Corn consumers, including livestock farmers, will feel the impact as corn prices hover near $4 per bushel. Taylor pointed out that without government subsidies and mandates, there would be no commercial market for ethanol because it would cost roughly $4 to $6 per gallon at the pump. The primary driver of the rise in corn prices is the Bush administrations strategy to replace 20 percent of petroleum usage with alternative fuels, such as corn-based ethanol, within the next decade....

Department of Agriculture, is opposing the resumption of cattle exports from Canada for breeding or herd replacement purposes. Due to ongoing concerns about the effectiveness in Canada of the 10 years-old ban on feeding mammalian tissues to cows n the key firewall intended to prevent the spread of BSE, or mad cow disease n NMPF told the USDA that it would be imprudent to allow live animal traffic to resume. Due to ongoing concerns about the effectiveness in Canada of the 10 years-old ban...

Agriculture department won't speak on ID topic at meeting Mike Penprase News-Leader There will be plenty of reasons given tonight for opposing a national animal identification program, but likely few comments on why animal identification should be supported. Agriculture department won't speak on ID topic at meeting Mike Penprase News-Leader There will be plenty of reasons given tonight for opposing a national animal identification program, but likely few comments on why animal...

EQIP is a farm bill program for farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural producers that provides cost-sharing assistance for conservation practices applied on the land. There are also many other conservation practices available for cost-sharing For more information on EQIP, or to review the complete list of conservation practices available for cost-sharing in your area, contact the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, or Soil and Water Conservation District office nearest you....

An adjoining building was renovated to accommodate administrative offices, training areas and an overnight area for fire and emergency personnel. This is an anti-spam device to help reduce the automated email spam coming through this form. Through the cooperation of many agencies, we were able to fulfill our needs and enjoy a very nice fire station," Chief Byrd said. The funds were used to construct the six-bay fire station complete with a decontamination and equipment area. This form will...

Even with the release of the FOMC minutes that showed the same old thing (the Fed is still concerned about inflation - big surprise!) It was really quite amazing to see this market continue to rally even though most experts suggest the economy is slowing down. Even with the release of the FOMC minutes that showed the same old thing (the Fed is still concerned about inflation - big surprise!) It was really quite amazing to see this market continue to rally even though most experts suggest...