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The latest Headlines in the ag industry from Brownfield Ag News:

Vilsack on top NFU issues
Top priorities of the National Farmers Union are priorities of the Obama administration. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack addressed health care reform and climate change at the NFU Convention Monday in Rapid City, South Dakota. Make no mistake, says Vilsack, farmers and ranchers are getting the short end of the stick ...

Nat.’l Farmers Union ‘10 Convention underway
More than 400 farmers and ranchers are gathered in Rapid City, South Dakota for the National Farmers Union 2010 Convention, "Looking to our Roots, Growing Tomorrow's Solutions." Sunday night, NFU President Roger Johnson told members “we need all of you” and urged them to attend sessions on health care, energy, ...

Recovery sluggish, but beneficial to farm economy
An official with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City calls recovery from the recession sluggish, but he says it should still benefit the farm economy. Omaha Branch Executive Jason Henderson says the general economy is expected to grow only three percent this year, but he says even that will ...

Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board races set
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture says 21 nominees are certified candidates for eight seats on the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board of Directors. Only one seat is uncontested that is in District 3 where incumbent Ed Jasurda is unopposed. Here are the candidates and their representing districts: District 3 Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor Candidate: ...

AVMA announces student loan forgiveness program
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has announced a new student loan debt forgiveness program for new veterinarians who commit to four years of employment in food animal vet medicine. Depending on demand and the availability of future funds, the new AVMA program hopes to support about 50 rural food animal ...

You need to know how to think like the animal
Animal agriculture is coming under increasing scrutiny and pressure is building on livestock producers to not only take good care of their animals but to be able to verify that care as well. Dr. Janice Swanson is a co-researcher at Michigan State University; she says new technologies are being utilized ...

USMEF says January 2010 beef, pork exports up from January 2009
U.S. Meat Export Federation reports beef and pork exports during January 2010 were up on the year. USMEF says beef exports were up 9% in volume and 6% in value from January 2009, but were down 6% in volume and 5% in value from December and volume was 3% below the ...

Corn, wheat lower on supply, outside markets
Soybeans were mostly steady to higher on technical buying and short covering. Outside markets were bearish, but weekly export inspections were good and February’s crush numbers were strong than expected. Also, there are reports of harvest and shipping delays out of Brazil. In any event, it was an up and ...

Feeder cattle trade higher at the Monday auctions
Cattle trade volume last week was larger in all major feeding states especially in Texas. This week’s ready show list numbers are mixed, larger in Texas and smaller in Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas. Early asking prices are around 96.00 to 97.00 in the South and 152.00 plus in the North. ...

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 15, 2010
May corn closed at $3.63 and 1/4, down 1 cent May soybeans closed at $9.30, up 4 and 1/2 cents May soybean meal closed at $257.60, up $6.30 May soybean oil closed at 38.75, down 80 points May wheat closed at $4.79 and 1/4, down 6 cents April live cattle closed at $95.65, up 55 ...

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