For Farmers Only Market News for March 2011

USDA Sets March Interest Rates

WASHINGTON - Mar 1/11 - SNS -- The UDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) set interest rates for March 2011. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Ag Prices Continue Upward Trend

OTTAWA - Mar 2/11 - SNS -- Agriculture commodity prices continued to rise during December, with prices paid to Canadian farmers posting month over month and year over year gains, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pulse Check-Off Tax Credit Available

SASKATOON - Mar 2/11 - SNS -- Farmers in Saskatchewan who paid check-off dollars to the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers are eligible to earn a federal investment tax credit through the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Meadow Fescue Making Comeback

WASHINGTON - Mar 15/11 - SNS -- Meadow fescue could be making a come-back after years of disuse because it is not toxic to animals, making it a good choice for the today's intensive rotational grazing. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Finding Alternatives to Methyl Bromide

WASHINGTON - Mar 21/11 - SNS -- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists trying to help Florida growers find a replacement for methyl bromide are studying an alternative soil treatment that uses molasses as one of its ingredients. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canadian Market Returns Up In January

OTTAWA - Mar 23/11 - SNS -- Canadian farmers experienced a 9.3% increase in prices they received from selling their agricultural output in January, according to Statistics Canada, as both the livestock and animal products index and the crops index increased. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Registers 27 Varieties

WASHINGTON - Mar 23/11 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of 27 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants, including chickpeas, artichoke, barley, cotton, fescue, pepper, potato, watermelon and wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Renewable Fuels Come to Alberta

EDMONTON - Mar 29/11 - SNS -- Alberta farmers need to consider any changes that need to be made their machinery handling and maintenance practices now that federal mandates for the incorporation of ethanol in gasoline and the use of bio-diesel are taking effect. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Farming Costs in the U.S. Down On The Year

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Average Prices Received by U.S. Farmers Down From Last Year

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