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Saturday, June 21, 2003

MANURE MANAGEMENT FOR WATER QUALITY: COSTS TO ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS OF APPLYING MANURE NUTRIENTS TO LAND
Nutrients from livestock and poultry manure are key sources of water pollution. Ever-growing numbers of animals per farm and per acre have increased the risk of water pollution. New Clean Water Act regulations compel the largest confined animal producers to meet nutrient application standards when applying manure to the land. The additional costs for managing manure have implications for feedgrain producers and consumers as well.
6:26:17 PM    comment []

livestock, dairy and poultry outlook monthly USDA ERS report

Milk production, pounded by low milk prices, has seen growth slow considerably. April output in the 20 major States was within 1 percent of a year earlier for the first time since October 2001. However, easing in milk production owed more to very weak growth in milk per cow than to a turnaround in milk cow numbers. A likely recovery in milk per cow probably will offset some of the projected loss of milk cows in coming months.
6:18:40 PM    comment []

Imperial Agricultural Briefs -- June 2003 -- Cooperative Extension
INSECTICIDE EFFICACY AGAINST BEET ARMYWORK AND ALFALFA CATERPILLAR ON ALFALFA IN 2002....Eric T. Natwick

COMMON DISEASES OF ALFALFA...Thomas A. Turini

MELON VINE COLLAPSE; CAUSE AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS....Thomas A Turini

DRINKING WATER FOR LIVESTOCK...Juan N. Guerrero

MANAGING CUTTING SCHEDULES FOR STAND LONGEVITY...Herman Meister

PARTS PER BILLION, PARTS PER SCHMILLION...Keith S. Mayberry

WATER CONSERVATION/LAND FALLOWING -FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS...Khaled M. Bali

CIMIS REPORT...Khaled M. Bali and Steve Burch
3:41:05 PM    comment []

No Common Ground on Agriculture at WTO
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - Frustrated by inaction, the head of the World Trade Organization said Saturday he hasn't seen the ``political will'' among government ministers to resolve differences over opening international trade on farm products.

Three months after they missed a self-imposed deadline to agree on a blueprint for agriculture, the ministers at an informal meeting of World Trade Organization members struggled to find any common ground over the future of trade in agricultural goods.
3:24:42 PM    comment []

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