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Humane Society offers reward in NW Iowa pig deaths
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Last Updated: 9:25 AM 11/20/09 - The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest in the suffocation of 3,800 pigs at a hog operation near Hull in northwest Iowa. (Full Story) |
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Researchers ask: Are caged chickens miserable?
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Last Updated: 9:57 AM 11/19/09 - Scientists are trying to use research to take the emotions out of an angry debate over the welfare of caged egg-laying chickens. (Full Story) |
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Kudzu-munching bug also threatens US bean crops
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Last Updated: 8:11 AM 11/18/09 - Researchers recently found an insect in north Georgia that has never before been reported in the Western Hemisphere, and its arrival could be both a blessing and a curse. (Full Story) |
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Job prospects drawing students to ag schools
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Last Updated: 8:37 AM 11/17/09 - Enrollment at the nation's largest agriculture schools is increasing, but most of the graduates seem focused more on science and environmental issues than harvesting crops. (Full Story) |
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Dakotas might see record sunflower yields
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Last Updated: 8:49 AM 11/16/09 - The good year for growers in North Dakota and South Dakota in turn might help keep consumer prices down for foods that use sunflower oil. (Full Story) |
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California water deal no quick fix for struggling farms
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Last Updated: 9:06 AM 11/13/09 - Agricultural relief from bills Schwarzenegger has signed into law over the past week will not be immediate. (Full Story) |
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Ida further slows harvest for Southern farmers
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Last Updated: 9:35 AM 11/12/09 - The wind and rain from Tropical Storm Ida has compounded the misery for Southern farmers already coping with a delayed harvest season. (Full Story) |
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US crop estimates may ease fears about wet harvest
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Last Updated: 9:42 AM 11/11/09 - Late-season rains had delayed harvest of small grains in many areas, raising concerns about whether farmers' record crops might die in the fields. (Full Story) |
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Small grains estimates virtually unchanged
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Last Updated: 9:17 AM 11/10/09 - Estimated U.S. spring wheat production is down less than 1 percent from the Sept. 30 estimate and durum wheat production is down 1 percent. (Full Story) |
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Volunteers come to injured farmers' rescue
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Last Updated: 9:24 AM 11/09/09 - The group has helped 100 farm families in just four years, largely thanks to volunteers and sponsors. (Full Story) |
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Farmers dealing with late harvest, moldy corn
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Last Updated: 7:10 PM 11/06/09 - Farmers who are getting ready for their yearly harvest are finding fields full of moldy corn. A cool summer and relatively wet October are to blame. (Full Story) |
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Homegrown Renewable Energy Campaign partners to host second bus tour
Last Updated: 10:49 AM 10/30/09 - The Wisconsin Farmers Union and other Homegrown Renewable Energy Campaign partners will host a bus tour on Nov. 13 to highlight the benefits of four homegrown renewable energy policies promoted by the campaign and the opportunities for clean energy jobs in Wisconsin. (Full Story) |
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Oregon gets approval to certify organic farms
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Last Updated: 8:42 AM 10/20/09 - The government says organic farming in that state grew by almost nine times between 2002 and 2007. (Full Story) |
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WFU: Feingold’s bill will give consumers better choices
Last Updated: 3:01 PM 10/19/09 - Feingold introduces dairy COOL legislation (Full Story) |
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Federal judge shutters Idaho grazing allotment
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Last Updated: 8:29 AM 10/19/09 - It's an effort to protect wild bighorns. (Full Story) |
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New Wisconsin program to preserve farmland begins
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Last Updated: 6:51 AM 10/16/09 - The state will take your request to have land designated as an agricultural enterprise area. (Full Story) |
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World Food Prize talks to focus on food security
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Last Updated: 7:42 AM 10/14/09 - Starting today, growers and distributors from around the world will discuss ways to make sure people have access to food. (Full Story) |
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Kentucky lawmaker pushes industrial hemp farming
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Last Updated: 7:59 AM 10/13/09 - The proposal would require those growers to be licensed by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. (Full Story) |
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Low quality leads farmers to discount spring wheat
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Last Updated: 5:50 AM 10/09/09 - Cool weather is to blame for a bumper crop and for a reduced level of protein in the grain. (Full Story) |
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California citrus farmers fear tree-killing disease
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Last Updated: 5:49 AM 10/08/09 - It has them putting screens around their seedlings. (Full Story) |
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| Product | Month | Price | Change |
| Corn | 09Jul | 417'2 | -11'0 |
| Soybeans | 09Jul | 1130'0 | -17'0 |
| Soybean Oil | 09Jul | 37.90 | -0.94 |
| 09Jul | 358.2 | -41 | |
| Class III Milk | 09May | 9.83 | 0.01 |
| Live Cattle | 09Jun | 82.375 | -15'6 |
| (future Maykets updated @ 6 pm weekdays) | |||
| Product | Month | Price | Change |
| Oats | 09Jul | 228'0 | 0'0 |
| Ethanol | 09Jun | 1.678 | -0.038 |
| Wheat | 09Jul | 577'4 | -15'6 |
| Feeder Cattle | 09May | 99.000 | -0.025 |
| Lean Hogs | 09Jun | 65.525 | -0.475 |
| Cash-settled Butter | 09May | 123.00 | 0.00 |








