http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Agriculture"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:43:52 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 126174 | Somalia: Famine Looms As Aid Workers Flee http://en.redtram.com/go/138446563/top100/ 138446563 By December this year, aid agencies estimate that the number of displaced and hungry people in need of life-saving aid in Somalia will swell to 3.5 million-nearly half the country's population. Yet, as drought and conflict conspire to worsen the Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:25:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138446563/top100/ 126174 | Somalia: Unicef Says 180,000 Children Are Malnourished http://en.redtram.com/go/138446565/top100/ 138446565 Nearly 180,000 children in Somalia are acutely malnourished, with 25,000 severely malnourished, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) which has scaled up its nutrition operation to reach more than 50,000 children under the age of five. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:25:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138446565/top100/ 45990 | Amended Variety Registration Requirements Expected to Revitalize Wheat Research http://en.redtram.com/go/138416176/top100/ 138416176 Farmscape Article 2915 July 26, 2008 Western Canadian livestock producers are counting on two key changes to the registration requirements for western Canadian wheat to revitalize efforts to develop wheat varieties suited specifically for their industry. Effective August 1, 2008 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:22:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138416176/top100/ 31667 | Monroe County man finds comfort in rural work setting http://en.redtram.com/go/138412306/top100/ 138412306 ALBIA --- When Junior Gardner started working in an office, he was not as comfortable as being on his farm. So, he moved part of the farm into his office. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:05:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138412306/top100/ 31667 | They Buried a Farmer Today http://en.redtram.com/go/138411632/top100/ 138411632 Gave him back to the dirt from which he came. Earlier his family and neighbors walk by, Looking at memories of a simple man's life. A table of photos, toy tractors and cards, Telling the story of life on the Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:01:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138411632/top100/ 31667 | Missouri farmer revives red giants http://en.redtram.com/go/138411613/top100/ 138411613 CLARENCE, Mo. --- A woman leans out the farmhouse door yelling, "Are you selling it? Because there is a guy on the phone who wants to buy it." Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:01:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138411613/top100/ 31667 | LP costs, late crop may raise drying costs http://en.redtram.com/go/138411590/top100/ 138411590 Higher propane costs and a late harvest could add up to a huge fuel bill this fall. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:01:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138411590/top100/ 31667 | Agribusiness takes hit from severe flooding http://en.redtram.com/go/138411594/top100/ 138411594 Most of the attention of the flooding effects on Iowa agriculture has been focused on crop damage. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:01:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138411594/top100/ 31667 | IFT publisher receives Bell Tower of Fame Award http://en.redtram.com/go/138411597/top100/ 138411597 Iowa Farmer Today Publisher Steve DeWitt is a winner of Greene County's 2008 Bell Tower of Fame Award. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:01:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138411597/top100/ 31667 | Officials coordinate flood response across Iowa http://en.redtram.com/go/138411371/top100/ 138411371 JOHNSTON --- State officials worked Monday to coordinate response efforts to flooding throughout Iowa, providing hundreds of thousands of sandbags, pumps, generators and technical assistance to help communities struggling to hold back floodwaters and those already inundated. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:59:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138411371/top100/ 31667 | Little difference in B20 mileage performance: Study http://en.redtram.com/go/138411367/top100/ 138411367 FORT DODGE --- Donald Heck can't tell you the perfect mix of biodiesel for a tractor or farm truck. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:59:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138411367/top100/ 31667 | Giant hog weed may cause blisters http://en.redtram.com/go/138411102/top100/ 138411102 While hikers who listen to the musical group Genesis have known the dangers of Giant Hogweed since 1971, the Weed Science Society of America is warning every one of the dangers of the weed. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:57:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138411102/top100/ 31667 | Dole, McGovern win World Food Prize http://en.redtram.com/go/138411036/top100/ 138411036 DES MOINES (AP) --- An international program that helps feed children throughout the world has landed two former U.S. senators and presidential candidates the 2008 World Food Prize. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:57:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138411036/top100/ 31667 | Good decisions critical for hog markets http://en.redtram.com/go/138411010/top100/ 138411010 AMES --- Steve Meyer believes marketing hogs during any price cycle is more than just pricing. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:57:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138411010/top100/ 31667 | DOT network to be available to farmers http://en.redtram.com/go/138410948/top100/ 138410948 AMES --- A move to improve technology used by Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) workers may soon provide a boost to farmers who use precision-ag equipment. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:56:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138410948/top100/ 31667 | Who makes (or will make) your beneficiary choices? http://en.redtram.com/go/138410355/top100/ 138410355 Her husband died some years ago. He left all the assets to her, outright. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:51:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138410355/top100/ 31667 | Mandate divides farm groups http://en.redtram.com/go/138410255/top100/ 138410255 The recent surge in grain prices has led to a backlash not only from some consumer groups but also from some organizations representing livestock producers. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:51:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138410255/top100/ 31667 | Floods will cause ripple, not ruin, across U.S. economy http://en.redtram.com/go/138410231/top100/ 138410231 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) --- Floodwaters receding into the Mississippi River and its tributaries will suck billions of dollars out of the Midwest's economy, though probably not as much as the 1993 flooding that devastated the region. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:50:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138410231/top100/ 31667 | Fed cattle prices could top feeders http://en.redtram.com/go/138410216/top100/ 138410216 AMES --- Fed cattle prices are going to go higher. So are feed costs. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:50:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138410216/top100/ 31667 | Grain, food price correlation minimal http://en.redtram.com/go/138410214/top100/ 138410214 The nation may grow billions of bushels of corn each year, but only about 10 percent of that field corn reaches the consumer's cupboard. 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