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Logan
Hawkes
06/28/06
Crop News Weekly
The Fourth of July holiday is upon us and there
certainly are a lot of fireworks going off in the world of agriculture.
The farm bill extension is just one of many issues ready to explode, and
WTO issues remain a hot firecracker in most circles as well. I guess all
good bangs start with a little spark.
Around the world of agriculture this week a new Renewable Fuels and
Energy Independence Promotion Act has been offered up by a bipartisan
pair of U.S. Representatives and is being applauded by farm groups as a
positive step in the right direction. Elsewhere, what's up at the WTO? A
few days ago there seemed to be a stalemate over U.S. farm subsidy
issues, but now WTO officials say they are optimistic that President
Bush may be giving in on the issue. Are U.S. farmers always the last to
hear about such changes? In other news, the 8th International Conference
on Precision Agriculture is likely to be the largest ever; with over 500
attendees from all over the U.S and in over 35 countries. The event is
set to get underway July 23 in Minneapolis. Meanwhile, there's new farm
blood in the White House. Hunter H. Moorhead, a former agricultural aide
to Sen. Thad Cochran, has been named Special Assistant to President for
Agriculture, Trade and Food Assistance. Also this week, like a cat going
through the fourth or fifth of its nine lives, disaster assistance
legislation once again has begun winding its way through Congress. The
Senate Appropriations Committee accepted an amendment offered by Sens.
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and Conrad Burns, R-Mont., to provide disaster aid
to farmers hurt by adverse weather conditions in 2005. Will the flag fly
up the pole this time?
You'll find these stories and a lot more in this issue of Crop News
Weekly. Happy July 4th to all, and happy reading!
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ASA
rallies support for new pro-biodiesel legislation
06/27/06
The American Soybean Association (ASA) is applauding
U.S. Representatives Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.) and Earl Pomeroy (D-ND.) and
their co-sponsors for introducing the Renewable Fuels and Energy
Independence Promotion Act. The bill is key to soybean growers because
it would make permanent the biodiesel tax incentive and the small
agri-biodiesel producer credits that ASA successfully championed and
Congress included in 2004 and 2005 legislation. - Farm Press
Editorial Staff
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WTO
director hearing what he wants to hear
06/27/06
Pascal Lamy, director-general of the World Trade
Organization, said he was much more optimistic about the prospects for
the Doha Development Round as negotiators approached yet another
deadline -- on June 30. Until a few days earlier, Lamy's newfound
optimism could have meant only one thing to U.S. farm organizations:
European Union officials had finally relaxed their opposition to
increased market access for agricultural products. Instead, Lamy was
boasting about a change in tone by President Bush, who seemed to be
saying the United States was willing to make concessions; i.e., make
more reductions in domestic support to achieve an agreement. Forrest
Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
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Eighth
International Conference on Precision Ag
06/27/06
The 8th International Conference on Precision
Agriculture is likely to be the largest ever; with over 500 attendees
from all over the U.S and in over 35 countries. The 8th International
Conference on Precision Agriculture and Other Precision Resources
Management provides a forum for presentations on the current status of
precision agriculture research and applications worldwide. The
Conferences facilitate interaction among research scientists, producers,
technology company representatives, equipment manufacturers, input
dealers, agronomic consultants, software developers, educators,
government personnel and policymakers.
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Moorhead
named to key White House post
06/26/06
Hunter H. Moorhead, a native of Greenville, Miss., and
former agricultural aide to Sen. Thad Cochran, has been named Special
Assistant to President for Agriculture, Trade and Food Assistance.
Moorhead, who has been serving as a professional staff member on the
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, will become the Bush
administration's point person for agricultural issues. - Farm Press
Editorial Staff
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Grower
inputs improve pest management research
06/26/06
The Area wide Pest Management for Wheat program
recently completed four years of cost-of-production interviews and a
series of focus groups with wheat producers. The project, which began in
the fall of 2002, was designed to demonstrate management techniques for
the Russian wheat aphid and the greenbug. "Management techniques include
crop rotations, which minimize the prevalence of wheat pests and costly
treatments. For producers, the bottom line is selecting farm enterprises
that maximize profit. Focus groups and interviews were a way for
researchers to explore grower's experiences with dryland cropping
systems involving winter wheat," said Sean Keenan, a postdoctoral fellow
of Oklahoma State University's Department of Entomology and Plant
Pathology. - Farm Press Editorial Staff
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News from the Top of the
Hill
06/23/06
National Hog Farmer
U.S. & Japan Reach Beef Agreement -- The
United States and Japan announced they have reached an agreement to
reopen the Japanese market to U.S. beef under 20 months of age. Japanese
audit teams will arrive in the U.S. this weekend to begin auditing U.S.
plants that plan to export to Japan. The audits are expected to last
until July 21. Indications are the first shipments will be in August.
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns said, "This partial reopening of
trade in U.S. beef from animals 20 months and younger is an important
step towards the full restoration of beef trade with Japan. Although we
welcome the progress that the two governments have made in restoring
trade, it's important to recognize that the vast majority of the U.S.
beef supply will remain ineligible for export to Japan due to the age
limitation on cattle." Legislation Would Impose Sanctions on
Japan -- Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Pat Roberts (R-KS)
introduced legislation that would require the Treasury Department to
impose tariffs on Japanese exports if Japan does not re-open its market
to U.S. beef by August 31, 2006. The National Cattlemen's Beef
Association (NCBA) in support of this legislation said, "Although
sanctions are not the preferred method to resolve these issues, those
within the Japanese government favor protectionist standards over
science-based standards for international trade. Our preference is free,
fair and reliable trade based on sound science, but at this point they
have left us with no viable option. Ranchers are tired of hearing
reports from countless meetings and investigative visits between the two
nations, dragging out for weeks, then months, and now years and ending
with announcements of unfulfilled promises."
Senate Approps Subcommittee Passes AG Spending Bill -- The
Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee approved the fiscal year
2007 agriculture appropriations bill. The legislation provides for $18.2
billion in discretionary funds and $ 76.379 billion in mandatory funds
(including farm program payments and food stamps). Key items in the bill
include:
Food Safety and Inspection Service - $865.905 million, an increase
of $36.527 million over FY '06
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (FSIS) -- funded at
$900.423 million
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) -- funded at $101.429
million
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) --
funded at $38.737 million
Avian Influenza programs -- fully funded at $56.730 million
Resource conservation and development program -- funded at $50.7
million
Wetlands Reserve Program -- authorized at 250,000 acres
Child nutrition programs -- funded at $13.654 billion
Commodity Assistance Program - $179.366 million
Market Access Program -- fully funded at $200 million
Foreign Market Development -- fully funded at $34.5 million
No user fees for meat and poultry inspection
Requests a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on USDA's
animal ID program.
E-85 Advancement -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee
passed legislation that would create a grant program for independent
businesses to purchase equipment for E-85 gas pumps and other
alternative fuel infrastructure. The legislation is designed to expand
E-85 pumps throughout the nation. Independent businesses could receive a
$30,000 grant to install E-85 pumps. Large integrated oil companies
would be prohibited from participating in the program. Congressman Mike
Rogers (R-MI), sponsor of the legislation, said "With the number of
American-made flex-fuel cars on the road nearing six million, we need to
move our distribution system for E-85 ethanol into high gear. U.S.
autoworkers are building the cars needed to help us cure our addiction
to foreign oil, but we don't have good access to a fully functioning
distribution system for the renewable fuels made from products grown in
Michigan and other states." The legislation is expected to be considered
by the full House of Representatives next week.
FSA County Committee Election Process -- USDA announced that
agriculture producers can nominate eligible candidates to serve on USDA
Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees from now until August 1. The
elections will be held this fall. A list of eligibility requirements are
available at local FSA Service Centers or http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/facts/hrml/cocelig06.htm.
- Scott Shearer
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Farming
is too valuable to give away
06/26/06
As a young boy, growing up way too many years ago in
east-central Alabama, I remember going to family reunions and hearing my
relatives in Birmingham talk about the demise of the steel industry.
Giving the steel industry to Japan and other economically emerging
nations of the time they reckoned was progress. My question is couldn't
Birmingham, Ala., have had progress and a vibrant steel industry? Sure,
Birmingham is a progressive city now -- they even renovated the
world's largest (at the time it was operational) steel furnace, Sloss
Furnace, into a major tourist attraction. - Roy Roberson, Farm Press
Editorial Staff
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REPLAY:
Senate committee passes disaster amendment
06/22/06
Like a cat going through the fourth or fifth of its
nine lives, disaster assistance legislation once again has begun winding
its way through Congress. The Senate Appropriations Committee accepted
an amendment offered by Sens. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and Conrad Burns,
R-Mont., to provide disaster aid to farmers hurt by adverse weather
conditions in 2005. - Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
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From
campfire to gas tank, mesquite to ethanol?
06/22/06
The dense mesquite-covered mid-section of Texas could
provide fuel for about 400 small ethanol plants, according to one Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station researcher. Jim Ansley, Experiment
Station rangeland researcher at Vernon, is determining the feasibility
of developing a bio-energy industry in rural West Central Texas. The
industry would be based on the harvest and use of rangeland woody
plants, such as mesquite and red berry juniper, as an energy source.
- Kay Ledbetter
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House passes
amendment blocking OFAC Cuba rule
06/22/06
The House voted to try again to block enforcement of a
Treasury Department rule that farm groups say has reduced agricultural
trade with Cuba by 22 percent since it was implemented in February 2005.
House members approved by voice vote a Transportation-Treasury spending
bill amendment that would prohibit the Treasury Department from using
funds to enforce the rule issued by the latter's Office of Foreign
Assets Control. The rule requires Cuba to pay for U.S. agricultural
products before they leave U.S. ports. - Forrest Laws, Farm Press
Editorial Staff
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ASR
comparisons: Argentina instead of Brazil?
06/21/06
In discussions about how Asian soybean rust could
affect the U.S. crop, Brazilian experiences with the disease are often
cited. But Argentina's ASR dealings might be the better parallel. For
just one example, Argentina's weather is much more similar to the United
States' than is Brazil's. After visiting several South American
countries on a trip sponsored by Dow AgroScience in March, Alan Blaine
has a new understanding of how ASR progresses south of the equator. -
David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
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Add
hunting guide to your résumé
06/22/06
Bo Sloan has quick smile, a fast wit and likes to hang
around with people. He's turned these traits, plus experience in farming
and wildlife habitat management into a nice income as a hunting guide in
Mississippi and Arkansas. Sloan grew up on a small family farm, which
produced soybeans, corn and wheat and raised horses and cattle near
Tupelo, Miss. In addition to the waterfowl guiding business he started
in 1994, he has worked with USDA's wildlife services for 15 years and
for the past two years has been the manager of the 39,000-acre Panther
Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Mississippi. - Elton Robinson, Farm
Press Editorial Staff
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Technology
needed to reverse declining wheat trend
06/21/06
Adoption of biotechnology may hold one of the keys to
reviving the declining U.S. wheat industry, according to a new report
jointly authored by the National Association of Wheat Growers, the North
American Millers' Association, U.S. Wheat Associates and the Wheat
Export Trade Education Committee. "Wheat in America is at a crossroads,"
said Daren Coppock, National Association of Wheat Growers CEO. "Wheat's
share of American field crop receipts has fallen from 20 percent in the
1980s to about 11 percent now. This tide can be turned, but it will
require wheat industry cooperation and action." - Farm Press
Editorial Staff
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When
to apply N to rotated pastures
Rotationally grazed pastures in Wisconsin respond best
to nitrogen (N) applications made in early May or early August, when
temperatures are in the mid- to high 70s. Relatively cool temps and
adequate soil moisture offer the greatest response when applying N,
according to an N rate and timing study by Dennis Cosgrove, University
of Wisconsin-River Falls extension agronomist. "Split nitrogen
applications have long been recommended on rotationally grazed
pastures," says Cosgrove. "However, until recently, the most efficient
timing for these nitrogen applications had not been established." He
conducted an N rate and timing study in 2004 and 2005 to test
application strategies. - Hay & Forage Grower
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