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U. S. Farm Group: Stop EPA On Greenhouse Gases

By Charles Abbott January 21, 2010

“They don’t have enough lipstick to put on that pig (climate legislation) to make it look good.” – MISSOURI FARM BUREAU PRESIDENT CHARLES KRUSE The largest U. S. farm group called on Congress Jan. 12 to prevent the government from regulating greenhouse gases if lawmakers kill climate change legislation. The six-million-member American Farm Bureau Federation

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

U. S. Farmers To Cut Wheat, Boost Cotton, Corn Acres

By Christopher Doering January 21, 2010

American farmers, taking advantage of rising cotton prices, will sharply increase their plantings of that crop this year, and also look to reap better returns from corn and soybeans, growers said in a poll released Jan. 13. A random survey of 980 farmers at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting found they will increase

Crops, Oilseeds

DuPont Urges Curbs On Monsanto

By Carey Gillam January 14, 2010

DuPont has asked U. S. regulators to rein in practices by seed industry leader Monsanto Co., claiming its rival is hindering competition and limiting innovation needed to feed a growing world population. DuPont, which owns Pioneer Hi-Bred International, said Jan. 8 Monsanto is unfairly using monopoly powers to drive up prices and stymie competition. “Monsanto

Crops

Modest U. S. Farm Subsidy Reforms Criticized

By Charles Abbott January 14, 2010

The U. S. Agriculture Department unveiled tighter eligibility rules for farm subsidies on Jan. 6 but a small-farm group says they don’t live up to President Barack Obama’s call for reform. The rules, effective Jan. 7, bar subsidies to the wealthiest Americans, as required by the 2008 farm law. There is no limit on how

News

Vilsack Says USDA Climate Report Outdated

By Charles Abbott January 7, 2010

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack down-played his own department’s analysis of U. S. climate legislation Dec. 15, saying “more current” studies do not foresee carbon-capturing trees taking over millions of acres of farmland. Up to 59 million acres of pasture and cropland could be converted to woodland by 2050 under a cap-and-trade system, according to the

Beef cattle, Livestock, Other livestock

Smaller U. S. Cattle Supply Bullish

December 24, 2009

Agovernment report Dec. 18 showed a smaller-than-expected cattle supply. But analysts cautioned that the economic recession, which has been a drag on beef sales, may prevent long-term gains in prices. The USDA reported one per cent fewer cattle in feedlots as of Dec. 1 and eight per cent fewer young cattle added to feedlots in

Forages, Livestock

USDA Seeks Comment On Genetically Modified Alfalfa

By Christopher Doering December 24, 2009

Alfalfa is not the only crop that has come under fire. The U. S. Agriculture Department on Dec. 14 said it determined there would be no significant environmental harm to deregulating genetically modified alfalfa, but said it will open its preliminary finding to public comment before issuing a final decision. USDA first deregulated two types

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Corn To Lead The Market Higher

By Don Bousquet November 19, 2009

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed pr i c e s at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Nov. 13 higher, with canola lifted by gains in the Chicago soy complex. Slower farmer selling, as the harvest winds down,

Cereals, Crops

Distillers Grain Set To Ride Ethanol Coattails

By Michael Hirtzer November 12, 2009

Demand for distill-ers grain, a byproduct of distilling corn into ethanol, will continue to grow domestically and abroad as livestock producers turn to the feed as a cheaper alternative to corn, analysts said. And with the ethanol industry gearing up for a better year in 2010 after the financial crisis of 2008 triggered by corn

Hogs, Livestock

Pandemic H1N1 Hits Commercial U. S. Herd

November 12, 2009

The pandemic H1N1 influenza virus has been found for the first time in a commercial swine herd, the U. S. Agriculture Department said Nov. 2. The sick herd was found in Indiana, the USDA said, noting both the pigs and their caretakers have fully recovered from the virus, commonly called swine flu. USDA said the

Daily Network News

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Australian farmers shift to less fertilizer-intensive crops as Iran war costs surge

India, Japan canola crops to be steady in 2026/27 – USDA

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