Cows Gone Mad! 

Dave Kohl

As many of you know, I spend time in Canada working with the agricultural industry through RBC Royal Bank. This past week I spoke at the 75th Cattleman’s Convention in Kamloops, British Columbia. To say the least, mad cow disease was at the top of the agenda....

Brock Online Notes 

Richard Brock

Brazil Soy Output Seen Up 10-20 Percent

Poor corn prices could prompt Brazilian producers to expand soybean plantings significantly again in 2003-2004, leading to a production increase of as much as 10 million metric tons or 20%, Brazilian analysts told Reuters News Service....

U of I Researchers Locate Sources Of Resistance to Soybean Aphids 

University of Illinois

Although the extent of the problem has varied from year to year, the soybean aphid has recently become a pest throughout the Midwest. The aphids were...

ASA Testifies at Senate Hearing on U.S.-Brazil Competitiveness 

American Soybean Association

The American Soybean Association (ASA) today indicated that U.S. soybean producers are facing a significant and growing challenge from South American...

Crop-Made Prebiotics May Expand Markets 

Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service

Ongoing studies by Agricultural Research Service scientists suggest that making prebiotics from carbohydrates, using a new enzyme process, may expand...

Impact Of Climate Change on Crop Production Examined 

University of Illinois

To anticipate possible problems from global warming, researchers at the University of Illinois have launched a research project known as SoyFACE that...

SARS Epidemic Should Not Impact U.S. Soybean Exports 

United Soybean Board

Not even the SARS epidemic has been able to prevent U.S. soybean exports to China and Southeast Asia from reaching near-record levels, thanks, in part,...

USDA Extends Conservation Reserve Program Sign-Up To June 13 

USDA

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2003 – Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced that sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is extended from...

Return Expectation by Generations 

Dave Kohl

This past week I had the pleasure of being involved with my 8th Young Farmer/Rancher Executive Institute sponsored by Farm Credit Services of the Southwest....

Brock Online Notes 

Canada Confirms Mad Cow Case Canadian officials confirmed Tuesday afternoon that they had discovered one "isolated" case of mad cow disease in that country. The news prompted the USDA to declare an immediate halt to all imports of Canadian cattle into the U.S....

USDA Offers Long-Term Protection for Plant and Animal Habitat 

USDA News

Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced a new conservation tool to help farmers and ranchers restore and protect wildlife habitat - 15-year agreements...

Brock Online Notes 

Richard Brock

Iraq Needs Vegoil And Pulses, Not Wheat

The United States will not donate any further wheat or rice to Iraq, as the country has sufficient supplies for the foreseeable future, the U.S. advisor on Iraq agriculture recently said....

U.S. and Cooperating Countries File WTO Case Against EU Biotech Moratorium 

USDA News

U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick and Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced the United States, Argentina, Canada and Egypt will file a World Trade Organization (WTO) case against the European Union (EU) over its illegal five-year moratorium on approving agricultural biotech products....

Edmonton, Alberta: 18 Inches of Snow 

Dave Kohl

This past week I was in Alberta and was greeted with a foot and a half of snow. The drought in Western Canada is not as bad as last year and many producers were ready to plant....

Handheld Computers, GPS Help Growers “See What’s Coming” 

Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l.

Growers will be able to learn about pending crop management challenges even sooner than in the past thanks to a new system being developed by Pioneer...