Brock Online Notes 

USDA Files Canadian Cattle Rule

Friday afternoon, USDA unveiled its proposal to eventually allow Canadian live cattle under 30 months of age to cross the border into the United States....

It’s Beef’s Turn 

Dave Kohl

In my seminars I frequently comment that if you are involved in commodity agriculture, you run into the “Two in Ten Year Rule.”...

Brock Online Notes 

Energy Bill Snarled In Tax Rebate Split

The first overhaul of U.S. energy policy in a decade may not be ready for a vote until next year because of a Republican split over ethanol tax subsidies, the chief Senate tax writer told Reuters News Service on Friday....

Northern Exposure 

Dave Kohl

Recently I spent a good week in western Canada, in the provinces of Alberta and Manitoba. Canada has been hit with the Triple Threat this past year, that being SARS, the blackouts and the mad cow outbreak....

Dead Cat Bounce! 

Dave Kohl

Is the recovery of the United States economy really a dead cat bounce or false in nature?...

New Institute To Evaluate Genetically Modified Organisms 

Iowa State University

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, has approved the creation of an institute at Iowa State University to address critical issues surrounding genetically...

Real-Time Technology Serves Ag Data In An Instant 

Ohio State University

Can't decide which field to plant first in the spring? Log onto the Internet. Taking a winter vacation in Florida and want to check on your grain storage?...

ASA Advocates Soymilk Reimbursement in School Lunch Program 

American Soybean Association

During a recent hearing, the 25,000 members of the American Soybean Association (ASA) asked the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and...

NCGA Reminds Growers of ‘Know Before You Grow’ 

National Corn Growers Association

With harvest well under way in most parts of the country, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is reminding growers of its “Know Before You Grow”...

Weeds Could Fill Void Created By Departing Crops 

Purdue University

As harvest-ready corn and soybean crops exit the field this fall, other plants are prepared to make a less-than-grand entrance. Winter annual weeds could...

Brock Online Notes 

Huge Corn, Soybean Export Sales

Friday morning's USDA weekly export sales report showed U.S. corn and soybean sales for the week ended Oct. 9 far above trade expectations, while wheat sales were disappointing....

The Do’s and Don’ts of Mentoring 

Dave Kohl

As I have mentioned in this column before, farm family business transition is one of the three most common challenges to farm and ranch businesses worldwide. Recently in an executive training focus group meeting, we discussed the characteristics of a good mentor....

Brock Online Notes 

Cash Cattle Market Skyrockets

Live cattle were reported trading at $108 per hundredweight in U.S. Plains direct markets near midday Monday, up $1-3 from earlier in the day and $11-16 from the bulk of last week's trade....

Black Gold 

Dave Kohl

This past week I was down in Greensboro, NC, with the store managers and sales representatives of Southern States Cooperative. They had a great theme meeting with a nice NASCAR flavor....

Growmark Speaks Out On Soybean Rust 

Gail Miller

There are two strains or species of soybean rust. Asian soybean rust, Phakopsora pachyrizi causes the greatest amount of damage and poses the greatest threat to U.S. production....