Dairymen shouldn't hesitate to call the Federal Bureau of Investigation if they suspect potential terrorist activity, an FBI agent says.
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Dairy terror alert — AgMinute for Feb. 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Sheep or jail — Idaho AgMinute for Feb. 27, 2013
A bill introduced in the Idaho Legislature would make it a misdemeanor for a sheepherder to walk off the job and abandon their animals without first notifying their employer they are quitting.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Too few cows — AgMinute for Feb. 26, 2013
Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support them.
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Furloughs loom — AgMinute for Feb. 25, 2013
USDA employees ranging from meat inspectors to Farm Service Agency employees would be furloughed under the cutback in government spending that is scheduled to go into effect March 1.
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Friday, February 22, 2013
Higher class — AgMinute for Feb. 22, 2013
The USDA says rising commodity prices and increased cultivation of high-value crops pushed many farms into higher sales classes last year.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Vanished farmland — AgMinute for Feb. 21, 2013
Drought, weather, economic factors and fluctuating commodity prices combined to take 3 million acres of farm and ranch land out of production in 2012, according to a report by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Super Bowl success — AgMinute for Feb. 20, 2013
The RAM Truck Super Bowl ad featuring legendary radio broadcaster Paul Harvey’s “So God Made a Farmer” tribute has been called a huge success. With more than 10 million views online in less than a week after the ad first aired, RAM Truck’s goal was reached, resulting in a $1 million donation to the National FFA Organization’s hunger relief efforts, according to RAM Truck.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Competing for workers — AgMinute for Feb. 19, 2013
Changes in Mexican agriculture are prompting more workers to remain south of the border, driving up competition for labor with U.S. farmers, according to a migration study.
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Monday, February 18, 2013
USDA pays out — AgMinute for Feb. 18, 2013
Hispanic and women farmers who say they have faced discrimination from the USDA are eligible for a cash payment of up to $250,000.
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Census amnesty — AgMinute for Feb. 15, 2013
The Census of Agriculture is the only survey producers are legally required to complete. It’s conducted every five years, with the last census released in 2007.
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Checking off organic — AgMinute for Feb. 14, 2013
Organic growers need a “megaphone” to promote their crops, an industry leader says. One option Marty Mesh, executive director of Florida Organic Growers, offers is a checkoff similar to those used by other commodity groups.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Rising income — AgMinute for Feb. 13, 2013
Net farm income for 2013 is forecast at $128.2 billion, according to the USDA.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
A beef with prices — AgMinute for Feb. 12, 2013
Tight supplies of feeder cattle and record-high feed costs combined last year to turn the bottom line red for many feedlot owners, and industry insiders say they don’t see any immediate relief ahead.
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Monday, February 11, 2013
An eye on the rain gauge — AgMinute for Feb. 11, 2013
Just a month ago, snowpack was abundant and irrigators had every reason to expect a banner water year, but after a dry January, they're crossing their fingers for a wet spring to deliver close to an adequate supply.
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Friday, February 08, 2013
Respect FDA authority — AgMinute for Feb. 8, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finalized a rule that makes it easier for the agency to detain adulterated or misbranded food.
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Thursday, February 07, 2013
Red wheat dawn — AgMinute for Feb. 7, 2013
The collapse of planned communist economies in several former Soviet states has put them on track to eventually surpass the U.S. in grain exports, according to USDA.
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Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Not enough hay — AgMinute for Feb. 6, 2013
Two years of drought have taken their toll on U.S. hay supplies, according to a USDA report. Dec. 1 hay stocks dropped double digits in 2011 and 2012, first from the drought in the Southern Plains and last year from the more widespread drought in the Midwest.
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Tuesday, February 05, 2013
The herd is on the move — AgMinute for Feb. 5, 2013
The severe drought that scorched pastures across the Southern Plains last summer helped shrink the nation's herd to its smallest size in more than six decades and encouraged the movement of animals to lusher fields in the northern and western parts of the U.S.
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Monday, February 04, 2013
Biotech committee continues — AgMinute for Feb. 4, 2013
The USDA will continue seeking advice on genetic engineering from the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology, a committee that last year recommended a potential crop insurance program for farmers harmed by biotech crops.
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Friday, February 01, 2013
Farmland pays off — AgMinute for Feb. 1, 2013
Farmland values increased 10 percent nationwide in 2012, a real estate investment trade group says. "Farm prices are clearly on the rise," said Jeff Havsy, research director for the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries.
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