| Sharad Pawar to skip IPL-3 opening ceremony Union Agriculture Minister and President-elect of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Sharad Pawar will not attend the opening ceremony of the third edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament that kicks off on Friday evening at the D Y Patil Stadium... | |
| Ctek Highlights The Importance Of A Healthy Battery CTEK, a leading global brand in the care and maintenance of vehicle batteries, is today highlighting the importance of a healthy battery to motorists to help them protect their batteries and avoid... |
| Bulgaria Agriculture Minister Backs Anti Gm Crops Campaign Bulgaria Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naydenov, has again put his voice behind the anti GMO campaigners in the country. Naydenov said Friday, before the 2nd reading of the amendments to the GMO... |
| Deere Throws Its Weight Behind The Mobile Rtk System Normally RTK involves using either fixed or mobile base stations to get a correction signal that makes it possible to work at accuracies up to +/- 2cm. VRS, on the other hand, uses... |
| Protein Discovery Could Revolutionise Pcn Control Improved methods for controlling the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida are a step closer thanks to the discovery of a family of protein molecules that help the nematode attack plant... |
| High Tech Route To Farm Security The floodlight that doubles as a video camera The ECT 105 camera light may look like a conventional motion-sensitive PIR floodlight but in fact it also houses a discreet camera lens in the sensor.... |
| New Tool Will Aid Eyespot Treatment Decisions In Wheat This leaves growers with crops in high risk eyespot situations struggling to assess whether preventative spraying would be cost-effective, explains Fiona Burnett of... |
| Proper Spray Applications - It's All About The Nozzles DEVILS LAKE, N.D. - The success of a pesticide application is highly dependent on a number of factors, but probably one of the most important decisions is what type of nozzle will be used to... |
| Biodiesel Needs Management From Start To Finish Rick Anderson, manager of MN Blue, is familiar with the management involved in using biodiesel in Minnesota's winters.MN Blue, a subsidiary of Minnesota Petroleum Service, provides service to... |
| Us Soy Oil Plays Significant Role In Soybean Markets Soy oil makes up about 20 percent of the soybean seed, but 25-50 percent of its value.Used as a salad or cooking oil, a bakery shortening, margarine, and for a number of industrial uses, soy oil... |
| ‘see For Yourself' Mission To National Biodiesel Conference Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council sponsored a See For Yourself mission to the National Biodiesel Conference and Expo in Grapevine, Texas. Attendees learned more about the soybean ... |
| Tan Spot Was Most Prevalent Spring Wheat Disease In 2009 DICKINSON, N.D. - Loose smut continued to infect wheat and barley fields in 2009 across North Dakota, although the most common disease in wheat remained tan spot, according to Marcia McMullen,... |
| Briggeman: Economic Recovery Started, But Process Slow FARGO, N.D. - The U.S. economy is showing signs that it is starting to come out of the recession, according to Brian Briggeman, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, but the... |
| Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybeans Coming To Region Soybean producers across all of Minnesota and into the Dakotas are gaining access to the newest soybean genetics and traits.Monsanto's Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield trait has been broadly... |
| Farm Rescue Accepting Applications For Another Season Farm Rescue founder Bill Gross (left) visits with the 100th farm family his organization has helped during last fall’s soybean harvest on the Dustin and Lucinda Lien farm near Ypsilanti,... |
| Considering New Corn Hybrid And Plant Population As new corn hybrids become available, is it time for farmers to consider increasing plant population to maximize yields even further?Bob Klein, University of Nebraska agronomy professor and crop... |
| Commodity Planning Price Projections For 2010 Available Short- and long-term agricultural planning price projections for North Dakota are available, says Ron Haugen, farm economist with the North Dakota State University Extension Service.The publication... |
| Risk Of Wheat Midge Damage Higher In 2010 Soil sample tests in North Dakota indicate increasing levels of overwintering wheat midge larvae for the 2010 season, according to Janet Knodel, North Dakota State University Extension Service... |
| Farms, Fertilizers And Greenhouse Gas Emissions Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are front and center in finding out how farming affects emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O).Experts already know that N2O emissions rise... |
| Precision Technology For Right Nutrient Management Director of External Support & FARInternational Plant Nutrition InstituteManaging nutrients right - right source, right rate, right place, and right time - may be best accomplished with the... |
| International Sugarbeet Institute Set March 17-18 In Grand Forks Sugarbeet growers from throughout the region will be in Grand Forks, N.D., on March 17-18 for the 48th annual International Sugarbeet Institute.The event, which will be held in the Alerus Center, is... |
| Planting Extension Sought On Canola Policies Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has asked federal regulators to extend the canola planting season in crop insurance policies to give growers more flexibility and to reduce the... |
| Presidential Disaster Declaration Approved North Dakota Governor John Hoeven recently announced that the President has approved his request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration and has declared a federal disaster for 25 North Dakota... |
| Wet Stored Grain Will Deteriorate Rapidly In Spring The storability of grain depends on grain quality, moisture content and temperature.Grain moisture content must decrease as grain temperature increases to store grain safely, says Ken Hellevang,... |
| Less Cropping Can Mean More Profit High costs, low farmgate prices and many other risks make it crucial to identify where profit is being made in a farming business. Less cropping can often mean higher... |
| Adam Bedford: My Pint With A Vegan Ever spent part of a Friday evening trying to come up with good enough reasons for why you are a meat eater? Well I have now - and never before have I attempted to justify my support for farming and... |
| David Richardson: I'm A Climate Change Agnostic Where do you stand on climate change? Do you believe it is man-made and that international efforts to cut emissions of greenhouse gases will mitigate its effects? Or do you think changes in the... |
| Single Payment Scheme 2010: How To Get It Right 4 AprilEntitlement transfer deadline for 2010. Only about 5000 of the 107,500 expected claimants engage in entitlement transfer, but for those who do, getting it right is crucial to ensure payments... |
| Welsh Chief Vet Reveals More Detail On Badger Cull It was already known that the trial would be in North Pembrokeshire but Prof Glossop has now publicly announced that the trial area would be 29% bordered by the coast, used the Preseli hills as one... |
| Analysis: Is The Uk Ready For An 8000-cow Dairy Herd? Never before has the tiny Lincolnshire village of Nocton seen anything like it. Dozens of locals will cram into the village hall next Monday (15 March) to hear about plans to set up a £50m "super... |
| Cla Slams Natural England Report blames agricultural intensification for the loss of nearly 500 animals and plants But the CLA said it was "contrived" to compare the situation now with how things were 200 years ago. CLA South East... |
| Video: Emily Padfield Drives The Iveco Daily 4x4 Daily 4x4 and you'll do a bit of a double-take. It certainly looks like a van from the front, but one that seems to have been dropped on to a wildly over-sized... |
| Gm Crops Covered Under Food Safety Act, Says Govt The government today assured Lok Sabha that all concerns related to genetically modified crops were covered under the Food Safety and Standards... |
| Can Hog Industry Recover From Stressful Period Of Low Profits? FARGO, N.D. - After struggling with high costs, the H1N1 virus and low prices, can the hog industry recover? That's the question NDSU Extension livestock marketing specialist Tim Petry set... |
| Oregano Can Be A Beneficial Ingredient In Swine Rations FARGO, N.D. - Oregano is a widely used spice for cooking. Practically every tomato sauce and pizza recipe calls for a dash of oregano in the ingredient list. But this cooking spice is starting... |
| The Economics Behind The Cow One of the most detailed tools that producers have to compare cost of production in the state of Minnesota is the Farm Business Management Annual Reports that are put out by the Northland Community... |
| Korean/nd Beef Plant To Begin Meetings With Producers Soon Bill Price, who owns cattle and hog businesses in North Dakota with his brother, Dan, spoke to producers at the North Dakota State University and N.D. Stockmen’s Association Beef College in... |
| It Is Calving Season; Know When To Call The Veterinarian According to a joint report by the University of Missouri Department of Animal Sciences and College of Veter-inary Medicine, six to 10 percent of all calves born in beef cow herds in the U.S. will... |
| Testing Herd Bulls: A Look At Three Different Bull Tests One of the more disappointing aspects of cattle operations is finding more open cows than the producer expected.One way to protect against that this year it to have the herd bulls tested. Bull tests... |
| Market Advisor: Beef Cow Herd Continues To Shrink NDSU Extension ServiceThe U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Jan. 1 cattle inventory report released on Jan. 29 indicated a continuing decline in the... |
| Producers Can Manage To Minimize Calf Scours Extension Beef Cattle SpecialistUniversity of WyomingSick calves, especially calves with scours, are one of the more frustrating challenges for cow-calf producers. Weakness and dehydration can set in... |
| Beeftalk: Breed Percentile Tables, Performance Unveiled Next is the data line, which really tells the story of the bull. His weight and other performance factors are critical to a successful purchase.Within the data line, generally the bull's current... |
| Scours Prevention Tips For Dairy Calves Offered Neonatal diarrhea, more commonly known as calf scours, is the leading cause of death in dairy calves in the first month of life. Furthermore, the treatment of scours is difficult, labor intensive,... |
| Producers Facing Challenging Calving Season Still Have Options Cattle producers that are about to start the calving process may face challenging conditions over the next few weeks.That’s according to South Dakota Cooperative Extension Veterinarian Russ... |
| Ndsu Equine Center Opening Emergency Horse Shelter With spring flooding likely in the Red River Valley, the North Dakota State University Equine Center again will open an emergency shelter for horses.“Horse owners are encouraged to prepare for... |
| Sps 2010 - Get Your Queries Answered By The Rpa In order to help farmers fill their SP5 forms as quickly and easily as possible a team from the RPA has agreed to answer your queries about form-filling online using the forums on Farmers Weekly... |
| Brandon Wheat Kings Could Target Regina Pats' Colten Teubert REGINA — If the Brandon Wheat Kings have revenge on their minds, Colten Teubert won't be hard to find.The Regina Pats' captain became public enemy No. 1 in Brandon after the teams' last meeting on... |
