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Logan
Hawkes
09/06/06
Crop News Weekly
The fifth year anniversary of the Sept. 11
terrorist attacks is next week and the event serves as a reminder
that bad things can happen when you least expect them. Since that tragic
event officials have been warning of the vulnerability of the U.S. ag
industry. Perhaps it's time again to review your farm security
measures.
In the top of the news this week, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has
announced the selection of Arlen Lancaster as Chief of the Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), ending speculation over who would
assume the post. And a closer look at last week's announcement about
farm equipment sales reveals that while it is true that domestic sales
are down this year, U.S. exports of agricultural-related machinery
increased 10% during the first half of 2006 to total $4.12 billion, with
Asia showing the strongest growth. Also this week, after the August USDA
supply and demand reports were released last week, there has been a
25-cent decline in the KCBT September contract price, a 17-cent price
decrease in the Chicago Board of Trade September corn contract price and
a 27-cent decline in the CBT September soybean contact price. In other
news, what are the issues in agriculture that we need to worry about?
Obviously the huge issue is cost of production relative to current
commodity prices. Another issue is herbicide drift. And individuals who
have had crops affected by herbicide applications intended for other
crops or fields are concerned about the problem. And in a bit of good
news this week, the national average price for diesel dropped for the
week ending Aug. 28, the second straight week prices fell. Gas prices
are beginning to drop as well.
There's a lot more news to cover this issue, so dig in and enjoy. Thanks
for reading Crop News Weekly.
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Johanns
announces appointment of Arlen Lancaster
09/05/06
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced the
selection of Arlen Lancaster as Chief of the Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS). "Arlen Lancaster's dedication, leadership
and experience has well prepared him to serve in this new leadership
role on our USDA team," says Johanns. "He has a passion for conservation
and I look forward to working with Arlen in this new capacity. I'm very
confident that our nation's farmers and ranchers will have a strong
advocate in him for improving the quality of our natural resources and
conserving our land." - The Corn & Soybean Digest
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Agricultural
equipment export business up
09/01/06
U.S. exports of agricultural-related machinery
increased 10% during the first half of 2006 to total $4.12 billion, with
Asia showing the strongest growth, according to the Association of
Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). The AEM North American-based
international trade group produces a quarterly "global markets" report
consolidating U.S. Commerce Department data specific to farm machinery.
Farm equipment exports to Asia increased 42% for the first half of 2006
compared to January-June 2005, with purchases totaling $351 million.
- The Corn & Soybean Digest
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Wheat
price trend normally set in early September
09/05/06
After the August USDA supply and demand reports, there
was a 25-cent decline in the KCBT (KCBT) September contract price, a
17-cent price decrease in the Chicago Board of Trade September corn
contract price and a 27-cent decline in the CBT September soybean
contact price. Wheat, corn and bean price trends are down. The long-run
wheat price uptrend began on March 27 and resulted in a $1.24 price
rally that peaked on July 11. The uptrend was broken on July 26 and the
price downtrend was confirmed on Aug.t 8 when the KCBT December contract
price closed below $5. Note that the market has rolled from the KCBT
September contract to the December contract. - Kim Anderson
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Everyone
has role in solving drift problems
09/05/06
What are the issues in agriculture that we need to
worry about? Obviously the huge issue is cost of production relative to
current commodity prices. I wish I could do something about that, but
all I can do is try to provide some moral support. Another issue is
herbicide drift. Individuals who have had crops affected by herbicide
applications intended for other crops or fields are concerned about the
problem. However, I sometimes scratch my head at the apparent lack of
concern by individuals or groups that I think would be concerned about
the drift issues. - Ford L. Baldwin, Practical Weed Consultants,
LLC
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Diesel average falls but still
tops $3; gas falling
09/01/06
The national average price for diesel dropped for the
week ending Aug. 28, the second straight week prices fell, reports
Landlinemag.com. The U.S. Energy Info Agency reported the
national average price at $3.027, down from $3.033 a week ago. It's also
43¢ higher than a year ago. The biggest drop was in California
where average price fell 2¢/gal. to $3.200. Rocky Mountain region
truckers pay the nation's highest average at $3.346, while the West
Coast is at $3.229/gal., the East Coast at $2.955, the Lower Atlantic at
$2.897, and the Gulf Coast region at $2.923/gal. Meanwhile, gasoline
prices are falling fast and could keep dropping for months, reports USA
Today. - Joe Roybal, BEEF Magazine
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News from the Top of the
Hill
09/01/06
National Hog Farmer
USDA Announces Drought Aid -- Secretary of
Agriculture Mike Johanns announced a $780 million national drought aid
package this week while visiting the hard hit drought area of South
Dakota. The program includes a $50 million Livestock Assistance Grant
Program. States will receive block grants which they will distribute to
livestock producers in counties that were designated as D3 or D4 on the
Drought Monitor anytime between March 7 and August 31, 2006. A list of
eligibility criteria and eligible counties can be found at http://www.usda.gov. Nearly $700 million
will be the result of moving up counter-cyclical payments. $30 million
in unused conservation funds will also be used. Johanns said, "Today's
actions emphasize USDA's commitment to use every resource available to
help farmers and ranchers who are impacted by drought."
Drought Aid Not Enough -- USDA's announcement fell short to
many Congressional members and others from drought affected areas.
Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth (D-SD) said, "I am very disappointed.
This package does not adequately reflect the severity of the drought."
She went on to say that the package "ignores South Dakota corn, soybean
and wheat producers and will do very little to assist hard-hit cattle
producers." Senator John Thune (R-SD) said, "Any amount of relief is a
step in the right direction, but more is needed. I'm hopeful the House
of Representatives and the Administration will work together and meet
the $3.9 billion drought relief package already passed by the Senate
Appropriations Committee." The National Farmers Union said they will
"continue to work with members of Congress who are working to pass
meaningful disaster assistance when they return in September. We do not
support USDA's approach of taking money away from other farm programs to
provide assistance." When Congress returns next week, we can expect
another effort to pass disaster assistance. Earlier this year during
consideration of the fiscal year 2007 agriculture appropriations bill,
the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $3.9 billion in disaster
aid.
Record U.S. Agricultural Exports -- USDA is projecting record
U.S. agricultural exports for fiscal years 2006 and 2007. Corn, soybeans
and horticultural products account for most of the expansion. Exports
are expected to reach $68 billion in fiscal year 2006 and $72 billion in
fiscal year 2007. The previous record was $62.5 billion in fiscal year
2005. Agricultural imports are forecast to reach $64.5 billion in 2006
and $68.5 billion in fiscal year 2007. Increases in imports are due to
fresh fruits, vegetables, and wines.
NAFTA Accounts for One-Third of U.S. AG Exports -- USDA's
recent export forecast indicates that the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) will account for one-third of all U.S. agricultural
exports. Canada and Mexico are expected to import $19.6 billion this
fiscal year and $23.7 billion in fiscal year 2007.
Colombian FTA -- President George W. Bush notified Congress of
his intent to sign a free trade agreement with Columbia. Bush in his
letter to Congress said the FTA "will generate export opportunities for
U.S. farmers, ranchers and companies, help create jobs in the United
States and help American consumers save money while offering them more
choices." Under the agreement, U.S. farm exports will receive immediate
duty-free treatment for high quality beef, cotton, wheat, soybeans,
soybean meal, and key fruits and vegetables. Pork, beef, corn, poultry,
rice, fruits, vegetables, and processed products will benefit from
improved market access. Also, Colombia will allow for trade in beef and
beef products from animals of all ages. Congress is expected to consider
the Columbian FTA next year.
Lancaster New NRCS Chief -- Arlan Lancaster has been named
chief of USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Lancaster
had been serving as Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Congressional Affairs. Earlier, Lancaster had worked as agricultural
adviser to Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID). - from the desk of Scott
Shearer
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Hulless
barley: An ethanol option?
08/31/06
One of the more interesting combinations of crops for
ethanol is year around production of corn and hulless barley. Hulless
barley varieties produce higher starch content per acre than corn and
could fit ideally into a double-crop system. Virginia Tech released the
first winter hulless barley cultivar, "Doyce," in 2003. Doyce, is a
hulless barley that is high yielding, mid-season maturity, and short in
stature with stiff straw. Doyce provides winter barley producers and end
users with a new value-added crop having grain that is lower in fiber,
higher in starch and metabolizable energy than traditional hulled winter
barley, and having potential for use in feed, food and ethanol
production. - Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
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New
seed-applied nutritional product introduced
09/05/06
A unique new seed treatment that coats seed corn with
zinc is available for the 2007 growing season from Agriliance.
AgriSolutions Advanced Coating Zn is the first successful seed treatment
to add zinc to seed corn for early-season plant vigor and growth, and
for extra bushels at harvest. The new seed treatment, which is labeled
for use on seed, field, popcorn and sweet corn seed, also improves seed
plantability. The zinc formulation provides a consistent coating that
reduces dust-off from other seed treatments for less dust in the bag.
- The Corn & Soybean Digest
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Western
bean cutworm makes big impact in corn belt
08/31/06
AgPR
If there's a corn insect that has the inside track to
Pest of the Year, it's got to be the western bean cutworm (WBCW). Once
considered a pest of the Plains, WBCW used to make its living raiding
eastern Nebraska cornfields, then withdrawing back to its home of dry
beans and sandy soils in western Nebraska. While WBCW has been present
in Iowa since the turn of the decade, it often didn't show up at levels
that caused economic damage. That changed this summer with outbreak
levels of WBCW throughout much of the state. - AgPR Network
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Fungicide
studies and besting blast through genetics
08/31/06
While certainly unwelcome, the arrival of Asian
soybean rust has meant a peripheral benefit for row crops. "ASR has led
to more fungicides being introduced and developed in the United States,"
said Rick Cartwright, Arkansas Extension plant pathologist at the recent
Southeast Branch Station field day in Rohwer, Ark. "We haven't had a
bunch of good ones until relatively recently." Some of the newer
products will likely be available for rice as well as soybeans. To get a
"head start" Cartwright, along with fellow plant pathologist, Cliff
Coker, have many tests set up around the state. The studies are checking
not only the new products' effectiveness but also any phytotoxicity.
- David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
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Insights
into feeding the world
08/31/06
Perhaps no individual has done more to save people
from hunger and starvation over the past six-plus decades than Norman
Borlaug, whose "Green Revolution" in the 1960s helped farmers in
developing countries use high-yield technologies to revolutionize grain
crops production. The Iowa farm boy, now 92 years old and still going
strong, has spent 62 of those years working in food-deficit countries,
in the process helping to save millions of lives, and being awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize and countless other honors. - Hembree Brandon, Farm
Press Editorial Staff
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Help
for making fungicide decisions on soybeans
08/30/06
Spraying a fungicide on soybeans for a disease like
frogeye leaf spot can be profitable in some varieties and not in others.
The key, according to Bob Williams, Extension area specialist in
northwest Tennessee, is knowing the difference, information which is now
available through the University of Tennessee Extension Service.
Williams speaking at the Milan No-Till Field Day, presented research
collected over the last few years, which is being compiled to develop a
ratings system for 277 soybean varieties. - Elton Robinson, Farm
Press Editorial Staff
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Time
for a farm visit?
08/30/06
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and I share
something in common. We both grew up on a farm -- Johanns, on an Iowa
dairy; me, a small cotton farm in Arkansas. And we both left the farm
because we saw more opportunity elsewhere. Obviously, Johanns has had
the more spectacular career, earning a law degree and becoming mayor of
Lincoln and then governor of Nebraska before being named to the top job
at USDA. I've knocked around the journalism field, working at a couple
of newspapers. - Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
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