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Logan
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08/17/05
Crop News Weekly
No - your eyes aren't playing tricks. This is
the same ol' Crop News Weekly that you receive each week in your
mailbox. But, unless you're color blind, you have no doubt noticed the
obvious face lift. We think you'll enjoy our updated design.
In the top of the news this week, new crop reports coming out indicate a
greater corn yield than first estimated. The latest soybean report
indicates beans are down only slightly from the July crop production
estimate. On the subject of soybean rust, growers in the northern delta
states are being urged to "wait and see" before initiating fungicide
applications. Meanwhile, with new finds of Asian soybean rust and
favorable disease weather in the south, soybean specialists are calling
for intensified scouting efforts for rust spores. Elsewhere in the news,
voters in three farm states (Iowa, Kansas and Minnesota) overwhelmingly
support limiting direct federal payments to single farms to no more than
$250,000 according to a recent poll. Finally this week, the latest
legislative update - in spite of the current congressional recess.
You'll find these stories and a lot more in this issue of Crop News
Weekly. Happy reading.
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Crop
information: Corn & soybeans
08/15/05
The USDA Crop Report issued on August 12 came in with
a larger than expected crop production estimate for the 2005 corn crop
in the U.S., but a much lower total production estimate than the record
corn production in 2004. The USDA Soybean Report on August 12 was down
only slightly from the July crop production estimate. USDA now projects
the 2005 U.S. soybean crop at 2.791 billion bushels, which compares to a
record total U.S. soybean production of 3.141 billion bushels in 2004.
- by Kent Thiesse, The Corn & Soybean Digest
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Growers
in northern states told to "wait and see"
08/10/05
In Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and other northern
states Extension specialists are telling their soybean growers to take a
"wait and see" approach before spraying fungicides for soybean rust.
University of Tennessee Extension specialist Beth Long reports there
have been no soybean rust infections or rust pustules found within the
state. She says, "Tennessee producers should be very watchful and report
any leaf lesions that might be soybean rust to their local county agent
or first detector person and be ready to spray for rust should infected
plants be discovered in Tennessee or close in adjoining states. To
monitor soybean rust updates in Tennessee a hotline has been set up at:
865-974-2392 - from Rust Tracks, Farm Industry News
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USDA
to donate agricultural commodities for Iraq
08/10/05
The USDA today announced that it will donate 21,250
metric tons of corn and 8,750 tons of soybean meal to the U.S. Grains
Council, a private organization, for use in Iraq. "Agriculture is vital
to the Iraqi economy and this donation will help to revitalize their
agriculture sector as an engine of economic growth," says Agriculture
Secretary Mike Johanns. "We are very pleased that USDA's food for
progress program will help to improve the quality of life available to
the Iraqi people." The U.S. Grains Council will sell the corn and
soybean meal and use the proceeds to help revitalize the Iraqi poultry
industry. - from The Corn & Soybean Digest
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Alabama,
Florida report more rust
With new finds of Asian soybean rust and favorable
disease weather, soybean specialists are calling for intensified
scouting efforts for rust spores in the southeastern U.S. over the next
5 to 7 days. The most recent cases were reported Tuesday, August 9 with
a rust find confirmed in Lee County, Florida on the southwest coast and
an August 8 announcement confirming rust in a sentinel plot at the R5
growth stage in Escambia County, Alabama. - from Rust Tracks, Farm
Industry News
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News from the Top of the
Hill
08/12/05
National Hog Farmer
Arbitration and Livestock Contracts - Senators
Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have introduced
legislation that would allow for arbitration clauses as part of
livestock and poultry contracts to be voided if either party chooses to
exercise that option. Similar legislation was considered during the
2002 farm bill debate.
President Signs Energy Bill - President Bush signed into law the
energy bill this week. At the signing ceremony in New Mexico, Bush
noted the tax incentives for producers of ethanol and biodiesel. "The
bill includes a flexible, cost-effective, renewable fuel standard that
will double the amount of ethanol and biodiesel in our fuel supply over
the next seven years. Using ethanol and biodiesel will leave our air
cleaner. And every time we use a home-grown fuel, particularly these,
we're going to be helping our farmers, and at the same time, be less
dependent on foreign sources of energy," he stated.
Philippines Lifts Ban on U.S. Beef - USDA announced that the
Philippines would reopen its market for U.S. beef and beef products. The
agreement will allow the U.S. to export boneless beef from cattle 30
months of age or younger. The Philippines market is worth approximately
$2.5 million.
Day Named AMS Administrator - Lloyd C. Day has been named
administrator of USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). Day has
been serving as special assistant to the administrator of USDA's Foreign
Agricultural Service (FSA). Prior to USDA, Day was deputy secretary of
international trade and investment with the California Trade and
Commerce Agency.
Don Butler Named to NPPC Board - Don Butler has been appointed to
the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) board of Directors. Butler
serves as the director of government relations and public affairs for
Murphy-Brown LLC. He also operates a 7,000 head wean-to-feeder pig
operation. - by Scott Shearer
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Poll
shows limiting farm payments has strong support
08/10/05
Voters in three farm states (Iowa, Kansas and
Minnesota) overwhelmingly support limiting direct federal payments to
single farms to no more than $250,000 in a poll released by the Kellogg
Foundation today. Voters in these states supported payment limitations
by more than a two-to-one margin. "This polling data demonstrates what
we have believed for some time, that effective payment limitations on
federal farm programs are not only the best policy alternative, they are
overwhelmingly popular in farm states, among farmers and across
political lines," says Chuck Hassebrook, executive director, Center for
Rural Affairs. - from The Corn & Soybean Digest
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What
irratates your banker?
08/10/05
"The Road Warrior of Agriculture writes..." At
the recent Kansas-Nebraska Agricultural Banking School, we asked bankers
what irritates them in dealing with their borrowers. (Review) The
following is a list of items that were most predominantly mentioned.
- from Dave Kohl, The Corn & Soybean Digest
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ONE OF the star products at this past year's Tulare,
CA, farm show was a solar-powered irrigation system. The high level of
farmer interest is a telling sign of the times. In the recent past,
row-crop farmers would have paid little attention to a solar-powered
pump. Energy expenses were manageable, and the best a sunlight-driven
motor could do was drive a motor of only 5 or 10 hp. WorldWater & Power
Corporation's AquaMax system, however, can use the sun to power pumps
and motors of up to 600 hp -- a radical shattering of the old solar
"ceiling." With the price of energy skyrocketing, the company's claim of
having the "right idea at the right time" would seem to be accurate.
- from Farm Industry News
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