03/11/2010 04:45PM
Today, the U.S. House of Representative’s Agriculture Committee held a
hearing on agriculture sales to Cuba. Bart Schott, the National Corn
Growers Association first vice president and a grower from Kulm, N.D.,
participated in the commodity panel’s discussion on increasing one-way
exports to Cuba.
03/11/2010 04:31PM
The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday kept alive claims by Klamath Basin
farmers that the federal government should pay them for shutting off
water to crops in 2001 to help protected fish survive a drought.
03/11/2010 03:52PM
Mycoplasma species are unique microorganisms that were first isolated over 100 years ago. Recently one species, Mycoplasma bovis, has emerged as a major cause of Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex (BRDC).
03/11/2010 02:04PM
Reducing the length of the calving season can be the first step toward improved beef production efficiency.
03/11/2010 01:54PM
After a horrible year for producers in 2009, things are starting to look better in 2010. Boxed beef is up more than $13; pork carcass is up nearly $18. Beef exports are up and corn exports are projected down. Pork production is down 7%; meat production down 4%. Cattle weights are down 27 pounds; hog weights down 2.