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Posted: 02/04/12 05:45
WASHINGTON (AP) The former chief risk officer of MF Global
says he warned then-CEO Jon Corzine in late 2010 of the risks in
large bets on Eur...
Posted: 02/03/12 22:00
NCBA President-Elect J.D. Alexander painted a picture of regulatory chaos in Washington, D.C. to nearly 7-thousand cattlemen and women attending this ...
Posted: 02/03/12 19:00
The American Soybean Association has issued an "Action Alert." According to ASA, - now is a critical time for two ASA biodiesel policy priorities. We ...
Posted: 02/03/12 17:00
The House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, held a hearing Thursday focused on the future of the family farm and the effec...
Posted: 02/03/12 13:00
On Wednesday, National Cattlemen's Beef Association President Bill Donald told those attending the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show...
Posted: 02/03/12 11:00
Prestage Farms in Goodwell, Oklahoma has joined the voices speaking out about the Humane Society of the United States' video which claims that Prestag...
Posted: 02/03/12 06:13
ASA Points to Multiple Positives in Proposed Reauthorization of Highway Bill
As the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee moves t...
Posted: 02/03/12 05:58
ARLINGTON, Kan. (AP) Federal inspectors are at the scene of a
central Kansas grain elevator explosion that injured one worker.
The explos...
Posted: 02/03/12 05:56
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two pieces of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's
proposal to revise the state's policies on water use have cleared
legislative hur...
Posted: 02/03/12 05:50
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Hormel Foods Corp.'s company-owned farms are
phasing out the use of small metal crates for confining pregnant
hogs by the end...
Posted: 02/02/12 23:30
USDA scientists and their university colleagues have found a specific gene in corn which seems to confer resistance to three important leaf diseases. ...
Posted: 02/02/12 22:30
The Department of Agriculture is launching a pilot program to help rural borrowers refinance their mortgages to reduce their monthly payments. The Sin...
Posted: 02/02/12 21:30
The Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen's Beef Association's Trade Show is in full swing in Nashville, Tennessee. This is the largest an...
Posted: 02/02/12 20:30
Leaders of major farm and commodity groups have met in Washington, D.C. to learn more about the Congressional timeline for writing a new farm bill. T...
Posted: 02/02/12 19:30
During its annual meeting in Las Vegas, the National Association of Conservation Districts honored leaders in conservation during a special awards ban...
Posted: 02/02/12 18:30
Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse says USDA will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program genera...
Posted: 02/02/12 16:34
North Platte River stream flows are increasing. The Bureau of Reclamation is temporarily using the spillway at Alcova dam to make water releases. Th...
Posted: 02/02/12 16:30
The Humane Society of the United States has again released video showing what the organization calls - inhumane treatment of pigs. The video was shot ...
Posted: 02/02/12 16:30
For Rural Radio Network
Dee Griffin received the 2012 Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Educator of the Year at the 2012 Cattle Industry Conventio...
Posted: 02/02/12 16:00
When it comes to planning a Super Bowl XLVI party, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service wants football fans to know how to play defense...
Posted: 02/02/12 15:30
In an annual report, the Congressional Budget Office says that mandatory spending for agricultural supports totaled 15-billion dollars in 2011. That s...
Posted: 02/02/12 15:00
The largest financial contribution ever made to a special campaign focused on raising awareness for the need for more agricultural teachers in U.S. hi...
Posted: 02/02/12 14:47
Quinn Cattle Company of Chadron is the 2011 Beef Improvement Federation Commercial Producer of the Year. The Quinns were honored in June at the organ...
Posted: 02/02/12 14:33
Increased regulations are the top concern for the state's agribusinesses. The Nebraska Agribusiness Association represents the state's equipment manu...
Posted: 02/02/12 14:30
Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, has schedule hearings to continue examining Farm B...
Posted: 02/02/12 13:30
National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson says - farming is a lifestyle that is passed down from generation to generation, so it is critical that...
Posted: 02/02/12 12:30
The U.S. Department of Labor is going back to the drawing board on its controversial farm labor rule that would have prevented many young people from ...
Posted: 02/02/12 11:30
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that unnamed investigators have located almost all of the 1.2-billion dollars first reported missing when secu...
Posted: 02/02/12 05:30
A new web-based retail training program has been established to help boost knowledge about today's beef and how it's produced. The National Cattlemen'...
Posted: 02/01/12 20:00
From zip lines to food lines fans of fun have inundated Indianapolis this week in preparation for Sunday's Super Bowl football game. As part of the bi...
Posted: 02/01/12 19:26
According to a recent research study conducted by Pioneer Hi-Bred, corn grown in rotation with soybeans requires less nitrogen fertilizer than continu...
Posted: 02/01/12 18:00
Market Probe, a third party market research firm, reports that 90 percent of farmers who grew Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans in 2011 said th...
Posted: 02/01/12 17:00
On average, Steve Meyer of Paragon Economics believes U.S. pork producers should see another profitable year in 2012. He projects a 12-dollar-per-pig ...
Posted: 02/01/12 16:00
Loans and grants from USDA's Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program will be provided to applicants in ten states to support businesses, imp...
Posted: 02/01/12 15:43
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will withdraw and re-evaluate the "parental exemption" portion of its proposed regulations effect...
Posted: 02/01/12 15:00
As it studied extenders and tax reform, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley told the Senate Committee on Finance - this Committee has held numerous tax reform...
Posted: 02/01/12 14:00
According to the National corn Growers Association, problems with recent reports attacking high fructose corn syrup demonstrate the need for clarity a...
Posted: 02/01/12 13:00
The National Biodiesel Board says the U.S. biodiesel industry's record growth and resulting job creation is at risk without immediate action from Cong...
Posted: 02/01/12 12:00
The Renewable Fuels Association is urging U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Ron Kirk to investigate the news that the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo ...
Posted: 02/01/12 11:00
Officials who will be involved in decisions related to the use of vaccines to help control a U.S. outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease have two new tool...
Posted: 02/01/12 10:00
For the first time, comprehensive greenhouse gas data reported directly from large facilities and suppliers across the country are now easily accessib...
Posted: 02/01/12 09:07
The Nebraska Agri-Business Association recognized seven individuals for their contributions to agriculture in a reception in Omaha Tuesday night.
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Posted: 01/31/12 23:30
Two Center Pivot Irrigation Management Short Courses have been planned to enhancing the value of water through advanced irrigation management practice...
Posted: 01/31/12 22:30
The Center for Rural Affairs will partner with Efficiency Counts, University of Nebraska College of Business and Technology, University of Nebraska Ce...
Posted: 01/31/12 21:30
It was his first time in any auctioneer contest, and Blaine Lotz, 18, made the most of it. He won Livestock Marketing Association's 3rd qualifying con...
Posted: 01/31/12 20:30
The National Pork Producers Council criticized congressional legislation introduced today that would prescribe cage sizes for egg-laying hens, saying...
Posted: 01/31/12 19:30
(NCBA) President Bill Donald today criticized legislation introduced by Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) that would codify an agreement between the Humane ...
Posted: 01/31/12 19:00
USDA scientists have found that a commercial vaccine is effective against leptospirosis in cattle. The widespread zoonotic disease is transmitted natu...
Posted: 01/31/12 18:30
Today, Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill denied the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) motion to stay the decision he issued on December 29, 2011 that ha...
Posted: 01/31/12 18:00
Cattlemen and women who can't make it to the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen's Beef Association Trade Show in Nashville, Tennes...
Posted: 01/31/12 17:00
Deere & Company is providing support to the non-profit organization Farm Safety 4 Just Kids. David Schweitz, executive director of Farm Safety 4 Just ...
Posted: 01/31/12 16:30
In 2009, the Midwest Food Processors Association asked University of Illinois associate professor of crop sciences and USDA-ARS ecologist Marty Willia...
Posted: 01/31/12 16:00
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA is seeking applications to provide assistance to agricultural producers and rural small busi...
Posted: 01/31/12 16:00
The wheat industry is still years away from the first crop of GM wheat. However, most in the wheat industry are convinced that conventionally bred whe...
Posted: 01/31/12 15:30
The Weed Science Society of America will co-sponsor an upcoming scientific summit on how to manage herbicide-resistant weeds – a costly and growing pr...
Posted: 01/31/12 15:00
Cattle that graze on rangelands in the western United States may soon have a new forage option, thanks to work by a U.S. Department of Agriculture (US...
Posted: 01/31/12 15:00
The Wall Street Journal reports that, according to people familiar with the investigation, and nearly three months after MF Global Holdings Ltd. colla...
Posted: 01/31/12 14:30
The Department of Agriculture has awarded a research grant to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to help reduce the occurrence and public health risks...
Posted: 01/31/12 14:00
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has invited U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to Kansas so she can personally see how proposed rules by the Depart...
Posted: 01/31/12 14:00
Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad is writing his own version of the next Farm Bill. Reports out of Washington indicated that under Conrad's plan farm...
Posted: 01/31/12 13:30
The 17th Annual National Ethanol Conference of the Renewable Fuels Association is scheduled for February 22-24 in Orlando, Florida. Agriculture Secre...
Posted: 01/31/12 13:00
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications for federal REAP funds to help gasoline retailers install blender pumps design...
Posted: 01/31/12 13:00
A report released by an independent research company, The Bantam Group, and commissioned by the United Egg Producers, reveals that American consumers,...
Posted: 01/31/12 12:30
American Ethanol will continue its relationships with Richard Childress Racing and RAB Racing for the 2012 season. Austin Dillon, 2011 NASCAR Camping ...
Posted: 01/31/12 12:30
Officials from EPA Regions 7 and 8
today hosted a meeting with the directors of state agriculture
departments of Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Miss...
Posted: 01/31/12 12:00
As the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture draws to a close in Berlin, The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance has challenged new FAO Director General, ...
Posted: 01/31/12 12:00
Purdue University Extension economist Chris Hurt says the recent USDA Cattle on Feed report indicates the U.S. Cattle industry is in the very early st...
Posted: 01/31/12 11:30
The California Air Resources Board has asked Judge Lawrence O'Neill of the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of California to stay the injun...
Posted: 01/31/12 11:00
The Environmental Protection Agency's Total Maximum Daily Load regulation for the Chesapeake Bay watershed is under-fire from the American Farm Bureau...
Posted: 01/31/12 10:30
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley has notified the Senate ethics committee regarding questionable contacts by LightSquared concerning Grassley's interest in...
Posted: 01/31/12 10:00
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reports that strong farm income propelled farmland values to record highs and strengthened loan portfolios at ...
Posted: 01/31/12 09:30
LightSquared is crying foul. Saying tests of its service were "rigged", the company has called on the National Telecommunications and Information Admi...
Posted: 01/30/12 23:30
Kansas lawmakers will get an update this week on construction of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan.
Governor Sam. Brow...
Posted: 01/30/12 23:30
A hands-on course on the basics of invasive plant ecology and management for public and private landowners, managers, students and others will be offe...
Posted: 01/30/12 22:30
Nebraska's climatologist will speak at next month's Mid-America Alfalfa Expo & Conference.
The conference will be held February 7th through 8...
Posted: 01/30/12 22:30
Beef feedlot managers, owners, employees and supporting industry personnel will learn the latest in feedlot health, nutrition, environment, and econom...
Posted: 01/30/12 22:00
Information about the latest trends and research focused on staying competitive in the swine industry will take center stage at Kansas State Universit...
Posted: 01/30/12 21:30
Grape growers and wine makers will find ample educational opportunities, speakers and vendors during the annual Nebraska Winery and Grape Growers Foru...
Posted: 01/30/12 21:00
Sorghum production will be the focus of the day as K-State Research and Extension hosts six in-depth Sorghum Schools in various locations around the s...
Posted: 01/30/12 20:00
Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership program president Jack Lindquist, received honors from the Kansas House of Representatives for his work in dev...
Posted: 01/30/12 19:30
The U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) board of directors elected Roy Motter, Brawley, CA, to serve as Secretary-Treasurer for 2012/13 at its meeting in Was...
Posted: 01/30/12 19:00
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has filed complaints with federal officials seeking fines and the revocation of federal grants awarded to ...
Posted: 01/30/12 18:30
December 21, 2011 – Government is too big. Taxes are too high. And the private sector is the best resource for developing jobs and innovation. Th...
Posted: 01/30/12 18:30
The National Association of Wheat Growers has selected Montana Senator Max Baucus as the 2011 Wheat Leader of the Year. Baucus is Chairman of the...
Posted: 01/30/12 18:00
Turkish sheepdogs prized for their fierceness are raising concerns they may be a little too tough for the southwest Colorado communities where rancher...
Posted: 01/30/12 17:30
Private Pesticide Applicator Certification Offered
Private Pesticide Applicators requiring recertification or seeking initial certification are in...
Posted: 01/30/12 17:30
Twenty-four university students have been selected to attend USDA's 2012 Agricultural Outlook Forum. The finalists include students from Lan...
Posted: 01/30/12 17:00
Facing pressure from large dairies and feedlots desperate for workers, Kansas Agriculture Secretary Dale Rodman is seeking a federal waiver that would...
Posted: 01/30/12 16:30
For growers who have yet to place their seed order for this spring - Pioneer Hi-Bred - a DuPont business - is releasing 17 new Pioneer brand Opti...
Posted: 01/30/12 16:00
A small-town Nebraska banker will lead
the board of a national community banking group over the next year.
The Independent Community...
Posted: 01/30/12 15:30
As of January 3, 2012, the Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmer and Rancher Land Contract Guarantee Program is available nationwide. USDA's Fa...
Posted: 01/30/12 15:30
Several key agriculture groups believe USDA's Forest Service ignored concerns of industry and members of Congress, disregarded federal statute an...
Posted: 01/30/12 15:15
A Nebraska lawmaker is requesting a $2 million study of the feasibility of hydroelectric dam on the Platte River.
A measure by Omaha Sen. Sc...
Posted: 01/30/12 15:00
This year's theme for Nebraska's annual
Women in Agriculture Conference is ``Innovation for the Future.''
Organizer Cheryl Griffith says ...
Posted: 01/30/12 14:30
It's official! The U.S. biodiesel industry reached a key milestone in 2011 by producing more than one-billion gallons of fuel. According to the ...
Posted: 01/30/12 14:00
The Environmental Protection Agency's Total Maximum Daily Load regulation (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay watershed establishes new controls on land use...
Posted: 01/30/12 13:30
The American Heart Association has certified pork tenderloin as a heart-healthy food with its iconic Heart-Check mark. According to the National ...
Posted: 01/30/12 13:00
The U.S. biodiesel industry reached a key milestone by producing more than 1 billion gallons of fuel in 2011, according to year-end numbers released b...
Posted: 01/30/12 12:30
Don Hofstrand - Iowa State University emeritus ag economist says world agriculture has been successful in keeping up with world population g...
Posted: 01/30/12 12:30
On Thursday the Central Platte Natural Resources District's board of directors took action on several significant items. The first item approved was c...
