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Obama issues disaster declaration for Iowa
Audit detects flaws in NCBA checkoff-spending methods
Management puts bean yields on yield target
Probe clears soybean group
Little incentive to join climate trade program
USDA projects records in corn, soybeans
Dealers remain key to farmers, manufacturers
Unending improvements at fairgrounds
Eight Iowa feedlots face EPA enforcement
50 Iowa counties to receive federal disaster payments
Crops partly submerged by floods might be able to live
2009 crop condition deteriorating in bins
Manufacturers roll out new products
Mexico adds pork to trade-retaliation list
IFT sponsors
Refuge management now in the bag
State dairy group gives scholarships
Social networking promotes business and agriculture
Balance between residue, soil fertility recommended
Store or sell: Bottom line is bottom line
Stubble can cause serious tire damage
Corn industry battles attacks on high fructose corn syrup
Vilsack touts biofuels at State Fair
Doubling corn, soybean yields a daunting challenge
Minding Ag's Business

Why SURE Showers Disaster Aid
Cash Rent on a Binge
Redefining Farm Size
Map the Farm Disaster Money
SURE Disaster Payments Make Princes and Paupers
Corn Belt Still Suffers from 2008 Hangover
Farm Program a Disaster in Progress
Time is Ticking on Tax Time Bomb
Stampede to Refinance
Can Estate Tax Reform Save the Last Farm?
Guilty on Fuel Buys?
What's Wrong With ACRE?
VIP Farms Tilt Global Grain Markets
In Former Soviet Union, Converting Capitalists is Harder Than We Think
Investors Seek Safe Haven in Farmland
Ag Policy Blog

Cracking Open the Egg Recall
Time for NCBA and R-CALF to Cease and Desist
Egg Recall Threatens Consumer Confidence
Grassley: E-15 Expected by January
To Hear or Herd a Cattleman
Some Press Releases From Fort Collins
Fear and Loathing in Fort Collins
GOP Senators Question USDA Bias on GIPSA Rule
DeLauro Wants Answers About DeCoster
When a River Runs Through It
Agenda Set For Fort Collins Competition Meeting
Killer Bees After 2012 Farm Bill
Vilsack: USDA Looking at Ad-Hoc Disaster Package
Breaking Down the Senate Fall Campaigns
Chicken Group Pushes Letter Campaign on GIPSA Rule
Production Blog

My Two Cents
Can Soil Impart SDS Immunity?
SDS Root Symptoms
Early N Shortages May Not Impact Ear Size
Corn Maturity Ahead of Schedule
SDS isn't Contagious
What Crop is Before Wheat
Cobs vs Stover
Crop Tour Summaries
Better Insect Control with Air
Late Season Flood Damage
Tangling the CRP Carrot
Crop Tour Been Interesting
1680 Picker
Gotta Like the Heat
Market Matters Blog

Informa: Sep Corn 164.8 bpa, Beans 44.1 bpa
Some Perspective on Russian Wheat Losses
Allendale: Corn 162.3 bpa, Beans, 43.21
Modest Advances for Cash Grain Bids
Asia Outlook -- Big Picture
Another Giant Step in Cash Wheat Bids
Here They Come
Quick Look in the Rearview Mirror
Cash Indexes Fall Back
Corn Yield Speculations, Early Maturity
FF Survey Shows Increased Acres in 2011
Cash Indexes Finish Mixed Monday
Early Corn Yields Talk
Cash Beans, Wheat Gain on Corn
NASS Surveyors at Work
In Other Media Blog

Loudon County, Tenn., Farmer Investing in Sunflower Crop to Make a Profit
Attorney Sentenced to 26 Months in Biodiesel Scam
Peace Country Canola Harvest Ahead of Southern Alberta
Disease Found in Wild Pigs in N.M. Can Infect Cattle
Crops Ahead of Schedule
Company Wants Wet Mill Waste for Feed Product
Cannon Keeps Birds From Dairy, But Neighbors Unhappy
Pennsylvania Landfill Project Switches Gears
Fiberight Brings Iowa Ethanol Plant Back to Life
Pecan, Tobacco Farmers Eye Unexpectedly Good Crops
U.S. Sues West Michigan Farm for Antibiotics in Cows
Dorada Poultry Announces Plan to Open in Okla. Plant
Indianapolis-Based Xylogenics Licenses Yeast Strain to Ethanol Producer
Aussie Algae Biofuels Company to List
Japanese Farmers Work on FMD through New Pork Project
Ethanol Blog

Ethanol, Farmers Learn from 2008 Commodity Bubble
Attorney Sentenced to 26 Months in Biodiesel Scam
Danville Institute Gets Federal Biofuels Funds
Verenium Closes Sale of Biofuels Business
Central Minnesota Farmers Feel Hangover from VeraSun
What Should Farmers do About VeraSun Letters?
Fiberight Brings Iowa Ethanol Plant Back to Life
Canada's Ethanol Regulations Encourage US Imports
Pennsylvania Landfill Project Switches Gears
DuPont Danisco Names Manager of Cellulosic Ethanol Plant
Gasoline Price has had Little Effect on Ethanol
Oil Industry-Financed Study Questions Ease of Raising Ethanol Blends
Indianapolis-Based Xylogenics Licenses Yeast Strain to Ethanol Producer
Aussie Algae Biofuels Company to List
Company Develops Zero Discharge Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Process
Ag Weather Forum

Brazil Eyes La Nina For '11 Soy Crop
Wet Weather Delays Canada Harvest
Midwest Rain Review
Australians See Robust La Nina
Soggy Start To The Farm Show
IPCC Gets Critiqued
Late Harvest In Saskatchewan
Dry Conditions For Late Week
Drought Damage Confirmed In Russia
Manitoba Harvest Report
Early Week Weather
Heat Parade Continued In July
Climate Study Gets More Computer Power
Ahead Of The Weekend
Saskatchewan Crops Entering Maturity
Brownfield Ag News
2009, brownfieldnetwork@learfield.com

Co-Alliance awards scholarships
Wine and Grape Month
Waxman-Markey needs a lot of work
World Food Prize Winner a Purdue scientist
NACD weighs in on Climate Change bill
NPPC says food safety bill goes too far
Wisconsin Assembly still wrestling with budget plan
32 herds quarantined in Nebraska
  Brownfield: Farm Legislation News
2009, brownfieldnetwork@learfield.com

Waxman-Markey needs a lot of work
NPPC says food safety bill goes too far
Wisconsin Assembly still wrestling with budget plan
Missouri listening session on NAIS the biggest yet
Veal growers making the transition to group housing
NAIS listening session in Jefferson City, Missouri Tuesday
NFU president says cap and trade is coming
Vruwink vows to get the CAFO fees out of the Wisconsin budget
  Brownfield: World Ag News/Trade
2009, brownfieldnetwork@learfield.com

Russia said to have banned pork imports from 2 Iowa plants
Pork Producers push for passage of free trade agreements
Cairns group doesn't like dairy export programs
Pork ban should end, says Pork Producers' Giordano
Ag export forecast raised slightly
OIE upgrades Japan's BSE status
Conference: agriculture must be at climate change table
Oceania and the Europeans not happy with DEIP
 

  Corn & Soybean Digest

Did August Weather Reduce Corn Yield Potential?
Valuing Manure Nutrient Resources For Corn and Soybean Fields
The Highs and Lows of Financial Leverage
Farmland Values Continue to be Strong
Yield Concerns Support Corn Market
  Farm Industry News

New RoGators from AGCO Application
New Sunflower 1550 Series disc harrow from AGCO
Trends Dual-timer grain bin probe from BinMaster
Trends: Add-on tool to reduce grain loss in John Deere STS combines
Talk: biofuels and rural jobs
EPA delays decision on E15
New Gleaner S7 combine series from AGCO
farmindustrynews.com:
Greater variety of stacked products ahead
New AGCO Gleaner S7 combine
  High Plains Journal: Ag News
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Farmer challenges fence law
Kansas, Midwest rural economies continue to soften
American Agri-Women Show now airing
Yellowjackets 'baited' with USDA technology
Rural Development schedules Community Facilities workshops
Nebraska gets grant to improve rural care
Neb. office of USDA stats arm gets new leader
National report highlights rural capacity issues
Numana-Share the Bounty helps Haiti
USDA collects more than 8,300 pounds of food
 

Brownfield: Crops
2009, brownfieldnetwork@learfield.com

Dow AgroSciences opens new field research station
Corn growers should watch for black cutworm
Soybean exhibit opens at Lincoln Park Zoo
USDA pegs winter wheat at 1.492 billion bushels
Proposed EPA rules penalize ethanol, biodiesel
Cold and wet the rule in Wisconsin
South Dakota crops need warmer weather
Iowa crops in good shape
  AgWeb.com - Corn
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Financial Reform: The Devil Is In the Details
COMING TODAY! The New AgWeb
Crop Comments: How Much Rain Are You Getting?
Tropical Storm Brings More Rain to Corn Belt
The Rain Continues in Farm Country
Supply Concerns Drive Crop Prices
USDA Crop Progress and Condition Ratings
Corn Percent Silking, Dough, Dented and Condition
Get Ready for the New AgWeb!
High Winds Snap Susceptible Cornstalks
  AgWeb.com - Cotton
© Copyright 2010 AgWeb.com a division of Farm Journal, Inc.

USDA Crop Progress and Condition Ratings
Rice Percent Headed, Condition
Sorghum Percent Headed, Coloring, Condition
Good Growing Weather for the Rest of the Summer
USDA Crop Progress and Condition Ratings
Cotton Percent Squared, Setting Bolls, Condition
Sorghum Percent Headed, Coloring, Condition
USDA Sets New General CRP Signup for Aug. 2-27
Hard Part for Financial Reg Reform Now Begins
USDA Crop Progress Report
 

 

  Brownfield: Livestock News
2009, brownfieldnetwork@learfield.com

32 herds quarantined in Nebraska
What’s the impact of CAFOs?
Fountain County livestock producer certified by ISDA
Tweeten analyzes potential impact of tougher animal rights regs in Ohio
Veal growers making the transition to group housing
California bill on antibiotic use in livestock defeated
Second case of bovine TB in quarantined Nebraska herd
Grimes: Reducing sow numbers a big challenge
  AgWeb.com - Beef
© Copyright 2010 AgWeb.com a division of Farm Journal, Inc.

Mandatory Price Reporting Reauthorization Continues to Move Forward
Federation of State Beef Councils Vote to Stay with NCBA
Pasture Condition Ratings
Cattle Futures Vulnerable to Cash Cues
Senator Says Consumers Forgotten in Analysis of GIPSA Proposed Rule
Judge Blocks Parts of Arizona Immigration Law
Hay Storage Cost Analyzer Available
Beef Board Troubled by Issues Found in NCBA Compliance Review
Economist: Down Go the Cattle Numbers?Again
Pasture Condition Ratings
  AgWeb.com - Pork
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Mandatory Price Reporting Reauthorization Continues to Move Forward
Economist: Down Go the Cattle Numbers?Again
Consider Annuities in a Good Year
Crop Progress: Corn Silking Way Ahead of Normal
Livestock and Poultry Groups Call for End of Ethanol Subsidies
Ohio Livestock Deal Reached, HSUS Drops Ballot Initiative
FDA Seeks to Limit Antimicrobial Use in Animals
USDA Issues Proposed Rule on Livestock Marketing
April Pork, Beef Export Value Well Above 2009 Levels
Inspect Stock Trailers before Transporting Cattle
  Brownfield: Market News
2009, brownfieldnetwork@learfield.com

Supply and demand numbers near expectations
Weekly wheat inspections larger than expected
Informa sees USDA raising wheat production estimate
DTN's Sanow sees tighter soybean stocks
Hearing set for Iowa grain dealer under temporary suspension
Analysts expect slightly smaller wheat production estimate
Weekly corn exports solid
Allendale expects USDA to lower the corn production estimate
  FT.com - Commodities News and Market Data
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Silver surges as global industrial appetite revives
Russia's wheat farmers fear for next year's crop
New Delhi set to fuel cotton price rise
View of the Day: Ashraf Laidi, CMC Markets
BHP needs to strike balance on Potash price
Bid puts potash back on investors' radar
US coal
Harvest fears push up global grain prices
Ground forces
Fears grow over global food supply
Optimism over China demand bolsters copper
Cotton prices surge to 15-year peak
Meat price surge fuels fears of food inflation
Meat industry is caught in a two-speed recovery
Miners discount as steel output falls