Agriculture News from HPJ - Your Ag News Source
November 27, 2006
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
WTO- EU illegally blocked biotech food
Woodward cattle auction report
Women in ag conference planned for January
Wine industry doubles its economic impact through tourism
Willow cuttings can halt stream washouts
Why the ground is brown
Who's in, who's out in the new Congress
What is contributing to high grain sorghum prices?
West Plains regional sales
Weather delays harvest in some areas
UW students win honors at Little International Livestock Show
UW sponsors beef conference Nov. 21
UW, SC and Northwest College students win ag competition
U.S., S. Korea talks to continue
USMEF elects Dennis Erpelding as chair
USDA to collect final 2006 production stats
USDA's new Web-based awareness tool estimates energy use for animal housing
USDA, DoD sign conservation partnership agreement
USDA announces $39 million to promote U.S. food, ag products overseas
Upcoming KSU horticultural events
Upcoming KSU ag events
UNL honors NALF's executive vice president
Understanding food labels
Tulsa livestock auction report
Tulia livestock auction report
Transitions in family farm management
Three scholars receive boost from Bison Foundation
The problems with over fertilizing
Thankful for best farm products
TAMU judging teams win four national titles
Support for Colorado agriculture remains strong
St. Joseph feeder pig auction
Soybean checkoff congratulates recent USDA honor awardees
Soil moisture supplies continue to dwindle
Smithfield walkout ends
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Sheep, meat goat topics featured at 2006 Missouri Livestock Symposium
Sheep in ecological protest
SDCA Trade Show provides opportunities to learn about industry
Scientists leverage new tool to diagnose plant diseases
Save money and win prizes by pre-registering for 2007 Iowa Pork Congress
Salina cattle sales report
Row crop harvest complete or wrapping up
Record Call of the Horns
Ranchers moving, shipping cattle
Rain needed to help pastures
Producers gather for the annual Kansas Commodity Classic
Pratt livestock auction report
Pointer appointed to soybean board
Plummer awarded William Russell Scholarship
Paola-area student named national finalist for FFA award
Operating committee doing good job with limited resources
Oklahoma Jersey youth crowned national queen
Nutrition classes feed the right words
New technology helps food stamp recipients at farmers' markets
New report outlines renewable energy roadmap
Newell sheep sales report
New agricultural law center created at Iowa State University
Nebraska woman's estate sues over tainted spinach death
Nebraska Wheat Board to meet Dec. 12, 13
NCBTA kicks off 31st year with 107 bulls, new website
National 4-H inducts two Texans into hall of fame
NAIS helps protect livestock industry
Most states see cattle on feed numbers climb
Most hay sales steady, some variance seen
Most harvests complete
Most districts need rain, except southeast
MGGA 51st annual convention returns to Great Falls
Meat exports add value to U.S. soybeans
Manure powered furnace developed
Ludvigson elected Red Angus Association of America director
Longer harvest brings different blessings
Local Simmental breeder receives honors
Little lives
Limousin Junior Association offers internship
KSU agronomy professor named to USDA air quality task force
KARL endowment fund enhanced by High Plains Heritage Foundation
K-State soil judging team takes regional honors
K-State is part of international effort to enhance grain sorghum
K-State crops team wins regional contest for 12th year
Johanns announces expansion of AGR-Lite crop insurance
Japan finds 30th BSE case
International Plant Nutrition Institute to address global crop
International Feedlot Cowboys Rodeo Association coming to Garden City
Inaugural meeting delivers key reproduction information
Idaho research station helps beleaguered bird
IBBA recogizes attributes of Brangus female in industry
Hood wins National FFA award
Holiday stress
High Plains slaughter news
Hereford exhibitors honored in Kansas City
Herbicide enhances broadleaf weed control in CLEARFIELD wheat system
Helping others feed themselves
Hay trade slowing down, some supplies tight
Harvest nearly complete
Grazing appeal expected
Grain market summary
GMO cottonseed may be food
Getting livestock vaccines past a maternal block
Georgia cattle auction summary
Genetics research helps scuttle scrapie
Freezing weather moves pests indoors
Finding and controlling saltcedar
Farmer thinking ahead to next crop
Farmers encouraged to participate in marketing class
Farmers capitalize on corn maze craze
Farm-based fuel message lights up Times Square during Farm-City Week
Familiar faces lead ag committees
Faith cattle sales
FACT conference 2007 set for January
Extension employees receive annual awards
Ethanol industry creates jobs
EPC rules to limit manure on soybean ground
Energy, plant issues highlight MU crop conference Dec. 5 and 6
Don't let cold weather keep you in
"Domesticated" microbes flex industrial muscle
Dodge City cattle sales report
DLP starts anti-U.S. beef campaign
Delegates attend OFB annual convention
Dakotas senators renew push for disaster aid
Cucurbit educational meeting slated Dec. 15
CSU researcher urges scientific community to treat antibiotic resistance
Cruzan named national finalist for FFA award
CREP information meeting to answer producer questions
Cost-effective, mandatory approach needed for animal ID
Corn prices surge on good demand
Corn, Cattle and Ethanol Opportunities Summit successful
Cooperative Development Center offers Wiggins Scholarship
Colorado farmers enroll in new carbon credit program
Citrus' huanglongbing disease voted top research proposal
Central Region Woodland Stewardship Conference Nov. 18 in Nebraska
Central Iowa power cooperative commits $2.5 million to IAFB Renew Rural Iowa program
CAST releases new commentary evaluating the potential impacts overseas
Can fish intake predict chances of developing dementia?
Burlington shines at 79th National FFA Convention
Bull test now underway
Brazen nut thieves thriving
Braunvieh association announces new tag
Bovine TB problems remain in northeastern Michigan
Bird flu toll growing
Biodiesel positively impacts economy
Berniece has something for everyone
Beller Feedlot strives to improve end product
BASF to pay $62 million to resolve suit
Art may be in eye of beholder, but this prof brings it to class
Arkansas cattle sales
A portion or a serving- What's on your plate?
Apache livestock sales report
Angus outreach seminars planned
Analysis of revenue-based farm bill will be the discussion at NCGA
Ames therapists use horses to boost confidence
Air monitoring study makes the grade with federal EPA
AgWeather a helpful tool for farmers, ranchers
Ag concessions promised
Ada livestock auction report
2007 brand assessment fee increases
2006 Cotton Quality Summary
2006 American Royal salers and optimizer show results
Digital livestock scale system
Staggered rotor mixers
Weight indicators
Festive Fall Flavors
How to tame a duck
Just a scoop full
November 20, 2006
Yield enhancement, risk management programs go online
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
Workshop emphasizes planning for success of family farms
Woodward livestock auction report
Winterizing
Winter feeding is most expensive part of cow-calf production
Wind energy conference sparks interest in community wind
Wilkins to lead renewable natural resources work at TAMU
Wet weather hinders harvest in Southeast MO
West Plains regional sales
Weather helps harvest progress
Weather helps farmers continue field work
Weather allows corn harvest to progress
Watertown cattle sales
Warm, windy weather brings no relief
U.S. methyl bromide under fire
U.S., Chinese cotton industries pledge cooperation
Upcoming KSU horticultural events
Upcoming KSU agricultural events
Upcoming KSU ag events
Universal milking products available in North America
Tulsa stockyards auction report
Tulia livestock auction report
Trinity River Basin environmental restoration initiative vital
Training opportunity available for youth organization volunteer
Tips to trim holiday stress
Three scholars receive boost from Bison Foundation
The hottest thing going
The election shake up
Texhoma livestock sales
Texhoma cattle sales
Texas cotton crop down
St. Onge cattle auction report
St. Joseph feeder pig auction
Springfield livestock market report
Springfield cattle sales
Soybean bids down
South Central Direct Sheep sales report
Small western Kansas community has big heart
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Sioux Falls feeder pigs
Shearman named Sunkist Fiesta Bowl professor of agronomy
Several resources can help landowners manage for wildlife
Serving Kansas' kids, families is new 4-H specialist's goal
Seed clinic, trade show planned for Salina
SD Stockgrowers disappointed in Cattlemen's Beef Board appointm
SDCA producer participation essential to policy development at
Salina cattle auction report
Rural roads tough for mammoth farm equipment to navigate
Row crop harvest dominates activity
Respecting predecessors, teaching students
Researcher finds new wheat virus
Register now for Cattle Industry Annual Convention and Trade Sh
Red poppies of remembrance
Rancher swaps jobs with federal government official
Quail hunting has positive impact on rural economies
Presho cattle sales report
Pratt livestock auction report
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Plan to attend KCA meeting, auction
Pine wilt disease hits Barton County
Phelps County farmer saves big with irrigation system upgrade
Panhandle Farm and Ranch Management Symposium set Nov. 30
OKC West cattle sales
NRCS announces EQIP cutoff date
New report outlines renewable energy roadmap
New members of state noxious weed advisory committee appointed
New maps published on aquifer
New group works to protect Colorado horses
Newell sheep sales report
New beef quality audit shows gains, sets new benchmark
Nebraska student achieves career success
Nebraska Cattlemen surpasses membership goal
Nebraska Cattlemen, Sand County Foundation announce Leopold Con
Nebraska Cattlemen Convention & Trade Show schedule and topics
Nebraska Agribusiness Club to honor four agriculturalists Nov.
NCGA takes part in international biotech tour in Iowa
National title something to crow about
National food program helps entrepreneurs
National Cotton Council featuring weed resistance learning modu
National 4-H inducts 20 new members into hall of fame
Most hay classes selling steady
Mixed hay trade across area
McAlester cattle market report
Lexington livestock sales
Leadership training session completed recently
Lawmakers urged to assure bison eligibility for drought aid
Late-planted wheat can still succeed, Extension specialist says
Kansas Department of Agriculture hires new food safety manager
Kansas City conference to build farm-to-restaurant ties
Kansas Angus Association seeks carcass data project entries
Joplin regional cattle sales
Johanns appoints Iowa's Foell to United Soybean Board
Japan halts Swift plant's beef
Japan finds 30th BSE case
ISU, USDA researchers study soybean's family tree
Iowa agriculture almost let the majority pick the tune
Inaugural meeting delivers key reproduction information
Improved weather helps cotton harvest
Ideal weather seen in beginning of week
Huron cattle auction news
How the Colorado Proud logo may be used
High Plains slaughter news
High honors for state fair general manager
Herbicide action, data analysis workshops offered in December
Harvest nearing completion
Green City auction added to fall lineup of Show-Me-Select Repla
Grain market close
Goldthwaite sheep sales
Giving thanks for you
Georgia's Chambliss to lose agriculture gavel
Georgia cattle auction summary report
Futures, options seminars scheduled for December
Ft. Smith livestock auction report
Freeze doesn't spell end for vegetable gardens
Food safety- From farm to fork
Find the hidden jewels on your farm
Farm management conference for women scheduled Feb. 9, 10
Farm-based fuel message lights up Times Square during Farm-City
FAPC research wins at world grains summit
Fall garden clean up
Faith cattle auction report
Extension releases second round of phorid flies to combat fire
Extension goes wiki
Expert horseman Richard Shrake headlines program at Missouri Li
Ethanol affecting U.S. corn stocks
Do we know how good we have it or are we turkeys?
Dodge City cattle sales report
Denison cattle auction news
Dalhart livestock sales report
Crop Clinic to focus on alfalfa, forages and grazed pastures
Crookston attracts professors with global view on farming
Commodity Classic brings growers together for "Bounty on the Ba
Colorado feeder cattle sales
Colorado Ag Classic set for Dec. 6, 7 in Denver
Clovis livestock auction news
Clovis cattle auction report
CDC eyes salmonella outbreak
Business shines for agriculture marketing
Burndown treatment in cotton conserves most important water com
Bohi Land, Cattle Co. donates first Limousin Corner Post female
"Bad-guy" bacterium's genetic structure probed
Arkansas livestock sales
Apache livestock auction report
Another herd found infected with bovine TB
Angus outreach seminars planned
Amarillo cattle sale summary
Ada livestock auction news
Accents make Elmwood stand out from the crowd
Academy for Ranch Management offers workshops
Aberdeen cattle sales report
4-State Beef Conference offers something for everyone
4-H agent- East Texas is the cradle of Extension
2006 National Soybean Rust Symposium deadlines approaching
2006 cotton crop beats odds
Dump Trailer
Planter
Quick & Easy Holiday Cooking
Make Thanksgiving leftovers bold, not boring
Just a scoop full
Holiday with a Twist
October 16, 2006
Young Ag Leadership Conference motivates farmers and ranchers
Wyobraska cattle sales notes
WTO seeks cotton progress
WTO ag agreement must be single undertaking, provide meaningful
Woodward livestock auction report
Winter watering
Wind farms can be a welcome asset in the right community, K-Sta
When country wasn't cool
Wheat planting, fall harvest continues
West Plains regional sales
Watertown cattle sales
Watermelon's power of red--in powder form?
Warm week with some good moisture
USDA expands National Poultry Improvement Program
USDA awards grant for study of economic effects of strategies t
USDA agrees to change cattle price reporting
U.S. beef unavailable in Japanese stores
Upcoming KSU horticultural events
Upcoming KSU ag events
Tulsa livestock auction news
Tulia livestock market report
Tough enough for pink
Time to revive Doha running out
Time to plant spring-flowering bulbs
Tighter payment limits would harm Kansas agriculture
Three scientists inducted into ARS Hall of Fame
The joy of harvesting
Textile manufacturers from two hemispheres see U.S. cotton oper
Texhoma cattle auction news
Texas Upland cotton production down 21 percent from 2004
Texas Limousin breeders recognized in fall genetic evaluation
TDA reminds cotton harvesters to keep equipment free of boll we
TAMU student wildlife team takes national title
St. Onge livestock sales news
St. Onge cattle auction report
St. Joseph feeder pig sales report
Springfield cattle sales
South Dakota ranchers show up in force to support inspection fe
South Central direct sheep
Soil moisture levels concern farmers, ranchers
Slower hay trade seen
Sioux Falls sheep sales
Science of healthy foods subject of grant aimed at university s
Salina cattle auction report
Rube's Steaks wins 2006 Iowa Beef Backer Award
Retail Value Steer Challenge entry deadline set
Retail food prices rise slightly in third quarter
Research seeks answers to Lygus questions
Researchers casting for answers to stop lakes' alga problem
Reduce effects of drought on water wells
Red River Quail Symposium set for Oct. 11 to 13
Readers says go one step further, throw out politicians
Range workshops set for Oct. 25, 26
Randy Boman honored as 2006 Extension Cotton Specialist of the
Ranching in 21st century is focus of upcoming program
Quail Unlimited compiles quail population outlook
Purebred champions named at 2006 National Barrow Show
PSF to pay $4.5 million over smell
Proper composting reduces risk of E. coli contamination
Preserving corn harvest traditions
Precipitation slows field work
Pratt livestock auction report
Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales
Picking Perfect Pumpkins
Organic farmer advisory meeting set for Oct. 21 at Sidney
Oklahoma Limousin producer takes part in Visions Quest
Oklahoma Limousin breeders recognized in fall genetic evaluati
Oklahoma herds enroll in LIMS
OKC West cattle sales
Officials announce agreement for bioprocessing facility in Junc
New Mexico gets mobile livestock slaughtering truck
New cotton gin technologies combine for big savings
New corn trait will improve ethanol output
New center established for sheep industry
New beef quality audit shows gains, sets new benchmark
Nematodes add to farmers' woes in 2006
Nebraska receives strong return on invested check-off dollars
NCC urges disaster aid for cotton producers
NCC expresses gratitude to Sen. Frist for hearing farmers
NCC commends Chambliss on developing balanced reconciliation pa
NAWG board votes to add advocacy for biomass
NAWG board approves farm bill proposal
NAWG approves farm bill resolution
National Barrow Show holds judging contest; Texas A&M wins
Mycogen Seeds releases two new alfalfa varieties
Most classes of hay selling steady
Most bids end on higher note Oct. 9
More farmers growing genetically modified cotton
Migration prompts flu tests
McClendon to lead National Cotton Ginners in 2005
McAlester livestock auction report
Master Marketer Program returns to Lubbock in 2007
Livestock conditions improve
Lexington livestock report
Lessons in having a choice
Lawmakers debate drought relief
Latest research on water science, economics, law subject of Oct
Landscape workshop for professionals to present 'water smart' m
Lambs' selenium needs scrutinized
KRC distributes wind energy quiz
Keep it simple, smart when selecting cotton varieties
Keeping ahead of lawn drought
Kansas Limousin breeders produce top females
Kansas Fall Forestry Field Day slated for Oct. 12 near Emporia
K-State's new Hal Ross Flour Mill to host open house
K-State agronomy farm hosts kids' day
Joplin regional cattle sales
Johanns announces $22.6 million in value-added producer grants,
Japan imported 105 tons of U.S. beef in August, first month aft
Iowa lawmakers concerned over merger of largest hog producers
I-300 arguments underway
How wholesome is your milk?
House ag committee passes resolution embracing new energy visio
Hot, dry winds, lack of rain effecting soil moisture
High Plains slaughter news
Hide-washing improves beef safety
Hauling livestock from Wyoming to Texas? Vesicular stomatitis r
Harvest the major focus of most producers
Harvest aid decisions necessary as cotton nears maturity
Growers can spring forward with fall weed control
Grazing, ranch management mentors teach sustainable grazing pra
Grain market close
Goldthwaite sheep sales
GM rice may find home in KS
Georgia livestock summary report
For now, discard raw spinach
Fighting crop-damaging fungi with bacteria
Females join feeder calves, bulls on Limousin exchange
Features of Tiffany make it a nice starter home
Farming no-till increases for major crops
Farm Bureau calls for extending farm bill
FAPC students receive scholarships
Family creates traditions in raising pumpkins
Fall harvest progresses rapidly