OTTAWA - Jun 2/05 - SNS -- The cost price squeeze facing Canadian farmers continued to worsen in 2004 even though the cost of farming decreased along with annual average prices received. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of 15 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include bluegrass, bermudagrass, lettuce, rice, and soybean. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- Researchers at North Dakota State University (NDSU) have released a new, yellow seeded oat variety called Maida. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 8/05 - SNS -- The USDA is seeking comments on proposed changes to the way commodity assessments are collected. Farmers and other interested parties have until July 7, 2005, to comment. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BOZEMAN - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- Recent heavy rainfall in western Canada and parts of the United States mean the fertilizer needs of this year's crops may be considerably higher than the amount growers applied last fall or this spring, according to a Montana State University soil scientist. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jun 10/05 - SNS --Researchers at the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station have developed a new two-row barley for growers in that state, . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Canadian government changed the Canadian Agriculture Income Stabilization (CAIS) program to allow farmers full access to their accounts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The quality of alfalfa produced can be affected by the way it is harvested, cautions a North Dakota State University dairy expert says. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 13/05 - SNS -- A recent Agricore United sponsored survey by Ipsos-Reid found many western Canadian grain producers may not be spending enough time scouting their fields during the growing season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 14/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of nine new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include bluegrass, fescue, lettuce and ryegrass. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 14/05 - SNS -- USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists in Mississippi have released the first soybean line with genetic resistance to charcoal rot. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- After declines of 7.1% in 2002 and 28.1% in 2003, cash income rose to $8.1 billion in 2004 led by a 7.0% jump in the sales of primary agricultural products, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- Canadian farm debt posted its eleventh consecutive annual increase in 2004, finishing the year up 4.9% at CDN $44.9 billion, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- The value of agricultural production rose 1.8% in 2004, reports Statistics Canada. Among the major factors that contributed to the value were the sales of agricultural products, program payments and the value of inventory change. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station released Alkabo, a new durum variety, says Al Schneiter, North Dakota State University Department of Plant Sciences chair. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- Darren Watson received an award for being Saskatchewan's 2005 Outstanding Young Farmer at presentation ceremonies today at Western Canada Farm Progress Show here. Watson will represent Saskatchewan at the National OYF event in Halifax this November. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The way the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) elects directors will be the subject of a broad review initiated by Reg Alcock, the Minister Responsible for the marketing board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- The Canadian wheat Board (CWB) announced contract calls for several classes of wheat effective June 20. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- Canadian farmers saw average prices for commodities they had for sale drop 8.2% in April compared with the same month a year earlier in the wake of a sharp decline in crop prices, which offset higher prices for livestock, reports Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jun 24.05 - SNS -- North Dakota State University released Grenora, a new durum variety developed at the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 27/05 - SNS -- The 22 million acres of U.S. land which is now enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) under contracts scheduled to expire in 2007-08 should not be automatically reenrolled, says the Alliance for Agricultural Growth and Competitiveness (AAGC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jun 27/05 - SNS -- Annual cereals produce more dry matter per acre when harvested at the soft dough stage, according to the Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jun 27/05 - SNS -- Farmers need to take special care to avoid escalating exposure to toxins from the wide range of pest control products or pesticides applied during the growing season, according to Saskatchewan Provincial Pest Control Specialist Cameron Wilk. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- The cost of operating a farm was unchanged from May in June, but remains above year earlier levels, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- Average prices received by farmers in the United States for the commodities they produced were basically unchanged from May, while sitting 2% above year earlier levels, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- There are several potential hotspots for grasshopper outbreaks in Alberta this year, judging from surveys done last fall, say Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, and Applied Research Association technical staff. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) is making a final payment on feed barley delivered into its Pool A during the 2004-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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