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Logan
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06/07/06
Crop News Weekly
WTO talks, discussion of the farm bill extension,
Asian soybean rust concerns near the Texas border, immigration reform --
there's a lot of concern in the world of agriculture these days. Come to
think of it, there's always a lot of concern in the world of
agriculture. There always has been; always will be. Things rarely
change. Same game, different players. So much for the philosophical
outlook, Now for the news.
There may be light at the end of the soybean rust tunnel. Fungicides are
a key frontline defense against Phakopsora pachyrhizi, the latest fungal
threat to America's soybean crop. ARS scientists continue their search
for the 'perfect cure' - and they're getting closer! Also this week,
DOHA negotiations are on the minds of many farm support groups. A united
effort is being made to inform President Bush of the dangers of bowing
to international pressure concerning U.S. farm policy. Will it help?
Elsewhere, technology is helping farmers in the field keep tabs on
developing weather. It's called My-Cast5 from Digital Cyclone and it is
designed to alert you of weather developments via your cell phone. In
other news, those new fast tractors can get you down the road a little
faster, but a number of safety issues are being expressed. And more news
this week about nitrogen management and no-till farming. Catch up on the
latest.
You'll find these and other stories in the news in this issue of Crop
News Weekly. Happy reading.
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Scientists
helping to rust-proof America's soybeans
06/05/06
Fungicides are a key frontline defense against
Phakopsora pachyrhizi, the latest fungal threat to America's soybean
crop. Many of the fungicides approved for use against this exotic fungal
pathogen owe their availability to the efforts of Agricultural Research
Service (ARS) scientists in Urbana, Ill., and Fort Detrick, Md. First
detected in Louisiana in November 2004, the fungal disease called
soybean rust has since been found in 11 other states. - Jan Suszkiw,
United States Department of Agriculture
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Green
stem/bean syndrome in soybeans
06/06/06
Green stem syndrome (labeled as a disease by some) in
soybeans occurs when stems stay green after the pods mature. Leaves and
petioles may remain on the plant. Conditions associated with this
syndrome can result in delayed harvest, reduced harvest speed, and
contamination of harvested seed with green plant material. Green stem
syndrome has been attributed to fungal and viral diseases, insects
(mainly stink bugs), and environmental stresses (mainly drought). All of
these maladies typically result in a reduced number of pods and alter
the source-sink ratio in favor of the source or vegetative tissue. -
Larry G. Heatherly
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Residual
herbicide effective, profitable against grasses
06/06/06
Over time, Mid-South soybean farmers exclusively
relying on glyphosate for weed control has resulted in an
ever-increasing problem: later-emerging annual grasses. But research
done by soybean agronomists and weed scientists at the USDA experiment
station, Stoneville, Miss., and Mississippi State University, has found
an effective, cogent solution. - Andrew Bell, Farm Press Editorial
Staff
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ATV safety taught to farm
youth
06/06/06
All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) use by farm youth is on the
rise and so is the need for ATV education and training. To reach this
growing segment of the farm population, Farm Safety 4 Just Kids (FS4JK)
has released its new ATV educational packet "Ride Smart." The packet
teaches children the importance of ATV safety and training and stresses
the significance of wearing protective equipment, riding a properly
sized ATV and not allowing passengers. To identify how ATVs were used by
today's youth, FS4JK worked with Great Plains for Agricultural Safety
and Health to develop and conduct a survey among youth attending the
2005 National FFA convention in Louisville, Ky. The 624 survey results
were used in the creation of the "Ride Smart" educational packet and
will guide the direction of future ATV injury prevention. Funding for
the educational packets was provided by the seed companies of Syngenta
and pilot sites were funded by Monsanto. - AgPROnline
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NAWG,
Other Ag Groups: Doha Must Deliver
06/02/06
NAWG and 11 other agricultural groups sent a letter to
President George W. Bush Thursday saying any reduction in American
agriculture's domestic support because of the ongoing Doha negotiations
must be accompanied by corresponding market access successes. "America's
farmers and ranchers are extremely concerned about the present situation
in the Doha round WTO agricultural negotiations," the letter read, in
part. "Reductions in, and limitations on, domestic support for U.S.
agriculture are only acceptable if the negotiations yield an important
net gain for American farmers and ranchers through commitments on market
access and other trade-distorting policies by our trading partners."
- Farm Press Editorial Staff
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ASA urges
President Bush to safeguard interests of U.S.
producers
06/02/06
The American Soybean Association (ASA) has expressed
its concerns to President George W. Bush about the present situation in
the Doha round World Trade Organization (WTO) agricultural negotiations.
U.S. agriculture has strongly supported the Doha round as a means of
balancing the global playing field and tackling the many inequities in
world agricultural markets. - Farm Press Editorial Staff
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Scott Shearer's 'News from the Top of the
Hill'
06/03/06
National Hog Farmer
Uniform Food Safety Legislation -- Senators
Richard Burr (R-NC), Pat Roberts (R-KS), and Ben Nelson (D-NE) have
introduced S. 3218, the "National Uniformity for Food Act." The
legislation harmonizes existing state and federal food safety laws to
create a uniform system for safety standards and warning labels. The
legislation would make food safety regulation for packaged food
consistent across all states and under the jurisdiction of the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) and establish a procedure requiring FDA to
evaluate state regulations different than its own and consider applying
that state's standards nationally. According to the Food Products
Association, the legislation is a "logical extension of the approach to
consumer information that currently exists for nutrition labeling,
allergen labeling, meat and poultry standards, prescription drugs,
pesticide residue standards and medical devises. It will put food safety
in the hands of the nation's top food scientists and food safety
experts." The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
(NASDA) opposes the legislation. NASDA believes that the legislation
"greatly expands federal preemption under the Food, Drug and Cosmetics
Act. These preemptions would seriously hamper state and local efforts to
act quickly and address food safety and public health issues." The House
earlier this year passed similar legislation.
Immigration Reform -- The Senate passed a major immigration
reform bill that puts the Senate at odds with the House of
Representatives. The Senate bill increases border security by doubling
the number of border agents, increases the number of immigration and
customs enforcement officers, creates a special guest-worker program for
an estimated 1.5 million immigrant farm workers, and establishes an
employee verification system for newly hired employees. The major
difference between the House and Senate passed bills is the Senate
allows a means for illegal immigrants to become citizens. The
legislation would allow those who have been in the U.S. five years or
more to remain, continue working and eventually become legal permanent
residents and citizens after paying at least $3,250 in fines and fees,
paying back taxes, and learn English. Those who have been in the U.S.
between two and five years will have to go to a point of entry at the
border and file an application to return. Illegal immigrants who have
been in the U.S. for less than two years will have to leave. A number of
agricultural organizations supported the Senate passed bill. The
American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) said, "Without comprehensive
immigration reform, U.S. agriculture runs the risk of losing between $5
billion and $9 billion per year in lost fruit and vegetable production.
Net farm income could also be depressed by up to $5 billion per year."
The legislation will now be considered by a House-Senate conference
committee which will be very contentious. Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner
(R-WI), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, stated the Senate
passed bill is a "non-starter."
Vietnam PNTR -- The United States and Vietnam have signed a
bilateral market access agreement which is required for Vietnam to
become a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Congress will
need to pass permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) legislation for
Vietnam. Under the agreement Vietnam's average applied tariff on
agricultural products will be reduced from 27 percent to 15 percent or
less on three-fourths of U.S. agricultural exports. These products
include cotton, beef and pork offals, boneless beef, whey, almonds,
grapes, apples, pears, raisins, cherries, and frozen fries. Vietnam
will recognize the U.S. food safety inspection systems for beef, pork,
and poultry. Pork: Tariffs on pork offals will be immediately cut from
20 percent to 15 percent with further reductions to 8 percent over four
years. Tariffs on other key pork and pork products will be reduced by 50
percent over five years, including tariffs on hams and carcasses, which
will fall from 30 percent to 15 percent. Process pork products tariffs
will be reduced from 20 percent to 10 percent over five years. Beef:
Tariffs on U.S. beef offals will be reduced from a rate of 20 percent to
15 percent immediately and phased down to 8 percent over four years.
Boneless beef will be cut from 20 percent to 14 percent over five years.
The duty on beef sausages, currently at 50 percent, will drop to 40
percent immediately and will be reduced to 22 percent over five
years.
Senate Farm Bill Hearings -- The Senate Agriculture Committee
plans to begin a series of farm bill hearings this month. The first will
be held June 23 at Albany State University, Albany, Georgia. Hearings
will be held in Missouri on July 17 and Pennsylvania on July 21.
Additional hearings will be held in Iowa and western states later this
year. - Scott Shearer
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Weather
gets personal with My-Cast5
Personalized weather information is available on
mobile phones with My-Cast5 from Digital Cyclone. The newest version of
My-Cast offers on-demand, 24/7 weather intelligence including animated
NEXRAD color radar, virtual real-time storm and lightning tracking,
hour-by-hour and extended forecasts, and more -- all centered around the
user's immediate or chosen locations. My-Cast also delivers "always-on,"
localized alerts by paging the user's phone anytime severe weather is
entering their area. - The Corn & Soybean Digest
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Cargill renews commitment to
FS4JK
06/06/06
Cargill recently renewed its commitment to Farm Safety
4 Just Kids (FS4JK) in 2006, by contributing $75,000 to support the
organization's efforts to keep rural kids safe and healthy.
FS4JK will use the contribution to renew and enhance their educational
packet, "PAWS 4 Farm Safety," which teaches animal safety to children
and youth. The packet includes games, puzzles, demonstrations, brochures
and posters covering a wide spectrum of animal safety issues. The
packets are distributed to FS4JK Volunteer Chapters in Canada and the
United States. Packets are also available for sale to the public. -
AgPROnline
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'Fast
tractors' speeding toward SMV, safety issues
06/01/06
Farmers who have purchased "fast tractors" probably
feel like the driver of a Ferrari on a road with a speed limit of 55
mph, says a program coordinator for Ohio State University Extension's
Agricultural Safety and Health program. "A lot of cars are built to go
faster than the speed limit allows, but that doesn't mean it's legal to
do so," says Wayne Dellinger. The same can be said for tractors built
for speeds up to 40 mph. - The Corn & Soybean Digest
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Road
Warrior: Agriculture Lending
05/31/06
Dave Kohl writes: "At the last ECI Agricultural
Lending Technology conference, one of the attendees asked, "What is the
most important factor impacting agriculture and ag lending?" Let's
examine this from the perspective of an agricultural producer's
financial statements. Concerning the balance sheet, the number one
factor would be the value of land. Ag lenders need to do an earned net
worth analysis. In recent years, what percent has come from appreciated
vs. earned net worth? My best estimate would be at least 75 percent
appreciated net worth vs. earned net worth, which has given both
producers and lenders a false sense of security." - The Corn &
Soybean Digest
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Thiesse's
Thoughts: Counter-Cyclical Payment Details
05/31/06
Counter-cyclical payments (CCP) for corn and soybeans
are based on the national average price for that commodity from Sept. 1
in the year of harvest through August 31 the following year (crop
marketing year). The crop marketing year for wheat and other small
grains is June 1 in the year of harvest through May 31 the following
year. The monthly average grain prices for each commodity are weighted
for the volume sold each month to determine the final 12-month national
average price for a commodity. - Kent Thiesse, The Corn & Soybean
Digest
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Uphill
battle gives insight into legislative process
06/02/06
As a relatively new association now in its seventh
year, CAFA is continuing to venture into new territory to be an
effective advocate for the alfalfa and forage industry. The latest
effort involves a program that started about two years ago -- getting
the USDA Agricultural Service to bring its resources to California to
fill research gaps for dairy-forage systems in western states and
complement work being done by universities. In mid-March, CAFA asked a
number of California congressmen to take up the cause and allocate funds
for ARS positions that would benefit the alfalfa and forage industry and
the dairy industry, as well. - Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial
Staff
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Nitrogen
management essential part of no-till systems
06/01/06
With diesel fuel hovering around $3 a gallon, and
nitrogen fertilizer at near record price levels, many farmers have gone
to reduced and no-tillage systems for economic reasons. For other
growers the move to no-till was more of a career choice that happens to
save on fuel and fertilizer. Nitrogen cycling is critical to any type
no-till system, with the key points to get as much N as possible in the
plant and leave as little possible to get into streams and waterways. A
side advantage is carbon storage in soil organic matter, which reduces
total carbon dioxide the air and improves our environment. - Roy
Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
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Conservation
systems conference: Focus on resources
05/30/06
The 28th Annual Southern Conservation Systems
Conference is scheduled in Amarillo, June 26-28, 2006, at the Fifth
Seasons Inn. This year's program theme is "Improving conservation
technologies to compete for global resources and markets" and will
feature a producer panel discussion of conservation systems used on
dryland and irrigated farms with some integrated livestock grazing. Over
20 presentations and 40 poster reports will describe research that
integrates livestock into forage, grain, and fiber cropping systems or
implements sensor and tillage technology to increase the efficiency of
water, ag-chemicals, and energy use. - Farm Press Editorial
Staff
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House
passes $93.6 billion ag appropriations bill
05/30/06
The House passed a $93.6 billion agricultural
appropriations bill for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, after turning
back efforts to scrap funding for agricultural research and
international market promotion and to shift dollars for the fiscal year
2007 cotton and rice programs to create block grants for the states. The
vote was 378-46. Members also defeated by a vote of 281-135 an amendment
that would have lowered the loan rate for raw cane sugar from 18 cents
to 17 cents per pound and 22.9 to 21.6 cents for refined beet sugar. And
they voted against extending the peanut storage program and the Milk
Income Loss Contract (MILC). - Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial
Staff
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Producers:
Stay the course, extend '02 farm bill
05/31/06
The message could not have been clearer: Farmers like
the current farm program and urge Congress to either extend it or use it
as the base for a new one. Twelve members of the House of
Representatives Agriculture Committee seemed to get that message
following a recent field hearing in San Angelo, Texas. "I think the 2002
law works well," said Colin Peterson, Minnesota, ranking minority member
of the committee. "The testimony I've heard in Texas shows a lot of
commonality with what I hear in Minnesota." - Ron Smith, Farm Press
Editorial Staff
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Chambliss,
Harkin announce farm bill hearings
05/26/06
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Saxby Chambliss
today announced that the first of a series of regional hearings on the
2007 farm bill will be held on the campus of Albany State University in
Albany, Ga., June 23. Chambliss, a Republican from Georgia, made the
announcement with Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, ranking minority member of
the committee. Additional hearings will be held in Missouri, July 17,
and Pennsylvania, July 21. The Georgia hearing is scheduled to begin at
9 a.m. - Farm Press Editorial Staff
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