seoul's decision to stop beef imports
South Central direct sheep
Soil moisture remains low across state
Sioux Falls sheep sales report
Seed treatments vital to control of cotton pests
Scout now or forever keep your pests
Salt-tolerant gene found in simple plant nothing to sneeze at
Salina livestock sales report
Russell County Wheat Plot Tour set May 22
Rural areas need new strategy, economist says
Report- Kansas farm income more than doubled in 2007
Regional agrosecurity conference set for Denver
Ranchers whose pastures are depleted by drought have several options
PTO incident survivor represents Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
Protecting Colorado's food supply- Regional AgroSecurity Confer
Prescribed burn workshop set Aug. 7 to 9 at Sonora
Precipitation, temps limit planting
Pratt livestock sales report
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Prairie Fire BioEnergy moves forward with construction of the fuel processing facility in Kansas
Portions of state get significant rainfall
Politically popular farm bill gets election-year boost
Plants text message farmers when thirsty
Plant mapping key to cotton crop success
Planting time calls for extra safety precautions
Pecan growers can turn to online resource to manage pests
Pawlenty signs bovine TB plan into law
Parents can educate kids in the kitchen with cookbook from Chef Gale Gand
On the trail
OKC West livestock auction report
Ogallala livestock sales
ODAFF to create custom harvester directory
NRCS extends sign-up for 2008 CSP until May 30
NRCS announces CSP deadline extension
Northern Oklahoma wheat producers need to make fungicide decisions
North Arkansas livestock sales report
NMSU-Las Vegas Memorial Middle School greenhouse switches on solar power
New tests make antibiotic monitoring easier
New state AgriLife Extension water specialist practices what he preaches
Nebraska corn farmers face rising input costs
Nebraska Beef Council seeks director candidates
NCGA- Leading Food Policy Center study cites rising oil costs as underlying force in food, fuel argument
National Sorghum Checkoff clears USDA, to begin collections July 1
National Hamburger and Beef Month gives producers a reason to celebrate
Most row crops in fair to good condition
Most classes sold steady to firm
More on wheat fungicides for leaf diseases
Missouri ethanol mandate is questioned
Mexico's population offers opportunity for U.S. wheat exports
MCGA- New E-10 study shows driver savings
McAlester livestock auction report
May is Arthritis Month- Farm families are vulnerable but help i
Master gardeners host plant sale
LMA- Congress understands consequences of horse slaughter ban
Livestock values decline
Limousin Visions Quest Round 3 completes 137 days
Lexington cattle sales
Landscapers can benefit from IPM conference
KCGA- Consumers to pay for several more months of corn, ethanol
K-State to host wheat tour at Parsons
K-State researchers measure cattle feedlot ammonia emissions
K-State researchers boost beef jerky safety
Judge denies briefs in poultry lawsuit
Joplin regional cattle sales
It's not too late to be counted in the 2007 agriculture census
ISU agronomy students place at nationals
Iowa beef producers promote May Beef Month
Hundreds arrested in immigration raid at Postville plant
How much is ethanol saving Missourians?
Hog farm developers take their case to federal court
High Plains slaughter news
Higher prices improve outlook for wheat farmers
Hay trading slow
Group encourages CSP enrollment
Greensburg Water Tower Project dedicated
Grants available to market Colorado ag
Grain market close
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Glickman urges approval of free trade pact with Colombia
Georgia livestock sales report
Gene clusters offer potential protection against plant diseases
Gardening may save grocery expense
Ft. Smith livestock auction report
Free workshop to showcase rural energy options, funding eligibility
Food production is front and center
Folicur fungicide available for cereals in 2008
Financial lenders gain understanding of dairy industry
Farmers to be paid for seized grain
Farmers not getting rich on high food prices
Farmers get help for pesky pheasants
Farm Credit of Central Kansas announces scholarship recipients
Farm Bureau supports house passage of farm labor pilot program
Farm bill unhappiness
Extremist groups change tactics and begin targeting individuals
Extraordinary Hopkins 3 has more than enough space
Extension agent sees potential in wind energy in western Kansas
Excess of water puts northeast Arkansas farmers behind in planting
Ethanol Board announces dates for E85 workshops
Ethanol- Fact vs. fiction
Enhanced Oklahoma BQA program to launch
Farmers frustrated by farm bill’s earmarks
Early growth key to cotton yield
Dodge City livestock sales report
Denison feeder cattle sale
Delegation from South Korean University uses K-State's BRI as a
Dalhart livestock sales report
Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council announces 2008 convention dat
Custom farmers need to license as commercial pesticide applicat
Corn bids lower due to lower crude, improved weather
Cool temperatures, wind prevail
Consider options before breaking out CRP acres
Congress passes farm bill, defying Bush
Congress considers USDA's role in virus research
Conference committee sends farm bill agreement to House and Sen
Commercial applicators must be licensed
Combining distillers grains with low quality forages creates st
Colorado feeder cattle sales
Cold temps, dry conditions slowed wheat progress
Clovis cattle sales report
CKD3 wheat plot tours May 23 in Saline County
City of Greensburg Incubator Project receives USDA, Frito-Lay funding
Chief of NRCS announces extension of CSP sign-up to May 30
Chefs fill their plates with beef industry facts
CDA recommends hiring licensed applicators
Bye boll weevil, hello new pests
Bush vetoes farm bill, saying it is irresponsible
Brazilian farmer killed in Amazon after reporting illegal loggers
Borlaug Institute awarded second Guatemala Food for Progress Project
BNSF, producers discuss rail, service issues
BIG holds annual meeting at the FAPC
Arkansas livestock auction summary report
Appeals court orders release of FSA farm data
Apache livestock sales report
Animal Science Field Day planned in Lexington
American Lamb Board announces second round of matching grants
Amarillo livestock auction report
ALB announces second round of cooperative funding program
AgriLife Extension veterinary camp readies for sixth year
Agricultural pest's genome sequenced
Agent- Wheat field day set, ag producer input costs
Agent- 2008 Wheat Plot Tour, other tips
AG bans shipping horsemeat through Texas
After gaffe, Democrats planning to redo farm bill
AFBF sees tight supplies, strong demand continuing
Ada livestock sales report
Aberdeen cattle sales report
ABA expands alliance with Farmer Mac to include part-time farm
2008 Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course set for Aug. 4 to 6
Factory-ready autoguidance
Pequea Fluffer Tedders
MacDon FlexDraper
Celebrations that sizzle
Entertaining dishes for breakfasts
Just a scoop full
May 12, 2008
Wyobraska cattle sales report
Woodward livestock auction report
Woman feeding livestock dies in ATV mishap
Wildebeest herd to be killed after spreading virus to cattle
West Plains regional sales
Western Iowa plants corn, oats
Weaker dollar is good news, bad news- USGC
Watertown livestock auction
Warm weather helps farmers return to fields
Volunteer gives his time, talent to 4-H
Visit St. Louis for free, well almost for free
Utah official says dead animal likely not a full wolf
USDA to buy pork for aid programs amid hog market woes
USDA publishes final order creating National Sorghum Checkoff
USDA implements key strategy from NAIS business plan
USDA-NRCS hosts grazing management workshop
Upcoming KSU horticultural events
Upcoming KSU ag events
UNL research- Vitamin E can offset beef oxidation on grocery store shelves
Two wolves killed, six to be killed for killing livestock
Tulsa livestock auction report
Tulia livestock sales report
Training for producers participating in SFMNP to begin
Tractors, pigs invade Jersey capitol to protest plan to cut ag
To feed or not to feed?
Tick riders- Guarding U.S. from deadly pest
Ticket Information
The dignity of the seed