http://www.hpj.com/rss.cfm High Plains Journal: Ag News Copyright (c) 1995-2009 High Plains Publisher, Inc. All rights reserved. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:01 GMT http://www.hpj.com/images/hpjmask145.jpg http://www.hpj.com/output.xml 144 37 144 37 http://www.hpj.com/archives/2009/nov09/nov2/1001TXweatherexpertsrainerw.cfm FORT WORTH, Texas (AP)--The same El Nino that's led to a calmer hurricane season is expected to bring a wetter, colder winter to Texas and the southern U.S., weather experts said Sept. 29. This year's El Nino, the periodic warming of the central Pacific Ocean, is moderate compared to the weather pattern that was the strongest on record in 1997 and 1998, said Mike Halpert, deputy director of the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center. ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:01 GMT http://www.hpj.com/ http://www.hpj.com/archives/2009/nov09/nov2/1012TAMUbiomassgasko.cfm Biomass gasification and the resulting production of "biochar" were among the topics addressed at the Texas Animal Manure Management Issues Conference Sept. 29 and 30 in Round Rock, north of Austin. The conference was attended by about 175 beef, poultry and dairy industry producers, researchers, engineers, regulators and others involved in environmental, regulatory and energy related aspects of manure management. During a ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:01 GMT http://www.hpj.com/ http://www.hpj.com/archives/2009/nov09/nov2/1014billhasmoneyNBAFbutwith.cfm WASHINGTON (AP)--Congressional negotiators agreed Oct. 7 to allow the Homeland Security Department to spend federal money planning and designing a foot-and-mouth research lab in Kansas, but they want more study on its safety before allowing money to be used for its construction. A Homeland Security Department spending bill approved by a House and Senate conference committee includes $32 million for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:01 GMT http://www.hpj.com/ http://www.hpj.com/archives/2009/nov09/nov2/1015KSUmasteragbizaussietou.cfm Kansas Kansas State University's Master of Agribusiness program is offering travel to the "land down under" to learn about the food and agriculture industry in the Oceania region. The trip will include stops in Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown, New Zealand and Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane, Australia. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:01 GMT http://www.hpj.com/ http://www.hpj.com/archives/2009/nov09/nov2/1020KDOCagtourismadvisoryco.cfm Kansas The Kansas Department of Commerce has appointed five agritourism business owners/operators to the Agritourism Advisory Council, the group that works alongside Commerce to promote the state's agritourism industry. The new appointments are: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:01 GMT http://www.hpj.com/ http://www.hpj.com/archives/2009/nov09/nov2/1022OSUevansdistalumkoPIX.cfm Oklahoma Dr. Claud Evans of Okemah has been named a 2009 Distinguished Agriculture Alumnus of Oklahoma State University's Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Evans is perhaps best known to Oklahomans for the 16 years he served as a member of the Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University and the Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:01 GMT http://www.hpj.com/ http://www.hpj.com/archives/2009/nov09/nov2/1023AFAyoungleadersconfko.cfm On Nov. 5 to 8, more than 480 outstanding college students from over 70 universities from around the country will gather to learn from and interact with prominent leaders in the agriculture and food industry at the 2009 AFA Leaders Conference. The AFA Leaders Conference is a three-track program designed to offer college men and women unique opportunities in personal and professional development that correspond with their years in college. The ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:01 GMT http://www.hpj.com/ http://www.hpj.com/archives/2009/nov09/nov2/1026USDAcelebratesruraltech.cfm Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager Oct. 24 participated in events commemorating the 60th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's housing programs. The Under Secretary went to Palmer and Wasilla, Alaska, where he visited with families who have built and are currently constructing their own homes through USDA's "Self Help" Housing program. Tonsager was joined by U.S... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:01 GMT http://www.hpj.com/ http://www.hpj.com/archives/2009/nov09/nov2/Page11-AxialFlowCombines16P.cfm Building upon the strengths of the Heritage Platform of Axial-Flow combines including the 2100, 2300 and 2500 series, the introduction of the new Case IH 88 Series combines in 2009 has once again proven to be a major milestone for Case IH and the Axial-Flow combine. This new line offers many new and exciting features and provides our customers with increased capacity, productivity, and reliability. --All new family styling provides a new and ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:01 GMT http://www.hpj.com/ http://www.hpj.com/archives/2009/nov09/nov2/xPage3-MagnumTractors4Pix_d.cfm More power and fuel efficiency when you need it most--working at field speeds, pulling a load. Simple to use, even with minimal training, because there's no programming required or complicated settings to change. The Case IH continuously variable transmission, now available on Case IH Magnum 180, 190, 210 and the new 225 tractors, delivers more. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:01 GMT http://www.hpj.com/