Appointments To The Advisory Committee On Biotechnology 

USDA

Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman announced appointments to the new Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture. Appointees...

2002 Illinois Farm Income Drops 

University of Illinois

The average farmer's return for labor and management dropped $3,700 in 2002 from the 2001 figure and in some regions registered in negative figures, according...

President’s Tax Plan Details Could Help Farmers 

USDA

President Bush recently announced a growth and jobs plan to strengthen the American economy. The plan would provide $4 billion in tax savings this year...

Bt Corn For Corn Borers Shows Yield Advantage 

South Dakota State University

Ongoing data from South Dakota State University (SDSU) studies show that Bt corn lethal to European corn borers offers a yield advantage in three years...

Conservation Reserve Program Sign-up Is May 5-30 

University of Minnesota

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) protects millions of acres of American topsoil from erosion and is designed to improve the nation's natural resource...

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...

Recycled Containers Help Environment 

Monsanto

Monsanto offers a new approach that utilizes recycling technology in creating its herbicide containers. The “Shuttle 150,” Monsanto's proprietary refillable...

Brock Online Notes 

Richard Brock

USDA: No Need To Bar Brazilian Soy

The USDA sees no need to bar Brazilian soybeans from entering the United States to prevent the spread of the Asian soybean rust fungus, a USDA official told Reuters News Service recently....

New Ethanol Process Reduces Costs 

University of Illinois

In the ongoing effort to squeeze every penny possible out of a bushel of corn, researchers at the University of Illinois are working to modify and combine...

It’s the Economy, Stupid! 

Dave Kohl

It’s the Economy, Stupid!

Remember this comment from about a decade ago? Another Bush – George W. – is now fighting for his economic life now that the major conflict of the Iraqi War is complete. He will have to turn a suffering economy around in 12 to 14 months to have a major influence on next year’s elections....

Brock Online Notes 

Richard Brock

Feed Group To Import Corn, Wheat, Meal

Southeastern feed buying consortium, Wilmington Bulk LLC, expects to close deals within a few days to import corn, feed wheat and soymeal from South America and Europe....

Oh Canada! Perspectives 

Dave Kohl

I spent this past week in Ontario, Canada, avoiding the SARS epidemic and meeting with Royal Bank and its agricultural customers. It’s interesting to see the number of people wearing masks in the airport. Very few people were going through customs....

ASA Urges Greater Safeguards to Protect the U.S. from Soybean Rust Disease 

The American Soybean Association

The American Soybean Association (ASA) has called for greater measures to safeguard 72 million acres of domestic soybean production from Asian rust disease....

USDA Strengthens 2003 Permit Conditions For Field Testing Genetically Engineered Plants 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced that it is strengthening the permit conditions to field-test...

Listen for Key Phrases to Help Identify Useless Crop Input Products 

University of Minnesota Extension Service

Listening carefully when you hear crop input products advertised could save you from throwing your money away. Certain key words and phrases are a giveaway,...