WASHINGTON - Jan 3/05 - SNS -- The USDA boosted interest rates on commodity loans disbursed by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jan 5/05 - SNS -- Canadian farmers received less for their agricultural output in October than they did one year earlier, according to Statistics Canada's latest Farm Product Price Index (FPPI), which is down 4.5% from last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) updated its contract calls for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat, Canada Western Soft White Spring (CW SWS), wheat for the 2004-05 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 10/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB Limited has closed the 2004-05 Number 1 National Pool for several port zones in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTOPN - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- The USDA desiganted numerous counties in California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon And Texas as agriculture disaster areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DES MOINES - Jan 14/05 - SNS -- New base genetics from 16 hybrid families aimed at improving insect and herbicide resistance have been incorporated in 40 new corn hybrids being marketed this year by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 18/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board announced contract calls for Canada Western Red Spring (CARS) wheat, and Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheat for the 2004-05 crop year. Effective January 18, these delivery calls apply to grainin straight, tough or damp condition. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 19/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of 11 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include barley, bentgrass, bluegrass, eggplant, fescue, oat, rice and wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 19/05 - SNS -- Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will result in increased nitrogen fertilizer needs by the world's wheat crops in coming years, but the USDA believes the extra fertilizer needed will not grow as quickly as first thought. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 20/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of 10 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include fescue, pepper, ryegrass, soybean and zinnia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 20/05 - SNS -- Farmers to assume a management role in their businesses and build teams to take care of critical segments of the business such as production, marketing and finance. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jan 24/05 - SNS -- Prices for primary agricultural commodities declined at the farm level in Canada in November, according to Statistics Canada's latest Farm Product Price Index (FPPI) calculations, sinking 7.6% from the previous year and 2.15% from October. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - Jan 24/05 - SNS -- Creation of a Winter Cereals Commission is being proposed for Manitoba and Saskatchewan which would be funded by a CDN 50 cent per metric ton (MT) check-off on all winter wheat, fall rye and winter triticale sold in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 26/05 - SNS -- The USDA designated several counties in California, Idaho and Texas as primary agricultural disaster areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 28/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board announced contract calls for Canada Western Red Spring (CARS) wheat, and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat for the 2004-05 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 31/05 - SNS -- The USDA says there was a modest decline in the number of farms operating in the United States in 2004, saying the number slipped 0.6% to 2.11 million farms working 936.6 million acres of land, down 0.2% from 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 31/05 - SNS -- The number of operations with cattle totaled 989,460 during 2004, down 2% from 2003 and 5% below 2002, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. 2004 Farm Numbers by Sales by State . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. 2004 Farm Numbers by State . . . Subscribers Only

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