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World Pork Expo
June 5-7, Des Moines, IA. Watch and listen for our reports from Tom Steever and Pete Shinn.
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Inside D.C.
The Last Farm Bill
With two-thirds of spending going to nutrition programs and only 16% actually being spent on farm programs, have we seen the last of a true Farm Bill?
Rural Issues Forum
Preparing for a national animal emergency
The National Veterinary Stockpile was put in place to augment state and local resources in the event of a foreign animal disease
outbreak.
In addition to having materials, responders are trained in HAZMAT, have trained and are skilled in incident command as well as the cleaning and disinfecting of disposal areas. They have gone through training in depopulation and animal handling. Before visiting APHIS Emergency
Operations in Riverdale, Maryland last week, I was unaware the National Veterinary Stockpile existed. I'm glad they do.
Innovations
Stine Seed pursuing efforts to improve soybean yields
Dr. Bill Eby, Director of Soybean Research for Adel, Iowa-based Stine Seed, says the company is pursuing research across a wide range of areas in an effort to improve soybean yields. But he says progress comes with consistent effort year-in and year-out, not in one great leap forward.
Managing for Profit
Animal welfare will become a more important part of farm management
Keri Retallick with Validus says we are moving toward national standards and it will be in the best
interest of livestock producers to comply with those standards.
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The Senate has passed the conference version of the farm bill by a veto-proof margin of 81 to 15. After Wednesday’s House passage, also by a veto-proof margin, the measure now goes to President Bush, who opposes it. More » |
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May proclaimed Missouri Beef Month 
Missouri Beef Industry Council executive
director John Kleibocher says it’s a great time to be thinking about our state’s largest agricultural industry – beef production.
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Grassley takes on those behind ethanol "smear campaign"
Senator
Charles Grassley of Iowa took to the Senate floor Thursday to take on the critics of corn ethanol and biofuels – who are engaged in what he calls a sophisticated political operative and public relations effort to blame alternative fuels for high food and feed prices.
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April NOPA bean crush below estimates
The National Oilseed Processors Association reports that April’s soybean crush by member firms
was smaller than expected at 139.966 million bushels.
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