NCGA Supports Pork Industry’s Efforts Against H1N1 Influenza
May 6, 2009, Source: National Corn Growers Association
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) supports the pork industry’s efforts to combat the myths regarding the H1N1 flu...
Ag Subsidies Are More The World Norm Than The Exception
May 5, 2009, By Elton Robinson, Farm Press
Ask an American living in the city about U.S. agricultural subsidies and he or she is sure to go on and on and about how U.S. farm policy is destroying the livelihoods of poor farmers around the world. But a report from...
Army Corps Releases List of Navigation Projects to Receive Stimulus Funding
May 4, 2009, Source: Soy Transportation Coalition
The $787 billion stimulus package allocates $4.6 billion to the Corps, of which $2 billion will be for construction projects and $2.075 billion for operations and maintenance projects...
Soybean Checkoff Research Database
May 4, 2009, Source: Soybean Checkoff
Soybean growers are investing in a wide array of research projects that focus on soybean production...
What Do You Think About Farmers?
May 4, 2009, Source: United Soybean Board
There is more insight now on what consumers think about America’s farmers thanks to a survey of consumer views on U.S. agriculture...
Swine Flu Outbreak Impacting Crop Markets
Apr 27, 2009, By Bob Sampson, University of Illinois
Swine flu has already had an impact on U.S. crop markets, says Darrel Good...
Myth Of Ethanol And Food Prices
Apr 24, 2009, By Forrest Laws, Farm Press
The Congressional Budget Office has released a report entitled, “The Impact of Ethanol Use on Food Prices and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions,”...
You Can No Longer Ignore Greenhouse Gases’ Impact on Agriculture
Apr 23, 2009, Source: IHS Global Insight
If you have not followed issues concerning greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it's time to start. The EPA has proposed that atmospheric greenhouse gases endanger the health and welfare of current ...
Soybean Checkoff Request for Referendum Set For May 2009
Apr 21, 2009, Source: North Carolina Soybean Producers Association
he USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service will conduct a Request for Referendum among eligible soybean producers beginning on May 4, 2009 and continuing through May 29, 2009, to determine if producers want a referendum on the Soybean Checkoff Program. Participation is voluntary but is limited to eligible soybean producers. Only producers who want a referendum on the Soybean Checkoff Program should participate. The federal Soybean Checkoff Act & Order automatically provides U.S. soybean farmers the opportunity to request a referendum every five years. ...
Risk Stakes Higher For Producers
Apr 21, 2009, Source: University of Illinois
An unsettled national and world economy in combination with other factorsAn unsettled national and world economy in combination with other factors ...
Soyfoods: Soy Good For You, Soy Easy
Apr 20, 2009, Source: Michigan State University
Celebrate good health and good eating with soyfoods! April is National Soyfoods Month. As individuals prepare for spring and new beginnings, take this opportunity to try a new food, too. ...
U.S./Cuba Policy Change Prompts Reactions
Apr 15, 2009, By David Bennett, Delta Farm Press
While U.S. agriculture interests – happy at the growing possibility of opening trade with Cuba in the near future – have been supportive of the move, some Obama supporters have knocked the new Cuba policy as too timid. Others have derided the U.S. move as a reward to a despotic, Castro-led Cuban government....
Interest In Non-Biotech Soybeans Growing
Apr 14, 2009, Source: Purdue University
Cheaper seed and lucrative premiums are driving more crop producers to plant non-biotech soybeans this year....
Comparing 1970's to 2008
Jun 10, 2008, By Dr. David M. Kohl
At a recent conference at Clemson University, a group of students asked experts and panelists to contrast today’s agricultural environment with that of the 1970s. Get your bell-bottoms out, tune into those old Credence Clearwater Revival songs, and let’s go cruising through history for the contrasts and comparisons....
Minnesota Land Values Database Available
Jun 3, 2008, by Steven Taff, University of Minnesota Department of Ag Economics
Minnesota land prices show continued increases in median sales prices statewide, but not huge jumps. A database of 2007 Minnesota farm real estate transaction records is newly available at...
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