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This week, I couldn’t help but get excited when I read the
headlines regarding the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on the
European hormone ban. After all, the headlines asserted in one way or
another that the EU ban on hormones was wrong and was somehow a victory
for U.S. beef producers.
-- Click on headline to read the rest of this
story by Troy Marshall
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Here’s one of my favorite jokes:
A rancher is walking through his pasture one day and stumbles on a lamp.
He picks it up and, just like the other stories, out pops a genie. The
genie thanks the rancher for setting him free and grants him three
wishes – one per year.
-- Click on headline to read the rest of this
story by Troy Marshall
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The law of unintended consequences where ethanol is concerned can be
seen everywhere. When politicians chose the ethanol industry as their
answer for something substantive they could point to relative to U.S.
reliance on Mideast oil, it could be argued that the entire ag world was
forever changed.
Sure, the windfall profits of a few were predicted, but the industry
also predicted that it would create a spike in the Choice/Select spread,
that it would result in lower outweights, and that it would put pressure
on the government to open up Conservation Reserve Program lands. The
list goes on and on. In many, if not most, of these cases, the
conventional wisdom has been proven to be totally wrong.
Things are often different than they appear at first blush. With
$5/corn, most people would assume that creep feeding would be less
economical than in the past. Yet some people are claiming that now is
the time, what with weight price spreads coming together, early weaning
and other considerations.
The lesson from a manager’s standpoint is that with all the changes
that are occurring, one really needs to sit down and analyze all the
various ramifications because what appears obvious at first blush might
prove to be off by about 180°.
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program, presented by the National Cattlemen’s Foundation. Two,
$12,000 graduate scholarships will be awarded to outstanding students
pursuing graduate degrees in animal science, environmental science or
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For three weeks, Argentine farmers blocked farm goods and livestock
from reaching Argentine cities, stripping supermarket shelves of food
and meat, paralyzing beef and grain exports and sparking a political
crisis. The blockade – sponsored by four farm groups – was in
opposition to a government decision to raise taxes on exports, a tactic
aimed at keeping more domestic production at home in a bid to control
domestic food prices and curb runaway inflation.
-- Click on headline to read the rest of this
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The beef checkoff and the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) have
teamed up to release an auction-market Beef Quality Assurance (BQA)
training DVD titled “Focal Point, An Auction Market BQA Guide.”
“The goal was to create a tool that would help market owners and
managers have a conversation about BQA and correct animal handling with
their market staff and to take a look at their own practices,” says
Kristen Hendricks, LMA vice president of membership services.
“We hope this cooperative effort between BQA and LMA will create
opportunities to reach auction markets that have not previously had BQA
top of mind,” says Ryan Ruppert, director of quality assurance
programs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.
About 2,000 of the DVDs have been sent to auction markets across the
U.S., covering 99% of U.S. facilities. LMA is also encouraging auction
markets to reach out to their state BQA coordinators to further certify
their market and look at possible producer-training opportunities.
Videos were also sent to each state ag department and state
veterinarian.
-- Cattlemen’s Beef Board release
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The practice of assigning a body condition score (BCS) to a cow is a
great management tool for identifying nutritional needs in a beef
cowherd. There’s a strong link between a cow’s body condition and
her reproductive performance.
-- Click on headline to read the rest of this
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A free website – uscattlehaulers.com – is
aimed at making the location of livestock transportation faster, easier
and more cost-effective for cattlemen. Available 24 hours/day, seven
days/week, uscattlehaulers.com brings
livestock buyers and shippers together with experienced trucking firms
equipped to handle all their livestock transportation needs, says Dan
Little of Little & Little Trucking LLC. A “100% free service” for
cattlemen, shippers, buyers and feedlots, locating a reputable livestock
transportation company from the convenience of your home or office is
just several computer clicks away, he adds.
The website allows users to post a load, post a truck, view the load
board, or scan the contact and insurance info on 120 truckers spread
across the U.S. Other features include links to truck stops, scales
locator, maps/directions, road conditions, weather, nationwide fuel
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says it will issue two
waivers of certain laws to expedite security improvements on the border
with Mexico. The waivers are the result of Congressional authority given
to DHS permitting them to ignore legal requirements in an effort to
install additional physical barriers and roads at the border to deter
illegal activity.
One waiver applies to certain environmental and land-management laws for
project areas in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, encompassing
roughly 470 total miles. It will facilitate additional pedestrian and
vehicle fence construction, towers, sensors, cameras, detection
equipment and roads close to the border.
A separate waiver was signed for a levee-border barrier project in
Hidalgo County, TX. The roughly 22-mile project will strengthen flood
protection in the area while providing the Border Patrol with tactical
infrastructure. DHS has used its waiver authority on three previous
occasions.
-- DHS release
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A new Kansas State University study concluded that the prevalence of
E. coli O157:H7 or salmonella are no different in cattle fed
dried distillers grain (DDGs) or cattle fed steam-flaked corn. An
earlier study suggested that feeding cattle DDGs increased the shedding
of E. coli in fecal matter.
The report states, “Unlike our previous studies, we found no evidence
to indicate that dietary inclusion of distiller’s grains or
corn-processing methods have a significant effect on the prevalence of
E. coli O157:H7 or salmonella in cattle feces.”
USDA is conducting a similar study.
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.
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Ellen Terpstra is being nominated to be chief ag negotiator for the
Office of U.S. Trade Representative. Terpstra now serves as USDA’s
deputy under secretary of ag for farm and foreign ag services. She
previously served as administrator of USDA’s Foreign Ag Service. Prior
to joining USDA, she served as CEO of the USA Rice Federation and U.S.
Apple Association.
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.
correspondent
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Four cattle in a Hampshire County, WV feedlot are suspected dead of
rabies after being bitten by a rabid skunk. Under quarantine for
investigation into their health status are 85 other head, reports the
Cumberland Times-News.
In addition, State Veterinarian Joe Starcher says six people who came in
contact with the saliva of the infected animals are being treated. The
six are undergoing a five-dose, 28-day, regime of rabies vaccination.
Starcher says a veterinarian will be on the farm daily to watch for
disease signs in the quarantined cattle. These include any behavior that
appears "offbeat, the animal stays alone, exhibits strange movement, is
slobbery, appears to be choked and has a deep bellow or bawl that is
caused by the throat muscles becoming paralyzed," he says.
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-- Joe Roybal
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The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline rose 3.1¢ for
the week to hit a new all-time high of $3.29/gal. Meanwhile, the average
retail diesel price dropped for the first time since late January,
shaving 2.5¢ to $3.964/gal., or $1.174 above last year.
By region, regular gasoline increased 1.5¢/gal. on the East Coast to
$3.256, or 58.5¢ higher than last year, while the Midwest added 5.7¢
to $3.249, or 63.5¢ over last year. The Gulf Coast price rose 4¢ to
$3.206 (64.1¢ over a year ago); the Rocky Mountains added 3.4¢ to
$3.232, or 61.3¢ higher than last year; and the West Coast moved up
0.6¢ to $3.523, or 42.7¢ higher than last year. California was at
$3.608 for the week.
On a regional basis, diesel prices fell in all regions but the Rocky
Mountains, which added 1.9¢ to a new all-time high of $3.972/gal. The
East Coast shaved 3.1¢ to $4.014, or $1.25 over a year ago; the Midwest
trimmed 3.5¢ to $3.929, or $1.149 up from last year; and the Gulf Coast
dropped 2.1¢ to $3.907. The West Coast fell by 0.7¢ to $4.049, or
$1.164 over last year, while California shaved 0.7¢, falling to $4.112
($1.173 above the price a year ago).
-- Energy Information Administration
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Anthelmintics (dewormers) are among history’s miracle drugs. Since
first introduced in the 1960s, these products have literally helped feed
a growing planet by increasing the efficiency and sheer volume of
cattle, sheep and goat production.
-- Click on headline to read the rest of this
story by Joe Roybal
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After several previous false starts, South Korea's market may be
just weeks from truly re-opening to U.S. beef.
South Korean Ambassador Lee Tae Sik wrapped up a three-state tour
Tuesday in Omaha, where he met Gov. Dave Heineman and state ag and
business leaders, according to Brownfield Network. Lee’s key message
was that new South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his parliament
understand the country’s de facto U.S. beef ban may derail the pending
U.S.-Korean Free Trade Agreement, a deal South Korea wants to finalize.
"Since this is standing in our way to get our agreement approved in the
U.S. Congress, we have to resolve it rather quickly," he says.
Just how quickly? Heineman says perhaps as soon as later this month.
"You may be aware the new president of Korea is going to visit our
country and President Bush April 18-19 at Camp David," Heineman
remarked. "I think all of us are focused on the positive opportunity
there."
Officially, South Korea's market is already open to U.S. beef, but only
to boneless beef from cattle 30 months of age and younger. But trade has
been repeatedly suspended due to the discovery of bone fragments in U.S.
beef shipments.
Lee says the new beef agreement would include bone-in beef, formerly the
largest source of U.S. beef exports to South Korea. He also tells
Brownfield the resumption of U.S. beef imports would happen in
accordance with guidelines established by the World Organization for
Animal Health.
-- Peter Shinn, Brownfield Network
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A video on the use and maintenance of polypropylene weed barrier
fabric for trees is available from the North Dakota State University
(NDSU) Extension Service. The video explains annual maintenance
requirements and tips, as well as methods for removing the weed barrier
and alternative tree-care methods.
Produced by the Adams County Soil Conservation District, Adams County
Extension office, NDSU Hettinger Research Extension Center and NDSU Ag
Communication Department, access or download the video at: www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/hettinge/economics.htm.
For more info, contact Julie Kramlich at 701-567-2735, Dan Nudell at
701-567-4323, or Shari Wick at 701-567-2661, Ext 3.
-- NDSU release
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TifQuik is a new bahiagrass cultivar aimed at providing Southeast
forage growers with a better shot at beating back weeds before they gain
a stranglehold on forage pastures. Developed by Ag Research Service
(ARS) scientists in Tifton, GA, TifQuik provides faster germination and
field establishment than Tifton 9, ARS researchers say.
Most currently available bahiagrass cultivars require 2-3 weeks to
establish a full stand, a time during which weeds can infest the
pasture, restricting moisture for forage-seed germination. In greenhouse
studies, TifQuik’s germination rate averaged five times greater than
that of Tifton 9 after six days, and three times greater after eight
days.
One week after planting, TifQuik emerged about 75% faster than Tifton 9
and Pensacola, another commonly used forage bahiagrass. Four weeks after
planting, TifQuik plants were taller than those of both Tifton 9 and
Pensacola.
Read more in the April 2008 issue of Agricultural Research at:
www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/apr08/forage0408.htm.
-- ARS release
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A Kansas State University (KSU) study indicates calves shipped just
after separation from their dams grew and stayed as healthy as calves
kept on the ranch for varying amounts of time up to 60 days.
In the study, summer-weaned beef calves (Angus crosses weighing 400
lbs.) were separated by age, says KSU Extension animal nutritionist K.C.
Olson. They were assigned to one of five weaning periods that
corresponded to the length of time (60, 45, 30, 15 and 0 days) between
separation from dams and shipment to an auction market.
Olson and graduate student Justin Bolte conducted the study.
All calves were fed the same diet-free choice throughout the trial and
were monitored twice daily for symptoms of respiratory disease.
They were vaccinated against common diseases 14 days before separation
from dams and again on the day of separation. On a common shipping date
(day 0, Aug. 24, 2007), the calves were transported three hours to a
commercial auction market, where they were held for 14 hours. Then they
were moved to a feedlot an hour away.
The body condition of the dams was assessed 60 days before, and 60 days
after, the shipping.
“Under the conditions of our study, ranch-of-origin weaning periods of
between 15 and 60 days did not improve calf health or growth
performance, relative to shipping calves immediately after maternal
separation," Olson says.
For more info, contact Olson at 785-532-1254 or kcolson@ksu.edu.
-- KSU news release
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High nitrogen costs and strong soybean prices have U.S. growers
eschewing corn for beans this planting year. According to USDA’s March
31 Prospective Plantings Report, producers intend to plant 18% more
soybean acres this spring and 8% fewer corn acres. Last year featured
the most corn acres planted since 1944.
Growers say they’ll plant a total of 86 million acres of corn in 2008.
At an average yield of 154 bu./acre, 2008 corn production would again
fall below consumption, pushing supplies to the lowest levels in years.
Meanwhile, U.S. soybean producers intend to plant 74.8 million acres in
2008, up 18% from last year, but 1% below the record high of 2006.
Planting intentions for other crops include:- Hay growers expect
to harvest 60.6 million acres in 2008, 2% fewer than 2007, with
harvested acreage expected to drop throughout most of the Great Plains,
Southeast and Southwest. Texas will lead the way with a 390,000-acre
decrease, followed by South Dakota and Nebraska with 300,000 and
150,000-acre reductions, respectively.
Hay acreage is forecast to increase in most of the northern Great
Plains, Western Mountain regions and Northeast. North Dakota leads with
an expected 120,000-acre increase. In the West, minor increases are
expected in Oregon, Nevada and California.
- Cotton – 2008 acres of 9.39 million acres, 13% below 2007.
- Rice – 2.77 million acres in 2008 vs. 2.76 million in 2007.
- Sorghum – 7.4 million acres in 2008 vs. 7.7 million in 2007.
- Wheat – at 63.8 million acres, up 6% from 2007. Winter wheat is
46.8 million acres, up 4% from last year. Of this total, 32.5 million
acres are hard red winter, 10.7 million are soft red winter, and 3.63
million are white winter.
Spring wheat is expected to total 14.3 million acres, up 8% from 2007.
Of this total, 13.6 million acres are hard red spring wheat. The
intended durum planted area for 2008 is 2.63 million acres, up 22% from
the previous year.
-- Elton Robinson, Delta Farm Press
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Retail food prices at the supermarket increased in the first-quarter
2008, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)
Marketbasket Survey conducted in February. The informal survey shows the
total cost of 16 basic grocery items in the first quarter was $45.03, up
about 8% or $3.42 from the fourth quarter of 2007.
Of 16 items surveyed, 11 increased, four decreased and one stayed the
same in average price compared to the 2007 fourth-quarter survey.
Compared to one year ago, the overall cost for the marketbasket items
showed an increase of about 9%. A 5-lb. bag of flour showed the largest
retail price increase, up 69¢ to $2.39.
Other items increasing in price were: cheddar cheese, up 61¢ to
$4.71/lb.; corn oil, up 58¢ to $3.01/32-oz. bottle; a dozen large eggs,
up 55¢ to $2.16; vegetable oil, up 38¢ to $2.63/32-oz. bottle;
mayonnaise, up 22¢ to $3.14/32-oz. jar; Russet potatoes, up 18¢ to
$2.47 for a 5-lb. bag; a 20-oz. loaf of white bread, up 16¢ to $1.78;
apples, up 13¢ to $1.40/lb.; whole fryer chickens, up 9¢ to $1.37/lb.;
and ground chuck, up 4¢ to $2.73/lb.
Bacon was the only item in the survey that stayed the same in price, at
$3.35/lb.
Items decreasing in price were: whole milk, down 10¢ to $3.81/gal.;
pork chops, down 8¢ to $3.31/lb.; a 9-oz. box of toasted oat cereal,
down 8¢ to $2.97; and sirloin tip roast, down 5¢ to $3.80/lb.
“More than a third of the increased cost reported this quarter is
attributed to the two oil products and mayonnaise, which is oil-based.
As expected, the drop in price for vegetable and corn oil observed in
the last quarter of 2007 appears to have been temporary,” says Jim
Sartwelle, an AFBF economist. “Continued strength in the wheat and
cheese markets also contributed to the overall price increase for the
basket of items.”
In addition, “It is important to note the contribution of runaway
energy prices to the retail cost of food,” Sartwelle says.
“Transportation, processing and packaging all cost significantly more
now than in prior years.”
Sartwelle adds that the share of the average food dollar received by
farmers continues to drop. In the mid-1970s, farmers received about
one-third of consumer retail food expenditures on average. That’s now
22%, USDA says. In other words, the farmer’s share of this quarter’s
$45.03 marketbasket total would be $9.90.
According to USDA statistics, Americans spend just under 10% of
disposable income on food annually, the lowest of any country in the
world.
-- Western Farm Press
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USDA remains committed to a voluntary National Animal ID System
(NAIS), says USDA Secretary Ed Schafer.
“I like to see public policy generated that encourages people to
engage, that helps them recognize the benefits of being involved in an
interactive relationship with government,” Schafer tells Brownfield
Network. “I don’t like government telling people what to do.”
Schafer says progress is being made through the voluntary system.
“And, of course, we have to do it voluntarily or our friends on
Capitol Hill are going to step in and make it mandatory,” Schafer
says.
Schafer also told Brownfield that in order to have an effective
country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program, animal ID is necessary.
“Having the desire to properly label means we ought to be able to
track animals, and that’s a national animal ID system,” he
says.
-- Dave Russell, Brownfield Network
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USDA announced the availability of $16.8 million in emergency
funding to continue efforts to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) in
California, Michigan and Minnesota.
The emergency funding will be used to depopulate known TB-affected
cattle herds, which is crucial to prevent the spread of the disease and
to indemnify producers. The funding also will be used for enhanced
surveillance not only to identify affected herds but also to determine
the source of infection. This enhanced surveillance will include free
ranging white-tailed deer in Minnesota and Michigan, a possible source
of the disease.
Meanwhile, Minnesota Senate Finance Committee approved a voluntary
buyout plan this week for TB-affected herds in the state. The
$3.5-million program would apply to a designated 56-herd zone in
northwestern Minnesota.
"If the producer does not choose to take the buyout, the board of animal
health will do a risk assessment of their farm," says the bill’s
author Sen. Rod Skoe. "And they will determine appropriate measures to
ensure that there's no interaction between deer and cattle. That will
then lead more than likely to significant fencing requirements on those
farms."
He believes aggressive action can eliminate TB in the targeted area
within five years.
In addition, The Minnesota Board of Animal Health announced the launch
of a website dedicated to the State of Minnesota response plan. With the
pending downgrade of Minnesota’s TB status to Modified Accredited, the
new site is an info resource on bovine TB in the state. At www.mntbfree.com, producers,
stakeholders and others can easily access info on bovine TB in wildlife,
interstate movement, upcoming informational meetings, biosecurity and
more.
-- USDA release and Minnesota Public Radio
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USDA’s Ag Marketing Service (AMS) released a draft business plan
to further the implementation of the National Animal Identification
System (NAIS). The plan shows how participants in AMS voluntary programs
such as the USDA Process Verified, the Quality Systems Assessment, and
the Non-Hormone Treated Cattle programs can meet the inherent animal ID
requirements by using NAIS.
According to Bruce Knight, USDA under secretary for marketing and
regulatory programs, "The AMS Business Plan will allow for integration
of NAIS with AMS audit-based marketing programs. NAIS is a voluntary
partnership among producers and government. This immediately provides
the producer a twofold reward for a single investment. It ensures trace
back of their animals for herd health reasons and provides benefits for
marketing value-added animals domestically and internationally."
USDA says NAIS would make it easier to properly label product for sale
at grocery stores for American consumers. This will help meet the
objectives of the country of origin labeling (COOL) program.
To read more, visit www.usda.gov/nais.
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.
correspondent
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If you’re looking for a solid resource manual on cow-calf
production, consider the “Cow-Calf Management Guide And Cattle
Producer’s Library.” Boasting more than 230 fact sheets on all
aspects of beef cattle production compiled in a four-inch, three-ring
binder, it’s the most complete set of up-to-date informative material
available in the beef industry.
Each fact sheet is peer-reviewed by Extension beef specialists and
educators from across the 12 western states. Known as the Western Beef
Resource Committee, this group revises the entire publication annually;
for an additional cost, revised fact sheets are available each year for
those who have previously purchased the book.
Among the topics addressed are: quality assurance, nutrition,
reproduction, range and pasture, animal health, management, marketing,
finance, genetics, drought and other natural disasters. Visit www.avs.uidaho.edu/wbrc/samples.html
to view selected fact sheets.
Available for $95, plus postage, to order the printed book or CD-ROM
version, contact the University of Idaho Department of Animal and
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-- University of Idaho
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled yet again on the
20-year-old trade spat between the U.S. and the European Union (EU)
regarding growth hormones in beef, but don’t expect the EU’s market
to open up any time soon.
In the latest ruling made public on March 31, the WTO ruled that the
EU’s de-facto ban on imported beef raised with growth hormones goes
against global trade rules. The EU was forced several years ago to
adjust its trade policies because of its illegal trade ban and
introduced new rules in 2003 based on new science. The WTO on Monday,
however, ruled that the EU's new science is not, in fact, enough to
continue the ban.
The U.S. and Canada -- which was also part of the dispute -- didn’t
get off easy, however. Both countries had introduced 100% tariffs on
several European products, such as chocolate and truffles, since 1999 to
the tune of US$116.8 million and C$11.3 million. The WTO ruled that even
though those tariffs were appropriate because of the EU’s old ban,
they weren’t valid for the ban the EU introduced in 2003.
So, in essence, the U.S. and Canada are meant to come up with new
tariffs against the EU that are appropriate for the new 2003 ban.
Yet despite the retaliatory tariffs on EU products, the EU isn’t about
to back away from its stance on growth hormones. According to a source
inside the European Commission, the EU has no plans to do so nor is it
likely to do so despite the new ruling or even if the U.S. and Canada
institute more retaliation measures.
The U.S., EU and Canada have the option to appeal the decision and
Canada has hinted that it might.
-- Meghan Sapp, Brussels, Belgium
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Applications for the Westchester Foundation scholarship are due
April 30. Eligible are college students and high-school seniors accepted
for enrollment or already enrolled at an accredited college, university
or community college in a course of study related to agriculture or
agribusiness.
Recipients are selected on academics, community and school involvement,
leadership potential and financial need. The awards, which are a minimum
of $1,000/year, can be renewed annually for up to four years. Learn more
at www.westchester-group.com.
-- Westchester Foundation news release
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