Saturday, November 07, 2009
Agweek Contest

Cavendish Farms to reduce production

NEW ANNAN, P.E.I. — Cavendish Farms, P.E.I’s largest private-sector employer, will stop production for two weeks because of the faltering U.S. economy.
Comment on this Article Add a comment

1 2 3   Next »

FSA urges farmers, ranchers to vote in county committee elections

WASHINGTON — Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Jonathan Coppess said today that the 2009 FSA county committee elections will begin tomorrow, Nov. 6, with USDA mailing ballots to eligible voters. The deadline to return the ballots to local FSA offices is Dec. 7, 2009.
Comment on this Article Add a comment

Cavendish Farms to reduce production

NEW ANNAN, P.E.I. — Cavendish Farms, P.E.I’s largest private-sector employer, will stop production for two weeks because of the faltering U.S. economy.
Comment on this Article Add a comment

Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yet

ATLANTA — At the height of the nationwide salmonella outbreak nearly a year ago, FBI agents raided two peanut plants and carried away boxes of evidence. FDA inspectors found roaches, mold and a leaky roof. Then, Congress revealed e-mails from the peanut company’s top executive that seemed to suggest the pursuit of profits over ensuring public safety.
Comment on this Article Add a comment

Climate experts unsure when wet cycle will end in Red River Valley

A wet cycle in the Red River Valley that began in the early 1940s is showing no signs of abating and flood protection measures remain warranted for the Fargo-Moorhead area, a panel of climate experts has concluded.
Comment on this Article Add a comment

Farm Rescue reaches milestone

YPSILANTI, N.D. (AP) — A volunteer organization that helps needy Upper Midwest farmers sow and harvest their crops has reached a milestone.
Comment on this Article Add a comment

Hay bale removal extended in some N.D. areas

Farmers and ranchers in some parts of North Dakota are getting a little more time to remove hay bales from roadside ditches, because of wet weather.
Comment on this Article Add a comment

Emergency loans available for Grand Forks County farmers

Grand Forks County farmers have until June 7 to apply for Farm Service Agency emergency loans for weather-related losses April 1 to June 30, 2009.
Comment on this Article Add a comment
(Laura Wehde/Republic Photo)

‘Business as usual’ after Buffett sale

The $34 billion purchase of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway by Omaha, Neb., tycoon Warren Buffett isn’t likely to affect local grain shipping rates, say the managers of local elevators.
Comment on this Article Add a comment

Nebraska corn farmers warned of ear rots, grain molds

LINCOLN, Neb. — The cool, wet conditions not only are delaying Nebraska’s corn harvest, ear rots and grain molds could add their plaguing presence to some fields.
Comment on this Article Add a comment
A soybean plant is seen in a field before being harvested, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, near Booneville, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Delayed harvest

Wet weather delays harvest from Midwest to South

NEW ORLEANS — Hartwell Huddleston returned the extra combine he bought to help harvest what looked to be one of his best soybean crops ever.
Comment on this Article Add a comment
1 2 3   Next »
VIDEO PLAYER
LATEST BLOGS
Storm Tracker
High Red
11.06.09
mikkelpates.ag-at-large
U.S., Mexico sugar producers offer trade fix
11.02.09
All About Food
Measure makes perfect (soft pretzels)
11.01.09
PHOTO GALLERIES

Search Marketplace & Classifieds



Browse

Top Ads