Iowa Public Television

Production Date	Show	Headline
November 6, 2009	3510	Missouri National Guardsmen Work to Win Hearts and Minds of Afghani Farmers | EPA Opens Comments for Atrazine Review | Record Harvest Predicted | 3 Million Acres Taken Out of Conservation Program | Calif. Voters Have Final Say Over $11B Water Bond | Checkoff Outcry May Be Persuading Nebraska Lawmakers | Farm Rescue Reaches Milestone | H1N1 Virus Found in US Hogs | Illinois State Museum Launches Ag History Web Site | Mansanto Opening First Research Center in China
October 30, 2009	3509	Dairy Farmers Ask Congress For More Support | China Agrees to Lift Pork Ban | Wet Weather Continues to Hamper Crop Progress | Ethiopia Needs Food for 6.2 Million People | Farm States May Copy Ohio Vote on Livestock Rules | Missouri Agritourism Becomes Big Business | Nebraska Ag Experts Say Farmers May Want to Think Twice Before Selling Corn Residue | North Dakota Organic Flour Mill Company Expanding | US Cotton Nearly Boll Weevil Free
October 23, 2009	3508	Ethanol Company Brews Green Energy | Iowa Power Fund Faces Economic Uncertainty | Small Iowa Town Fights to Maintain Economic Security | Hispanic Farmers Fight to Sue FDA | Italian Agriculture Chief Blasts Food Speculation | Poultry Industry Claims Oklahoma Didn't Enforce Water Rules` | QandA with Todd Becker, CEO Green Plains Renewable Energy | Taiwan Lifts Ban on US Beef in Bone | USDA Confirms H1N1 in Minnesota Pigs | USDA Ends Ban on Florida Citrus Shipments | Wisconsin Group Asks USDA to Investigate Target Ad
October 16, 2009	3507	World Food Prize Honors 2009 Laureate | Green Plains Unveils New Algae Production |
October 9, 2009	3506	A Conversation With POET's Jeff Broin | EPA Re-evaluates Popular Farm Chemical | 4H Sparks Science Achievement in Children | Ag. Secretary: Dairy Industry Must Restructure | Canada Takes US to WTO Over Cattle and Hog Labeling | Farm Workers Push for Unionization in Washington State | Jobs Lost as Chicken Processing Plants Close | Officials in Oklahoma and Kansas Plan Emergency Exercises | Senate Sends Agriculture Spending Bill to Obama
October 2, 2009	3505	Walt Hackney and Virgil Robinson Discuss the Commodity Markets | A Blueprint for Potatoes | Dairy Producers To Get Relief | Senators Unveil New Climate Change Bill | California Water Woes | Four Klamath Dams To Be Removed | Lawmakers Back Off Proposed Ban of Chinese Chicken | UN Urged to Move on Hunger | Vilsack Hears Discrimination Concerns
September 25, 2009	3504	Rural Health Care Cooperatives Get Another Look | Policy Leaders Launch Hypoxia Tour | Meatpacker Used "Downer" Cows for Four Years | Nelson Joins Other Senators on Biofuel Legislation | Planned Emission Cuts Still Mean Far Hotter Earth
September 18, 2009	3503	Remembering the Father of the Green Revolution | EPA Proposes Changes to Clean Water Act | Alaska Officials: Predator Control Program Is Successful | Car Dealers Appeal Ruling on California Emissions | Program Asks Consumers to Help New England Dairy Farmers
September 11, 2009	3502	Peace Through Corn | Obama Calls for Action on Health Care |
September 4, 2009	3501	Creighton Researcher Takes Economic Pulse of Rural America | Working to Improve Food Safety | Deere board approves Russia investment plan | USDA Announces Pork Industry Lifeline | Wildfire Launches Funding Firestorm
August 28, 2009	3452	Urban Sprawl | U.S. Crop Progress and Crop Conditions | Dangerous Pests Found In California Citrus | Long Battle Over Field Burning Finds Resolution | New Clue Found to Disappearing Honey Bees | UN Warns that H1N1 Found In Turkeys Could Spread | Wyoming Faces War of the Winds
August 21, 2009	3451	Small Wind Makes A Comeback In Rural America | Obama Administration Pays Town Hall Visit to the Iowa State Fair | Experts: Water Issue Crucial in World Climate Deal | Farmers Sue German Company Over Strain of Rice | Oregon Farmers Among Leaders in Computer Use | Pork Industry Asks USDA for $250 million | Rutabagas for Biofuel | Schwarzenegger: New Dams Critical for Water Supply | UN Say Kenya is Desperate for Food Aid | US Cranberry Production Expected to Fall by 10 pct
August 14, 2009	3450	Man in the Middle | USDA Forecasts Bin Busting Harvest | California Wildfires Force Thousands from Homes | ExxonMobil Pleads Guilty to Killing Birds | Oklahoma. Attorney General Takes on Poultry Industry
August 7, 2009	3449	Jamie Kohake Analyzes The Mid-Season Markets | Private Firms Estimate Near Record Crop | Texas Suffers Under Extended Drought | Deadline Nears For $44.5M in Agriculture Grants | Farmers Find No Solace at Missouri Grain Fraud Hearing | High School Students Learn Farming at Ohio State | Perdue to Play 'Hardball' Over Water | Univeristy of Idaho Scientists Develop Weed Control Program | USDA Fined $30K for Storage Tanks in Puerto Rico | WA Farmers Prepare for Strict Immigration Rules<p>
July 31, 2009	3448	Sue Martin Analyzes The Mid-Season Markets | Debate Over Higher Ethanol Blends Continues | Health Care Reform Slowly Churns in Washington | Diversification Keeps Ag Operations Going | Farmers See Prices Tank for Carbon Credits | Fed Grant Funds to Ease Calif. Water Shortages | House Passes Far-reaching Food Safety Bill | Lawmaker Slams Plan for Kansas Biothreat Lab | Mobile Slaughterhouse Assists in Trend to Locally Killed Meat | USDA Fires Iowa Laboratory Workers | USDA Will Aid Struggling Dairy Farms
July 24, 2009	3447	Preserving Pennsylvania's Barns | Skeptical Senators Tangle with Obama Administration | California Needs to Think Small to Save Water | Cattle Rustling on the Rise in Oklahoma | G-8 Pledge to Get a Deal Meets Reality of Negotiators Struggling to Make Process | Japan Suspends Shipments From Kansas Company | Judge Dismisses Major Portion of Oklahoma Poultry Lawsuit | Minimum Wage Hike Could Threaten Jobs | Predators Battle Bugs, Become Pests Themselves | Vermont Panel Hears From Dairy Farmers
July 17, 2009	3446	Gambling Revenue Helps Rural Philanthropy | Experts Ponder Climate Change Impact in Agriculture | House Subcommittee Discusses Crisis in Dairy Industry | European Union Subsidies Stray From The Farm | Exxon makes first big investment in biofuels | House To Vote On Saving Wild Horses From Slaughter | Hunts Organized To Kill Pythons In Everglades | Illinois Peach Harvest Looks Steady Despite May Storm | New Mexico Company To Develop Hydrogen Power Plant | Rural Air Travel Subsidies Gain Big Budget Boost
July 10, 2009	3445	Urban Sprawl | Senators Wrangle Over Climate Change | Deere Says It's Prepared to Expand in Russia | Government Tightening Food Safety Standards | Lawmakers Eye More Tax Breaks for Natural Gas Cars | New Inspection Rules Help Western Cherry Exporters | Researchers Hope Tiny Parasite Can Help Protect Midwestern Soybeans from Destructive Insects | Schumer: Immigration Bill to be Ready by Labor Day | States Ready for First Open Wolf Hunts
July 3, 2009	3444	Missouri National Guardsmen Work to Win Hearts and Minds of Afghani Farmers | Cattlemen Speak Out at NAIS Listening Session | Missing Acres Reappear In June Acreage Report | 12 Hospitalized in Connection with E. Coli in Beef | Biden Announces Rural Broadband Funding in PA | EU Agency Reconfirms Safety of Monsanto GM Corn | Great Lakes Wolves Returning to Endangered List | Tart Cherry Crop Expected to Jump About a Third | Top Administration Officials on Rural Tour This Summer | White House Announces New Lighting Standards
June 26, 2009	3443	Walking Wetlands | Federal Dollars and Developments in Energy Policy | Bovine TB Scare Rattles Nebraska Cattle Producers | Cattleman Surprised With Tyson's $16K Legal Bill | Monsanto 3Q Profit Falls 14 pct, Will Cut 900 Jobs | Partners Agree to Buy Iowa Kosher Slaughterhouse | Senate Probe Finds Inflated Wheat Prices | US H1N1 Cases May Have Hit 1 Million | Vermont Farmers Cut Cows' Emissions by Altering Diets
June 19, 2009	3442	Ag In The Classroom | Health Care Reform in Rural America | House Committee Passes Food Safety Reform Bill | Bovine TB Quarantine Expands to 42 Nebraska Herds | Don't Stomp Those Bugs; Eat Them | Extra $25 a Week in Unemployment Benefits Cancels Food Stamps for Some | Feed Costs, Swine Flu Put Small Hog Farms in Peril | ND Group Allowed to Keep Some Land in Farm Ruling | Schwarzenegger Gets Rough Reception in Fresno | Thune Says Farm Program Will Pay Farmers for Corncobs, Switchgrass
June 12, 2009	3441	Barn Restoration | Proposed Food Safety Reforms Authorize FDA to Conduct On-Farm Inspections… | Vilsack Takes Heat On Climate Change Legislation | 32 Herds Quarantined Because of Bovine TB Fears | Ethiopian Scientist Wins World Food Prize | Research Suggests Winds Dying Down | Sunflower Growers Get Insurance Against Low Prices | Texas Firm Disputes Treatment of Disabled Workers | WHO Announces H1N1 Pandemic Has Begun
June 5, 2009	3440	Small Wind Makes A Comeback In Rural America | Farm Groups Push Climate Change Bill Rewrite | Layoffs Hit John Deere | Feds Release California Plan to Protect Chinook Salmon | Film Offers Troubling View of U.S. Food Industry | Nebraska Cattle Herd Tests Positive for Bovine TB | Proposed Beverage Taxes Face Stiff Opposition | Two Florida Farms Agree to Pay Tomato Pickers More | U.S. Pork Industry Baffled by Bans in China, Russia | UN Report: Nature Best Controls Climate Gases
May 29, 2009	3439	Produce Unit Train Links West Coast Farmers with East Coast Food Distributors Part 2 | Ethanol Industry Leaders Call for Elimination of Indirect Land Use Change | WTO Complains About U.S. Milk Subsidies | LA County Says Ok to Couple's Goats, Llama, Emu | Labor Department Suspends Farm Worker Rules | Many Kansas Harvesters Not Going to Oklahoma or Texas | New FDA Chiefs Stress Science, Better Food Safety | North Dakota Hay Suffers from Weather Loses | Texas Firm That Housed Disabled Faces Iowa Fines | Used Cafeteria Oil Could Power Alabama School Buses
May 22, 2009	3438	Produce Unit Train Links West Coast Farmers with East Coast Food Distributors Part 1 | New Data Negative For Rural Economy | Obama Approves New CAFE And Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards | $31 Million Awarded to Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center For Study | BSE Case Confirmed In Alaberta | Federal Reserve Tightens Agricultural Credit | Illinois Plant Recalls 96,000 Pounds of Beef | Ranchers Tell USDA Why They Oppose Animal ID Plan | Survey Finds Slower Decline of Honeybee Colonies | USDA Denies Appeal In Farm Fraud Case
May 15, 2009	3437	Erin Golly and Virgil Robinson Examine the Effects of Wet Weather on Grain Prices | Lawmakers Ponder 'Soda Tax' | Rain Continues to Delay Planting Across Corn Belt | Sweet Deal for the Everglades | World Prices and Weather Domestic Supplies | Ag Hall of Fame Struggling | Despite Embargo Cuba Imports Daiquiris from US | FDA Nominee Pledges to Revamp Food Safety | Mexico Officials Pig Out on Pork to Ease Flu Fears | New Indictment Filed in Kosher Slaughterhouse Case | New US Trade Chief Finds Few Takers on Doha Plan | Purdue's Specialized Ag Training Helps Guard Aid Afghan Farmers | Vermont Dairy Farms Count on Illegal Immigrants
May 8, 2009	3436	Researchers Work On H1N1 Vaccine For Swine | Black Farmers Protest Yields Apparent Results | EPA Sets New Greenhouse Gas Limits For Biofuels | 17 Percent of US Children Under 5 May Face Hunger | Auto Industry Suppliers Cross Over to Wind Power | Farm-to-Table Pioneer Dan Barber Named the Nation's Top Chef at Beard Foundation Food `Oscars' | Hog Farmers Brace for Financial Pain of Swine Flu | Udder Chaos: Cow Has Beef with NYC Slaughterhouse, Bolts to Freedom but is Captured by Police | Wyoming, Idaho Govs Slam Feds' Brucellosis Plan
May 1, 2009	3435	Pork Industry Copes with Public Perception of H1N1 | Black Farmers Still Looking for Justice | California Adopts Low Carbon Fuel Standard | Brazil Slave Labor Complaints Rise, Mostly Linked to Sugarcane Production | Gov't Revokes Rule Limiting Species Protections | Ranchers Slog Through Snowy, Chilly Spring | To Keep Warming Low, Deeper Pollution Cuts Needed | US Farmers, Ranchers Push for Greater Cuba Access | WHO: It's Not "Swine Flu" It's H1N1
April 24, 2009	3434	Barn Restoration | President Barack Obama Celebrates Earth Day in Iowa | California Approves Nation's First Low-Carbon Fuel Mandate | California Farmers Get Slight Drought Relief | Electricity Providers Say Plan Would Raise Prices | Lawsuit Alleges Missouri Tannery Caused Brain Tumors | Montana Biodiesel Company Owes Farmers $1.2 Million
April 17, 2009	3433	Preserving Pennsylvania's Barns | Energy Has More Impact On Food Prices Than Ethanol | Western Crop and Water Subsidies Raise Concerns | Audit Recommends Ending Ethanol Subsidies in Minnesota | Brazil's Breadbasket Teeters With Economic Meltdown | Environmentally Friendly Cows | Germany Bans Genetically Modified Corn | Peanut Industry Wants Help Too | Robots on the Farm
April 10, 2009	3432	Missouri National Guardsmen Work to Win Hearts and Minds of Afghani Farmers | Red River Residents Brace for More Flooding | Whey and Means in Wisconsin | Epic Drought Bids Most of South Adieu After Rains | Louisiana Rice Fields Salted by 2008 Hurricanes | MIT Robots end plants | Salazar: Eastern Wind Could Equal Coal for Power | UN Climate Chief Says Rich Countries Must Do More | VeraSun Closes Sale of 5 Ethanol Plants to Valero
April 3, 2009	3431	Walking Wetlands | 8 Million Acres Missing from Prospective Plantings Report | Leaders Flock to G-20 Summit in London | Biden Says Federal Stimulus Aid Begins Flowing to Help Rural Communities Cope with Bad Economy | Budget Forces Florida Everglades Deal to Shrink | Califorina Firm Plans to Turn Iowa Cobs into Ammonia | Midwesterners Hope to Find Cash for Flood Fixes | Obama Signs Bill Protecting Wilderness Acreage | Water Wars Leave Northern Colorado Farmers Dry
March 27, 2009	3430	Idaho Farmer Finds Success with Agri-tourism | Mexico Imposes Tariffs on U.S. Goods | Milk Producers Ask For Help As Prices Plunge | Everglades Land Deal May be Scaled Back | Food Tracking System Full of Holes | GM Says 7,500 Hourly Workers Decide to Leave | IRS, USDA Crack Down on Wealthy Subsidy Recipients | Key Provisions in Wilderness Bill | Lucas Asks Vilsack to Rethink Tax Records Plan <p> | WTO: Protectionism on Rise, Endangering Recovery
March 20, 2009	3429	Farm Safety 4 Just Kids | Country of Origin Labeling | Oil Refiner Acquires VeraSun Ethanol Plants | Auto Suppliers to Get $5 Billion in Aid | Cows on the Catwalk in Miami for Agriculture Show | Iowa Meat Plant Supervisor Sentenced to 3 Years | IRS, USDA Crack Down on Wealthy Subsidy Recipients | Mexico Truck Retaliation Does Not Include Meat Products | Seed Sampling Bill Gets a Hearing in Montana
March 13, 2009	3428	Market Analyst Sue Martin Analyzes Late-Winter Commodity Markets | Farm Groups React to Obama Payment Limits | USDA Projects Tighter Corn and Soybean Supplies | Administration to Reinvent Mexican Truck Program | Ag Chief Defends Phasing Out Farm Payments | Brazil Expects Lower Agriculture Production in '09 | China to File WTO Complaint on US Poultry Ban | Farmers Question Ag Cuts | Pilgrim's Pride Rejects $40 Million Offer | Salmonella Recall Could Cost Peanut Producers $1B | Scientists Keep an Eye on Beetles
March 6, 2009	3427	Senior Market Analyst John Roach Discusses The Volatile Commodity Markets | Earmarks Raise a Stink in Washington and Iowa | Obama Budget Takes Aim at Farm Payments | Chavez Orders Expropriation of Cargill Rice Plant | Feds OK Gray Wolves' Removal from Endangered List | Peanut Processor's Filing Lists $11M in Assets | Producers Want Higher Ethanol Limits for Gasoline
February 27, 2009	3426	Walt Hackney and Don Roose Analyze Late-Winter Commodity Markets | Obama Outlines 2010 Budget | RFA Study Says No More Land Needed To Meet 2015 Ethanol Mandate | Criminal Charges Mulled in Missouri Grain Seizure | EPA Says Farm Dust Requires Regulation | Missouri Files Suit Over River Diversion | Montana Horse Slaughterhouse Bill Moves Forward | New Regulations Sting Citrus Growers Who Seek to Ban Bees | Wages for Farm Workers Drop | Wisconsin Offers Tax Credits for Dairy and Meat Processors
February 20, 2009	3425	Bison Revival Fuels a Tourist Sensation | Iowa Officials Probe Potential Worker Abuse | USDA Receives Stimulus Money | Colorado Ranchers Pray for Death of "Death Tax" | Dairy Cows Head For Slaughter as Milk Prices Sour | First Lady Thanks Agriculture Department Employees | Nestle, Hormel Benefit as Consumers Cut Spending | Ohio Food Giveaway Aids Jobless Workers' Families | Smithfield Foods to Cut 1,800 Jobs and Close 6 Plants | USDA to Meat Industry: Give Shoppers More Details
February 13, 2009	3424	New Farmers Chart Their Own Course | Census of Agriculture Yields 20th Century Answers | Study Says U.S. Cellulosic Ethanol Industry Could Make 75 Billion Gallons | China Expects Good Harvest Despite Drought | Farm Worker Programs Debated as US Economy Sours | Iowa Probes Plant That Employed Mentally Retarded | Peanut Company Owner Refuses to Testify | Texas Recalls All Items From Plant Over Salmonella | US Farm Sales to Cuba Rise
February 6, 2009	3423	New Farmers Take On the Challenge | House Committee Moves to Ban Naked Credit Default Swaps | Lawmakers Blast FDA's Peanut Recall Response | Agriculture Census Shows Growing Diversity in Farming | Alternative Energy's Banner Year Ends with a Clang | Eggs Go Green | Riot Police Tear Gas Greek Farmers | Senate Softens 'Buy American' Provision in Stimulus Bill | USDA Puts Employees on Leave Amid Drug Allegations
January 30, 2009	3422	Ag in the Classroom | California Gets Chance at Greenhouse Gas Waiver | Vilsack Hits Ground Running For Stimulus Bill | Deere to Layoff Nearly 700 Workers | Government Launches Criminal Probe in Peanut Recall | Nebraska Group Adds Livestock Videos to Web Site | Obama, Silva Discuss Biofuels and US-Brazil Ties | Web Site Sows Support for White House Farmer
January 23, 2009	3421	President Obama's Rural Agenda | EPA Enacts New Livestock Reporting Rule | 125-Plus Products Recalled in Peanut Outbreak | California Farmers Curb Planting to Cope with Drought | Greek Farmers Maintain Blockades | Most New Yorker's Don't Want 'Fat Tax' on Soda | ND 2008 Corn Estimate Could Be Off by Millions | Oil Prices Baffle Traders | Two Condemned to Death for Role in China Milk Crisis
January 16, 2009	3420	Bush Looks Back at His Rural Legacy | Automakers Plan for the Future | Vilsack Sails Through Confirmation Hearing | Bankers Survey Suggests Threats to Farm Income | Cattle Die as Texas Drought Worsens | Feds Expand Peanut Butter Probe | First US Count Finds 1 in 200 Kids are Vegetarian | Groups Sue EPA Over Change in Farm Emissions Rule | Obama Getting Cheesy Inauguration Gift From France | US Credibility Seen at Risk Over South Korea Trade Deal | US, EU Escalate Dispute Over Ban on Hormone Beef
January 9, 2009	3419	Christopher Ranch | Government Watchdogs Blast USDA Over Environmental Payments | USDA Report Details Million Dollar Farms | Continental Airlines Uses Biofuel on Test Flight | Goat Milk Drug Could Be "Baah-d" for Blood Clots | Lasers May Help Save Farm Water | Peanuts Making a Comeback | Researchers Focus on Bringing Missing Bees Back | Tyson Foods CEO Resigns | USDA Taking Applications for Cattail Eradication
January 2, 2009	3418	2008: Year of Crisis and Challenges | In Memory of Doug Hjort | Unlikely Coalition Opposes Higher Ethanol Blends | Boeing 747 Flight Partly Run on Biofuel | California Sues to Block Bush Endangered Species Rules | Feds Approve Gas Drilling Plan for Montana | Growers Cheery as Winter Farmers' Markets Swell | Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont
December 26, 2008	3417	Political Veterans Join Forces to Fight World Hunger | Rural Mainstreet Index Signals Economic Bottom | Activist Accused of Tainting Drilling Lease Sale | Boy's Letter to Santa Inspires Others to Give | Drought Means Workers Hungry in US Produce Capital | Exxon Mobil Slapped with $6.1 Million Fine | Idaho Energy Czar Aims to Harness Cow Pie Power | Texas Ranchers, Farmers Struggling After Ike
December 19, 2008	3416	Big Bucks for Toy Trucks | EPA Changes Odor Rule For Some Farmers | Vilsack Tapped as Obama's Agriculture Secretary | Burger King Launches Beef-Scented Body Spray | Mexico Joins Canada in WTO Beef Complaint vs. US | More Women in Charge on Wisconsin Farms | Obama Picks Rep. Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary | Pilgrim's Pride Shares Tumble on CEO Departure | Police in Maine Scramble to Solve Case of the Missing Eggs | UN Says 33 Countries in Need of Food Aid
December 12, 2008	3415	Bringing in the Harvest with the Soybean King | USDA Crop Report Signals Higher Corn Ending Stocks | VeraSun Receives More Aid From Creditors | 2008 Crop Has Missouri Wineries Popping Their Corks | Dying to Support Animal Rights? Try a PETA Coffin | In Tough Times More Students Feed on Free Lunches | Solar Systems Powering More California Agribusinesses | Vermont Commission Holds Off On Milk Surcharge
December 5, 2008	3414	Indy Racing League Embraces Brazilian Ethanol | GAO Report Shows Illegal Subsidy Payments Were Made | Canada Hauls US to WTO Over Beef & Pork Rules | Customers Stew as Kosher Meat Gets Scarce | Last Year's Harvest Saves Texas' Meager Pecan Crop | Residents Sue Missouri Hog Farm over Odors | U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increase
November 28, 2008	3413	Backyard Harvest in Idaho | Bush Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey | Animal Rights Group Video Captures Turkey Abuse | Farmers Work to Preserve Ancient Turkey Breeds | Kansas Feedyards See Sharp Decline in Cattle | Think Thanksgiving is Tough? Cook for 4,400 Mouths | Urban Growers Go High-tech to Feed City Dwellers
November 21, 2008	3412	Bison Revival Fuels a Tourist Sensation | Coalition Blames Ethanol for Higher Food Prices | Coal Plants Jeopardized Over Climate | Drought Hurts US Dry Pea and Lentil Production | Thanksgiving Little Blessing for Turkey Industry | US Biologists Say 3 Common Pesticides Harm Salmon
November 14, 2008	3411	Idaho Farmer Finds Success with Agri-tourism | Ethanol Leaders Unite | USDA Revises 2008-2009 Production Estimates | Energy Agency Warns of Impending Supply Crunch | Florida Water Board approves New Everglades Deal | Former CEO of Iowa kosher slaughterhouse arrested | US Appeals Court Hears Arguments in ND Hemp Case | Washington State Wineries Seek Status for Grapes
November 7, 2008	3410	Sue Martin Analyzes Choppy Commodity Markets | Ethanol Industry Leaders Have Rough 3rd Quarter | November Elections Affect Rural America |
October 31, 2008	3409	Farm Programs Take a Backseat in Presidential Election | Commodity Markets Rally |
October 24, 2008	3408	McCain and Obama Spar Over Renewable Energy | Input Prices Rise As Commodity Markets Fall | Market to Market Remembers Colleague | Hawaii Outlines Renewable Energy Goals | Judges Hear Case on Hatchery vs Wild Salmon | Six Charged with Abuse No Longer Employed | Smithfield, JBS Complete Deal | Wisconsin Goes After Texas Man Over Wild Pigs
October 17, 2008	3407	Political Veterans Join Forces to Fight World Hunger | Nebraska Group Helps With Planning For Droughts | Computers Speed Agriculture Inspection Process | Financial Crisis Undercuts Global Good Aid | Mexican Workers in US During WWII Can Get Back Pay | North Dakota Grows a Booming Barley Crop | Oil Import Figure is Wildly Inflated
October 10, 2008	3406	Presidential Candidates Differ Greatly on Biofuels | Bush Administration Unveils National Biofuels Action Plan | Biofuel Plants Hit Economic Road Block | Feds to Use Computer Chips to Foil Cactus Thieves | Idaho Potato Growers Expect Bountiful Harvest | USDA Allows 'Split Status' for Bovine TB in Minnesota | USDA Raises Corn, Soybean Forecast | Wood as a Power Source May be Making Comeback
October 3, 2008	3405	New Farmers Chart Their Own Course | Country-of-Origin Labeling Put into Effect | Lawmakers Approve Pork-Laden Bailout Bill | Cranberry Farms Go High-Tech to Meet High Demand | Ethanol Producers Learn Downside of Hedging | Everglades in Decline as Restoration Lags | Judge Rules Against Bird Waste Injunction in Oklahoma | One Big Pumpkin
September 26, 2008	3404	New Farmers Take On the Challenge | Rural America Impacted by Financial Crisis | Farm Groups Worried About Meat Labeling Law | Hawaii Hanging on to Sugar Heritage | More Factory Farming but Oversight Lags | New Jersey Farm Flings Pumpkins with Giant Catapult | Washington Dating Service Links Vintners | Wolves Back on Endangered List
September 19, 2008	3403	Virgil Robinson and Erin Golly Discuss the Markets | House Approves Oil Drilling and Wind Energy Tax Credit | PETA Unveils Hog Farm Abuse Video | Genetically Altered 'Super Chicken' | Ike's Remnants Batter Crops | Midwest States Jon Transmission Effort | New CEO of Raided Meatpacker Says Change is Coming | Program Helps Fishermen Turn Junk Gear into Power
September 12, 2008	3402	Backyard Harvest in Idaho | Canadian Company Refines Bio Oil from Wood Waste | Lawmakers Weigh Oil Drilling and Wind Energy |
September 5, 2008	3401	Christopher Ranch | McCain Accepts Republican Presidential Nomination | Jobless Rate Soars | Mexico Suspends Beef, Poultry Shipments to U.S. | Montana Loses Disease-free Status for Cattle | Oregon Pear Growers Ahead of International Competition | Rains Cheer SE Farmers, but Deluge Late for Some | Tropical Storm Hanna Extended North
August 29, 2008	3352	Soybean King Kip Cullers | John Roach Celebrates 30 Years as Market to Market Analyst | Obama Accepts Democratic Party Presidential Nomination | Cows Seem to Know Which Way is North | New Attack Ad Targets Hot Dogs | Russian Ban Is Bad News For US Poultry Producers | Town Wonders If It's Next To Face Immigration Raid | UN Urges Phasing Out of Energy Subsidies | US Questions China at WTO | Wanted: Home For 6 Million Carp
August 22, 2008	3351	Government Lab Looks for Renewable Energy Solutions | Produce Irradiation Receives FDA Stamp of Approval | Amish Population Nearly Doubles in 16 Years | Commodities Slump Won't Mean Lower Food Prices | Indiana Ramps Up Its Control Efforts Against Kudzu | More Farm Deaths in Heat Despite California Crackdown | NYC Mayor Spins Back His Turbine Idea for City | Researchers Try Veggie Oil to Clean Up Toxic Spill | Wisconsin Cranberry Crop Second-Largest on Record
August 15, 2008	3350	Beer Brewer Converts Waste into Ethanol | Pickens Plan for the Future | USDA Releases August Crop Report | Farmers Using Falcons to Chase Pesky Birds | Florida Ethanol Pipeline a First | Poet Cellulosic Ethanol Plant to Start in 2008 | Slaughterhouse Case Fuels Kosher Justice Movement | Soldiers Working with Afghan Farmers to Grow Wheat | Yellowstone National Park Recovers from 1988 Fires
August 8, 2008	3349	Community College Educates New Employees For Wind Turbine Industry | Private Analysts Predict Larger Corn Crop | Rural Land Values Soar to Record Highs | Archer Daniels Midland Profit Down 61% in 4Q | Ethanol Group Sues Fargo Company | Gorillas Found in African Zone | McCain Opposes Farm Policies Popular in Midwest | McCain, Obama Tout Solutions to Energy Issues | State of Alaska Sues Over Polar Bear Listing | Tropical Storm Edouard Heads for Texas-La. coast
August 1, 2008	3348	Square Dancing Tractors | Floods Wash Away Top Soil | Lawmakers Debate Oil and Energy Legislation | A Bounty of Produce at City Hall | As crops burn, farmers increasingly use sunscreen | Growers Reconsidering Christmas Plants | Missouri Committee to Study Ethanol Mandate | Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Irrigation Water | States Help Graying Farmers Find Successors | USDA Releases Rule on Labels
July 25, 2008	3347	Las Vegas Water Showdown | EPA Delays Texas Ethanol Cut While Congress Proposes More Alternative Energy Sources | U.S. Makes Major Concession at WTO Talks | Effects of Last Summer's Drought Linger in West Virginia | Expert Warns Wheat Residue Too Valuable to Lose | Farm Labor Contractor Fined in Worker's Death | Judge Approves Limited Use of CRP Land | L.A. Okays Ban on Fast Food Restaurants | Lawmakers Concerned About Sewer Issues | Oil Spill Halts Barge Traffic on Mississippi | Tar Heel Plants Truffles
July 18, 2008	3346	Immigration, Agriculture, and the Border Fence | Economic Woes Dominate Washington Rhetoric | U.S. Crop Progress Good, but Markets Still Volatile | Argentinian Senate rejects farm vote | Arkansas wants to give tourists a taste of the farm experience | Bluegrass singer Del McCoury reaches out to farmers, blue-collar workers with 'Moneyland' | Colorado seeks to open land to farmers, ranchers | Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico could be largest in history | EU Nations Rule Out New Farm Concessions Ahead of Trade Talks | Rallies split Argentina before tax vote | Stones keyboardist Leavell jams with House members
July 11, 2008	3345	The Pressure to Improve Food Safety | USDA Predicts Near Record Corn Crop | World Leaders Meet at Annual G8 Summit | Cargill Breaks Ground on New Chicago Plant | Poultry Producers Hope to Scratch Out Higher Profits | Slaughter Begins in California Dairy Herd Exposed to TB | U.S. Agriculture Secretary Confident Meat is Safe | USDA to Name Retailers During Recalls
July 4, 2008	3344	Farm Safety 4 Just Kids | Black Farmers Discrimination Lawsuit Could Cost USDA Billions | June Acreage Report Has Bearish Implications | Group Sues Over Subsidies on US Forest Land | Iowa's Sweet Corn A No-Show for July 4th Weekend | Kroger Expands Ground Beef Recall to 20 States | S Korean Auto Workers Strike Over US Beef Imports | Salmonella Probe Adds Foods Served With Tomatoes | Western Governors Hope to Sway Future Energy Policy
June 27, 2008	3343	Grain Markets Rally in Advance of USDA Report | Florida and U.S. Sugar Reach Landmark Deal | Renewable Fuel Standard Cut Questioned | Canada confirms new mad cow case | Judge confirms South Dakota hog farm not on Indian Country<p> | Legal Restraints Abound in Farmers' Flood Aid | NJ Weighs Bill Encouraging Alternative Farm Energy | Researcher Finds Good Number in Rural Population | South Korea Begins Inspection of US Beef
June 20, 2008	3342	Demand And Weather Influence Record Markets | Battle With Mother Nature Not Over | Market to Market: Disaster Recovery Call-In | Midwest Farm Fields Devastated by Floods |
June 13, 2008	3341	Market to Market: Disaster Recovery Call-In | Ethanol Races into the Fast Lane at Iowa Corn 250 | Floods Swamp Midwest Towns and Farms | Planting Behind in the Midwest | Corn Jumps to Record Highs on Midwest Floods | Energy Department Expects Gas To Peak at $4.15 a Gallon | Farm Aid Group Growing | Hong Kong Slaughters All Market Poultry | Livestock Disease Investigation Expands in Montana | Mexico Tomato Growers Say Warning Unfair | Trade Deficit Is the Highest in 13 Months
June 6, 2008	3340	Soybean King Kip Cullers | Ethanol Promoters Fight Against Oil Company BioFuels Bias | U.N. Food Summit Ponders World Food Crisis | Another Go-Around for the Big Farm Bill | Black Farmers File New Suit Against USDA | High Cost and Demand for Fertilizer Scares Farmers | Korea: No Older Cattle | U.S. Immigration Raid Prompts Calls for Action Against Company Executives
May 30, 2008	3339	Government Lab Looks for Renewable Energy Solutions | USDA Opens CRP Land for Livestock Producers | USDA Report on Climate Change | Farms Move Crops to Mexico to Avoid Immigration Crackdowns | Japanese brewery to make beer from space barley | Landowners Getting Trampled in Gas Rights Rush | Minneasota Senator Will Fight For Plant Disease Lab | South Koreans Protest Decision to Resume Much-Criticized Beef Import Deal With U.S. | World Bank Helping World Food Crisis | World Food Prices Set to Fall<p>
May 23, 2008	3338	Square Dancing Tractors | Lawmakers Probe Commodity Market Speculation | Lawmakers React to "Smear Campaign" Against Ethanol | Conference Promotes Renewable Fuel | Proposed Coal Plant Pits Economy vs. Navajo Belief | South Korea Says US Has Formally Recognized Seoul's Right to Suspend Beef Imports | USDA Bans Downer Cows | Washington Farmers Hit Hard by Floods Return to Markets
May 16, 2008	3337	Corn for Fuel, Food, or Both? | Congress Passes Farm Bill, Defying President | Immigration Raid in Iowa Largest Ever in US | Johanns Wins Nebraska Republican US Senate Primary | South Korea to Resume US Beef Imports Later This Month | Sweet Sorghum Makes Potent Biofuel | USDA Lags on Discrimination Complaints
May 9, 2008	3336	Cooperative Offers Farmers Health Insurance | Farm Bill Nearing a Floor Vote | Air Pollution in Small Wyoming Town Rivals Big Cities | Conservationists, Developer Reach Major California Land Deal | Energy Department Unveils Plans for Clean Coal Plants | Korea Won't Halt U.S. Beef | Northwest Cherry Harvest Down with the Cold Temps | Scientists Map the Genome of the Platypus
May 2, 2008	3335	Entrepreneur Adds Ethanol to Ventures List | Ethanol Promoters Speak Out On Food vs. Fuel Debate | Pew Study Takes Aim at Livestock Producers | Australia to Spend $2.9 Billion to Buy Water from Farmers | Crops Winning Out Over Conservation for Some | Landowners Debate CRP | McCain Says Subsidies Unnecessary | Union and States Try Recruiting Farm Workers from Mexico
April 25, 2008	3334	Farm Workers Claim Slavery is Alive and Well in Florida | NAFTA Leaders Meet | Sam's Club and Wal-Mart Limit Sale of Rice | House and Senate Pass One-Week Farm Bill Extension | Late Freeze Harms Northern California Crops | Meat and Dairy Groups Now Back Downer-Cattle Ban | Missouri Lawmakers Question Ethanol Mandate | South Korea Will Cull Millions Of Birds to Contain Bird Flu | Suit Filed in Federal Court to Stop Work on Hog Farm | Texas Governor Seeks Ethanol Waiver
April 18, 2008	3333	Beer Brewer Converts Waste Into Resource | Biofuel Critics Cry Foul on Global Food Crisis | Bush Revises Policy on Climate Change | China Cracks Down on Illegal Land Grabs | Ethanol Producer Iogen Weighs Incentives from Canada, U.S. | FDA to Open Office in China | ISU Ag School Enrollment Mirrors Booming Farm Economy | Pioneer Hi-Bred Invests in Online Grain Marketing Service | S. Korea, U.S. Resume Beef Trade | Study Advances Method of Making Energy from Farm Waste
April 11, 2008	3332	Volunteers Plant for Those Who Can't | Lawmakers Discuss Farm Bill and High Prices | Report Predicts Tight Supplies | Corps Builds Up Sandbars to Help Shorebirds | Council Approves Salmon Fishing Ban | Federal Restrictions Hit Minnesota Livestock | Higher Cigarette Taxes Could Promote Smuggling | No Surge of Food-Borne Illness in 2007 | Raw Milk Demand Grows Despite Concerns | Slaughterhouse Worker Wants Charges Dropped
April 4, 2008	3331	Salmon, Science and Sustainability | Oil Executives Called To Answer For High Prices | Treasury Department Proposes Regulatory Overhaul | Grant Awarded to Save Wheat From Fungus | N.J. Farmers: Cut Pork, Not Ag | Rural Communities Hit by Foreclosures | Truckers Protest Fuel Prices
March 28, 2008	3330	Klamath Salmon... Or Whose Water Is It? | Archer Daniels Sues Railroads | Senators Push Revamped Payment Limit Proposal | Argentine President Rebuffs Farmers | Environmentalists Sue Federal Government | High Energy Costs Hit Cotton Producers | Only Four Farm Herbicides & Pesticides Have NAFTA Label | Worker Shortage Ends Crop
March 21, 2008	3329	Community College Educates New Employees For Wind Turbine Industry | Irradiation Gets Another Look In House Committee | High Plains Senators Say Proposed Farm Bill Unacceptable | Indonesia Failing in Bird Flu Fight | Plan to Cut Pollution Reporting Requirements for Farms Criticized | USDA Blasted for Blocking Audit on Alleged Racial Discrimination
March 14, 2008	3328	Another Week of Record Commodity Prices | EPA Issues New Ozone Rule | Meat Company Executive Faces Congress | Biomass Could Heat Schools | Bush Sets Deadline for Farm Bill | Emu Ranchers Struggle to Take Flight | Minnesota Considers Boost for Biodiesel | Pilgrim's Pride to Close Seven Facilities | U.S. Beekeepers Stung by Hive Heists
March 7, 2008	3327	Record Commodity Markets Continue | Pundits Blame Oil for Higher Commodity Prices | USDA Ejects GAO Auditors | Alabama Farmers Face High Prices and Expenses | Law Makers Want to Know Where Recalled Beef Was Sold | Lowly Cockroach Could be a Boon For Farmers | North Dakota Bests Kansas in Wheat Production | Pigs Not Pesticides | Tense Negotiations Continue as Farm Bill Approaches Expiration
February 29, 2008	3326	Corn, Bean, and Wheat Markets Continue To Hit All Time Record Highs | House Hearing Questions Food Safety | Scientists Release Draft of Corn Genome | Cattails Targeted for Sunflower Farmers | 'Doomsday' Seed Vault Opens in Arctic | Tense Negotiations Continue as Farm Bill Approaches Expiration | USDA Shuts Down Congressional Audit
February 22, 2008	3325	Las Vegas Water Showdown | USDA Initiates Largest Meat Recall in U.S. History | Court Order Sought on Arkansas Chicken Waste Disposal | Top Ethanol Producer and Iowa State University Team Up on Research | Wolves to be Removed from Endangered Species List
February 15, 2008	3324	Black Farmers Still Looking for Justice | Ethanol Study Calls Environmental Benefit Into Question | Federal Judge Throws Out Tyson Foods Illegal Immigrant Lawsuit | House Revisits Oil Taxes | Mexican Prez Decries Anti-Immigrant Perceptions | Report Says Iowa's Ethanol Industry Will Create Fewer Jobs
February 8, 2008	3323	Wheat, Corn and Soybean Markets Soar to Record Highs | Bush to Sign Economic Stimulus Package Legislation | Ben & Jerry's Fight Monsanto Co. Over Ice Cream Labeling | Bush Warns He Might Veto Farm Bill | Feds Suspend Operations at California Meat Company | High Oil Costs, Environmental Concern May Spur $7 Trillion of Clean Energy Investment by 2030 | Study: Ethanol May Add to Global Warming | U.S. Government Proposes Changes in Foreign Farm Worker Pay
February 1, 2008	3322	After the Flood and a FEMA Buy-out, a Rural Town Survives | Bodman Hints Change Coming For Ethanol Tariff | Coalition Lobbies for Beginning Farmers | President Bush Delivers Final State of the Union | Pioneer Inks Low Lin Soy Deal | Rising Oil Prices Push Exxon Mobil Corp to Record Profits | Senators Question Delays in Listing Polar Bears
January 25, 2008	3321	Immigration, Agriculture, and the Border Fence | Energy And Agriculture Sector Have Close Ties | U.S. Wind Power Increases By Almost Half | Early Life of Thrift and Simplicity Retold | Jury Rules in Favor of Hog Farmer in Nuisance Lawsuit | Nebraska Mulls New Ban on Corporate Farming | Old Cattle Breed Offers Modern Solutions | U.N. Climate Chief Optimistic About Cuts In Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Winter Farmers Markets Grow in Midwest
January 18, 2008	3320	Pressure to Improve Food Safety | Detroit Premiere For Fuel Efficient Cars | FDA Declares Cloned Meat and Milk Safe | Feds: Kill Sea Lions to Protect Salmon | Montana High School Cancels Climate Speech | North Dakota Agricultural Machinery President Sells Equipment in Former Soviet Union | Oregon Mulls More Water for Farmers | Texas Grows Wind-Energy Capacity, Maintains U.S. Lead
January 11, 2008	3319	Cooperative Offers Farmers Health Insurance | New Study Praises Cellulosic Ethanol From Switchgrass | USDA Releases New Crop Reports | Administration to Push Free Trade Deals | China Says Farmland Is for Cultivation | Decision on Listing Polar Bear Postponed | Uncertainty Over Tax Credit Worries Wind Energy Producers
January 4, 2008	3318	Obama and Huckabee Win Iowa Caucuses | 2008 Acreage Battle Begins | Mid-Amercia Business Conditions Index Surges in December | 2,000 Travelers Stranded in Colorado by Avalanche Danger | Alaskan Sea Drilling Plans Condemned | Rain Saves Atlanta From Drought Record | Strawberry Farmers Brace for Freeze | Study Looks at Costs of Reducing Runoff
December 28, 2007	3317	Ethanol Fuels Iowa Caucuses | Cattle Producers Ponder Beef Checkoff Reforms | Cellulosic Ethanol Gets Boost | China Reports Energy Plans | Democrats Say Spending Bill Will Protect Salmon | Federal Judge Mulls Closing California Migrant Camp | SC Monks Say They'll Stop Egg Farming Due to PETA Claims
December 21, 2007	3316	The National Farm Toy Show | Iowa Farmland Hits Near Record High | President Bush Inks Energy Bill | Chemical Linked to Lung Ailment Removed from Most Popcorn | Growth, Golf Drain Groundwater Around Palm Springs
December 14, 2007	3315	Immigration Raids One Year Later | Prospective Presidential Candidates Debate Ag Issues | Senate Passes Farm Bill | Cattle fed distiller's grain prone to e-coli | Southern Farmers Seed Drought Relief
December 7, 2007	3314	Entrepreneur Adds Ethanol to Ventures List | Creighton Academics Predict Recession Possible | House Passes Sweeping Energy Reforms | Another SE Idaho Field Infected With Microscopic Potato Pest | Food Companies Fight Dairy Farmers Over Import Fees | New Clinic Aims to Solve Shortage of Dentists in Rural Areas | Washington State Wine Grape Growers Have Record Harvest
November 30, 2007	3313	O' Christmas Tree | Bumper Crops and High Prices | Congress Mulls Action on Energy and Agriculture | Chili Plants Add Heat, Color to Holidays | Google Expands Into Alternative Energy to Lower Cost of "Green" Power | Greenpeace Appeals to EU to Reject Use of 2 New Biotech Corn Products | Starbucks Opening Ethiopia Farmer Center | States Slow to Ban Restaurant Trans Fats | VeraSun to Buy US BioEnergy in All-Stock Deal to Expand US Ethanol Production Capacity
November 23, 2007	3312	Mennonites Help Fight World Hunger | EU Considers Agriculture Reform | U.S. Allows Canadian Imports of Cattle Over 30 Months of Age |
November 16, 2007	3311	2008 Presidential Campaign Focuses on Rural Policy | Ethanol Trade Associations Rebuke U.N. Report | Farm Bill Negotiations Break Down | British Battle Bird Flu Outbreak | EPA Targets Fish Farms With Permits | Report: Carbon Removal Has Little Impact | UN official warns of ignoring warming
November 9, 2007	3310	Midwest business forms marketing firm | Presidential Contenders Weigh Biofuels | Senate Takes Up Farm Bill | Corps to Ease Georgia Water Crunch as Governors Negotiate Drought | Environmental Groups say Congress Gave Chertoff Too Much Power to Build Border Fence | House Approves Changes in Mining of Public Lands | Trade Gap Narrowed in September | When Cows Fly
October 26, 2007	3308	Filling a Niche with Raw Milk | 2007 Farm Bill Goes to Senate | Worldwide Food Expo Showcases Advances in Food Technology | Bovine TB Detected In Heifer In Beltrami County | Edwards Touts Plan To Preserve Hunting | Iowa In Top 5 For Likelihood Of Drivers Hitting Deer | Unguarded Paths Challenge Border Patrol
October 19, 2007	3307	Pioneer in Agriculture Receives Congressional Gold Medal | Asian Soybean Rust Spreading | World Trade and Farm Bill Intertwined |
October 12, 2007	3306	Produce Irradiation is Put to the Test | October Crop Report: Wheat Stocks Lower | Rising Food Prices Upset Consumers and Presidential Candidates | Cloud Seeding Lures Farmers, Insurance Companies, Desert Nations | EPA Approves 1-Year Use of Pesticide Despite Concerns of Scientists | Former Ag Secretary Joins Senate Race | Minnesota Law Giving Insurance to Migrant Workers Ignored | South Korea, U.S. Produce No Major Progress in First Day of Beef Trade Talks
October 5, 2007	3305	Nebraska Corporate Farm Ban is History | Conner Debunks Food or Fuel | Consumer Groups Critcize Farm Bill's Meat Inspection Change | Coal is Still King, But Wind Energy Grows in India | Freeze Ends Apple Season Early for Many<p> | Official Says US Will Regulate Carbon Emissions | Oregon Sudy Says Hatchery Steelhead Trout Lose Ability to Spawn in Wild
September 28, 2007	3304	Salmon, Science and Sustainability | Acting Secretary Chuck Conner Assumes USDA Post | WRDA Goes To President's Desk | Feds Investigate N.J. Meat Plant After Burger Recall | Plan Uses Taxes to Fight Climate Change | Potato Farmers Adapt to New Food-safety Requirements | U.S. Cattlemen Launch Campaign To Amend Beef Act | U.S. Delays Approval of Farm Pesticide
September 21, 2007	3303	Klamath Salmon... Or Whose Water Is It? | Johanns Leaves USDA on Eve of 2007 Farm Bill | Lawmakers Beat the Drum for Permanent Disaster Aid | Americans Prefer Food Made In U.S. | Grocers seek more rules for food imports | U.S. Shows Wilingness to Make Concessions on Farm Subsidies in Trade Talks
September 14, 2007	3302	After the Flood and a FEMA Buy-out, a Rural Town Survives | Farm Bill Framers Wage Budget Battle | Schwab, Gutierrez, Johanns Ready for Trade Battle | California Winegrowers Go Nearly Nude for Fundraiser | Corps Blamed for Shoddy Everglades Work | Judge Rejcts Automakers' Bid to Scrap State Emission rules | Lawuit Filed Over Immigration Raids | Past E. coli Outbreaks Did Not Bring About Change in Regulations | UK Foot-And-Mouth Same As August Strain
September 7, 2007	3301	Western Wildfires Raise Burning Questions | Can Ethanol Industry Stand On Own Two Feet? | Senate Committee Considers Manure Exemption Legislation | Judge Imposes Flow Limits to Protect Fish that Swim in Water Used by Californians | Lung Specialist Reports Case of Illness From Home-microwaved Popcorn | South Korea Finds Banned Bones in U.S. Beef Shipment | To Catch a Blackbird in Sunflower Fields | Virus is Suspect in Mysterious Deaths of Honeybees
August 31, 2007	3252	Wisconsin Renewables | Farm Bill Wrangling Continues | Montana Wildfires Costly | USDA Forecasts Increase in Net Farm Income | China Tells WHO Food Exports Are Safe | Family Ranchers Fighting Growing Meatpacking Industry | Feed From Ethanol | Spinach recall prompts calls for oversight | USDA: Organic milk supplier will have to reduce herd
August 24, 2007	3251	Big Companies Go Green | Midwestern Rains Lead to Midwestern Floods | Organic Foods Gain Market Share | Montana Wildfire Forces Evacuations | Poultry vs Homeland Security | Prune Farmers Facing Shortfall | Smithfield Foods Profits Up on Higher Pork and Beef Sales
August 17, 2007	3250	Restaurants Buy More Locally Produced Foods | Bullish News With Cattle On Feed Report | Politicians Press the Flesh on Immigration | Proponent: Environmental Concerns Over Ethanol Unfounded | Edwards Touts Alternative Energy Plan | Farmers Fear Illegal Immigrant Crackdown | Judge won't block Whole Foods merger
August 10, 2007	3249	Going Deep Into Outerspace to Get High Speed Internet Down on the Farm | House Passes Energy Bill | USDA Predicts Record Corn Production | Britain Eases Livestock Movement Ban as Foot-and-Mouth is Isolated | Former Forest Service Official Accuses Agency of Firing Him for Blowing Whistle | Holes in Federal Food Safety Net Allowed Untested Chinese Seafood into the U.S. | Kroger Expands Organic Line, Broadens Customer Target | Yasgur's Farm of Woodstock Fame is on the Market for $8 Million
August 3, 2007	3248	Boar Running Hog Wild in the Lone Star State | Dead Zone in the Gulf Spurs a Call for Change in the Farm Bill | Senate Agriculture Committee Tackles Farm Bill | Employers Brace for New Rules Regarding Workers with Unverifiable Social Security Numbers | For First Time in Decades, Cuba to Purchase Seed Potatoes from U.S. Growers | Mexico Seeks Changes in Border Plan | Squabble Over Oil Taxes Sends House Democratic Leaders Searching for Votes on U.S. Energy Bill
July 27, 2007	3247	First Closed-Loop Ethanol Plant Opens | House Considers 2007 Farm Bill | USDA Payments to Dead Farmers Riles Lawmakers | Cornfields May Affect Weather Patterns | Fat May Be Contagious | Rural Students Outperform City Kids in Science Says Report | Senators Compromise on Border Security | WTO Rules against U.S. in Cotton Dispute with Brazil
July 20, 2007	3246	Pioneer in Agriculture Receives Congressional Gold Medal | Concerns Mount Over Safety of Imported Foods | Lawmakers Markup 2007 Farm Bill | Court Backs EPA on Farm Emissions Rules | 'Dead Zone' Growing in the Gulf of Mexico | EU Farm Ministers Fail to Approve Use of New Biotech Potato | Food and Drink Companies to Limit Advertisements Aimed at Children
July 13, 2007	3245	Produce Irradiation is Put to the Test | U.S. Trade Deficit Surpasses $700 Billion | Warning of Oil and Gas Crunch in Five Years | China Bans Antifreeze Chemical in Toothpaste | Ford to use Soybean-Based Foam in Mustang Seats | Work Begins on NW Iowa Methane Plant--First of 20 Planned for U.S.
July 6, 2007	3244	Volunteers Plant Spring Crops for Farmers In Need | New Farm Bill Battle Taking Shape | Product Recalls Stirs Interest in Country of Origin Labeling | Broadband Expansion Slowing | Can Chocolate Each Day Keep the Doctor Away? | Illinois State University to Introduce Renewable Energy Degree | Nutrition Programs Do Little Despite Federal Funding
June 29, 2007	3243	Ethanol Races into the Fast Lane at Iowa Corn 250 | Planted Corn Acres Exceeds Expectations | Researchers Confront Mysterious Bee Disorder | Add Seafood to the List of Tainted Chinese Exports | Bald Eagle Removed from Endangered Species List | Company Makes Ethanol from Corn Cobs | Japan, U.S. to meet over US beef imports
June 22, 2007	3242	Nebraska Corporate Farm Ban is History | House Subcommittee Hears From Black Farmers | House Subcommittee Votes to Extend 2002 Farm Bill | Canadian Government Sued by Cattle Farmers Over BSE | Energy Bill Favoring Renewables Passes Senate | GM to Move Fuel Cell Research from Lab to Production | Tyson Fresh Chicken No-Antibiotics Campaign
June 15, 2007	3241	Got Raw Milk? | Farm Subsidy Database Raises Eyebrows | Senate Takes Up Energy Policy | China Tells U.S. Lawmakers Not to 'Politicize' Currency Dispute or Resort to Pressure | Kellogg Increases Nutrition Standards to Dodge Lawsuit | New Oil Refinery Proposed for South Dakota by Texas Firm | Pioneer Hi-Bred Plans $42 Million Expansion in Iowa | State Fair: Sloppy Joes on a Stick | Surging Steel Exports in China Increase Trade Friction
June 8, 2007	3240	Filling a Niche with Raw Milk | Fisheries Push for Streamlined Process for Ocean Aquaculture | G8 Leaders Agree to Cut Greenhouse Gasses | CBOT Defends All-Chicago Merger Over Rival Offer from ICE | Dredging Reduces Sediment But May Not Remove Contamination | Renewable Energy Program Awards Iowa $1.28 Million | Wildlife Protection Regulation May Halt Wind Turbine Development
June 1, 2007	3239	Black Farmers Still Looking for Justice | Former Majority Leaders Push Farm Bill Proposal | Urban Mayors Take the Lead on Fighting Global Warming | Bush Administration Will Appeal BSE Ruling | Trouble Brewing in Germany for Beer Drinkers | Water Woes in Georgia
May 25, 2007	3238	Pharming Goes Underground | House Goes After Price Gougers | Senators Battle Over Immigration Bill | Spring Planting | Asian Soybean Rust Not in Iowa | Chinese Officials Warn Against "Political" Trade Disputes | U.S. Farm Producers To Sign Contracts with Cuba
May 18, 2007	3237	Despite Spring Rains, Central Nebraska Farmers Still Face Drought | Lawmakers Reach Middle Ground on Immigration | Stricter Emission Regulations | Bill Promotes Alternative Crops for Cellulosic Ethanol | China Sees No Further Sign of Tainted feed | Ramped-up Ethanol Production Fuels Construction Boom
May 11, 2007	3236	Killer Tornado Devastates Greensburg, Kansas | USDA Releases Report on Ending Stocks | U.N. Report Casts Shadow On Future Of Biofuels | Activists: Students Not Protected from Pesticides | Demcrats assail Bush administration over Science | Farm eyeing chicken fat fuel
May 4, 2007	3235	Precision Farming Pays Off | House Ag Panel Probes USDA on Global Warming | Melamine Contaminates Livestock Feed | Colorado River States File Drought Plan | Environmental Groups Sue to Stop Logging in Kentucky Forest | What is Happening to the Bees?
April 27, 2007	3234	High School Students Work Abroad on Hunger Issues | Capitol Hill Looking For Safer Food | Farm Group Leaders Give Their Thoughts On Farm Bill | Midwest Storms Dampen Planting Prospects | China Pledges to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Immigration Cases Crowd Southwestern Court Dockets | Little House Celebrates 75th Anniversary
April 20, 2007	3233	Scientists Battle Over Ethanol | USDA Extends Helping Hand to Young Farmers | Weather Slows Planting Progress | Agricultural Shipments Help Spur Rail Revenue Increase | California Considers Labeling of Cloned Foods | U.S. Wheat Producers vs. Austrailan Wheat Exporter | Underwater Turbines Use Tides to Produce Electricity
April 13, 2007	3232	Going Deep Into Outerspace to Get High Speed Internet Down on the Farm | Bush Pushes Immigration Reform While Migrants Claim Victory Against McDonalds | New Standards for Renewable Fuels Announced | Increase in Carbon Dioxide Emissions blamed on Coal | Mangos for Motorcycles | Trade Influences on Farm Bill | VeraSun Opens Third Biorefinery
April 6, 2007	3231	Pork-laden Politics | South Korean Trade Pact Faces Opposition in Congress | Supreme Court Rules Against Greenhouse Gas Emissions | $23 Million for Influenza Research | Corporate Farm Ban in Nebraska Dies in Court
March 30, 2007	3230	Boar Running Hog Wild in the Lone Star State | Bio-Fuels Take Bite Out Of Beans | E85 Cars Are A Gas | North Carolina's Moratorium on Hog Waste Lagoons Turns 10 | Tumbling Tumbleweeds | U.S. Senate Approves Extension of Timber Payments | Water Rights on the Missouri River
March 23, 2007	3229	Big Companies Go Green | Gore Urges Congress to Stop Global Warming | Grassley Pushes for Payment Limits Once Again | Keeping Blackbirds at Bay in Sunflower Fields | Stopping Crime in the Fields | Trade Talks To Be Continued ... | Turning Dung Into Dollars
March 16, 2007	3228	Swift Raids Leave a Lasting Impression | President Meets With Latin American Leaders | CMEHI Deal Has Rival | Cow Manure for Home Flooring | Top Banana Working Both Sides of the Fence
March 9, 2007	3227	Mennonites Help Fight World Hunger | USDA Expects Record Breaking Exports in 2007 | Crackdowns on Illegal Immigrants Creates Farm Labor Shortages | Ethanol Firm Sues Former Employees to Protect Trade Secrets | South Korea Relaxes Beef Import Restricitions
March 2, 2007	3226	Achieving the American Dream | Rural America Still Reeling From Immigration Raids | Six Bioreifinery Plants To Get $385 M in Government Grants | USDA: Ethanol Reserve Not Practical | Wanna Bet on Bird Flu? | Western Governors Target Greenhouse Gasses
February 23, 2007	3225	Family Dairy Farm Builds Family Dairy Plant | Bush and Bodman Stump For Cellulosic Ethanol | USDA Overhauls Food Safety Inspections | Bird Flu Strikes Near Moscow | Italian Wine Production May Be Affected by Global Warming | Mexico Boosts Corn Production
February 16, 2007	3224	Wild Horses: American Icons | Regional Focus Needed In Allocation of Federal Funds | Trade Deficit Widens | Agreement Reached for U.S. Ownership of Ports | Anti-smoking Advocates Want FDA to Regulate Tobacco | U.S. Beef Troubles with Two Asian Countries
February 9, 2007	3223	Farmers Convert Switchgrass To Electric Power | Congress Eyes Legislation for Black Farmers | Johanns Defends Farm Bill In Senate Hearing | Bird Flu in Britain Resulted in Mass Slaughter of Turkeys | Reopening a Lawsuit Over Pesticide Use | South Korean Farmers Protest U.S. Beef | Venezuela President Touts Environmental Causes
February 2, 2007	3222	Wisconsin Renewables | Public Response to Bush Biofuel Agenda | USDA Pushes 2007 Farm Bill Proposals | Missouri Works to Expand Agricultural Odor Regulations | North Dakota Group Expands Farm Help Program | Providing Salmon Access in the River
January 26, 2007	3221	Pharming Goes Underground | Bush Pumped About Renewable Fuels | Farm Lawmakers Talk Conservation and the 2007 Farm Bill | Another Immigration Raid at a Smithfield Plant | Japan Not Ready to Ease Restrictions on U.S. Beef | Nebraska Unable to Enforce Corporate Farm Ban
January 19, 2007	3220	Getting More Locally Produced Foods into Restaurants | Congress Slashes Tax Breaks for Domestic Oil Companies | Volatile Corn Market Surpasses $4.00 | Grassley Seeks Ban on Packer Ownership of Livestock | Japan May Ease Restrictions on U.S. Beef Imports | No Breakthrough In WTO Talks | The Cream in Their Caffeine
January 12, 2007	3219	USDA's Annual Crop Production Summary Moves the Markets | Lawmakers Tackle Growing Ethanol Industry | Resumption of Doha Talks Possible | Hay Shortage Pressures Cattle Producers | Idaho Governor Supports Killing Gray Wolves | Immigration Bill Pushed
January 5, 2007	3218	Farm Groups Take Aim at Conservation Reserve | Blizzards Bash Mountains and Plains | Chicago Board of Trade Sets Record on Trading Volume | New Study Claims No Cost Benefits In Growth-Promoting Antibiotics | “Family” or “Corporate” Agriculture | Global Warming Roundup | Grapes and Graves
December 29, 2006	3217	Environmentalist Concerned About Nearby Hog Confinement | Energy May Top Farm Bill | More Trade Agreements Set For The New Year | Dolly the T-Bone Steak? | Giant Ragweed Growing Herbicide-Resistant | Super Peanuts | USDA Pegs a Jump in Hog Production
December 22, 2006	3216	WTO Struggles Speed Farm Bill Debate | Land Prices Hit Record High in Iowa | Workers Charged in Swift Case | Consolidating Rice Lawsuits | Japanese Restaurants Want More U.S. Beef | Nebraska Wants U.S. Supreme to Decide Corpoprate Farm Issue | Producers, Consumers Face Clone Quandary
December 15, 2006	3215	Scientists Battle Over Ethanol | Farm Policy Heavyweights Talk Future Legislation | Largest Raid in History Nets 1,284 Illegal Immigrants at Swift Packing Plants | Court Overturns Nebraska Corporate Farm Ban | DuPont Announces Massive Layoffs | E. coli Oubreak in Upper Midwest | Irradiation May Prevent E. coli in Produce
December 8, 2006	3214	O' Christmas Tree | Disaster Aid Proponents Fall Short | Grassley Leads Charge to Exempt Rural Dust | There's Good News and Bad News in the Farm Economy | Mexico Overturns Fructose Tax | More Students Participating in Free and Reduced School Meals | Water War Settled in the West
December 1, 2006	3213	Next Best Thing to White Bread? | CBOT Sets Volume, Open Interest Records | Schwab Upbeat About Future Trade Talks | USDA Report a Mixed Bag for Farmers | 13 GM Rice Lawsuits May Be Consolidated | Energy Companies Buy Kansas Farmland For Water Access | Scientists Recommend Halting Future Confinment Construction | South Korea Suspends Some U.S. Beef Imports
November 24, 2006	3212	A New Twist on Rural Development | Biofuel Studies Call for Changes in Agricultural Landscape | Keeping The "O" Out of CRP | Cases of Salmonella-Tainted Chicken Increase | John Deere Profits Rise | Talkin' Turkey
November 17, 2006	3211	Precision Farming Pays Off | Canadian Wheat Board Takes Steps Towards An Open-Market System | Senate Stalls Debate on Farm Aid | Corn Prices May Affect Retail Price of Meat | Snack Food and Beverage Companies to Promote Health Foods | Waging Water Needs of Farmers and Fish
November 10, 2006	3210	Family Farm Becomes Technological Wonder | Democrats Take Control of U.S. House and Senate | Ethanol Industry Booming | USDA Resizes Crop Estimates for November | Japan Halts One Shipment of U.S. Beef | Nutnappers on the Rise | U.S. Develops Plan to Destroy Birds if Avian Flu Strikes
November 3, 2006	3209	Achieving the American Dream | Hearing on Alleged Rate Disparity in Rail Charges | KFC Makes A Trans-ition | New Bird Flu Strain Found | Platte River May Get Deeper In Cooperative Agreement | Salmonella-Tainted Produce Poses Little Risk to Public | See 'ya Later Alligator
October 27, 2006	3208	It's Like an eBay for Agriculture | Bodman Announces Grants For Biofuels | International Grain Estimates Reduced | Japan to Accept Held U.S. Beef | A Tomato Sauce Of A Different Color | Beef Plant Too Big? | Hope for Hops | That Don't Mean Jack-O-Lantern
October 20, 2006	3207	High School Students Work Abroad on Hunger Issues | EPA Refuses to Exempt Agricultural Dust | Policymakers Disagree on Global Trade Policy | Course to be Taught in Protecting the U.S. Food Supply | Soaring Water Costs in the West | The Merc and CBOT Marry
October 13, 2006	3206	Wild Horses: American Icons | President Bush and Renewable Proponents Push Ethanol | USDA Releases Crop Projections | Anhydrous Ammonia Gets a New Addititive | Outhouse Preservation for Rural History | Rail Expansion vs Quality of Rural Life
October 6, 2006	3205	Supporting Your Local Farmer | Farmers Face Continuing Drought at Harvest Time | Politicians Tout Ethanol Before November Elections | Recent EPA Decision Does Not Exempt Agriculture | Building a Bigger Border | Criminal Investigation Into Tainted Spinach | Fishing for Sustainable Practices
September 29, 2006	3204	Collapse of WTO Negotiations May Lead to Farm Bill Extension | Lawmakers Battle Over Farm Relief | Senators and Religious Leaders Call For Immigration Reform | Tainted Spinach Hurts Producers | AIDS Dollars for Rural America Threatened | Drivers Beware of Deer | Dust Flies in D.C. | Motorists Happy & Suspicious of Lower Gas Prices
September 22, 2006	3203	Family Dairy Farm Builds Family Dairy Plant | Commodity Groups Quarrel Over Future Farm Bill | E. coli-Tainted Spinach Blamed for Several Deaths | Will the Nation's Hog Market Remain Competitive? | Florida's Citrus Crop Tops $1 Billion | Industry Gets Egg On Its Face | Lawsuits Filed Over Genetically Modified Rice
September 15, 2006	3202	Environmentalist Concerned About Iowa Hog Confinements | Bio-based Energy Takes Center Stage in Farm Bill | Immigration Rally Held on Capitol Grounds | Birth of Rare White Buffalo Draws Native Americans | E. coli Outbreak Linked to Bagged Spinach | World Health Organization Endorses DDT to Combat Malaria
September 8, 2006	3201	Farmers Convert Switchgrass To Electric Power | Ethanol Fuels Demand for Increased Corn Acreage | Private Analysts Increase Their 2006 Harvest Numbers | Ranchers Want Label for Their Grass-fed Beef | A Fish Called Wanda -- Or Should it be Wendell? | Biofuels Blagojevich | The Answer is Blowin' In the Wind
September 1, 2006	3152	New Businesses Growing in Farm Country | California Approves Tough Emission Standards | Ethanol Producers Break Record, American Farm Bureau Calls for Farm Bill Extension | USDA Announce Drought Assistance for Farmers | Beijing on Board for WTO Talks | Where’s The Beef? | Wisconsin Apple Growers Report Good Harvest
August 25, 2006	3151	The Next Best Thing to Sliced Bread? | Barge Season Shortened on Missouri River | Trade Surplus Shrinks Again | Attempts to Lift Ban on Coke and Pepsi In India Go Flat | Canada Confirms 8th Case of Mad Cow Disease | Experts Call for Global Bird Flu Database | Humane Society Blasts Ben & Jerry’s | Soil Contamination Suit Pits Farm Against Gun Club
August 18, 2006	3150	National Veterinary Services Lab Pivotal in Avian Flu Fight | Biofuels On Presidential Hopeful Agenda | Japan Surveys Consumer Reaction to U.S. Beef | More Cattle in Feedlots than a Year Ago | Judge Blocks New Grazing Rules | Judge says USDA Violated Environmental Laws on Biotech Crops
August 11, 2006	3149	Politicians and Pundits Weigh Changes in Farm Subsidies | Drought Continues to Impact Much of the Nation | Fallout From BP Pipeline Closure | AFL-CIO Interested in Immigrant Labor Issues | Chili Pepper Crop Heats Up | U.S. Beef Enters Japan for First Time Since Ban Lifted | Who Cares Who Moves to Rural Nebraska?
August 4, 2006	3148	Alternative Fuels May Answer Fuel Dependency Question | Farm Expenditures Increase | Market Analysis and Market Plus Podcasts Available | Private Companies Estimate the 2006 Crops | A Trans-Atlantic Agreement to Help the Environment | States Seek Expansion of Pesticide Labeling | Take Diet Advice with a Grain of Salt
July 28, 2006	3147	Biosecurity Best Defense Against Avian Flu | Global Trade Talks Collapse | Japan Reopens Market To U.S. Beef | Senate Agriculture Leaders Hold Listening Sessions | Border Patrol Agent Found Guilty of Smuggling Immingrants Across Mexico Border | High Temperatures Pummel California | New Sticker Indicates When Fruit and Vegetables are Ripe
July 21, 2006	3146	Cattle Producers Use Animal ID as Marketing Tool | Dairy Industry Testifies Before Senate Agriculture Committee | Extreme Heat & Dry Weather Affecting U.S. Crops | Subsidies Still Under Scrutiny | Economist Criticizes U.S. Ethanol Policy | High Temps, Pollution, Produce Record Smog in Denver | U.S. Senate Approves Mississippi River Bill
July 14, 2006	3145	A New Twist on Rural Development | Ethanol From Sugar? | Lawsuit Filed Over New Grazing Rules on Public Land | Canada Confirms 7th Domestic Case of Mad Cow Disease | Eating Fish May Protect Eyesight | Louisiana Faces Drought Despite Last Year's Hurricanes | South Korea, U.S. Discuss Free Trade Agreement
July 7, 2006	3144	It's Like an eBay for Agriculture | Ethanol Market Squeezed | Sixth Case of BSE Discovered in Canada | U.S., Canada Settle Softwood Lumber Trade Dispute | Bush Uses Dunkin' Donuts to Promote Immigration Reforms | Developing Countries Predicted to Become More Dependent on Food Imports | Vacancies for Veterinarians
June 30, 2006	3143	Family Farm Becomes Technological Wonder | Kansas Wheat Yields Range From 4 Bushels to Over 40 | Supreme Court to Hear Carbon Dioxide Regulation Case | Trade Negotiators Meet in Geneva | Automakers to Double Production of Flex-Fuel Vehicles | Biotech Company's Profits Increase 600 Percent | Where's The Beef?
June 23, 2006	3142	Creekstone Stays the Course Despite Beef Ban Lift | Legislation Would Place Tariffs on Japanese Goods | Senate Energy Committee Hearing Held This Week | USDA Releases Cattle On-Feed Report | Connecticut Processor Recalls Livestock Feed Ingredients | Iowa on Path to Improve Water Quality | Organic Farm Plows Oil Pipeline Project | Seedy Venture | Would You Like Fries With That?
June 16, 2006	3141	Supporting Your Local Farmer | Biofuel Bubble May be at Risk of Bursting | Risk Management Agency Catches Insurance Fraud | Fine Young Cannibals | Just Walk Away | Specialty Crop Growers Seek Government Help | This Land May Not Be Your Land
June 9, 2006	3140	Conservation Interests Testify to Senate Agriculture Committee | U.S. Inks Free Trade Deal with Vietnam | USDA Releases Crop Production Estimates | Just Say No to Antibiotics | No More Hormones in Montana | Want a Sugar Rush? Eat Some Fruit... | You Think Eminent Domain is Harsh?
June 2, 2006	3139	National Veterinary Services Lab Pivotal in Avian Flu Fight | Iowa Implements Stricter Water Quality Laws | Japan Issues New Requirments on Pork Imports | Supply Issues May Limit Corn's Long-Run Potential as Ethanol Feedstock | Brazil Pushes for Global Trade Agreement | Despite Rain, Drought Continues in Nebraska | New Director Appointed for National Animal Disease Center | North Dakota's Richest Farmland Not Reaping the Richest Profits
May 26, 2006	3138	Senate Adopts Its Version of Immigration Reform | Estimates Increase Corn, Wheat Acreage and Decrease Soybeans | Ethanol Producers On Track for Record | U.S. House Puts Animal ID Funding On Hold | No Such Thing as Free Gas | Seeds in Space | Soybean Success Overseas | Winds of Change
May 19, 2006	3137	European Union Calls On U.S. To Cut Farm Subsidies | Debates Continue over Immigration Reform | Negotiations with Asia to Reopen Markets to U.S. Beef | Senate Ag Committee Examines Rural Broadband | Groups Ask Congress Not to Delay Farm Bill | Iowa Considers Banning Manure as Soybean Fertilizer | Texas Attorney General Sues to Shut Down Sales of "Fuel-Saving" Pill
May 12, 2006	3136	New Businesses Growing in Farm Country | President Bush Calls for Increased Ethanol Imports | Traders Bullish on Grain Ending Stocks | USDA Reassures Congress About Preparedness for Bird Flu | Flurry of Proposals Dealing with Immigration | More Farmers Growing GM Cotton | Tokyo Considering Lifting its Ban on U.S. Beef | U.S. Manufacturers Disappointed with Policy on China Currency
May 5, 2006	3135	Small Town Fights Meth Epidemic | Nation's Top Poultry Producers Cut Summer Production | One Million Voices Speak Out on Immigration | U.S. House Cracks Down on Fuel Price-Gouging | CDC and Airlines Butt Heads Over Bird Flu | Despite Lawsuit, Army Corps Plans Spring Rise on Missouri River | High Fertilizer Costs Create Market for Hog Waste
April 28, 2006	3134	Alternative Fuels May Answer Fuel Dependency Question | Debate Continues on How to Deal With Rising Fuel Prices | Farmers Pick Up the Pace on Spring Planting | Navigation and Flood Control Remain Priority on the Big Muddy | ADM Announces New Leader | Government Study Shows Few Cows Infected with BSE | Immigrants Call for Boycotts in U.S. and Mexico on May 1
April 21, 2006	3133	Filmmaker Devotes Life to Documenting American Farm Women | Canada Confirms Fifth Case of Mad Cow Disease | Crude Oil Prices Hit Record Highs | Rising Input Costs | Sweet Season for Vidalia Onions | U.S. Hawkish on Bird Flu | U.S. Trade Representative May Switch Jobs
April 14, 2006	3132	Women Gaining Lead Roles in Agriculture | China Brings Checkbook to U.S. Farm Country | Gas Prices High and Soaring Higher | Farm Workers, Recruiter Sign Agreement | Georgians Go for Goats | Montana Bucks National Trend, Increases Wheat Acreage | Wal-Mart to Offer Banking Services?
April 7, 2006	3131	Farmers Use Animal ID as Marketing Tool | Ethanol Attracts New Investors, BioDiesel Gets Boost from "Big Oil" | Senate Nears Compromise on Illegal Immigrants | Beware of Soybean Cyst Nematode | California Farmers Say Rural Roads Need Repairs | Couple Fights to Keep Cows in a New York Village | FDA Considers Easing Labeling of Irradiated Foods | Northwest Commerical Mushroom Harvest Likely to be Poor
March 31, 2006	3130	Congress Considers Sweeping Immigration Reforms | Lawmakers Steps to Stop China's Manipulation of its Currency | USDA Releases Annual Planting Intentions Report | Working to Regain Japanese Beef Market | Farm Subsidy Debate | Prosecution to Proceed for 1997 Raid on Mink Farm | Work DNA May Boost Omega-3s
March 24, 2006	3129	Biosecurity Best Defense Against Avian Flu | Creekstone Sues USDA | Reports Reveal Continued Expansion Of Cattle Herd | Study Questions Whether Ethanol Industry Can Meet Demand | Campaigns Aim To Promote EU Specialty Foods | Court Declines To Hear Missouri River Appeal; | Monsanto To Produce More Growth Hormone
March 17, 2006	3128	Immigration Reform Both Political and Economic | No Reprieve from Wildfires & Drought | Predictions Avian Flu Will be More Devastating Than AIDS | Third Case of Mad Cow | Horse Slaughter To Continue | Japan: First BSE in Cow For Beef
March 10, 2006	3127	Impact of Anti Smoking Campaign | GIPSA Goes Before Senate Agriculture Committee | Survey Results Results of Crop Planting Intentions | Trade Talks May Hinder 2007 Farm Bill | Chicken Consumption Up Despite Threat of Bird Flu | Pesticide Levels in U.S. Rivers and Streams | Trade Talks Delayed Between U.S. and UAE
March 3, 2006	3126	Investors Fill Up with Ethanol | US, EU Trade Chiefs Discuss Global Trade Deadlock | Western Governors' Want Immigration Reform | Biotech Battle Intensifies | Can There Be a Medical Prescription for Chocolate? | Federal Jury Convicts Animal Welfare Activists | International Trade vs. U.S. Farm Policy
February 24, 2006	3125	Turning Trash Into Treasure | Cattle on Feed Report Reveals Dramatic Expansion | Increasing U.S. Energy Independence | Sale Of Port Operations To United Arab Emirates | Cigarette Tax Used in California Anti-smoking Campaign | Restricting Your Child's School Lunch Selections | Water Quality Dispute Between Two Southern States
February 17, 2006	3124	Faith-Based Initiative Helps Hungry People Feed Themselves | Agricultural Trade Surplus Narrows | Congressional Subcommittee Questions USDA Budget | USDA Ag Outlook | Jungle Bugs May Help Ethanol Movement | Nebraska Placking Plant Barred From Shipping Beef to Japan | No Highway Memorials to Hogs
February 10, 2006	3123	World Supply And Demand Numbers | USDA Budget Unveiled | World Trade Organization Decides on GMO Issue | Low Fat Diet is a Disappointment | WTO Members Agree to Work Together
February 3, 2006	3122	Farmers Raise Soybeans For Healthy Cooking Oil | EPA Launches AFO Study | Number of Farms & Farmland are Down | President Bush Delivers Fifth State of the Union Address | 5-member Japan Degelegation Meets with USDA | A Faster Test for Diagnosos of Bird Flu | Del Monte Cans Pineapple Operation in Hawaii
January 27, 2006	3121	Small Town Fights Meth Epidemic | U.S. Responds Quickly to Japan's Reinstated Ban on U.S. Beef | World Trade Reps Still Stuck on Issues | Aid to Farmers Who Suffered Hurricane Damage | Maps for Migrants Crossing the Mexican/U.S. Border | Seek Probe of Oil Companies handling of E-85
January 20, 2006	3120	Japan Halts Imports of U.S. Beef ... Again | Audit Accuses USDA of Blocking Investigations | Farm Bureau Speaks Out Against Immigration Bill | U.S. Sugar Harvest Shrinks | Missouri River Controversy | Trade Talks to Resume | Turkey's Government Does What It Can to Beat Bird Flu
January 13, 2006	3119	South Korea to Resume U.S. Beef Imports with Restrictions | 2005 Crop Production & Supplies Higher | Health Officials Remain on Bird Flu Alert | USDA Questions Safety of Canadian Beef Exports | Hurricanes Decimate Florida Tomatoes, Citrus | Interstate Wine Shipments Sluggish
January 6, 2006	3118	Health Experts and Government Officials Prepare for Avian Flu Outbreak | Advisory Commitee on Agricultural Biotechnology Meets | China Confirms Dramatic Growth in Textile Exports | New Food Labeling In Effect January 1, 2006 | Congressman Says Sealed Border Would Hurt Cotton Industry | Health Benefits Could Be Big for Barley | McDonalds Isn't Loving It
December 30, 2005	3117	2005 In Retrospect | Arkansas Cotton Crop Better Than Expected, But Costly | Post-hurricane Repair Continues at the Gulf Ports | Spread of Bird Flu Limited |
December 23, 2005	3116	Two Waste Streams Create A New Business for Farmer | Budget Bill Cuts Federal Deficits by Nearly $40 Billion | Cattle On-Feed Report: More Mouths To Feed | Exports, Tariffs & the WTO | Government Pays Peach Producers to Cut Down Trees | Players Experience "Life on the Farm" in New Game | World Health Organization Calls on China to Release Avian Flu Samples
December 16, 2005	3115	WTO Members Still at Odds Over Farm Subsidy Programs | Inaccurate Price-Reporting by Packers, Report Says | Japan Lifts U.S. Beef Ban, But Consumers Remain Wary | Weather Aids Development of Brazilian Soybeans | Court Strikes Down Nebraska's Ban On Corporate Farms | E. coli Outbreak Traced To Dairy Operation | Illinois Court Rejects "Light" Cigarette Case | Progress Made On Bird Flu Vaccine
December 9, 2005	3114	WTO Odds Slim For Hong Kong Breakthrough | Japan Tentatively Lifting Ban on U.S. Beef Imports | Latest S&D Report Bearish For Prices | Report Calls for Help from Cartoon Characters | Biopharming Study Draws Concern, Rebuke | Denver Mulls Lifting Ethanol Requirement | Mexico Appeals WTO Ruling On Sweeteners
December 2, 2005	3113	Students Reminded of Agriculture's Importance | Blizzard Slows Cattle Business This Week | Lawmakers: Lean on China Over Currency | WTO Global Trade Talks at Standstill | Colorado Biofuel Firm Continues Expansion | Government's Lead Lawyer Quits Tobacco Case | South Korean Farm Group Plans WTO Protest | WTO Upholds Unfair Rice Tariff Ruling Against Mexico
November 25, 2005	3112	Filmmaker Devotes Life to Documenting American Farm Women | Congress Hears from Farmers on Impact of Higher Fuel Costs | LDPs Delayed by Number of On-Line Applications | More Outbreaks of Avian Flu in Asia | Deere Earnings Sag, But Company Remains Profitable | Humane Society Sues USDA Over Poultry Slaughter | Illinois Drought Damage Estimates Reduced | McDonald's Asked To Help Boost Pay For Pickers
November 18, 2005	3111	Women Gaining Lead Roles in Agriculture | Congress May Consider Post-hurricane Aid to Farmers | Report: Cattle Inventory On The Rise | U.S. Charged with Dumping Corn on Canadian Market | FDA: Re-Labeling of Tamiflu Unnecessary | Oxfam Warns Against Trade Intransigence | Senators Try New Tact on Labeling
November 11, 2005	3110	Rural EMTs Get Specialized Training | Markets Unfazed By Bigger Crop Numbers | No High Hopes for Trade Agreement | U.S. Government Prepares For Bird Flu | FDA Rejects Proposal to Advertise Lycopene Benefits | Migrant Farmworkers Idled By Hurricane Wilma | Washington State Mulls New Rule on Farm Pesticides
November 4, 2005	3109	Growing Soybeans and Oil Opportunities | Congress Mulls Cap on Government Payments to Farmers | Corn Crop Estimate Tops 11 Billion Bushels | U.S. Trade Ambassador Urges European Union to Make Deeper Farm Tariff Cuts | Arkansas vs. Oklahoma in Water Clean-Up Dispute | House Looks To Counter Justices on Takings Clause | USDA Works To Ease Grain Shipping Backlog | Wisconsin First To Launch Animal Location System
October 28, 2005	3108	Faith-Based Initiative Helps Hungry People Feed Themselves | Congressional Committee Hears River Recovery is Slow | USDA Tries to Dispel Avian Flu Fears | WTO Talks: Deadlocked or Just Dead? | Fate Of Feta Favors Greeks | New Law May Make Old Grain Trucks History | U.S. Asks China For Details on Copyright Material
October 21, 2005	3107	Free Bees For Would-Be Beekeepers | Dairy Spared Under Senate Budget Cut Plan | Placement Numbers Disappoint Cattle Trade | United States and European Union Farm Talks Begin | Bird Flu Likely To Spread Along Migratory Routes | Florida Begins Evacuation Ahead of Wilma | Supreme Court Refuses Tobacco Lawsuit | USDA Scraps Plans To Close Field Offices
October 14, 2005	3106	Farmers & Ranchers Helping Americans in Need | G20 Pushing for Deaper Farm Subsidy Cuts from U.S. | Signs of Breaking the Deadlock in WTO Negotiations | USDA Releases October Crop Numbers | MILC Program "Hanging in the Balance" | ND Biodiesel Plant Loses European Backer | U.S. Labor Demands Challenge of China | UN Urges Calm Over Spread of Bird Flu
October 7, 2005	3105	New Beef Processor Takes On Old Stereotype | $3 Billion Proposed in Farm Budget Cuts | Debt Pressures Weigh on Brazilian Ag Expansion | Great Expectations for 2005 Crops | Poultry Producers Deflect Avian Flu Worries | Study: Childrens' Weight Gain Tied to Price of Produce | WTO Chief: U.S. Must Give On Cotton Subsidies
September 30, 2005	3104	Farmers Adjust To Life Without Government Aid | Larger Than Expected Crop May Squeeze Storage Capacity | Lawmakers Disagree on How to Fix Nation's Energy Crisis | USDA, Congress Ponder Health of Rural Economy | Bovine Tuberculosis Discovered in Minnesota | Japan Continues Ban on U.S. Beef Imports | USDA Unveils New Kids' Food Pyramid
September 23, 2005	3103	Students Reminded of Agriculture's Importance | Agricultural Cost of Katrina Mounts | Johanns, Portman Testify on WTO Talks | U.S. Looks To Close Gaps In Feed Rules | BNSF Rolls Back Rates in Four States | Changes OKd to Endangered Species Act | Contractor, State Settle Farm Labor Dispute | Senate Blocks FSA Office Closings
September 16, 2005	3102	No-Till Nabs Newcomers | North Dakota Lawmakers Call for Disaster Assistance | USDA: Corn, Soybean Forecasts Rise | WTO Talks to Resume in Hong Kong This December | Britain to Drop Ban on Older Beef | Iowa Reaches Settlement With Smithfield on Pork Suit
September 9, 2005	3101	Katrina Affects Barge Rates And Grain Prices | Congress Postpones Cuts To Ag Budget | Cotton, Rice Farmers See Impact of Katrina | Farmers Face Even Higher Fuel Costs | Hurricane Puts Softwood Lumber Talks On Hold | Study Finds No Snack Left Behind | Study Shows Benefits of Breakfast to Girls | Tobacco Settlement Draws Fire From Witness
September 2, 2005	3052	Australia Native Helps Farmers Worldwide Become More Efficient in the Field | Commodity Transport Hit by Hurricane | Rising Prices Fuel Farmers' Concerns | USDA Announces National Animal ID System | Cargill, Feds Settle Lawsuit on Pollutants | Government Ends Probe of Texas Mad Cow Case | Lamy Takes Reigns at WTO | No Progress as Textile Talks End
August 26, 2005	3051	Dairy Industry Faces Unsure Future | Americans Are Getting Heavier | Beef Recall And Border Update | U.S. Report Reveals New Information about Global Trade | Cow Manure = Energy | Japan and Russia Fight Bird Flu | Midwest May Have Avoided Soybean Rust
August 19, 2005	3050	Used Machinery is a Hot Item at Auctions | Farmers Likely Will Feel the Pinch of High Fuel Costs This Harvest | Report: Slow Pace of Cattle Trade Continues | USDA Cites Packing Plants for BSE Rules Violations | Court Backs Army Corps Plan on Mo River | Russia Battles Spread of Bird Flu | USDA: Mad Cow Test Options Limited
August 12, 2005	3049	Farm Bill Forums Forge Ahead | Bush Signs Energy Bill Into Law | Few Surprises on the Yield Forecast | USDA Under Pressure to Test Healthy Cows for BSE | Illinois Gets Tough on Farm Vandalism | Midwest Drought Takes Toll on Barge Operators | Peanut Growers Worry Over Excess Supply | Scientists Finish Work on Rice Genome
August 5, 2005	3048	CAFTA A Done Deal, But Trade Politics Continue | FDA Limits Antibiotic Use In Chickens | Land Values, Cash Rents on the Rise | Study Calls Subsidy Distribution Into Question | Group Wants Air Quality Action on CAFOs | Lawsuit: Tobacco Deal Created Non-Competitive Cartel | U.S. Beef Exports to Philippines Resume | USDA: Use Of Computers On Farms Slows
July 29, 2005	3047	Rain Relieves Parts of Corn Belt, While Others Remain Dry | Cattle Trade Slowed by Downsized Infrastructure | Congress Hands Bush Victory on CAFTA | Ethanol Fares Well in New Energy Plan | Clashes Reported Along U.S.-Mexico Border | Study: California Will Need 40 Percent More Water | Study: More Nutrition Info Leads to Better Food Choices
July 22, 2005	3046	Scientists Search For A Solution To Soybean Rust | Cattle Markets Slow to React to Border Re-Opening | Markets Eye Weather as Illinois Crops Wither | Policy Makers Call for Increased Use of Ethanol | California Assesses Farmer Compliance with Water Rules | EPA Document Concludes MTBE May CauseCancer | Senate Confirms Dorr for USDA Post | WTO Chief: I'm Hitting The Alarm Button
July 15, 2005	3045	Rural EMTs Get Specialized Training | CAFTA Critics Take Opposition to D.C. | Hurricane Dennis Brings Little Relief to Illinois Crops | U.S. to Open Border to Cattle Imports From Canada | 20th Anniversary Farm Aid Concert Set for Chicago | Bid to Force Action on Global Warming Denied | Lawmaker: China to Change Currency Policy Soon
July 8, 2005	3044	Critics Call for Changes to U.S. Food Aid Policy | Bush Calls for Elimination of Agricultural Subsidies | Markets Mull Impact of Dry Weather | U.S. Resists G8 Pressure on Global Warming | Automaker Donates E-85 Vehicle to Iowa | Herdmates of Infected Cow Killed for Testing | Hurricane Renews Fears of Soy Rust Spread
July 1, 2005	3043	Farmers & Ranchers Helping Americans in Need | Latest Case of Mad Cow Disease Traced to Texas | Reaction "Neutral" to Crop Acreage Report | Senate Gives OK to CAFTA | Bird Flu Vaccine Shortage Eyed | Court Keeps Beef Checkoff Challenge Alive...Barely | Docs Seek Injunction Against Dairy Ads
June 24, 2005	3042	Free Bees for Would-Be Beekeepers | Second Mad Cow Case Confirmed in U.S. | Senate Concludes Debate on Energy Bill | Senate Finance Committee Considers Chinese Trade | Ag Bill Moves to Senate Floor | California Farmers Lose Water Case | Montana Labeling Law Disputed
June 17, 2005	3041	Coops Look For Innovative Ways To Survive | Biotechnology Hearing | BSE Test on U.S. Cow to be Conducted in England | Congress Debates Ethanol Bump Up | Corporations Not Largest Farmland Owners | Freshwater Lake Pollution Blamed on Fertilizer | U.S. Mayors Adhere to Kyoto Protocol on Global Warming
June 10, 2005	3040	Dakota Beef | CAFTA Continues to Get Hammered | Legislation to Help Farm Workers Unveiled | Monthly Crop Report Mixed | A Horse Diet to Protect the Environment | Asian Soybean Rust Spreading Slowly | Future of Ocean Farming
June 3, 2005	3039	U.S. Farmer Investment Spurs Brazil Ag Growth | American Sugar Alliance Blasts CAFTA | Demand Drives Retail Beef Prices Higher | Influence of Funds Felt in the Pits | Deere Acquires Wholesale Landscape Dealerships | EPA Rejects State-Sought Ethanol Waivers | Mysterious Disease Leads to Slaughter of Brazilian Fowl | Research Finds Clue to How Prions Kill
May 27, 2005	3038	Supreme Court Upholds Beef Checkoff | Congress Looks at Extending Grain Standards Act | Ethanol Increase Proposed | USDA's Quarterly Export Outlook for Farm Trade | EU, China Consult on Textiles | Government Running Out Of Surplus Milk Powder | Water Monitors Cause Chicken-Fried Friction in South
May 20, 2005	3037	Will Farmers' Futures Go Up In Smoke? | Canadians Launch Animal ID System | Placement Activity Jumps at Feedlots | U.S. Imposing New Limits on Chinese Textile Imports | "Growing Degrees" Called Critical to Corn | Court: Bans on Wine Shipments Unlawful | Strong Sales Push Deere 2Q Profits Higher | USDA: Kansas Dairy Herds Clean of TB
May 13, 2005	3036	No-Till Nabs Newcomers | Beef Trade Issues Linger in Two Hemispheres | CAFTA Creates Rifts in Politics, Industry | Fundamentals Set Bears on the Prowl | Fruit, Veggie Farmers Feel Fuel Price Pinch | Hoax or Terrorism? NZ Reacts to Livestock Threat | UN: Trade Controls Must Permit Food Aid
May 6, 2005	3035	Horses Turn Lives Around | Bill Introduced for Voluntary Labeling | What's New on Subsidies? | Winter Wheat Woes | Obama Lobbies for River Lock Improvements | Tobacco Trial Enters Remedies Phase | Tyson Earnings Slump in Second Quarter | USDA: 450,000 Downer Cattle in 2004
April 29, 2005	3034	Used Machinery is a Hot Item at Auctions | Bush Calls for Energy Reform | Chinese Textile Policies | Hog Exports Have Record Increase | Minnesota Furthers Support Of Renewable Fuels | Senate Confirms New U.S. Trade Representative | Soybean Rust Discovered in Georgia | U.S. Puts Ball in Japanese Court on Beef Ban
April 22, 2005	3033	Dairy Industry Faces Unsure Future | Congressional Members Rally Against CAFTA | Japan Still Unsure about Opening Borders to U.S. Beef | Personalize Your Food Pyramid | Anheuser-Busch Drops GM Rice Threat | EU Concerned at Pace of Trade Talks | Feds Endorse Salmon Recovery Plan | Government Appeal on Tobacco Ruling Denied | Scientists Study Canola-Based Biodiesel
April 15, 2005	3032	Farm Animal Veterinarians in Short Supply | Bush Administration Reiterates Cuts to Agricultural Spending | Lawmakers Debate $8 Billion Energy Bill | Value of U.S. Agriculture Exports Declines | Anheuser-Busch Says No to GMO Rice | CAFTA Draws Fire on Capitol Hill | WTO Chief: Time Running Out For Trade Deal
April 8, 2005	3031	Critics Call for Changes to U.S. Food Aid Policy | Tobacco Buyout Begins This Summer | U.S.-China Battle Over Cotton Imports | USDA Crop Production Estimates | EU Mulls Redirecting Farm Budget Cash | Groups Target Antibiotics in Animal Feed | Monsanto 2Q Profits More Than Double | Senate Votes Reduction in UN Peacekeeping Dues
April 1, 2005	3030	Native Americans of the Southwest (Part 2) | CAFTA Closer? | Corn Up, Beans Down in Planting Report | Japanese Ready To Shift On Testing Policy? | Chicken King Frank Perdue Dies | EU "Deplores" Biotech Corn Imports | Foundation Challenges Species Protection | Judge Orders Permits to Curb Invasive Species
March 25, 2005	3029	The Native Americans of the Southwest (Part 1) | Brazilian Drought Hits Hard at Soybean Crop | DOJ Meets Big Tobacco | Rural Advocates Want Share Of Homeland Security Money | Ethanol Futures Added to CBOT | Feds To Track Voluntary Reductions in Greenhouse Gases | Meat Processing Group Joins Lawsuit Against USDA | Syngenta: GM Seeds We Sold Were Not Approved
March 18, 2005	3028	Japanese Continue To Balk At U.S. Beef | Democratic Rural Working Group Releases Report | U.S. Trade Deficit Soars | USDA: Suppliers Holding Cattle Inventories | Governor Pushes For Higher Ethanol Mandate | Low Snowpack Adds to Drought Worries | WTO Rules on U.S., Aussie Complaints
March 11, 2005	3027	Demand, Marketing Drive Pork Industry | FY 2006 Farm Budget Update | Incentives To Open Private Land For Public Recreation | Latest USDA Numbers Friendly to Beans | Fishermen Wary of Modified Salmon | Judges Rule in Favor of Beekeepers | McDonald's to Test Remote Call Centers | Washington Governor Declares Drought Emergency
March 4, 2005	3026	Scientists Seach for Solution to Soybean Rust Disease | Farmers Selling Into Soybean Rally | Federal Court Strikes Down EPA Rules | USDA And RCALF Battle | Budget Cuts Would Hit Research Programs | Iowa Debates State v. Local Control of Crop Sales | Study: Rural Roads Twice as Deadly | WTO Raps U.S. Cotton Subsidies
February 25, 2005	3025	Brazil No Longer a "Sleeping Giant" | China Announces Agricultural Trade Deficit | Decision On Canda Imports Will Affect U.S. Production | Groups Position for Border Opening | Japan May Have 15th BSE Case | Mexico to Allow Gene-Altered Crops | Senators Ask Japan to Lift Beef Import Ban | UN: Funding Insufficient to Fight Bird Flu
February 18, 2005	3024	Farmer-Owned Ethanol Plants Spur Production | "Permit Creep" Hits USDA | Bipartisan Opposition to Proposed FY 2006 Farm Budget | Role of Funds in Commodity Trading Increases | 75 Percent Drop in Monarchs Reported | Emmpak Foods Recalls 123,000 Lbs. of Ground Beef | U.S. Food Sales to Cuba Increase | Wins & Losses for Upper Miss. Projects
February 11, 2005	3023	Municipality Generates Power From Manure | Bush Administration Announces 2006 Agriculture Budget | Few Surprises in USDA Crop Report | Japan Agrees To USDA Age Scale | Aussie: EU Subsidies Could Hurt Trade Talks | Bill Could Protect Georgia Rendering Plants | Senators to Clarify Cuba Export Rules | Syngenta Profits Jump 84 Percent
February 4, 2005	3022	Australia Native Helps Farmers Worldwide Become More Efficient in the Field | Brazil: Soybean Crop Projection Rises | Chinese Government To Focus On Rural Economy | USDA Officials Testify to Senate Ag Committee | Court Sides With Big Tobacco in Civil Case | Group Challenges Success of Biotech Crops | North Dakota Mulls "Secret Feedlot" Law | Ohio River Re-Opened at Site of Barge Accident
January 28, 2005	3021	Coops Adapt To Remain Competitve In Grain Market | Canadian & US Officials Want Border Open | Labor Department Stops Collecting Data on Agricultural Workers | U.S. Cattle Herd Numbers Rise | ADM Reports 2Q Jump in Earnings | New Members Added To House Ag Committee | Report: 3 Packing Plants Violate Human Rights | WTO Chief Calls For Stepped Up Efforts
January 21, 2005	3020	Horses Turn Lives Around | Soybean Rust Concerns Continue | U.S., Canada and Japan Work to Lift Beef Import Bans and Improve Traceability | World Bank Calls For Trade Reforms | Barge Accident Stops Traffic on Ohio River | California Crops Hit Hard By Rain | EU Ready To Roll Back Sanctions
January 14, 2005	3019	Iowa Native Restores Ancestral Farm For Others to Enjoy | 3rd Mad Cow Found In Canada | New Federal Diet Guidelines Announced This Week | USDA January Crop Report A Mixed Bag | Cargill Reports 2Q Earnings Nearly Double | Expert Says Ethanol Blends Avoid Freeze-Ups | ND Farm Group Seeks Tsunami Donations | U.S. Plans Action in EU Trade Dispute
January 7, 2005	3018	200 Pork Producers Dare to Dream | Beef Ban Debate Continues | Private Firms Announce Their Crop Projections | Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Bush's Secretary of Agriculture Nominee | Consumer Group Levels Food Safety Charges | Law Challenged Blocking Benefits to Illegals | Monsanto Reports First-Quarter Loss
December 31, 2004	3017	Rural America Looks Ahead to 2005 | California Farmers Face Pollution Plan Deadline | Specter of Mad Cow Returns to canada | USDA Hog Inventory Friendly to Markets | Ethanol Production Hits Monthly Record | Florida Orange Growers Seek Tariffs on Brazil
December 24, 2004	3016	Cattle Rustlers | Beef Industry One Year after BSE Confirmed in U.S. | Huge Soybean Crop in the U.S. and South America | New Chair Named To Senate Agriculture Committee | Feds Settle With California Water Districts | New Forest Management Rules Unveiled | Rice Demand Exceeds Global Production
December 17, 2004	3015	Farmers Ponder Future With Soy Rust | Scientists Concerned About Pharma Crops | U.S. Cuts Tariff on Softwood Lumber from Canada | U.S. Pork Exports Jump Sharply in 2004 | EU Sets Membership Talks With Turkey | Iowa Farmland Prices Jump 15.6 Percent | New Rules Issued on Methyl Bromide Use
December 10, 2004	3014	Native Americans of the Southwest (Part 2) | Biotech Crops Flourish Worldwide | Markets Closely Eye S&D Tables | The Beef Checkoff Gets Its Day In Court | Global Trade Talks Gain Momentum | New Rules To Help Track Tainted Food | Study Connects Asthma in Children, Hog Farms | Tyson Closes Subsidiary in Maine | U.S. To Argue Cotton at WTO
December 3, 2004	3013	The Native Americans of the Southwest (Part 1) | Cattle Producers Prepare For Court | Johanns Tapped For USDA Top Job | Pre-Report Cattle Gains Raise Questions | EPA Sues Iowa Meatpacker | FCSA To Pay $10 Million To Rabobank | Syngenta, DuPont Settle Seed Claims
November 26, 2004	3012	Minnesota Dairy Runs on Cow Power | Brazil And China Talk Beans | Tobacco Transition Assessments | USDA Projects Farm Export Decline | Canadian PM: Bush to Seek End to Beef Ban | Ship Logjam Cleared at West Coast Ports | U.S. Seeks Another Delay in Methyl Bromide Phaseout
November 19, 2004	3011	Municipality Generates Power From Manure | Feedlots' Plan: Hold Now, Sell Later? | Future Of Mandatory COOL In Doubt | Veneman Resigns as Secretary of Agriculture | Congress Rebuffs Extension of MILC Program | EU: WTO Backs Us on Geographic Brands | Farm Equipment Sales on the Rise | USDA: Soybean Rust Now in Three States
November 12, 2004	3010	Sale Barns Struggle To Survive As Spot Market Fades | Net Farm Income Rises | The Incredible Shrinking Ag Trade Surplus | USDA Confirms First U.S. Case of Soybean Rust | Chinese Co-ops Boost Lending | Food Irradiation Plant Settles With Petitioners | Study Finds Deer, Raccoons are Biggest Crop Raiders | Study: GMO Corn Not a Threat to Mexico
November 5, 2004	3009	Coping With A Huge Harvest | Alternative Fuels Coming on Strong | Bush Wins Second Term; Daschle, Stenholm Fall | Private Estimates See Bigger '04 Crops | Aphid-Resistant Soybean Gene Discovered | FCSA Reports Big Jump in Net Income | Lifting of Beef Ban May Take Until Spring | Russia Ratifies Kyoto Protocol
October 29, 2004	3008	Flitner Ranch | Huge Crops Slow Harvest, Delivery | Japan Agrees to "Framework" Lifting Ban on U.S. Beef | Weaker Dollar Boosts Wheat Exports | ADM Earnings Soar | EU Advances First Constitution | Flitner Ranch Has Long, Colorful Legacy | Mexicans Protest Biotech Conference | Predators Pose Sensitive Problem for Western Ranchers | Severe Drought Tests Mettle of Western Ranchers | USDA Accepts New CRP Land | Wild Horses Threaten Fragile Western Lands
October 22, 2004	3007	Iowa Native Restores Ancestral Farm For Others to Enjoy | Cattle Producers Hold Tight to Inventories | FCSA Ends Merger Talks With Rabobank | Pork Industry Squares Off Over Canadian Hog Duties | Army Corps Works To Mitigate Effects of Drought | Company Makes Car Parts From Soybeans | McDonald's Earnings Jump 38 Percent
October 15, 2004	3006	200 Pork Producers Dare to Dream | Congress Approves $137 Billion Tax Bill | Markets Ponder Supply, Shift Focus to Demand | USDA Predicts Record Corn, Beans and Cotton Harvests | Cargill Earnings Rise | Commerce Department Approves Hog Duties | Kansas Endures Seed Shortage
October 8, 2004	3005	Detroit Urban Agriculture | Congress Mulls Farm Disaster Aid Package | Genetic Mapping Could Help Improve Breeds & Nutrition | Private Estimates Place Crop Totals Higher | Cotton Losses Top $200 Million From Hurricanes | Lawsuit Presses For Local Pollution Control | New EU Ag Chief: Don't Nationalize Subsidies | Report: Corps Hasn't Justified New Locks
October 1, 2004	3004	Making Medicines From Crops | 2004 Hurricane Season Approaches Half-Way Mark | Black Farmers Testify at Congressional Hearing | LDPs Enter Marketing Strategies for Corn, Beans | Bird Flu Deaths Multiply in Asia | Congress Mulls Rabobank Proposal | General Mills Goes Whole Grain | Nebraska Hog Farm to Build Methane Power Plant
September 24, 2004	3003	Cattle Rustlers | Black Farmers Pressure USDA on Civil Rights Issues | Export Losses Due To Mad Cow | U.S. Pursues Racketeering Claims Against Tobacco Industry | FDA Goal: Safer Eggs, Reduced Salmonella | Government Buys Bird Flu Vaccine | Minnesota Co-Ops Form Off-Shore Insurer | UN: Investment Needed for Third World Ag Development
September 17, 2004	3002	Ethanol Production Grows | Hurricane Ivan Batters Gulf Coast States | Japanese Use Press To Deal on Mad Cow | Price Fatigue, Falling Demand Dog Beef Market | CBOT To List Winnipeg Futures | China Trade Balance Swings to Surplus | Hearing Set on Rabobank Offer
September 10, 2004	3001	Minnesota Dairy Runs on Cow Power | USDA: More Corn, Fewer Beans in '04 | White House Pressed on Chinese Trade Issues | WTO Rules Some Subsidies Illegal | Black Farmers Sue Government Again | Canadian Leader Warns of Prolongeed Beef Ban | FSA Sets Minnesota Frost Damage at $190 Million
September 3, 2004	2952	Farming Smack in the Middle of Detroit? | On the Campaign Trail During Republican Convention | WTO Rules Against Byrd Amendment |
August 27, 2004	2951	Creekstone Farms Request for 100% BSE Testing Denied | Agricultural Economy Soared in 2003 | European Union Delays Decision on Biotech Foods | Unseasonably Cool Weather in Minnesota and the Dakotas | Race Bias Lawsuits Against USDA Mount
August 20, 2004	2950	UN: Biotech Crops Could Alleviate Hunger | Florida Crop Damage From Hurricane Charley | Placements, Marketings Fall in Latest Report | Pork Industry Denied Countervailing Duties | AgStar Makes Pitch for Farm Credit Services of America | NCBA Opposes Rabobank Offer on FCSA | SD Lawmakers Call for Hearings on Rabobank Offer
August 13, 2004	2949	Dutch Bank and US Farm Lender Agree to Buyout | Presidential Candidates Solicit Rural Vote | USDA Reports Bullish For Beans, Bearish For Corn | Cargill Reports Higher Earnings | Denmark Bans Kellogg Products | Researchers Study Heat Stress on Farm Workers | WTO: China, India to Dominate Textile Market
August 6, 2004	2948	Small Town Sale Barns Struggle To Survive as Spot Market Fades | Projected Record Crops Drive Prices Down | USDA Changes Reporting of BSE Test Results | WTO Reopens Talks | Bush Admin. Urges Change in Dairy Import Law | Judge Rules Biotech Sites Must Be Revealed | NWS: Threat of New El Nino Pattern Seen
July 30, 2004	2947	Flitner Ranch | Democrats Nominate Kerry for President | Farm Trade Still A Hang-Up At WTO Talks | Report: More Oversight Needed on GMOs | Flitner Ranch Has Long, Colorful Legacy | Predators Pose Sensitive Problem for Western Ranchers | Severe Drought Tests Mettle of Western Ranchers | Wild Horses Threaten Fragile Western Lands
July 23, 2004	2946	The Story Behind Soyfoods Is In The Seeds | Animal Identification System Takes Another Step Forward | Cattle Numbers Neutral to Market | WTO's Impact on Commodity Subsidies | Hard White Wheat Battered in Kansas | OCM Blasts USDA Ties To Corporate Ag | Report: Black Farmers Missing Compensation
July 16, 2004	2945	Farmers Look For New Market In Growing Pharmaceuticals | Union Pacific Announces Plans To Limit Service | USDA Crop Report | USDA Officials Testify at House Hearings on BSE Surveillance | Audit: Meat Recalls Not As Effective As Thought | Senate Approves Tobacco Buyout | WTO Talks at Last-Ditch Stage
July 9, 2004	2944	Detroit Urban Agriculture | Doha Deadline Looms Again | FDA Closes Loopholes in Mad Cow Regulations | Tight Soy Supplies Rule Markets | Bill Introduced to Extend MILC Program | Matching Bills Call for Lock Construction | Soybean Exporters Miffed at China
July 2, 2004	2943	Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Protecting Farmers Since 1920 | Acres Planted Are Higher Than 2003 | BSE Rapid Test | US Independent Truckers Strike | Governor Blasts Release of Early BSE Tests | NCBA: Mexico Won't Halt Beef Imports | Science Says Bird Flu Strain Will Worsen
June 25, 2004	2942	Ethanol Production Grows | Committee OKs USDA/FDA Budgets and Food Stamps Go Electronic | Judge Rules In Favor of Army Corps of Engineers | Strong Demand Boosts Pork |
June 18, 2004	2941	Independent Telephone Companies Bridge Rural Divide | China-Brazil Soybean Flap Widens | Farm Subsidies Remain Hot Topic At Global Trade Negotiations | Voluntary Country-of-Origin Labeling Program Unveiled |
June 11, 2004	2940	South Dakota Cattle Producers Promote Beef | Countries Are Tired Of BSE Trade Issues | Trade Turns Bearish on S&D Numbers | USDA Announces Conservation Security Program Sign-Up | Japanese Trade Delegation to Visit U.S. | Pork Board to Change Slogan
June 4, 2004	2939	Teacher Brings the Farm to His Inner City Students | Energy Bill To Resurface In Congress | G20 Calls on Wealthy Nations To Open Markets | Increased BSE Testing Begins, Indonesia May Drop US Beef Ban | Argentina Moves To Cut Huge Debt | EPA, Processors Near Agreement on Emissions | House Bill Extends Ethanol Subsidy | Sparks Cuts U.S. Wheat Estimates
May 28, 2004	2938	UN: Biotech Crops Could Alleviate Hunger | Beef Checkoff Case To Be Heard, R-CALF Calls for Independent Test on Canadian Beef | Stormy Weekend Drenches Midwest | USDA Projects Record Farm Exports in 2004 | CAFTA Signing Scheduled | Judge Rules on $280 Billion Tobacco Lawsuit | USDA Pulls Back on Organic Ruling
May 21, 2004	2937	New Locks & Dam And Environmental Improvements Under Consideration | Beef Prices Rise as Demand Stays Hot | Favorable Conditions Send Soybean Prices Lower | Producer Groups Testify on Trade Policy | China May Add Corn Export Quotas | Deere Profits Soar | Lawmakers Oppose Plan to Cut Insurance Funding | NPPC Backs Extension of Price Reporting
May 14, 2004	2936	Creekstone Farms Request for 100% BSE Testing Denied | EPA Announces New Pollution Rules | USDA Officials Testify in Senate Hearing on Conservation Security Program | CAFTA Signing Date Set | Canadian MPs Seek Info From Reticent Packers | EU Ready To Approve GM Sweet Corn | U.S. Chicken Production Drops | U.S., Japan Begin BSE Tech Talks
May 7, 2004	2935	Trying To Please Both Barge Traffic And Wildlife | Planting of Corn Crop on Record Pace | USDA Announces CSP Guidelines | USDA Fails to Test Possible BSE Cow, Canadian Beef Ban Continues | "Group of 20" Rejects U.S. Trade Plan | Missouri Lawmakers Act on CAFOs | Monsanto Begins Collecting Brazilian Royalties | Nebraska's Largest Swine Producer Files for Bankruptcy | Tax Credits Awarded to Value-Added Agribusiness
April 30, 2004	2934	The Story Behind Soyfoods Is In The Seeds | Dry Conditions Curtail Winter Wheat Crop | U.S. Defends Farm Programs After WTO Panel Rules Against Cotton Subsidies | Veneman & Zoellick Testify, NAIS Preliminaries | ADM Earnings Soar | EU Moves on Biotech Corn | March Soybean Crush Slows | Outbreaks Fail to Slow Tyson Earnings | USDA: Asian Rust Eventual in U.S.
April 23, 2004	2933	Dairy Industry Seeks Improvement Through Self-Help | Decisions Reached on Use of Rivers | Rapid Spring Planting Depresses Prices | USDA to Japan, Creekstone Waits, Voluntary Animal ID Ready | EU Set to Block GM Sweet Corn | Judge Throws Out Tyson Verdict | Livestock Group Seeks to Block Imports | Low-Carb Diets Have Spud Stocks on Rise | Port Security Deal Reached | WTO to Rule on Cotton Subsidies
April 16, 2004	2932	Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Protecting Farmers Since 1920 | A Small Packing Plant Challenges USDA | Bush Bullish on Rural America | Government To Probe Canadian Pork Imports | Brazilians Protest Slow Land Reforms | Wife of Ambassador to Japan Asks USDA to Allow Private Tests for Mad Cow Disease
April 9, 2004	2931	Cure for the Dairy Doldrums | Japan Refuses To Lift Ban On U.S. Beef | Market Responds to USDA Report | WTO Sides With U.S. Over Canada Wheat Import Restrictions | CBOT Raises Margin Requirements | High Gas Prices Lead More Motorists To Ethanol | Prospects For COOL in '04 Very Low | USDA Predicts 15,000 CSP Contracts
April 2, 2004	2930	Ethanol Plant Boosts Bottom Line for Farmers and Revitalizes Community | Agricultural Tax Breaks Benefit Urban Landowners | Gas Prices High as Farmers Get Ready to Plant | Planting, Stocks Reports Bearish For Beans | Japan, U.S. Battle Over Mad Cow Embargo | Market Headlines
March 26, 2004	2929	Sorting Identity Preserved Grain At the Elevator | A Win for Farm Workers | Canada Offers Bailout To Farmers Affected By BSE Cases | Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Tied to Obesity? | Air Quality Bill Passes Iowa House | Bush Administration Considers Delaying Power Plant Cleanup of Mercury
March 19, 2004	2928	Independent Telephone Companies Bridge "Digital Divide" | Missouri River Water Levels Are Set For Summer | Philip Morris Proposes Industry Funded Tobacco Buyout | Agway, Cargill Close Deal | BSE Summit Set For April | NOAA: Drought in West To Persist | U.S. Files Trade Claim Against China
March 12, 2004	2927	South Dakota Cattle Producers Promote Beef | Beef, Pork and Poultry Wait for Future | No Surprises In USDA Report | CBOT OKs Increase in Spec Limits | FTAA Talks Stall | Study: Mexican GMO Spread A Concern | U.S. Water Use Stable
March 5, 2004	2926	Proposals for Improved Navigation & Environment On The Mississippi River | Government and Industry work on Animal ID | USDA Launches Criminal Probe of Mad Cow Report | Alberta Probes Price-Gouging on Beef | Europe Hits U.S. With Sanctions | Mouthwash For Poultry? | Soybean News | USDA Issues Annual Slaughter Report
February 27, 2004	2925	Dairy Cooperative Gives Producers Options | Biotech Crop Traits Found in Non-GMO Seeds | Court Rules Milk Checkoff Unconstituional | Soybean & Soy Meal Running at an Unsustainable Pace | Chinese Farmers Shift Acres to Beans, Cotton | Hope Seen For Revival of Doha Round | New Mad Cow Cases in Italy, Japan | Science Predicts More Drought for U.S. | WHO: Human Flu Pandemic Possible
February 20, 2004	2924	Dairy State Farmers Claim #1 Cranberry Slot | Cattle On Feed Report Reflects BSE Impact | Federal Court Jury Ruled in Favor of Cattlemen, Against Tyson | USDA Agricultural Outlook | China Gives Permanent OK to GMOs | Deere & Co. Sales, Profits Soar | EU Official: GM Food Dispute Will Widen | Feds Extend Alternative Fuels Incentive | Packer Says Holstein Was No Downer | Zoellick To EU: Quit Fooling Around
February 13, 2004	2923	Troubled Waters Have Barge Companies Saying "No" | Another Blow to U.S. Export Industry As Cases of Bird Flu Discovered | Conservation Security Program Scrutiny | S&D Numbers Friendly to Corn, Wheat | Beef checkoff case to Supreme Court | Calif. water-rights ruling could impact West | China to OK GMOs After Deadline | Links To Missouri River Sites
February 6, 2004	2922	Dairy Industry Seeks Improvement Through Self-Help | Fewer, Larger Farms Make up America's Agriculture | Proposed '05 Budget Slashes USDA Funding | Soybean Acres Steady As Demand Increases | Bush orders new measures to protect food supply | Kansas wheat ratings low | Talks on free trade accord stall | Tests on pigs show bird flu virus | Was primary mad cow really a downer? | Whistleblower: EPA used unreliable data
January 30, 2004	2921	Cure for the Dairy Doldrums | Congress Plays Politics With Farm Bankruptcy Law | Mad Cow Disease Update | USDA Reports Lower Cattle Inventory | Bird Flu Outbreak Plagues Asia | Canada Says 'No' To Blood Ban | E.U. Again Mulls Lifting Biotech Food Ban | Effort to Revive Energy Bill Under Way | Tyson Foods Sees Rise in Profits | Wheat Groups Ponder Merger
January 23, 2004	2920	Ethanol Plant Boosts Bottom Line for Farmers and Revitalizes Community | Bush Addresses A House Divided; COOL Stalled | 'Downer' Ban Announced | Preventing Biotech Release/Argentine Seed Saving |
January 16, 2004	2919	Pollen Drift Creates Havoc For Some Specialty Corn Crops | Beef Exports Lag as BSE Probe Continues | Crop Numbers Moved The Market This Week | Spending, Energy Bills Front and Center |
January 9, 2004	2918	World Food Prize Honors Those Who Fight Hunger | Government and Industry Battle BSE | NAFTA Turns 10; Debate Still Lingers | President Proposes Guest-Worker Status |
January 2, 2004	2917	Trade, Legislative Issues Top 2004 Rural Agenda | Beef Industry Looks to Future | Cattle prices react to Mad Cow outbreak in the U.S. | USDA Unveils New Meat Inspection Rules |
December 26, 2003	2916	Rancher Uses Rotational Grazing To Raise The Bar | China To Issue Permits on GM Trade | Economic Impact of Mad Cow Disease | Mad Cow Disease Discovered in U.S. |
December 19, 2003	2915	Keeping IP Grains Sorted At The Elevator | Bush Praises Central American Free Trade Agreement | Farm Income Number Boosts Rural Economy | FDA Joins With Customs & Border Protection |
December 12, 2003	2914	Dairy Cooperative Gives Producers Options | Brazil And Argentina Plant More Soybeans | Farm Exports Buoy Weak Trade Picture | Lukewarm To COOL |
December 5, 2003	2913	The Super-Sizing of America | Forest Fire Fighter | Hog Market Lags Behind Other Commodities | U.S. Lifts Steel Tariffs, Avoids Trade War | Check This Off...NOT!
November 28, 2003	2912	Dairy State Farmers Claim #1 Cranberry Slot | Farm & Food Security Scrutinzed By Congress | Medicare Passes With Rural Benefits | U.S. Farm Interests Wary of Chinese Textile Quotas |
November 21, 2003	2911	Growers Group Goes Wholesale | Congress Wrestles With Sweeping Energy Reforms | Medicare Legislation Receives Mixed Reviews | Protesters, Police Clash Outside FTAA Talks |
November 14, 2003	2910	Family Tofu Business Grows Into Major Soyfood Operation | Some Of The Meat Industry Swayed To Support COOL | USDA Crop Reports Move Markets | Deep-Fried Goodness?
November 7, 2003	2909	Company Moves From Feed To Food Business | Market Falters Despite Continued Strong Demand | Trade Ministers Prepare for Next Round of Talks | Counting Calories At The Checkout | Growth In Dwarf Apple Trees
October 31, 2003	2908	Identity Preserved Corn Markets Create Pollen Drift Issue | Bean Prices Rise But For How Long? | Congress at Impasse Over Energy Policy | Demand Props Up Beef Market | Nasal Rangers Sniff Out Odors | Not All Babies Outgrow Baby Fat
October 24, 2003	2907	One Man's Trash Becomes Environmental Treasure | Appellate Court Rules Pork Checkoff Unconstitutional | Harvest Presses Ahead, Markets Still Active | Gimme An "A"
October 17, 2003	2906	World Food Prize Honors Those Who Fight Hunger | Domestic Hunger Numbers Daunting | Harvest Hauls In, Markets Active | Enhanced Corn | Give My Car A Beer
October 10, 2003	2905	Congress Strives For A Medicare Makeover | The ABCs of MTBE | USDA Releases October Crop Report | Thanks A Latte! | That Cuban Beef
October 3, 2003	2904	COOL Still Not So Hot | Locks and Dams Locked Up, Global Warming Solutions Pondered | Tight Supplies Mark Ending Stocks Report | Sans Fries | Spring Chickens
September 26, 2003	2903	Rancher Uses Rotational Grazing To Raise The Bar | Project Budget for Corps Comes With Strings Attached | U.S. on Verge of Becoming Net Importer | Great Britons Still Say No To GMOs | Sweet Power
September 19, 2003	2902	Rural Iowa Community Grows Biotech Industry | Cancun Can't | Cattle Prices Soar to Record Levels | "Happy Meals" For Adults | Detecting Poultry Contamination
September 12, 2003	2901	Farm Groups Outline Their Agenda for WTO Meeting in Cancun | Crop Estimates Down | Many Farmers Not Complying With Biotech Rules | Report weakens cost arguments against meat labeling | Espresso Tax For Children's Programs | Personalized Food Pyramid
September 5, 2003	2852	WTO Prepares for Meeting In Cancun | Committee Report on Farm Subsidy Payments | Too Little, Too Late | U.S., Canada Inch Toward Re-opening Beef Market | Houston Recruits McDonald's For Weight Loss Campaign
August 29, 2003	2851	Brazilian Agriculture Moves Towards Head of Pack | Dog Days of Summer Stress Crops | Pollution Controls Loosened | Chocolate For Better Health | Future Corn Oils May Lower Cholesterol
August 22, 2003	2850	The Super-Sizing of America | Dairy Producers Battle Basement Prices | Study: Factory farms trigger property value declines | French Fries, Hold The Potatoes | Less Ozone Contamination By One Pesticide
August 15, 2003	2849	Meat Safety (Part 2 of 2) | Crop Report Moves Markets | Many Nations Balk at EU-US Ag Trade Deal | The Perfect Peanut?
August 8, 2003	2848	Meat Safety (Part 1of 2) | Canadian BSE Scare Sparks Domestic Rally | Volatile Bond Market Impacts Economy | Got A Match
August 1, 2003	2847	Growers Group Goes Wholesale | 25 WTO Members Meet in Montreal | Corps Held Up | Tobacco Goes With Buyout | Beverage Buzz | Fungus Versus Fungus
July 25, 2003	2846	Company Moves From Feed To Food Production | Missouri River Flap Drags On | Tobacco Industry Angles For New Future | U.S. Trade Community Warns Against EU Plan | Diet v. Drugs: It's A Wash | Scientists Go Nuts
July 18, 2003	2845	One Man's Trash Becomes Environmental Treasure | California Farmers Lose Court Fight on Pollution | Corps of Engineers Refuses To Lower Missouri River Levels | House, Senate Differ Over COOL | Oh, Nuts!
July 11, 2003	2844	Iowa Family Farm Tofu Business Grows | Beef Checkoff Branded As Unconstitutional | Canada Takes Issue With Import Duties | Price Concerns Ride on End of Loan Program | Country Air Not Good For Trees | Labeling Trans Fat Content
July 4, 2003	2843	Chicago Based Trading Group To Sell Carbon Credits | Canadian Report: Mad Cow Case May Have Started in U.S. | EU Lifts GMO Ban | Global Warming: The Short Course | Quicker, Easier Pesticide Testing | Snack Company Fights Obesity
June 27, 2003	2842	COOL Under Fire | Rains Dampen Commodity Price Prospects | U.S. Talks Tough on Trade, EU-U.S. Biotech Talks | A Fish Tale | Fortified Junk Food
June 20, 2003	2841	Broadband Makes Inroads Into Rural America | COOL Under Fire; GMO Refuge and Testing Stats | Farm Income to Climb in 2003 | Joltless Java | Ohm-nivore
June 13, 2003	2840	Nebraska Community Makes Grocery Store Work | Senate Finance Committee Unveils Medicare Plan | Traders Sort Through Government Numbers | USDA Passes Financial Audit Test | Haute Cuisine, a.k.a. Bacon | Say Cheese!
June 6, 2003	2839	Region Creates It's Own Dairy Destiny | Ethanol Market Could Double By 2012 | Health Advocates Seek Limits on Acrylamide | Weather Slows Wheat Harvest, Mad Cow Splits Cash/Futures Markets | Mothballing Termites | Par for the Course
May 30, 2003	2838	Brazilian Agriculture Moves Towards Head of Pack | Brazil Plans Infrastructure Improvements | Custom Cutters A Dying Breed? | Mad Cow Fuels Call for Country of Origin Labeling | Can The Food Pyramid Be Improved? | Have Another Beer
May 23, 2003	2837	Meat Safety (Part 2 of 2) | Canadian Mad Cow Causes Stir | Dollar Declines; Foreign Currencies React | Everglades Cleanup Extended | Almond Joy! | Drive-Thru Fuel
May 16, 2003	2836	Meat Safety (Part 1of 2) | USDA Takes EU To WTO Over GMO | USDA: Bean exports down, stockpiles up | Aussie Obesity | Getting A Good Egg
May 9, 2003	2835	Rural Iowa Community Grows Biotech Industry | Bush environmental agenda questioned | EU Biotech, SARS, South American Beans | Supply, Not Weather, Influencing Markets | Fight Blindness With Peanut Butter | McDonald's Adapts To Customer Tastes
May 2, 2003	2834	Organic Dairy Producers Profit | Iowa Voids New Air Rules for CAFOs | Planting Moves Ahead, Soy Market Moves Up | Ethnic Shift Favors Goat Meat | Low-Carb Diets Blamed for Drop in Flour Consumption
April 25, 2003	2833	Chicago Based Trading Group To Sell Carbon Credits | Global Warming: The Short Course | Supreme Court Hears California Dairy Case | Weather Worries Cloud Planting Progress | Lawsuit Over Salmon Color | Weight Loss Reduces Cancer Risk
April 18, 2003	2832	Indiana venture links producers, urban chefs | Annual Spring Planting Rite Begins | EPA Proposes 90% Reduction In Off-Road Diesel Emissions | Regions Ponder Issues of Urban-Rural Coexistence | Spotting The Spotted Owl | Temperatures Rising
April 11, 2003	2831	Rural Illinois Farmer Direct Markets Beef | Chinese Trade Boosts U.S. Bean Exports | Ethanol Glut Offers Silver Lining | Locally Produced Food Buying Trends | Help Is On The Whey | Walk The Walk
April 4, 2003	2830	Farm Share Bridges Gap Between Harvest and Hungry | Congress Proposes Energy Bills | WTO To Rule on U.S. Canada Wheat Spat | Boosting Calcium In Potatoes | Frozen Dessert Helps Lower Cholesterol
March 28, 2003	2829	Nebraska Community Makes Grocery Store Work | Budget Deficits Pressure Farm Programs | Rural Population Continues Decline | Tyson Foods Acquitted Of Immigration Conspiracy | It's not the size that counts... | pommes frittes
March 21, 2003	2828	Region Creates It's Own Dairy Destiny | Colorado River Allocation Restored | Stepped-Up Food Security Since War Started | World Demand For Commodities Slows | Berry Good News | Sounds Fishy
March 14, 2003	2827	Broadband Makes Inroads In Rural America | Federal Budget Proposals Alarm Farm Lobby | Meat Safety, Production Under Fire | 1.4 Million Miles of Buffer Strips
March 7, 2003	2826	Northeast Iowa Local Food Project | EU Minister Up Beat On Trade | Export Demand Pushes Corn Prices Higher | The Cost of Distant Food Sources | Plant Byproduct For The Hair
February 28, 2003	2825	Grocery Stores Promote Locally Grown Food | Corn Rootworm GMO Available | Growing Numbers For Farmers Markets | Loophole Still Raising Ruckus | Not Just For Babies
February 21, 2003	2824	Certified Organic Restaurant Links With Organic Cooperative | Drought Impact Becomes More Localized | Spending Bill, Caps Cause Rancor In D.C. | D-N-A For B-I-R-D | Good Fat vs Bad Fat
February 14, 2003	2823	Organic Dairy Producers Profit in 2002 | Aid, Bio--Fuels, Trade Dominate Capitol Agenda | Labeling Is Law But Debate Continues | Bred For Bread | Reducing Risk of Diabetes
February 7, 2003	2822	New Technology Speeds Broadband Access | Drought Aid Depends on Federal Budget Cuts | Fischler Talks EU | HACCP Plans Suspect; USDA Threatens Action | Bad Economy Is Good For Health | Ultrasound Used In Processing Cotton
January 31, 2003	2821	Small Town Hives Make Big Buzz | Computers, Livestock & Entrepreneurial Enterprises | Discount Disaster Insurance | Food Industry, USDA Lukewarm on COOL | Bison Producers Form A PAC | Cloned Cheese
January 24, 2003	2820	Grocery Store Chain Enters The Cattle Business | Iowa Packer-Owner Ban Ruled Unconstitutional | Senate Passes Drought Aid Legislation | Product Price Index To Help Organic Growers | Supersizing Supper At Home
January 17, 2003	2819	Minnesota Woman Settles Case With ValAdCo | GMO Trends | U.S. Weather Prods Markets | Beef Tallow, Vegetarians, and 10 Million Dollars | Tender Cows
January 10, 2003	2818	Small Town Takes Control of Own Destiny | Farm Groups Ask Congress for Disaster Assistance | Possible Russia Poultry Quota | USDA Numbers Roil Markets | Oily Clean | U.S. Obesity Looms Large
January 3, 2003	2817	Outlook for Rural America in 2003 | Flow Slows, Negotiations Continue | NAFTA tariffs, GMOs, Diesel Emissions | A Shocking Development | Hoist Another Sapporo
December 27, 2002	2816	Mass Market Meets Small Producers | Farm Economy Improving | Farm Groups Rail Against EU, New EU Labels Proposed | McBurger Gets A Taste-Lift | Sweets for the Sweet
December 20, 2002	2815	Indiana Couple Has Direct Market Plan | Investment Trends Affect Food Producers, Purveyors | New Rules For Large-Scale Livestock Operations | Chain Stores Sell More Christmas Trees | Laissez Fair
December 13, 2002	2814	Northeast Iowa Local Food Project | Farm-To-City Water Transfer Ahead | The Cost Of Food Transportation | USDA Numbers Support Markets | Hold The Greens | Map This
December 6, 2002	2813	Grocery Stores Strive To Promote Locally Grown Food | Drought Plagues Poultry Industry; NAFTA Brings Hope | Growth And Appeal Of Farmers Markets | Tobacco Settlement Dollars Bolster State Budgets | Cows Compose The Prose | Sun, Sand And Soybean Oil
November 29, 2002	2812	North Dakota Ranchers Launch New Label | Market Fundamentals Shift | Tariffs' End To Pressure Mexican Agriculture | Drought Resistant Rice Developed | Rappers On Snack Wrappers
November 22, 2002	2811	New Technology Speeds Broadband Access | Cranberry Glut: A Lesson in Supply and Demand | Harvest Nears Completion | "Grass Fed" Humans | Very Productive Pigs
November 15, 2002	2810	Rural Illinois Farmer Direct Markets Beef | Foregin Competition, G-M-O's Shift Crop Patterns | USDA Meat Safety Oversight Questioned | A-Maizing Wheels | No Account for Low Count
November 8, 2002	2809	Broadband Popping Up In Rural America | GOP Sweep Spells Shift in Rural Issues | Harvest progress Lags | Irradiated Meat in the Super Market | Bottle Battles | Where Did All the Carbon Go?
November 1, 2002	2808	Oregonians Vote on Labeling Proposal | Ag Nemesis Overproduction Harasses Grape Industry | Conflicting Factors Weigh On Bean Market | Michigan Court Rules Pork Checkoff Unconstitutional | Candy Corn Enjoys Tasty History | Study: Milk Fat Fights Cancer
October 25, 2002	2807	Organic Farmer Runs Frozen Food Operation | Ethanol Expands, Farmland Shrinks | Small Crop Negates High Prices | Soy Prices Strengthen on Demand | Nutrient Database Download | Willows for Biomass
October 18, 2002	2806	Small Town Hives Make Big Buzz | Listeria Outbreak Rattles USDA | Organic Certification Process Called Into Question | U.S. Harvest, South American Planting Progress Define Markets | Activist Doctors Push for Soy In Schools | Port Strike Swells Food Banks
October 11, 2002	2805	Certified Organic Restaurant Links With Organic Cooperative | End Of Lockout Not A Sign Of Dispute Resolution | Oregonians to Vote on G-M-O labeling | U.S. Soy Harvest Falls | A "Weighty" Issue | Beneficial Bugs Not Beneficial To Everything
October 4, 2002	2804	Mass Market Meets Small Producers | Dockworkers Locked Out, Farm Labor Gets Boost | France Takes Brit Beef, U.S. Firm Recalls More Beef | Markets React To Bearish Private Reports | "Machine-vision" To Detect E. Coli | Apple Of My Machine's eye
September 27, 2002	2803	Expanding Organic Industry | Agriculture Takes Front Seat In S.D. Senate Race | ConAgra Sells Meat Division, USDA Tightens E. coli Net | Harvest Pressure Keeps Markets Choppy | Cook In Iron Pots For Your Health | Tofu To Go, Please
September 20, 2002	2802	Iowa Group Adds Value to Goat Herd | Early Harvest Numbers Right On Pace | Veneman Testifies Before Senate Agriculture Committee | Winter Wheat Acreage Likely To Increase | Farm Labor Leader, Cesar Chavez, On A Stamp | Students Get Unsold Blueberry Surplus
September 13, 2002	2801	GMOs Dominate 2002 Crop Acres | Price Begins to Ration Short Wheat Crop | Senate Approves $6 Billion in Drought Aid | A New Microwavable Food Package | Russians Have Atomic Food Inspectors
September 6, 2002	2752	Fair Trade For Farmers | Hog Market Plunges | Low Coffee Prices Persist | Political current charges drought debate | Reducing The McFat In Fast Food | Treating Allergies With Soy
August 30, 2002	2751	Migrant Farm Workers Take Their Case to Consumers | Brazilian Soybean Sales May Rally Markets | Meat Faces Weak Markets, Labels | UFW Marches on California Capitol | A Cuppa Joe For The Skin | Chicken Feathers for Computer Chips
August 23, 2002	2750	Small Town Hives Make Big Buzz | Drought Promises Retail Impact | More Study Needed For Biotech Animals | Water Issues Affect World Food Production | How To Retire From Farming | Reducing Smell Of Hog Manure With Ultrasound
August 16, 2002	2749	Minnesota Woman Blames Large-Scale Hog Operation For Family Illnesses | Biotech Companies Charged with Planting Violations | Market Price Soar on Crop Projections | GPS For Cows | Heating Sweet Corn Releases Cancer Fighters
August 9, 2002	2748	Small Town Takes Control of Own Destiny | Drought Toll Continues To Mount | New Rules Proposed For GMOs | Robotic System Inspects Fruit Quality | Tetracycline May Fight Mad Cow Disease
August 2, 2002	2747	Innovative Chicken Processor Gains Market Share | Congress Tables Disaster Assistance Plan | Drought Toll Prods Markets | Proposal Would Change How Packers Purchase Livestock | Fruit & Vegetable Imports Are On The Rise | Powering The Dairy Farm On Manure
July 26, 2002	2746	Virginia Grocery Store Contracts with Midwestern Ranchers | Part of APHIS Slated for Homeland Security | Poor Pastures Prompt Prolonged Cattle Sell-off | Weather, Supply/Demand Fundamentals Drive Markets | Carbohydrate-Free Flour | Eat Nuts To Curb Hunger
July 19, 2002	2745	Organic Farmer Runs Frozen Food Operation | Drought, Demand Propel Markets Higher | Farm Groups Object to Possible Farm Bill Changes | Meat Recall Changes FSIS Policy | Natural Synthetic | Seaweed Solution
July 12, 2002	2744	North Dakota Ranchers Launch New Label | Beef Checkoff Ruled Unconstitutional | Drought, Demand Support Grain and Oilseed Markets | E.U. Proposes Overhaul of Farm Policy | Retail, Restaurant Groups Adopt Animal Husbandry Code | The Chemicals We Consume | The Future Cow
July 5, 2002	2743	Rural Township Incorporates To Fight Suburban Sprawl | Bulls Return To Trading Pits | Farm Bill Could Fuel Alternative Energy | White Paper Offers Answers to GMO Market Woes | Nettles Could Become New Fashion Fabric | Pinpoint Germs in Eight Minutes
June 28, 2002	2742	Farmer Sees Profit & Coexistence Among Urban Sprawl | Bush Administration Wants APHIS in DHS | Markets Boosted by USDA Report | New Hope For Health Insurance In Rural America | Health Nuts | Soybeef
June 21, 2002	2741	Iowa Group Adds Value to Goat Herd | Canada Increases Agricultural Subsidies | Development Of Ergonomic Guidelines Proposed | Drought and Western Fires Continue, Wheat Harvest Progresses | Carbo-loading | Organic Ketchup
June 14, 2002	2740	Expanding Organic Industry | Farm Bill Continues To Face International Criticism | Weather Alters Market Prospects | Western Tinderbox Ignites. | Leafy Greens Fight Colon Cancer | Online Gaming For Farmers
June 7, 2002	2739	Farm Share Bridges Gap Between Harvest and Hungry | Bush Visits Pork Expo, Asks For TPA | Cooperatives Still Good Choice | Despite Weather Planting Continues | PA Stone-Fruit Industry Battles Virus | World Hunger Problems Persist
May 31, 2002	2738	Increase In Branded Beef Products | Country Of Origin Label Ahead; Meat Prices Battered | Markets Respond to Planting delays and Drought | Still Concern Over Medicare Reform Bill | Farmers Gear Crops For Suburbia | Soybean Seeds In Space
May 24, 2002	2737	Northern California Distributor Connects Farmers & Chefs Through Web | New Farm Law at Heart of Growing Trade Fuss | Weather Extremes Steal Farm Profits | Featherless Fowl | Internet Subsidies
May 17, 2002	2736	Minnesota Woman Blames Large-Scale Hog Operation For Family Illnesses | Bush Signs Farm Bill; Trade Partners Cry Foul. | Drought Worst In Decades | Weather slows planting in East, Raises Fears of Climate Change in West | Abuzz Over Bombs | Pork Chop On A Stick
May 10, 2002	2735	Migrant Farm Workers Take Their Case to the Court of Public Opinion | Farm Bill OKd by U.S. Senate | Farm Workers Earnings | Winter Wheat Crop Smallest in 85 Years | Corn Silks That Kill Pests | High Fashion With Hemp Fabric
May 3, 2002	2734	Small Town Controls Own Destiny | House Passes Farm Bill Over Broad Objections | Prices Fail to Rally on Crop Stress | U.S. Producers Face Changing Markets | Corn, Beets, Weeds | Poly-straw-rene
April 26, 2002	2733	Math and Science Integration | Planting Moves Ahead While Wheat Prices Plunge | U.S. Senate Passes Energy Bill | U.S. Wheat Interests Press For Action Against Canadians | Chef's Surprise and Soy Milk | Dairy Consumers Lower IRS Risk
April 19, 2002	2732	Fair Trade | Farm Bill Talks Stall Over Loan Rates, Subsidy Caps | planting progresses, meat markets pressured | World Coffee Prices Weigh Down Producer Income | Catfish for Kids | Indestructable Sandwiches
April 12, 2002	2731	Agriculture's Clean Water Alliance | Lawmakers Return To Work On Farm Bill | Reduced Feed Usage Impacts Crop Carryout | Stricter Standards Imposed On Iowa Livestock Production | Ground Control to Kernel Tom | Mooving Mattresses
April 5, 2002	2730	GMOs Dominate 2002 Crop Acres | Antibiotics Concerns Expand From Russia To E.U. | Iowa Farm Groups Rally Against CAFO Bill | Which came first ... the protein or the enzyme? | You want foreign beef with that?
March 29, 2002	2729	Innovative Chicken Processor Gains Market Share | Iowa Wrestles With Landmark CAFO Bill | USDA Releases Planting Projections | Worry Over Realities of Country-Of-Origin Labeling | Building Brains | Wide Load
March 22, 2002	2728	Beef Industry Changes To Meet Consumer Demand | House-Senate Conference Committee on Farm Bill | More Nations Join Ban of U.S. Chicken Imports | Stiffer Regulations Proposed for CAFO's in Iowa | Future Car Tires With Flower Power? | Stinky Fungus As Environmentally Friendly Fumigant
March 15, 2002	2727	Washington Apple Industry Rebuilds | Farmworkers and Consumers Push For Boycott of Taco Bell | New Obstacles for Farm Bill Reconciliation | Russia Bans Import of U.S. Poultry | Organic Soups May Reduce Cancer Risk | The Waste In Our Water
March 8, 2002	2726	Rural Community Learns From Peace Corps Fellow | Drought Covers One-Third of U.S. | Farm Bill Stagnates | Iowa Counties Press for Local Control of Large-Scale Livestock Operations | Bio-Velcro Detects E. coli in water | Edible Fungus Imitates Meat
March 1, 2002	2725	North Dakota Flax Producers Pour It On | County Supervisors In Iowa Invoke Local Control On New Livestock Confinements | Farm Numbers Down; Mid-sized Farms Take Biggest Hit | GAO Identifies BSE Threat to U.S. | Dairy Cows Practically Milk Themselves | Market To Market Web Site
February 22, 2002	2724	Northern California Distributor Connects Farmers & Chefs Through Web | Market to Market Launches Website | New Chinese Regulations Could Harm Trade | Report Casts Doubt on Safety of U.S. Food Supply | USDA Farm Outlook Holds Some Promise | Vittles.com
February 15, 2002	2723	Rural Township Incorporates To Fight Urban Sprawl | Farm Bill Leaves Senate | Packer Issues Addressed In Senate Farm Bill | Study Recommends DNR Develop Air-Quality Standards for CAFO's | If U.S. Could Export to Cuba | Win A Vacation By Way of Agri-Tourism
February 8, 2002	2722	Farmer Sees Profit & Coexistence Among Urban Sprawl | Bush administration unveils USDA budget | Meat Packer Amendment Gets Reaction | Senate Votes to Restrict Farm Subsidies | "Sow-monella" | Diet, Diabetes and Data
February 1, 2002	2721	Biodiesel | Mexico & Europe work to improve their individual farm policies | Midwest Pork Production Plummets, Moves, Leaks | Western interest still divided over water use | "It's Mutton Honey..." | "Mmmm, Prune Burgers"
January 25, 2002	2720	U.S. Wine: Not Just From California Anymore | Concerns Raised Over Trade-Distorting Subsidies | Farm interests seek cap on government payments | U.P. tops forecasts on 4Q earnings | Grilling Gobblers | Kind Kill
January 18, 2002	2719	Duncan Family Farms | Battle Lines Redrawn Over Factory Farms | USDA Moves on New Meat Inspection Plan | Milk Money | Pest Protection
January 11, 2002	2718	E-markets | Posturing on farm issues heats up | USDA Predicts 20% Drop in Farm Income | Water Issues Trouble Rural America | Adopt-a-Foal Efforts Under Way | Enzyme Reduces Hog Manure Odor
January 4, 2002	2717	Shrimp in Kentucky | Euro Takes Physical Form | Former Market Host Passes | Organic Growers Say No To Organic Fish Designation | Pepper Pest Protection | Your Own Personal Melon
December 28, 2001	2716	Troubling Year Draws To A Close | Land Values Rise | Organic Product Sales Up | Projected Record South American Soybean Crop Threatens U.S. Prices | Dairy Temps | Not-so nut-so idea
December 21, 2001	2715	Kentucky Farm Family Diversifies | 5th Circuit Court Rules Against USDA in Meat Plant Shutdown Case | Senate Refuses To Limit Debate On Farm Bill | Subsidies Increase Production Costs | An Onion A Day Keeps the Dr. Away | Fowl Fuel
December 14, 2001	2714	Washington Apple Industry Restructures | Riverkeepers Target Big Pork | Senate Stalls on Farm Bill | Fallen Fruitcake | Glowing Soybeans
December 7, 2001	2713	North Dakota Flax Producers Pour It On | Battle for 2002 Farm Bill Heats up in Washington | House OKs TPA Over Democrats' Objections | Major Snowfall In West Not The End Of Drought | Broccoli Bomber | Skinny Peach Trees
November 30, 2001	2712	Agriculture's Clean Water Alliance | Big Bucks in Bottled Water | Democrats Push for Farm Bill Overhaul | Klamath Basin, Possible Worlwide Overfishing, Ethanol Production Record | Cattle-log The Cattle | Naturally Colored Sweaters
November 23, 2001	2711	Arkansas Town Saves Its Rural Hospital | Cotton case study for all commodities | Harvest Essentially Complete | Rail Mergers Likely To Continue Despite New Rules | A Legal Drug Crop | Georgia Vidalias versus New York Bolds
November 16, 2001	2710	Soy Diesel | Hunger In America | Meeting In Qatar Yields New Round of Negotiations | WTO Predictions Cast Pall On Global Economic Optomism | A "Tell All" Farm Income Tale On The Web | Holiday Dinner In Under 30 Minutes
November 9, 2001	2709	Math and Science Integration | Farm Bill Debate Includes Supply Management | Favorable Weather Helps Harvest | Water Woes in West; Financial Issues Elsewhere | It's A "Steak" Out | When Is Frozen Pizza Not A Pizza?
November 2, 2001	2708	Peace Corp Fellows Program | Group Criticizes Antibiotic Use in Farm Animals | Harkin Unveils Details of Farm Legislation | Harvest Rolls On | Comfort Food | Internet Agritainment
October 26, 2001	2707	Pork Checkoff | 2002 Farm bill delay | Markets Weighed Down By Overseas Harvests | Scrutiny Over "The Other White Meat" | Germs Made into Vaccines | White Spots in the Pumpkin Patch
October 19, 2001	2706	Iowa WIne | Beef Glut Hits U.S. and GMOs Get Nod in EU | Harvest lagging in major commodities | White House Backs Lugar Farm Bill Proposal | Organ Grinder | RAPID Pathogen Detection
October 12, 2001	2705	Shrimp in Kentucky | Burgeoning Crops Weigh On Markets | EU Supports GM foods | Felonious Food | Osama's Honey
October 5, 2001	2704	Soy Oyl as truckbed liners | Ample Supplies Pressure Crop Markets | Battle Over Conservation Spending Sparks House Debate | Water Woes: Cafos, Foreign Fish, Lack of Rain | Animal McWelfare | Caffeine Croaks the Frogs
September 28, 2001	2703	Ukrop's Beef | Bioterrorism Concerns Ground Crop Dusters | Harkin, Lugar Begin Discussion of 2002 Farm Bill | Harvest Progresses; Markets Disinterested | Females On Farms | North Dakota Wine
September 21, 2001	2702	Rural Minnesota TeleMedicine | Rural air traffic resumes | White House Assesses Current Farm Policy | White House unveils Farm Bill wish list; assails current policy | Food labeling listing fat content | Fruit shipped by rail
September 14, 2001	2701	Kentucky Farmer diversifies | Attacks Cause Only Temporary Market Closure | Concerns Abound As Global Economy Churns | Despite Horrific Events Rural America Moves Forward | Fed Flow | Save Often
September 7, 2001	2652	Conservation, Non-traditional Crops Take Front Seat in Farm Bill Debate | Dwindling Surpluses and Tight Budget Cast Cloud Over Farm Bill | Historical Trend Still Alive In Current Farm Bill | U.S., Mexico Coordinate on Contamination | Customer Service | Fuma-mint
August 31, 2001	2651	Inland Fishing Makes Waves | Egg Plant Coalition Raises Farm Bill Issues | Farm Income Down As Economy Drags | IBP Recalls Ground Beef; MTBE Found Outside Usage Areas | Catnip Control | City Soil
August 24, 2001	2650	Outside Classroom Walls | Ample Harvest Likely Despite Crop Conditions | Groups Lobby for Conservation Legislation | Lack of Rain Plagues West | Expanding Rice | Spicy Chicken
August 17, 2001	2649	Dairy Industry Gets Hedge | Ethanol Faces Fight in California | Fires Rage; Markets Mixed | Futures Market Can Be Boon | Detecting the Unseen | Salty
August 10, 2001	2648	Generating Profit From Less Acres | Biodiesel Gets Boost from USDA | Crops Condition Continues Slide | Bountiful Bean | Turning the Phage on Bacteria's Book
August 3, 2001	2647	Soy Not Just Animal Feed | Bulk of Payments Go To Few | Potential for Ethanol Increases | Digital Farm | McHispanic
July 27, 2001	2646	Midwest Connection | Economy Struggles, So Do Crops | Farm Bill Philosophy Divided | Water Issues Come To Head in Klamath Falls | Insuring Livestock | Natural Friday's
July 20, 2001	2645	The Network for Rural America | EPA Cracks Down on Seaboard | Internet Proves Useful to Rural America | Sugar Makes It's Case | Dying Bees | Nuts Against Cancer
July 13, 2001	2644	Inland Fishing Makes Waves | Senate, House Start Farm Bill Discussion | South America Competes For Soy Market | Wheat Harvest Continues; Markets Up | Awesome Possum | Rice Fries
July 6, 2001	2643	GMO Use On The Rise | Farmers Dump Irrigation For Cash | Host of Factors Cause Low Cotton Prices | Price Disclosure Under Estimated Prices | Wheat Harvest Continues Despite Prices | Acid for the Heart | Food Film
June 29, 2001	2642	Protection Through Soybeans | Busy Week for Courts | Markets Up On Downgraded Harvest Prospects | South Sees Struggling Cotton, Catfish Competition | Bio-Fiber | Wetland Hero
June 22, 2001	2641	Rural Hospital Survives | Bush Asks For Fast Track to Help Negotiate Trade | Markets Burdened By Crop Prospects | Support Underway for Farmers | Coat Your Melons | Folic Acid Mandate Working
June 15, 2001	2640	Checkoff Referendum Still Under Debate | Markets Stay Low; California Denies Oxygenate Waiver | Pork Checkoff Gets Mixed Reviews | Starlink Did Not Cause Allergies | Fry It Up
June 8, 2001	2639	Farm School | Conservation Concern for New Farm Bill | Global Warming Report Released | Harvest Continues; Crops Ragged | Fizzy Fruit | Phosphorus Phighter
June 1, 2001	2638	Producers move forward with risk management skills in hand | Farm Prices Remain Gloomy | Harkin Pushing Conservation | Water Problems Plague West | Allergic Alert | Sweet Surplus
May 25, 2001	2637	Teaching Risk Management | Changing Parties, Farm Bill Focus | Exports Could Be Hindered | Planting Almost Finished; Wheat Struggles | Chemical Reduction | Driving Hemp
May 18, 2001	2636	Agriculture's Clean Water Alliance | Bush Pushes Energy Policy | EPA Takes Heat for CAFO Definition | Tap Water As Good As Bottled | Healthy Fries | Mouthwash May Fight Cancer
May 11, 2001	2635	Polyface Farms | Bean Crop Could Be Largest Ever | GMO Fish Raise Concern | Some Looking for Change in Farm Policy | Butterfat Shortage | Paw Paw
May 2, 2001	2634	Prairie iNet | Broadband Lacking in Rural America | Dairy Compact Expansion Debated | Input Prices Increase | Illegal Food | Wetland Preservation
April 27, 2001	2633	Dairy Industry Gets Hedge | Crops Planted; Brazilian Soy Booming | Futures Market Can Be Boon | USDA Inspection System Scutinized | Fruitful Fundraising | Grain Box
April 20, 2001	2632	Biotech Roundup | GPS Helps Maintain Crop Identity | Rivers Swollen; Checkoff In Court | Meaty Label | Unidentified Food
April 13, 2001	2631	Senior Housing | Bush Submits Budget | S & D Paints Gloomy Market Picture | Water Problems Abound | Colored Carrots | Crawfish Crackdown
April 6, 2001	2630	Producers move forward with risk management skills in hand |
March 30, 2001	2629	Teaching Risk Management |
December 29, 2000	2616	Three issues dominate U.S. agriculture in 2000 | Ban on U.S. hormone beef still festers; blame Mad Cow fears | Maryland mandates processors must help farmers dispose of poultry waste | Weather, good and bad, moves markets | Catering to Hispanic food trends | Fat-free foods by mail
December 22, 2000	2615	Citizens Group Sues Nation's 2nd Largest Pork Producer |
December 15, 2000	2614	Market To Market examines working conditions in the Delmarva Poultry Industry. | Grain, Oilseed Markets Begin To Rally | Implications of Genetically Modified Organisms Are Explored | Several Candidates Top Short List for Secretary of Agriculture | Optical Device Grades Beef Carcasses | Using Explosives to Tenderize Meat
December 8, 2000	2613	An in-depth look at contract poultry production | Corps of Engineers under fire from Pentagon; IBP Bidders abound | Lawsuit in N.C. targets pork industry | Starlink, mad cow make impact on market | What the diets REALLY do | Would you like your prescription fried or scambled?
December 1, 2000	2612	Fewer Companies Gain Control of Ag Marketplace | Critics: Freedom To Farm exacerbates agri-consolidation | Legal, regulatory maneuvers begin over StarLink | U.S. soy market aided by European Mad Cow scare | New glues is good news | New method to prevent salmonella
November 25, 2000	2611	Pork Checkoff Vote Completed; Results Pending | Administration's Environmental Plan Expands | Congressional Ag Committees Likely To See Few Changes | Mad Cow Again Rears It's Head | Adopt-A-Sheep | An Upscale Hotel From McDonald's
November 17, 2000	2610	Researchers and farmers tackle soil loss | Ag Consolidation Presses On | Government Payments Prop Up Farm Country | Starlink Worries Continue | Feasting On Flies | Getting Breakfast Without A Plate
November 10, 2000	2609	Niche Dairy Finds Mainstream Market | Proposals For Next Farm Bill Abound | Starlink | Glowing Rabbit | Russian Bees Repel Mites
November 3, 2000	2608	Cooperative venture finds place in local groceries | Concern over Starlink continues | Euro falling | Orange you glad? | The clay's the thing...
June 16, 2000	2540	Midwest Harvest Tofu | Export Demand for Meat on the Rise | Midwest Harvest Tofu Backgrounder | Poor wheat harvest meets poor grain prices | Not so bad for you doughnuts | Replacing methyl bromide
June 9, 2000	2539	Chemical free grain CO-OP finds niche | Government Agricultural Price Supports Drop Worldwide | USDA nutrition guidelines target childhood obesity | Wheat prices slump as harvest continues | Pumping up with corn | Schwartzenegger Cows
June 2, 2000	2538	Large scale hog production controversy lingers in northwest Missouri | Premium Standard Farms backgrounder | Rain falls, so do grain prices | USDA releases new dietary guidelines | Getting the sugar | Using tobacco to fight cancer
May 26, 2000	2537	Illinois farm family direct markets poultry products | Federal cash infusion on the way for farmers; money won't stop drought | PNTR for China passes | Get your vitamins from rice | Using caffeine to prevent Parkinson's
May 19, 2000	2536	Organic market grows a booming business | Army corp under scrutiny; diesel fuel and cattle grazing rules change | House members still on the fence over China trade deal | Planting almost finished as wheat harvest makes headway | Cooking with Uncle Sam | Getting happy about fish
May 12, 2000	2535	B to B hits agriculture | Drought persists despite rains, weather premiums hold | GMOs not a worry for many U.S. consumers | Planting ahead of schedule; USDA projects ample crops | Shortwave chickens | Soymilk hits the theater
May 5, 2000	2534	"Sowing, growing and doughing" | Drought conditions cause worry | Planting progresses at break neck speed | Rules proposed for genetically modified products | Company touts beneficial chocolate | Pollination gets the blues
April 28, 2000	2533	Oklahoma ranch bucks market swings | Concentration of agriculture evident comes under congressional fire | Mother Nature gives farmers a jump on planting | Sugar producers feel the squeeze of surplus production | Quality meat through drugs | Wearing corn
April 21, 2000	2532	DriWater delivers lifeblood of the Earth in gelatin form | E.U. mandates GMO labeling | Farmers take advantage of dry weather | IMF accused of encouraging environmental destruction | Effuse electricity | Milk make-over
April 14, 2000	2531	Using the markets to maximize revenue | $5.5 billion bailout to be paid to farmers | China trade deal faces opposition from organized labor | Renewable fuels face forced oxygenate repeal | Rabbit virus sparks quarantine | Solving the problem of bovine methane emissions
April 7, 2000	2530	Agriculture city students can sink their teeth into | Drought conditions worry farmers as planting begins | GM foods get backing of some in scientific community | States accused of not doing enough to clean up waterways | Internet health care | More vitamin B in your cereal
March 31, 2000	2529	Genetically modified foods find favor with farmers, resistance in E.U. | Feature backrounder: GMO protests | More states join California in MTBE ban | Planting numbers up, farm values fall | Even more uses for soybeans | Yew needles find partner in fighting cancer
March 24, 2000	2528	A nutty idea for soybeans | Ethanol could get boost from demise of MTBE | Farmer protest in Washington | Low cost agricultural insurance plan pending in congress | Scarry organic foods | Someday, they'll even use the squeal
March 17, 2000	2527	Benefit found in small scale wind projects | Dry winter increases worries of drought year | Packers and CAFOs could face more regulation | Spraying fungus in the fields | Worker bees get new job
March 10, 2000	2526	Grape grower finds benefit in organic methods | Fears of drought compound problem of increased oil prices | Feature Backgrounder: organic regulations announced | Idle land payments debated in Washington, D.C. | Genetically modified seeds interest gardeners | People eating more meat
March 3, 2000	2525	Pork producers find profit in small scale vertical integration | Army corp under fire; feelots may contribute to food borne illnesses | Glickman hails PNTR with China as boon to agriculture | A glue that flexes its mussels | Milk versus E. coli
February 25, 2000	2524	Town buys grocery, keeps it going | Ag exports increase, so do oil prices | Farm land use falls, farms increase | Nonpoint source pollution targeted by EPA | Chocolate could make heart healthier | Irradiated beef ready for market
February 18, 2000	2523	Iowa farm serves up tofu | "New" farm program reminiscent of PIK | Feature Backgrounder | GMO use on the increase | States look to improve water quality | Farming via satellite | Sturgeon making a comeback
February 11, 2000	2522	Getting northwest Minnesota farmers back on their feet | Higher input costs could affect rural America; Rail merger causes concern | Milk prices lose 30%over previous year | Wheat prices up; USDA projects low corn and soy prices | An udderly natural cure for mastitis | Healthy diets can defeat candy consumption
February 4, 2000	2521	Value-added COOP makes the most of commodities | Agriculture consolidation and farm safety net discussed in D.C. | States propose property tax relief for farmers; large scale hogs come under state scutiny | Birds fish, farmers fume | Doing time for kudzu
January 28, 2000	2520	Developing countries use mix of high and low tech solutions | Farmers get encouragement from Washington, Clinton | Growers look to get cut of tobacco settlement | Wisconsin makes control of nonpoint source pollution mandatory; Smithfield-Murphy merger attacked | An acidic answer to E. coli | Health insurance lacking in rural America