July 2012 News

July 31, 2012

• Georgia Peanut Commission Celebrates New Headquarters

• National Corn Growers Association Opposes Farm Bill Extension, Wants New Bill Now

• Corn Prices Hit Record as Crops Shrivel

• USDA Officials To Extend Their Drought Tour This Week

• Coalition Of Ag Groups Urges Waiver Of RFS Because Of Drought

• Drought Drives Cattle Inventory Down, Consumer Demand Remains High

• Titan International's Sales Up 35%, Profits Rise 45%

• Beef Checkoff Survey Shows Producers' Support For Program Remains High

• RFD-TV Makes Record $1 Million Cash Donation To National FFA Organization

• New Farm Surveillance System Launched By IQinVision

July 30, 2012

• Drought to Drive Up Poultry Prices, but Taking Different Toll on Smaller Farms

• Building a Backyard Flock Takes Some Thought

• USDA Administrator: Crop Insurance Agency Is Fully Funded To Cover Claims

• Scientific Breakthrough Halts Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder

• Land Values Increased More Strongly Than Expected

• 88% Of Corn Belt Now In Severe Or Extreme Drought

• Tractor Supply Company's Sales Up 15%, Net Income Rises 34%

• 2011 Beef Quality Audit Documents Improvement, Establishes Critical Benchmarks For Industry

• House Takes Up One-Year Agriculture Bill, Drought Aid

• Rabobank Report: Global Pork Industry Q3 2012

July 27, 2012

• UGA gets $2 Million in Federal Money for Projects

• Middle Georgia Farmer Takes Control of His Farm Despite Drought

• AGCO Q2 Profit Jumps 51% to $202M

• Women Now Outnumber Men In Agricultural Land Grant Colleges

• Drovers/CattleNetwork: Can Cattle Feeding Margins Get Any Worse?

• Dow's Sales Down 5%, Earnings Drop 30%

• Syngenta's Sales Up 10%

• Top 10 Cities For BBQ Named

• Ag, Energy Depts Announce Investments To Drive Innovations In Biofuels And Biobased Products

• Goodyear Provides Tips On Preparing Tires For Harvest

July 26, 2012

• Row Crop Disease Update

• Broilers Set in Georgia Down 5%, Broiler Eggs set down 1%

• Search Committee Wants Vision, Integrity in new UGA President

• National Cattlemen's Beef Association Hails House's Passage Of Youth Labor Legislation

• Farm Groups Urge House To Preserve Family Farms

• Valmont's Sales Up 20%, Net Earnings Rise 57%

• Farm Bureau: USDA's Drought Actions Will Help Farmers, Ranchers

• As Drought, Heat Show Importance of Risk Management Programs, ASA Calls on House to Pass Farm Bill

• USDA Designates an Additional 76 Counties in 6 States as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Due to Worsening Drought

• Animal Ag Alliance Concerned About New Proposed USDA Rule On "Pets"

July 25, 2012

• Preparing for the Biofuel Era in Georgia

• Farm Credit Leasing Program Now Available Through Southwest Georgia Farm Credit

• Managing Your Lawn During Drought

• USDA: Only A Quarter Of Corn Crop In Good/Excellent Condition, Third Of The Soybeans

• Meterologist: Drought Could Last Rest Of The Year

• Agricultural Pesticides in China

• Drought Causing "Enormous" Losses To Livestock Industry

• DuPont's Net Sales Up 9%, Profits Up 1%

• Cargill Beef Issues Recall

• AGCO Now Accepting Nominations For Operator Of The Year

July 24, 2012

• Georgia Crop Progress & Condition Report

• USDA Announces Federal Resource Guide To Assist Rural Communities

• Analysis Shows Many Farmers May Earn More Because Of The Drought

• Corn, Soybean Prices Continue Their Record Highs

• American Feed Industry Association Urges President Obama To Waive Ethanol Blending Mandate

• Ethanol Debate Heats Up Again Among Grain, Livestock Groups

• U.S. Court Rejects Livestock Groups' Petition To Challenge EPA's Renewable Fuels Standard

• Hay Prices Soaring, Too

• USDA To Open More CRP, Wetlands Reserve Land For Emergency Grazing

July 23, 2012

• FFA Will Help Feed the Growing Population

• Ag Secretaryy Vilsack Issues Updated Statement On The Drought

• Irrigation Business Reigns as Farmers Fight Drought

• Farm Bureau Issues Statement On Devastating Drought

• House Leaders Wary of Divisive Farm Bill, Postal Service Showdowns Before Election

• With Rising Food Costs, Look to Soybeans as Low-Cost Protein Source

• Purdue Economist: Drought Threatens Financial Well-Being Of Livestock Sector

• National Pork Producers Council: Study Supports Need To Reform Ethanol Production Mandate

• AFA And Monsanto Continue Partnership

• Farm Bill May Affect Quest Card Purchases

July 20, 2012

• Sunbelt Expo Field Day Highlights UGA Research

• Ag Commissioner Expanding Georgia Ag Market

• Midwest Drought Impacting Georgia

• Rising Corn Prices and Your Grocery Bill

• Poultry Industry Pleased With EPA's Final Action On Proposed CAFOs Reporting Rule

• Nat'l Pork Producers Council: Radical Animal-Rights Group Not Telling Truth About Animal Care

• Court Upholds Bayer's Right To Pursue Its Claims Against Dow AgroSciences

• United Soybean Board: U.S. And So. American Farmers Unite To Support Biotech

July 20, 2012

• EPA "Absolutely Not" Considering RFS Waiver In Light Of Drought

July 20, 2012

• Nat'l Cattlemens' Beef Assn Comments On EPA's Proposed Dust Standards

July 19, 2012

• Broilers Placed in Georgia Down 2%, Broiler Eggs Set Up 1%

• SBA Disaster Loans Available in Georgia Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration for Drought

• Read Pesticide Labels Carefully to Protect People, Pets and Plants

• Extension Service Faces Growing Demand with Declining Funds

• Higher Corn Prices May Carry Widespread Implications

• Breakthrough Research: Iowa State Scientists Discover How Nematodes Attacks Plants

• Senate Finance Committee Unanimously Passes Russian Trade Bil

• Glyphosate-Resistant "Superweeds" May Be Less Susceptible to Disease

• Farm Credit Administration's CEO Issues Statement On Devastating Drought

• Mosaic Company Sales Up 12%, Net Earnings Decline 23%

• Heinz Joins List Of Food Suppliers Opposed To Gestation Stalls

July 18, 2012

• Georgia Cotton Growers Achieving Good Control of Resistant Pigweed, but at a Price

• Agroforestry and Wildlife Field Day Slated for Griffin

• AccuWeather: Corn Yield Likely To Be Lower Than USDA Projections

• Only One Third Of Nation's Corn, Soybean Crop In Good To Excellent Condition

• Historic Drought to Bring Higher Food Prices, Experts Say

• Retail Prices For Meats, Dairy And Eggs Decline Slightly

• USDA Releases Agroforestry Guide For Farmers, Woodland Owners

• Seed Treatment Market To Exceed $2.6 Billion

• USDA Officials Touring Drought Affected And Other Areas Impacted By Natural Disasters

• USDA Issues New Cotton And Wool Outlook Report

July 17, 2012

• Georgia Crop Progress & Condition Report

• A Standard Extension Practice now Available to Haitian Farmers

• Brazil May Surpass U.S.' Soybean Production This Year

• US Pesticides Market

• American Petroleum Institute Warns Kansas Drivers not to use E15

• Corn Rationing Has Begun

• American Soybean Association Congratulates Ag Secretary Vilsack On Drought Assistance Provisions

• Farm Bureau: FDA's Livestock Antibiotic Proposals Based On Theory Only

• USDA Issues New Report "Adoption Of Genetically Engineered Crops"

• More Acres Help Farmers Produce Larger Surplus Despite Drought

July 16, 2012

• Georgia Gardeners Seeing Cases of Curling Tomato Leaves

• 2012 Northwest Georgia Master Cattlemen’s Program

• North Georgia Vineyards are Ripe With Promise

• House Ag Committee Releases Farm Bill Draft Discussing Price Loss Coverage, Acreage Decisions

• New U.N. Report: Farm Prices To Rise Over Next Decade

• U.S. Ethanol Output Drops To Lowest In Nearly Two Years

• National Corn Growers Association Disappointed In House Ag Committee's Farm Bill

• HSUS Says It Plans To Sue 51 Large Hog Production Units

• CHS' Earnings Near $900 Million, 19% Increase

• Report Shows Ag's Sustainability Continues Improvement

July 13, 2012

• Grant Funds 16 new 4-H Positions in Impoverished Georgia Counties

• U.S. Agriculture Secretary Grants Deal's Request for Disaster Designations

• Georgia Department of Agriculture's Consumer Q’s

• Twilight Tour of the University of Georgia's Organic Farm Slated for July 19

• Ag Sec'y Issues Comment On House Ag Committee's Farm Bill

• Farm Bureau Applauds House Ag Committee Farm Bill

• USDA Announces Natural Disaster Program Improvements

• USDA Lowers Projected Corn Yield

• USDA Projects Soybean Production Drop

• E15 For Sale: Kansas Retailer First To Offer New Fuel Blend

July 12, 2012

• Pest Presents Major Obstacle to Farming Southern Peas in Georgia

• Georgia Tobacco Yield Estimated at 2,200 Pounds per Acre

• Tractor, Combine Sales Strong In June

• National Council Of Aging: Cuts To SNAP Food Program Devastating

• Dairy Producers Oppose Supply Management In Farm Bill

• AGCO Announces Its Tier 4 Final/Stage IV Engine Strategy

• U.N.: Increased Productivity Will Improve Global Food Security

• Missouri Governor Tells USDA Every County Is A Disaster

• Titan Machinery Closes Acquisition Of Nebraska Case IH Dealer, Opens Two Stores In Romania

• Farm Bill Riders Keeping Americans In The Dark About Their Food

July 11, 2012

• Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Working to Revamp Inspections and Tests

• Keeping Farm in Family Requires Strategy

• MSU Researchers Identify Biological Method to Control Devastating Catfish Disease

• Write a Winning Proposal with This Grant Writing Workshop

• GASWCC Irrigation Energy Meeting

• USDA: Crop Conditions Continue To Deteriorate

• Renewable Fuels Association Responds To Rumors That EPA Will Change Ethanol RFS

• Broadcast Schedule For High School Rodeo Finals Announced

• Farm Aid To Be Held In Hershey, Pennsylvania

• Elanco Food Solutions Introduces New Safety Product

July 10, 2012

• FVSU Georgia Center for Aquaculture Development to Host Seminar

• Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2011 Summary

• USDA Develops Break Through Foot-And-Mouth Disease Vaccine

• U.N.: Experts Eye Commodities Speculation, Food Price Swings

• National Corn Growers Association Sets New Membership Record

• Ag Secretary Issues Statement On U.N.'s Ractopamine Standard

• Hardee's, Carl's Jr. Take Stand Against Gestation Stalls

• National Pork Board Begins Building 2013 Plan, Budget

• Approval of New Transgenic Soy by the EU Guarantees Market

July 09, 2012

• House Farm Bill Released by Lucas & Peterson

• Kudzu Bugs Attacking Soybeans

• With Lingering Drought, More Farmers Irrigating

• Nat'l Sustainable Ag Coalition Comments On House's Farm Bill

• American Soybean Assn Comments On House's Farm Bill

• U.N. Commission Approves Standard For Feed Additive Ractopamine

• Court Upholds EPA Authority to Regulate GHGs; EPA Sets Large Emitters Threshold

• Hay In Missouri "Virtually Unavailable"

• Farm Progress Launches Drought Monitor Website

• Organic Farmers File Appeal Against Monsanto

July 03, 2012

• Dow AgroSciences Joins Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year

• Kudzu Vine Key to Kudzu Bug's Survival

• USDA Reports Show That Focus Remains On Weather

• World Agricultural Equipment Market, Agricultural Machinery Demand to Rise 6.7% Annually Through 2016

• Nat'l Corn Growers Assn: Acreage Report Offers Hope To Hot, Dry Corn Farms

• Soybean Prices Soar--Top $15/Bushel

• U.N.: More Than 100 Nations Support New Strategy On Livestock Disease

• Alltech Launches New Lyons Farm Website

• John Deere HarvestLab Now Provides More Nutrient Analysis of Silage

• John Deere Makes Enhancements to StarFire 3000 Receiver

July 02, 2012

• Historically Tight Beef Supplies Will Bring Back Lean Finely Textured Beef

July 02, 2012

• 2012 June Crop Acreage in Georgia

• Corn Stocks in Georgia are up 55%

• Cotton - U.S. Acreage Down 14%

July 02, 2012

• Funding To Improve Rural Electric Infrastructure

July 02, 2012

• American Soybean Assn: Agreement Reached on Highway Bill

• Another Ethanol Plant Suspends Production

• Lindsay's Revenues Up 17%, Earnings Up 10%

• AgraQuest Releases New Fungicide

• Ag Group Says EPA's Proposed CAFE Rule Poses Risk To Rural Economy

• Land Pride Launches New Line Of Rotary Cutters

• American Soybean Assn To Host 2012 Legislative Forum

 

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