Farming market news for Feb 2005 Ag Commodity Values Slip in januaryWASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Prices received by agricultural producers in the United States remain under pressure, with the USDA estimaying returns for all crops slipped 1%, with the All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers sittonmg at 110 points in January. . . . Continue or visitors click here Farmers' Cost-Price Squeeze TightensWASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The spread between prices received and the cost of agricultural inputs worsened in January, with the USDA saying prices received across all commodities were down 1%,l while the cost of farming rose. . . . Continue or visitors click here Glenn Hoped to Replace Alsen in North DakotaFARGO - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- A new hard red spring wheat variety available from North Dakota State University is expected to replace much of the Alsen acreage in the state. . . . Continue or visitors click here New Clover Released in AustraliaSYDNEY - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- A new clover variety will be available in Australia next year and could prove helpful in weed control in Mediterranean farming systems. . . . Continue or visitors click here Plant Fusarium Wilt Resistant CanolaREGINA - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Canola growers should be choosing varieties which are resistant to Fusarium wilt, asserts Saskatchewan Agriculture's Integrated Cropping Management Specialist Dale Risula. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Declares Ag Disaster Areas in Texas, ColoradoWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The USDA designated numerous counties in Colorado and Texas as primary agricultural disaster areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here NDSU Releases Stellar Malt BarleyFARGO - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- North Dakota's Agricultural Experiment Station has released a new variety of malting barley suitable for conditions in the state, says Al Schneiter, North Dakota State University Department of Plant Sciences chair. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Designates Ag Disaster CountiesWASHINGTON - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- The USDA designated counties in California, Georgia, Idaho, New York and Texas as primary agricultural disaster areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here Saskatchewan 2005 Insured PricesA table about Saskatchewan 2005 Insured Prices . . . Subscribers Only
CWB Offers Spot Price OptionWINNIPEG - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board will offer western Canadian wheat producers the option of delivering wheat under a Daily Price Contract (DPC) based on U.S. cash market bids. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Releases Counter-Cyclical PaymentsWASHINGTON - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- The USDA will begin issuing second partial counter-cyclical payments for 2004 crop wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, rice, soybeans and peanuts under the Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment Program(DCP). . . . Continue or visitors click here EPA Gives North Dakota Fungicide ExemptionBISMARCK – Feb 16/05 - SNS -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving a quarantine emergency exemption for the fungicide Stratego® for use by North Dakota soybean growers to control Asian soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi). . . . Continue or visitors click here Michigan Soybean Yields Trending LowerLANSING - Feb 17/05 - MFB -- A disturbing downward trend in Michigan's soybean yields has prompted agricultural officials to ask 1,500 state producers why. . . . Continue or visitors click here Michigan Farmers Seek Aussie TipsLANSING - Feb 17/05 - MFB -- A group of Michigan agricultural producers is going Down Under to learn how to stay "on top" in the absence of government-funded direct farm aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Contract UpdateWINNIPEG - Feb 21/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) announced contract calls for Canada Western Red Spring (CARS) wheat for the 2004-05 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Record Cash Receipts Recorded in CanadaOTTAWA - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Cash receipts by Canadian farmers rose 7.5% above 2003 last year to reach a record CDN $36,769 million, for the increase in three years, according to Statistics Canada.. . . . Continue or visitors click here Soybean Rust Coverage Available in U.S.LANSING - Feb 24/05 - MFB -- Soybean growers looking for protection against the latest potential threat are encouraged to take advantage of new crop insurance language approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Authority (RMA). . . . Continue or visitors click here Frost Tolerant Oats Genotypes FoundWASHINGTON - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- USDA researchers have identified two oat genotypes which are more freeze-tolerant under controlled field tests than any variety released during the past 65 years. . . . Continue or visitors click here No Change in Cost of Farming in U.S.WASHINGTON - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- The cost of farming did not increase in the United States in February, with the USDA leaving its Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) unchanged at 134% of the 1990-92 average. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Farm Prices Received UpWASHINGTON - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in February came in at 113, reports the USDA, 2 points (1.8%) above the January Index. . . . Continue or visitors click here
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