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News Items Posted During the Past Month
Bacterial Diseases -- Continues to strike South Dakota wheat
Sign Up Underway -- Direct & counter-cyclical payment signup underway in new farm bill.
Vomitoxon Restriction -- Kansas City Board of Trade's Wheat Contract Committee
Tulbek Named -- Technical Director of Northern Crops Institute
Greenpeace -- Hurting the Environment and Endangering Humanity
Aphid Control -- Important in flowering to soft-dough wheat
AWB Limited Ends -- Australia's wheat export monopoly, also known as the single desk, came to an end after 60 years on June 23.
Philippine FTA -- Promotes agricultural trade and investment between the countries.
Anti Depressant Snacks -- If you eat them right
Nigeria Trade Team -- Largest wheat customer comes to South Dakota.
2008 Farm Bill Finalized -- After second veto, override
SDSU Farm Tours -- Dakota Lakes Research Farm June 26; SDSU Brookings for June 30
Emerson Trust Depleted -- by Rebecca Bratter, USW Director of Policy
Report on Climate Change -- Outlines U.S. ag concerns
Rain and Plant Nutrients -- Rains should not significantly affect nitrogen fertilizer applied to crops this spring.
USDA Predictions --
Reliant on Wheat Imports -- Saudi Arabia ends grain self-sufficiency program
Sizing Up the Competition -- Glance at the wheat conditions in our major competitor wheat export countries.
Winning by Losing -- Dieting with whole grains trims belly fat and chronic-disease risk.
Options for Failed Wheat -- Emergency late-seeding
Biofuels Document ?Acceptable? -- Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer attended the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Monsanto's Plan to Increase Yields -- Develop better seeds and conserve resources
Canada Increased Wheat Production -- Forecasted to increase 24 percent
Grain-foods Still a Bargain! -- Use food preparation as an excuse for a family activity
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