Provides the latest RSS feeds for Agriculture News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page industriesnews.net http://www.industriesnews.net/agriculture/&cid=14 en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 15:09:25 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:09:25 -0400 30 Leading a delegation of residents from Pokot to a dairy farm in Njoro to familiarise themselves with new dairy technology, Senator John Lonyangapuo and Governor Simon Kachapin agreed that cattle related problems and illiteracy were bringing down standards of living among the community and promised to correct that. For the last four years, the Senator said livestock breeders from Lelan highlands ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214665211&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:26:42 -0400 Standard Digital http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214665211 DEFRA chief scientific advisor Ian Boyd said the disease was spreading rapidly across the South West and into Wales and was worse in England than in any other European country. He added that the current direction of travel was "untenable" and insisted "we must act now" to get the disease under control. Bovine TB is already costing taxpayers 100m a year through current ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214665212&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:15:11 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214665212 Average haulage costs have increased by 8% since March 2012, according to the latest HGCA UK grain haulage survey. The average cost of a 10-mile journey rose 15% to 4.92/t compared with last year's survey and ranging from 4.54/t to 5.84/t, depending on the region. While the average per mile cost of grain haulage for 10-mile journeys is 49p/t, for a 150-mile journey the cost falls to 9p/t, ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214665213&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:15:10 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214665213 MOUNT VERNON, Wash. -- A newly released feed barley at Washington State University bears the name of longtime wheat breeder Steve Lyon.Kevin Murphy, a barley breeder at WSU's Mount Vernon Research Center, developed the variety and chose to honor Lyon in this way."As a graduate student in Stephen Jones' winter wheat program, I worked with Steve Lyon on a daily basis," Murphy ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214665214&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:05 -0400 Capital Press http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214665214 soybean planting in Michigan. However, when field conditions are suitable, soybean planting will proceed rapidly. In order to get the crop off to a good start, Michigan State University Extension encourages producers to consider four factors when planting ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214665215&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:27 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214665215 There's a received wisdom that tree stumps, shoots and bushes should be cleared from a field before planting crops. It seems logical, but the experience of farmers in southern Niger suggests otherwise. There, the practice of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) has been found to significantly improve soil quality and crop yields, along with additional resources and income from tree ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214663493&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:56:45 -0400 The Guardian http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214663493 At about 9.20am on Monday (20 May), Essex Fire and Rescue were called to Elmwood Farm, Tiptree, following reports of a chicken shed on fire. On their arrival they found a shed measuring about 80x20m, which was 30% alight. Press access was not permitted to the site due to safety concerns, but a spokesman for the farm said the sheds each held about 6,000 birds and the fire started in an office area ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214662053&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:51:05 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214662053 Santo Domingo. - The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) received this past week high praises from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). According to Margie Bauer, the agency's Attach for the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica, "BRA executed a US $2 million agricultural community development project using USDA Food for Progress funding. BRA is one of the best partners our office has had ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214662034&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:49:42 -0400 Dominican Today http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214662034 Good rains of 0.25" to 1.0"+ were widespread across Missouri and Illinois into western Indiana overnight. Rains were scattered over Iowa. There were numerous areas with heavier rainfall amounts during the night with several areas in Illinois receiving some 1" to 1.50"+ rains from north of St Louis up towards Peoria and to the west of Chicago. Severe weather and heavy rains are ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214662054&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:45:46 -0400 Agriculture.com http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214662054 Livestock farmers are being advised to seek veterinary advice if they want to use the first Schmallenberg vaccine - due to become available next ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660715&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:38:56 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660715 There are hundreds of cereals, oilseed and root crop varieties at this year's Cereals event and to help you plan your visit, Farmers Weekly has put together a virtual video tour giving the key highlights of the trial ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660716&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:38:55 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660716 Nothing says "let's be friends" like a good moo. Find out what keeps these kids hoofin' it out to the barn. Photos from our Farm Journal photo ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660717&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:34:22 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660717 After creating a one-year extension to the 2008 Farm Bill in the midst of larger budget issues at the end of last year, Congress has resumed the Farm Bill process. Both the Senate and House Ag Committees have released 2013 Farm Bill markups (see Senate version here; House version here). Both the Senate and House drafts are similar to the versions passed by the full Senate and House Ag Committee ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660718&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:34:21 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660718 Powerful storms ripped through parts most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Sunday and Monday, further delaying an already late corn planting."Except for those acres that received severe downpours, the cornfields that were planted should be okay," says Jeff Coulter, agronomist with the University of Minnesota.It’s the corn acres that haven’t been planted that are ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660719&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:34:19 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660719 The early calls for the commodities on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, are mixed. Old-crop corn is seen opening 10-11 cents lower, old-crop soybeans 2-4 cents higher, and wheat 5-7 cents ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660720&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:34:17 -0400 Agriculture.com http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660720 With strong leadership in government, both public and private programmes target farmers' real needs, while a cassava offensive finally reaps some rewards.One of the bright spots in an insipid cabinet is agriculture minister Akinwumi Adesina and his reform programme.Formerly vice-president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, Adesina has brought private sector thinking to meeting ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660721&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:19:47 -0400 The Africa Report http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660721 Karnataka government has an open mind on the issue of GM crops, and favours giving options for farmers to make informed choices, says Agriculture ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660722&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:15:00 -0400 Times of India http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660722 Mr Large joins the BPC from the Cleaning and Support Services Association, where he was chief executive for seven years. He has a civil service background and has previously held roles as the director of external affairs at the Federation of Master Builders and chairman of the Trade Association Forum. "I am pleased to join the industry at such an important time. I appreciate that British ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214659502&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:30:00 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214659502 Nick Hanson secured agricultural property relief (APR) from inheritance tax (IHT) on the farmhouse, which had been in his family for more than 100 years. The dispute with HMRC came about because the land and the house, although occupied by the same person, were in different ownerships. The court found that the house and land do not have to be in exactly the same legal ownership for the relief ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214659504&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:29:59 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214659504 MPs are calling to legislation to bind contracts between milk processors and dairy farmers if the new voluntary code of practice fails to work. The code was agreed eight months ago but not all dairy processors have implemented it. The Welsh Affairs Committee now wants the UK government to consider legislating for a statutory code if the current model fails. It is estimated that 85% of British ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214659503&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:29:59 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214659503 Hands trained and true, another new crop for a man ripe with experience. While searching for the perfect cherry, it’s his passion for immigration reform that lies close to his heart."I know how important they are to ag," says California fruit and vegetable grower Joe Del Bosque. "I've been on both sides. I've been in the field picking the crops. I've been in ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214659505&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:24:57 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214659505 Farm Journal Market Radio Hear the latest market analysis with Farm Director Al Pell. Updates at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. each trading day. Listen to ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214659506&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:24:55 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214659506 NEW DELHI: India's MMTC has cancelled a tender to export 100,000 tonnes of wheat from government warehouses, trade sources said on Tuesday, as the state-run company received only one bid. Global trader Glencore quoted $268 per tonne, they said, lower than the government-set floor price of $300 a ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214659507&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:06:47 -0400 Times of India http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214659507 New regulations which came into effect on 1 October last year appear to be a far more serious attempt to address the UK's pensions saving gap than other recent initiatives. Employers will in future be obliged to pay pension contributions for all eligible workers and all eligible workers will have to join a so-called certified workplace pension scheme (WPPS). The key difference is that this ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214658469&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:21:06 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214658469 Trading activities benefit from much more favourable tax reliefs than investment or non-trading activities. These include holdover of capital gains liability, business property relief from IHT on death and tax breaks through investment incentives. Where they can, owners should hold an interest in the trade of the project to access these tax benefits. There is a range of structure options, whether ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214658471&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:21:05 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214658471 Greenhouse gas emissions from UK agriculture dropped 20% in the past 20 years, helping to reduce the UK's total produced emissions by 21% in the same ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214658470&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:21:04 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214658470 course after numerous requests from dog owners who were "petrified" about their dog chasing, or being chased by, livestock. The course teaches owners practical techniques to maintain control around livestock and wildlife, such as using a dog whistle to recall the dog in woodland or open fields and teaching them to "emergency stop". "We get a lot of holidaymakers and a ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214658472&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:21:03 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214658472 Alfalfa genetically modified to withstand Monsanto Co.’s Roundup weed killer was correctly deemed by agriculture officials not to be a plant pest that needs to be regulated, a federal appeals court ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214658473&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:16:41 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214658473 COLUMBIA, Mo. – Corn growers should stick with their normal hybrid maturities rather than switch to earlier-season maturities through the end of May, says a University of Missouri Extension corn specialist.Frequent, excessive rainfall has delayed planting statewide. But Brent Myers advises growers to hold steady."A shortened growing season does not necessarily translate into a need for ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214658474&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:16:39 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214658474 Animal welfare not only relates to the health and physical well-being of an animal, but includes its mental state, according to head of farm animals at the RSPCA, Julia Wrathall. Addressing the recent Pig & Poultry Live event at Stoneleigh, she said it was also important to think of the animal as an individual, rather than just focus on the welfare of the herd or flock. "It isn't ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657529&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:14:39 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657529 - is a simple map of the UK that shows when and where blowfly strike has occurred. The information is generated solely by farmers and so NSA says it is vital for all sheep producers to input their own experiences. All information is anonymous, as users are asked to input the first four digits of their postcode, but this information is not published, nor are any farm names or exact locations ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657528&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:14:39 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657528 East Lindsey District Council has announced that if it decides to sell the current site of Louth livestock market it will build a replacement. The future of the market has been in question for a number of years and it is understood that at least one supermarket is interested in buying the land it currently occupies. In a statement released on 17 May, the council said it was currently seeking ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657530&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:14:37 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657530 May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Plantagon International AB - the Swedish vertical agriculture innovation company headed by Hans Hassle speaks at the technical forum jointly organized by The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on "Innovations for Agriculture and Food Security" that will be held ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657531&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:06:29 -0400 CNW Group http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657531 Germany will further strengthen ongoing support through knowledge and technology transfer towards growth of Ethiopia's agricultural productivity, the Federal Minister of Agriculture of Germany, llse Aigner has said. A German-Ethiopian advanced training center with the Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center was inaugurated by Aigner and Agriculture State Minister Wondyirad Mandefro. The ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214656602&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:44:31 -0400 All Africa http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214656602 The government's Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has granted a provisional marketing authorisation for the product, known as Bovilis SBV. Manufactured by MSD Animal Health, it is the first vaccine specifically targeting the Schmallenbery virus (SBV) in cattle and sheep. SBV, which emerged in late 2011, is transmitted via insect vectors, mainly midges. It causes transient clinical ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654862&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:01:25 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654862 May 20 (Bloomberg) -- JBS SA, the world’s biggest beef producer, is counting on steak-hungry consumers in Japan and other Asian nations to help propel total exports past $10 billion for the first time this year."I’m very optimistic about Japan," Chief Executive Officer Wesley Batista, 43, said about the nation that is the world’s third-largest beef importer. ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654863&cid=14 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:56:25 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654863 USDA's weekly crop progress estimates . The map is updated every Monday afternoon, around 3 p.m. CDT. The varying color represent percent planted for each ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214650127&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:32:50 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214650127 - As the global agricultural sector is faced with ever-greater challenges, the question of how to reform and improve the sector is a controversial and difficult one. So Terra Futura, a three-day exhibition and conference on agricultural good practises held annually in Florence, brought the debate back to its roots: ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214643857&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:03 -0400 IPS http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214643857 The debate over dairy policy has boiled down to whether or not to have supply management. But that may well be the wrong question, say two young (and very smart) dairy economists who spoke at the National Workshop for Dairy Economists and Policy Analysts in Boston last week. Marin Bozic, a dairy economist at the University of Minnesota, and John Newton, a Ph. D. candidate in agricultural ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214643858&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:13:08 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214643858 USDA's weekly crop progress estimates . The map is updated every Monday afternoon, around 3 p.m. CDT. The varying colors represent percent planted for each ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214643859&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:13:07 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214643859 FRANKFORT - Three former state agriculture employees agreed Monday to pay a total of $15,500 in fines to settle ethics charges that stemmed from their employment under former Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer. In March, the Executive Branch Ethics Commission issued 42 ethics charges against Farmer, who was commissioner from 2004 to 2011. In addition, the commission charged six other former ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642563&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:16:22 -0400 Lexington Herald-Leader http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642563 USDA's weekly crop progress estimates . The map is updated every Monday afternoon, around 3 p.m. CDT. The varying colors represent percent planted for each ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642564&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:09:53 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642564 Up until Sunday, it had been quite a week for farmers with corn to plant. All of a sudden, farmers are now within a few percentage points of the normal planting pace, according to Monday's USDA-NASS Crop Progress report.A week ago, farmers had 28% of the crop planted; as of Sunday, that number exploded to 71%, with farmers in some key corn-growing states making almost unprecedented strides. ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642565&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:09:48 -0400 Agriculture.com http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642565 Voi grass farmer and environmentalist Paul Mwadime Kombo can aptly be described as a man with green fingers. With the passing of each day, his star seems to be rising. It is apparent he is destined for greater heights in his ambitions to ensure environmental issues in Taita- Taveta County and Kenya as a whole are taken care of seriously. The farmer who has earned a name for growing and ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641347&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:17:59 -0400 Standard Digital http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641347 In this Wednesday, April 10, 2013 photo, farmer Clark Kelly holds a golf ball he dug out of a fairway on the Hend-Co-Hills Golf Course, in Biggsville, Ill. Kelly purchased the course, which was in foreclosure, with plans to plow it into farm land. Across the Midwest, farmers are planting crops on almost any scrap of available land to take advantage of consistently high corn and soybean prices. ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641348&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:17:30 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641348 Sales Ring Photo by Tracey Koester - May 7 at Napoleon Livestock during Dahl Land and Cattle Co.'s production sale end instant-gallery div ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641349&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:09:57 -0400 Farm Ranch Guide http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641349 May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries rose, pushing 10-year note yields down from almost a two-month high, before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke discusses the economic outlook in congressional testimony this week.Benchmark 10-year note yields rose the past three weeks, the longest streak this year, as the economy showed signs of strength, prompting speculation the Fed may taper its monetary- ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641350&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:06:00 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641350 U.S. Farm Report Marketing Roundtable analysts say the report will also help clarify producers’ soybean decision."Ultimately, it is going to tell us whether or not there is going to be a large movement toward soybeans or a small movement toward soybeans," says Mike ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641351&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:06:00 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641351 New crop cottonseed supplies available to dairies are expected to remain tight as U.S. farmers swap cotton acres for corn and soybeans across many parts of the Cotton ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641352&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:05:58 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641352 The United States Department of Agriculture estimated April milk production up 0.2 in the country and up 0.3% in the 23 major dairy states. Year-to-date, milk production is down 511 million pounds compared to the first four months of 2012, a decrease of 0.7%.Because of the sequester, the April report contains no survey data for state-by-state cow numbers or milk per cow.Kansas showed the largest ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641353&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:05:56 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641353 CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. -- The Obama administration has never fined or prosecuted a wind farm for killing eagles and other protected bird species, shielding the industry from liability and helping keep the scope of the deaths secret, an Associated Press investigation has found. More than 573,000 birds are killed by the country's wind farms each year, including 83,000 hunting birds such as ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641355&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:46:07 -0400 Pioneer Press http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641355 Hugh Grant (right), Monsanto Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Brett Begemann (left), President and Chief Commercial Officer, share their perspective on the USDA-APHIS EIS decision at Monsanto's headquarters in St. Louis, ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639932&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:10 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639932 Police said a home in the 200 block of Banbury Road was broken into about about 3 a.m. Saturday, and a credit card taken from the residence was used about 90 minutes later at the 7-Eleven at 3301 W. Cary St. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Greg Sullivan at (804) 646-1950 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 780-1000. Citizens can also text Crime Stoppers at 274637, using the key ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638583&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:02:27 -0400 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638583 Today's high-horsepower tractors are expected to be more versatile and comfortable than ever before. We spent a week testing five of the most popular in the field and on the road to find out which is best.This year's multitest involved one of the fastest-growing tractor sectors - six-pot powerhouses from 200-220hp.Our five top-selling candidates ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638585&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:43 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638585 The square, six-post cab is brim-full of dust-catching plastics. It's the lowest cabin on test, with four steps up to the 1.38m high platform.The inside has remained pretty much unchanged for the last 10 years and is due a facelift. At 1.40x1.64m the cabin is pokey and pretty Spartan - a luckless passenger must sit on a plastic board without a ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638586&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:42 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638586 Three metals steps lead into the 1,46m high, four-post cab. The right-hand door is optional.At 1.57m x 1.48m it was one of the smallest cabs on test and tall members of the team complained that they could not move the leather-type seat far enough back to be comfortable. Storage options are limited and the cab isn't short of is grey plastics that ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638584&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:41 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638584 There's an easy five-step climb to the 1.51m high cab. It's not particularly big (1.46m x 1.56m) but feels adequately spacious when you're inside.The driver sits between the B-pillars, which hinders the view sidewards. Visibility forwards was one of the best on test and rearwards is helped by the lower window, which is handy for coupling. Its ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638587&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:41 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638587 Access up to the 1.45m-high five-poster is good with a small and easy-to-shut door on the left-hand side. The cab is spacious (1.58m wide x 1.50m long) with plenty of practical shelves and cubbies. The terminal has traditionally scored well in the tractor test - you can move it in every direction. Power outlets are also located next to the monitor ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638588&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:40 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638588 It's a near-vertical four-step climb up to the highest platform on test (1.53m). The four-pillar cab is one of the most spacious (1.69m x 1.57m) of the tractors on test and the steering column pivots high to make access easier. The passenger seat is comfortable and can be folded away and used as a table.Despite the monster bonnet and low roofline ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638589&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:38 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638589 By JOHN O'CONNELLCapital PressIDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- Matt Gellings thought his prayers were answered when showers arrived a few days after he planted his hard red spring wheat. Looking back, he blames that late-April storm for causing one of the greatest early season challenges he's faced in 40 years of farming. Gellings is among about 30 irrigated grain farmers in the Osgood area, ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638590&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:46:58 -0400 Capital Press http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638590 (Reuters) - Monsanto Co is hosting a "Bee Summit." Bayer AG is breaking ground on a "Bee Care Center." And Sygenta AG is funding grants for research into the accelerating demise of honeybees in the United States, where the insects pollinate fruits and vegetables that make up roughly a quarter of the American ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638591&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:43 -0400 Reuters http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638591 Forces loyal to Assad attacked a grain depot in northern city near Aleppo ALEPPO - Forces loyal to the Assad regime attacked Monday a grain depot in Tell Rifaat, a city in northern Syria near Aleppo, which is under control of the Free Syrian Army (FSA). Sources said that 5 tonnes of barley were destroyed by in the shelling of the depot compound.Assad troops have targeted 150 bread bakeries and ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638592&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:25:31 -0400 Turkish Press http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638592 WASHINGTON - Somewhere in the remote wilderness of southern Utah on land controlled by the federal government, members of a Mexican cartel are putting marijuana plants in the earth in hopes of reaping a multimillion dollar harvest this fall. And it eats at the Drug Enforcement Administration's Sue Thomas. "They have taken over our public lands. They have no stake in Utah,' she ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638593&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:21:02 -0400 Denver Post http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638593 The RSPCA is changing the way it assesses broiler breeds under the Freedom Food scheme, but still believes fast growth rates are closely associated with welfare problems. "Some time ago we introduced a growth rate maximum for birds that can be used under the Freedom Food scheme," RSPCA head of farm animals Julia Wrathall told the recent Pig & Poultry Live event at Stoneleigh. ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637187&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:43:30 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637187 Investment aims to boost Danone’s sales in China’s yogurt market, strengthen Chinese consumers’ food-safety confidence. Danone, owner of Activia yogurt and Evian water, will spend about 325 million euros ($417 million) to form a joint venture and invest in China’s biggest dairy producer to expand its brands in the most populous nation.Danone will have an initial indirect ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637188&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:39:04 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637188 The monstrous line of storms that stretched from Texas to Minnesota Sunday night saw tornadoes blow up and heavy rains soak soils, beginning the latest round of planting delays where there are still quite a few acres of corn and soybeans left to plant.A system that took showers to parts of Nebraska and Iowa on Saturday got momentum from warm temperatures in the area on Sunday, causing it to ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637189&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:39:03 -0400 Agriculture.com http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637189 Ag Weekly correspondent SALMON, Idaho - To get to the arena, Sally, a novice rider on a new horse, had to pass by a truck and trailer parked right next to the in-gate. Just as she approached the truck, a dog jumped from under it and started barking. Startled, her horse spun around and took off. Everyone could hear the dog's owner screaming across the arena at the unattended dog as Sally ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635680&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:38:51 -0400 Farm Ranch Guide http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635680 serious water shortage for huge swaths of California’s farmland, some farmers are investigating an ancient technique called ';dry farming.'; As ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635681&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:33:10 -0400 ThinkProgress http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635681 WHEAT farmers in Uasin Gishu County have started shifting to other crops due to poor prices of the commodity offered by the government. Most farmers have shifted to planting maize and other crops after the price of a 90kg bag of wheat started coming down drastically. The 90-kg bag of wheat costs Sh3,300 at the Cereals Board, a price that has discouraged farmers compared to the high cost of ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635682&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:16:05 -0400 All Africa http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635682 Movement in both the House and Senate on revising U.S. immigration law belies a long-running rift between business and labor that could derail the bill.After four years of negotiations, a bipartisan group of House members who struck a deal on a broader immigration bill last week have given up on finding a compromise over how many temporary workers to allow into the U.S.As another bipartisan ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634294&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:31:39 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634294 Corn rose for a second day in Chicago before a government report that will show whether U.S. farmers accelerated planting, while more rain in the forecast this week threatens to disrupt fieldwork.Wet, cold weather in recent weeks left 28% of the crop sown as of May 12, the lowest for that time of year since at least 1980, USDA data show. USDA is set to update its weekly crop progress report ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634295&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:31:37 -0400 Ag Web http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634295 MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines has approved three wind farm projects that will generate 208 megawatts, enough to power more than 40,000 middle-class homes, an energy official said on Monday. The wind projects will be the first to benefit from an incentive scheme which aims to ensure half the country’s energy comes from renewable sources by 2030, compared with about 39 percent ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633141&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:34:19 -0400 Inquirer http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633141 Suckled calf producers are being encouraged to vaccinate their spring born calves for pneumonia prior to sale this autumn following a poor start to the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633143&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:33:03 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633143 The use of GM technology in agriculture has always been subject to polarised debate, but as pressures on global food security mount the argument for and against the use of the technology has moved into new ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633142&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:33:02 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633142 THE beef and lamb sector is working hard to address environmental issues, but more work is needed to define how the carbon footprint of all agricultural sectors is measured to assess its environmental impact. The statement came from a group of MPs who have been feeding into an inquiry on the positive and negative effects of livestock on the environment.The committee, led by Neil Parish MP (Con, ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633144&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:32:50 -0400 Farmers Guardian http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633144 Do you know that there is a country up for sale? Do you know that its finance, agriculture and retail sectors are being put 'on the market'? Perhaps you are already aware of this due to various media reports. But then again, maybe you are not because it's all being carried out behind closed doors in Brussels. The EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA), something that could ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633114&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:01:02 -0400 Pravda http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633114 Felix Kosgei , Kenya's newly appointed Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, has already shared some ambitious plans for the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214631969&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:40:22 -0400 Standard Digital http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214631969 Releasing its preliminary annual results for the year to 31 March 2013, Cranswick revealed its sales had increased by 5% on last year, with adjusted pre-tax profit up 8% to 49.3m. "This has been a positive year for Cranswick. Further progress was achieved in trading and investment was made for this progress to continue over the longer term," said chairman Martin Davey. "Operating ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214631971&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:33:22 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214631971 Feeding supergrains and pot ale syrup has helped dairy farmer Andrew Stewart "out of a hole" as he expands his herd and sets about reseeding fields. Mr Stewart, who farms alongside his dad Hugh, started feeding co-products at the end of last year, as he began increasing cow numbers from 150 up to 400. "A lot of things happened at once," says Mr Stewart. "We wanted to ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214631970&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:33:22 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214631970 With the all-important flag leaf about to emerge in winter wheat crops, the focus will be on keeping it disease-free to boost yields. David Jones looks at the fungicide strategies of two wheat growers in Nottinghamshire and ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214631972&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:33:21 -0400 Farmers Weekly Interactive http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214631972 The early calls for the commodities on Monday, May 20, 2013, are mixed. Old-crop corn is seen opening 2-4 cents higher, old-crop soybeans 2-4 cents higher, and wheat 1-2 cents ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214631974&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:29:25 -0400 Agriculture.com http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214631974 SHERIDAN, Illinois (Reuters) - With the U.S. spring planting season off to a historically slow start, an increasing number of farmers are counting on powerful tools to catch up: Monster machines that sow 36 rows of corn at once and feature high-tech innovations like computer-guided directional ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214630854&cid=14 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:21:15 -0400 Reuters http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214630854