NCGA Awarded USDA Value-Added Product Market Development Grant 

National Corn Growers Association

A $175,000 USDA grant awarded in December 2003 will enable the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) to embark on a value-added research program that...

Scientist Says Aphid Invaders Pose Specter Of 'Clone Warfare' 

University of Missouri

The invader is on its way, already penetrating Missouri's borders and attacking the state's No. 1 agricultural commodity. The Chinese soybean aphid is...

Thiesse's Thoughts  

BSE IN CATTLE -- ONLY THE FACTS Unless you have totally avoided television, radio, newspapers and Web sites during the holidays, you are probably aware...

BSE Special Report 

Joe Roybal

With BSE, Industry Must Pull Together

On Tuesday evening, I was driving across Eastern South Dakota on my way home for the holidays when the 6 p.m. radio news led off with a report by USDA Secretary Ann Veneman. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) had been discovered in a Washington state Holstein cow....

Thiesse's Thoughts  

Kent Thiesse

A Look Back At 2003 As we reach the end of the year, it’s a good time to reflect on what happened agriculturally in the area in 2003. The year started...

Brock Online Notes 

EU Needs To Step Up Grain Imports
The European Union needs to step up imports to fill its huge supply deficit in the current 2003 season, but grain prices are unlikely to fall, European analysts and traders told Reuters News Service on Friday....

The Ag Globe Trotter 

Dave Kohl

To all of the readers of the Globe Trotter, this will be the last column for 2003. We would like to end the year with a few thoughts and perspectives for the holiday season that may assist you in your playbook or game plan for the coming year....

How To Identify Rust: Brown lesions and yellow leaves are telltale signs 

Corn and Soybean Digest Staff

As its name implies, soybean rust produces reddish-brown spots on soybean leaves....

Soybean Rust On The Move 

Corn and Soybean Digest Staff

American soybean producers have watched from the sidelines as their international counterparts have dealt with the devastating effects of Asian soybean rust....

ADVICE: When Rust arrives, be prepared to spray and spray 

Corn and Soybean Digest Staff

When Asian soybean rust arrives in the U.S. -- and researchers say it will come sooner than later -- producers must be ready to control it with fungicides. That's the common chorus of advice from those who have seen and studied the disease....

BIOTECH: The Gene Solution 

Corn and Soybean Digest Staff

Long-term, developing soybean lines with genetic resistance could be the best defense against soybean rust....

Workshop Addresses Future Farm Ownership 

Purdue University

There's more to passing the family farm on to a child or business partner than just handing over the barn keys. Discussing succession issues, deciding...

Thiesse's Thoughts  

USDA REPORT USDA released its “Supply and Demand Report” on December 11. Corn carry-over estimates were lowered by 50 million bushels, compared to November...

Gypsum Doesn't Increase Yields In South Dakota 

AgBIO COMMUNICATIONS UNIT/SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

South Dakota State University experiments in 2003 showed no significant increase in crop yields from adding gypsum to soil, an SDSU specialist said. SDSU...

Crop Share Rent Agreements Require Attention To Details 

University of Minnesota Extension Service

Crop share rent arrangements takes some extra bookkeeping and attention to details – for both landlords and tenants. The landlord needs to get even more...