AgDay Daily Recap - 10/28/09
10/28/2009
TODAY ON AGDAY:
October 28, 2009
CWT herd buyout: IN ITS LATEST ROUND OF HERD BUYOUTS, COOPERATIVES WORKING TOGETHER SAYS IT HAS TENTATIVELY ACCEPTED ONE-HUNDRED-54 BIDS FROM DAIRY PRODUCERS. THIS IS THE FOURTH HERD RETIREMENT C-W-T HAS CONDUCTED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. THIS BUYOUT WILL REMOVE MORE THAN 26-THOUSAND COWS WITH PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF FIVE-HUNDRED MILLION POUNDS OF MILK. C-W-T MEMBER FARMERS IN 33 STATES SUBMITTED A TOTAL OF 168 HERD RETIREMENT BIDS EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE BID IS FIVE-DOLLARS-25 CENTS PER HUNDREDWEIGHT. STARTING NEXT WEEK, FIELD AUDITORS WILL BEGIN FARM VISITS, CHECKING THE MILK PRODUCTION RECORDS AND INSPECTING HERDS. C-W-T SAYS FARMERS WILL FIND OUT BY MID-NOVEMBER IF THEIR BID WAS ACCEPTED. http://www.cwt.coop/
Climate Bill: WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS TESTIFIED BEFORE A SENATE COMMITTEE TUESDAY IN HOPES OF MAKING A CASE FOR AGGRESSIVE ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE. THE HEARING IS THE FIRST OF THREE PLANNED BY THE SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. OUR REPORTING PARTNERS AT PRO FARMER NEWSLETTER SAYS IT'S UNLIKELY THE CLIMATE BILL WOULD GET PASSED THIS YEAR. BUT SOME DEMOCRATS ON THE HILL HOPE TO SHOW SOME PROGRESS AHEAD OF INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE TALKS IN DECEMBER IN COPENHAGEN. REPUBLICANS AND SOME DEMOCRATS SAY THE CAP-AND-TRADE APPROACH IS NOTHING MORE THAN A MASSIVE ENERGY TAX. PRO FARMER WASHINGTON EDITOR ROGER BERNARD RECENTLY TALKED WITH THE NEW CHAIR OF THE SENATE AG COMMITTEE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. SENATOR BLANCHE LINCOLN HAS NOT YET SET ANY HEARING DATES OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE BILL FOR HER COMMITTEE. TOMORROW ON AGDAY, ROGER WILL REPORT ON SENATOR LINCOLN'S STANCE ON BIOFUELS AND WHAT ROLE IT PLAYS IN THE AG SECTOR.
BIOGAS: FARMERS IN TEXAS ARE BUILDING BIO-GAS FACILITIES THAT TURN CELLULOSIC MATERIALS INTO ENERGY. THE USDA'S BOB ELLISON TAKES US ON A TOUR.
Machinery Minute: IN THIS MORNING'S MACHINERY MINUTE... LOADING FROM THE FRONT OF THE SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYER CAN SAVE YOU TIME IN THE FIELD. FARM JOURNAL MACHINERY EDITOR MARGY FISCHER HAS DETAILS ON SOME EQUIPMENT TO CONSIDER.
Marketing Rally: WE KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE RUNNING INTO BIG DELAYS WITH YOUR HARVEST. WE'VE HEARD FROM MANY FARMERS WHO WILL BE HARVESTING INTO DECEMBER. BUT WE HOPE YOU CAN STILL MAKE TIME FOR THE FIRST EVER MARKETING RALLY, HOSTED BY THE FARM JOURNAL MEDIA FAMILY. IT TAKES PLACE DECEMBER THIRD AND FOURTH AT THE PALMER HOUSE IN CHICAGO. WE'VE ARRANGED FOR MANY OF YOUR FAVORITE MARKETING EXPERTS TO BE ON ONE PANEL TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT MARKETING. EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION COMES TO END THIS FRIDAY, SO DON'T WAIT. GO TO MARKETING-RALLY DOT COM FOR MORE INFORMATION www.marketingrally.com
Analysis: Mike North, First Capitol Ag
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In the Country: THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN THIS COUNTRY...AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER. AS MORE BABY-BOOMERS RETIRE, THE SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE IS DWINDLING. AND THAT PUTS THIS COUNTRY AT A DISADVANTAGE IN GLOBAL COMPETITION. BUT 4-H IS TRYING TO CHANGE THAT. A FEW YEARS AGO, IT CREATED THE SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. IT'S A WAY TO ENCOURAGE YOUNGSTERS TO CONSIDER A CAREER IN SCIENCE. IN THIS REPORT PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KENT FADDIS TELLS US ABOUT THE 4-H NATIONAL SCIENCE EXPERIMENT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 4-H "SET" PROGRAM, GO TO 4-H-DOT-ORG AND CLICK ON PROGRAMS. THAT'S ON THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN.
Michigan Apple Cider: AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, WE ALL SEEM TO ENJOY A JUG OF CIDER FROM A LOCAL APPLE ORCHARD. IN MICHIGAN, WHERE THE APPLE INDUSTRY IS SECOND ONLY TO THE AUTO INDUSTRY, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT SECTOR HEALTHY. LAURA PROBYNHAS DETAILS IN THIS REPORT PROVIDED BY MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY.
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