Iowa State Signs Re-seller Agreement with Ag Technologies International 

Ag Technologies International

Ag Technologies International and Iowa State University have signed a re-seller agreement in a collaborative effort to market the university’s Crop Adviser...

Food Industry Strategies Drive Biotech Acceptance 

University of Missouri

Food companies battling for a competitive advantage may have influenced consumer biotechnology acceptance even more than consumers themselves, says a...

How Is My Neighbor Making It? 

Dave Kohl

This past week I was in Brainerd, MN, with the Association of Agricultural Educators. This is the 50th anniversary of the association, and the organization has done so much to advance business management in Minnesota agriculture....

Brock Online Notes 

USDA Soybean Numbers No Surprise

USDA on Friday raised its estimates of both 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 U.S. soybean ending stocks, but the changes were no surprise to the market and were likely already be factored into futures prices....

Halftime Report 

Dave Kohl

It’s now time to look at the economy after the first half of the year. The war, tax cuts and interest rate reductions are major factors influencing the health of the economy....

Farmers should sign up now for EQIP program 

University of Minnesota Extension Service

Agricultural producers should sign up now if they're interested in the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP), advises Gary Wyatt, regional educator...

New Satellite Image Crop Maps Available On CD-ROM 

USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released satellite image maps depicting crop patterns in eight...

Brock Online Notes 

EU Passes GMO Labeling Laws
The European Parliament on Wednesday passed laws requiring the labeling of all genetically modified food, a move which could lead the EU to lift an unofficial ban on GM crops but may not be enough to halt a U.S. trade suit, Reuters News Service reported.
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Scout Now for Soybean Aphids 

South Dakota State University

Producers should begin scouting for Soybean aphids now, a South Dakota State University specialist said. SDSU Extension Entomologist Mike Catangui said...

Exciting Times In Nebraska 

Dave Kohl

I spent this last week in Omaha, NE, with the Advanced Agricultural Bankers’ School. It was an exciting time between the tornado, the College World Series of baseball, and the hailstones!...

Brock Online Notes 

Export Sales Confirm Chinese Soy Buys
The weekly export sales report from USDA confirmed that China has been in the market buying both old- and new-crop U.S. soybeans. USDA also reported better-than-expected corn sales for the week ended June 19....

Do Negotiations Pay Off? 

Dave Kohl

Recently I was a lecturer at the Northeast School of Agricultural Lending at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. A study by Eddy LaDue, Brent Gloy, and Kevin Youngblood at Cornell provides some interesting industry results on management practices and their correlations to financial results, i.e. rate of return on assets....

Brock Online Notes 

Richard Brock

China Seen Remaining Big Soy Importer

China is seen remaining a major importer of soybeans and soy products for years to come due to a shortage of arable land, which will limit the expansion of domestic production....

Top Ten Cash Rent Justifications 

Dave Kohl

This past week I was in Bloomington, Illinois to speak for the sixth time at the Community Bankers Agricultural Conference. This year we had 135 attendees with at least 25 percent of the audience being young bankers with less than five years of experience. We had great discussion in side conversations concerning land values and cash rents. Based upon this, I came up with Dave’s top ten in justifying cash rents that are out of sight!...

Scout Cornfields for Cutworms 

South Dakota State University

Cutworms are causing widespread damage to corn seedlings and producers should scout their fields now, a South Dakota State University (SDSU) specialist...