Dry bean growers are reaping the benefits of tight supplies with prices as much as double what they were at the same time last year.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
AgMinute for Feb. 21, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
AgMinute for Feb. 20, 2012
The total value of Idaho's 2011 crops increased well above the national average, according to USDA estimates. Excluding fruits and nuts, Idaho's 2011 crops increased 25 percent in value from the previous year to $3.79 billion, the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Podcast: PETA's dairy fight and timber education
In this podcast, editors and reporters explain why dairymen in California are celebrating a legal victory over the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and how the forestry industry is educating the world about the value of timber production.
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AgMinute for Feb. 17, 2012
President Barack Obama's proposed budget includes a 4.8 percent increase for the Department of Agriculture, but most of that increase goes to nutrition programs.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
AgMinute for Feb. 16, 2012
The Idaho State Senate voted 31-4 Tuesday to approve legislation giving the Idaho Wheat Commission with new authority to adjust the assessment on wheat grown in the state. Senate Bill 1259 would provide the IWC with additional authority to set a per-bushel assessment at a level commensurate with anticipated production in any given year. The assessment is used for market development, research and information and education.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
AgMinute for Feb. 15, 2012
A stripe rust epidemic from 2011 shouldn't repeat in southeast Idaho and Magic Valley winter wheat fields this season, a crop disease expert predicted. The region's spring wheat, however, will likely be vulnerable due to wind-borne spores from Oregon and Washington.
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