This And That 

Dave Kohl

This next week will be spent in Yakima and Spokane, WA, working with Northwest Farm Credit on its ninth-annual executive producers’ roundtable, which is always very enjoyable....

Brock Online Notes 

Richard Brock

USDA: Brazil Ag Potential Understated

Brazil's capacity for agricultural expansion has been vastly underrated in the past and that country could surpass the U.S. in the amount of land it cultivates for farming, according to a special USDA report.

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Will Farmers Profit From 'Functional' Foods? 

University of Minnesota

Some 85% of American consumers want to learn more about "functional" foods, according to a survey by the American Dietetic Association (ADA). The ADA...

New Soyfoods Cookbook 

University of Illinois

A new cookbook that presents the many ways that textured soy protein can be used as a healthy and delicious ingredient in the average American kitchen...

Long-Term Forecast Gives A 'Slight Probability' For Above-Normal 

University of Nebraska

Don't get your umbrellas out just yet, but Nebraska could see above normal precipitation over the next three months, according to long-term forecasts...

Low Protein Puts Soybeans At Market 

University of Minnesota

Soybeans grown in Minnesota are below average in protein content, putting them at a competitive disadvantage in the marketplace. Planting varieties that...

Soybean Lab Helps Test Soy-Fortified Foods in Tajikistan 

University of Illinois

The National Soybean Research Laboratory (NSRL) at the University of Illinois has recently conducted field trials in the central Asian country of Tajikistan...

Brock Online Notes 

Richard Brock

Taiwan Won't Extend China Corn Imports

U.S. corn exporters got some positive news last week when Taiwan's government said it had rejected an industry request that it allow corn imports from China to continue until the end of March...

The Road Warrior of Agriculture 

Dave Kohl

Several weeks ago I was in Pipestone, MN, for a two-day program for lenders and producers for Minnesota West Community and Technical College....

DuPont Observes 20th Anniversary Of Sulfonylurea Chemistry 

DuPont

Sulfonylurea chemistry, by DuPont, is now 20 years old. Treating 150 million U.S. acres would have once required application of 220 million pounds of...

Bayer CropScience, Dow AgroSciences Sign Herbicide Co-Marketing Agreement 

Bayer CropScience

Bayer CropScience and Dow AgroSciences today announce a co-promotion agreement involving the companies’ corn herbicides. As part of the agreement, the...

Appropriations Bills May Change Farm Bill Funds 

University of Missouri

In agricultural payments, what Congress gives, Congress can take away, said a University of Missouri agricultural policy analyst in a quarterly teleconference...

Report Shows Saving Farmland Makes ‘Cents’ 

American Farmland Trust

Few local leaders typically think of their communities' working lands as a fiscal boon. But a new report by American Farmland Trust features a body of...

Brock Online Notes 

Richard Brock

Brazil's Commodities & Futures Exchange (BM&F) has proposed an ambitious plan to help newly-elected President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in his fight for "zero hunger" in South America's largest economy, OsterDowJones News reported.

The project, which involves building a rail link to the Pacific coast, would give Brazil's land-locked center-west cheaper access to a growing Asian market....

Sharpen Your Pencil! 

Dave Kohl

Knowing your cost of production is not going to be an option but a requirement for the producer that aspires to be profitable....