Keep up-to-date on new ag machinery and technology. Focusing on the Washington, Idaho and Oregon markets.Toll-free 1-800-869-7923 or online at www.agpowermag.com http://www.agpowermag.com en-us http://www.agpowermag.com/images/logo_rss.gif http://www.agpowermag.com 88 31 WASHINGTON, D.C. Quincy Farm Chemicals, Quincy, Washington, was honored as a Regional Environmental Respect Award winner for 2010 Thursday, July 22 at a special ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Building. Winners were selected May 6 in Willoughby, Ohio. The Environmental Respect Awards, sponsored by CropLife® magazine and DuPont... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3240&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3240&utm_campaign=online&rss=true The technology of precision agriculture has long outpaced the agronomics needed to prove its investment value, but we’re a lot closer today than we were 10 years ago. I read a recent piece by DTN agronomist Dan Davidson, written during the recent International Conference on Precision Ag in Denver, Colo.... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3241&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3241&utm_campaign=online&rss=true PULLMAN, Wash. New agricultural practices, technology and strategies could dramatically reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with climate change, increase the amount of carbon held in the soil and replace products made with fossil fuels with those made with biomass, according to a report by Washington State University. WSU’s Center... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3242&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3242&utm_campaign=online&rss=true Wheat prices soaring on news of production problems in Russia got an unusual boost this week when the country announced a ban on grain exports until at least December. The country has been facing a severe drought and wildfires that have destroyed at least 20 percent of the Russian wheat... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3243&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3243&utm_campaign=online&rss=true Source: American Seed Trade Association The National Conference on Weights and Measures recently passed a vote to standardize testing methods and procedures for seed count labeling, which will positively impact farmers and seed companies. The American Seed Trade Association filed a petition to amend Handbook 133 of the National Institute... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3244&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3244&utm_campaign=online&rss=true PULLMAN, Wash. Earth-friendly perennial grain crops, which grow with less fertilizer, herbicide, fuel, and erosion than grains planted annually, could be available in two decades, according to researchers writing in the current issue of the journal Science. Perennial grains would be one of the largest innovations in the 10,000... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3245&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3245&utm_campaign=online&rss=true Washington State University Researchers at Washington State University are working to develop a biodegradable mulch that would provide an alternative to costly and environmentally detrimental plastic mulch.
The research project spans three states and five research institutions, said Debra Inglis, associate plant pathologist and project director. Inglis is based... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3246&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3246&utm_campaign=online&rss=true BELLINGHAM, Wash. Organic farmers in Whatcom County say that a herbicide contamination in the manure and compost they obtain from non-organic farms is causing severe crop damage. The Bellingham Herald reports that farmers are linking the herbicide aminopyralid. They say cows ingest the herbicide through grass or silage tainted with... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3247&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3247&utm_campaign=online&rss=true Syngenta Seeds, Inc., today unveiled its Agrisure Artesian technology, the new brand name for its range of water optimized hybrids and the newest addition to the Agrisure family of high-performance trait products. A limited quantity of hybrids with this technology, which has demonstrated the potential to deliver 15% yield preservation... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3248&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3248&utm_campaign=online&rss=true Mold and insects can be problems for stored grain during the summer. The storability of grain depends on the grain’s quality, moisture content and temperature, according to Ken Hellevang, agricultural engineer with the North Dakota State University Extension Service. Grain moisture content must decrease as grain temperature increases to store... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3249&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3249&utm_campaign=online&rss=true MOSCOW A severe drought destroyed one-fifth of the wheat crop in Russia, one of the world’s largest exporters, and now wildfires are sweeping in to finish off some of the fields that remained. Expectations that Russia will slash exports by at least 30 percent have sent wheat prices soaring and... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3250&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3250&utm_campaign=online&rss=true After setting a record high in 2008, U.S. farm production expenditures decreased by nearly $20 billion in 2009 - the first major decline in nearly a quarter century, according to the Farm Production Expenditures 2009 summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3251&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3251&utm_campaign=online&rss=true Associated Press Writers China could be about to increase its corn imports, offering American farmers a chance for greater profits but making it likely U.S. meat producers who use the grain for feed would have to raise their prices. U.S. farmers said they’re cautious but hopeful about doing... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3252&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3252&utm_campaign=online&rss=true Latham Hi-Tech Seeds announces the industry’s broadest, deepest lineup of soybean and corn products including 18 breakthrough seed technologies for the 2011 growing season. “We’ve seen a lot of consolidation in the seed industry recently,” said John Latham, president of Latham Hi-Tech Seeds. “This consolidation has only made Latham... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3253&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3253&utm_campaign=online&rss=true Wheat prices are up $1.60 since July 1, Gulke notes. “What if Russian imports 1 to 2 million tons instead of exporting 3 to 4 million? If the economy picks up, demand could be even better yet. At these prices, governments don’t say ‘it’s too expensive.’ They say... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3254&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3254&utm_campaign=online&rss=true Fodder Solutions hydroponic system gives US farmers a greener, more cost-effective option. Initially developed in Australia, the Fodder system is a hydroponic (soil-free) growing room that has been specifically developed to sprout grain and legume seeds for highly nutritious yet cost-effective livestock feed and other fresh produce. Fodder’s technology allows... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3255&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3255&utm_campaign=online&rss=true SPOKANE, WASHINGTON Change is often for the better, and that is what U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) strived for in combining various insurance plans for the 2011 crop year. The new insurance policy combines four insurance plans with similar features into one single policy. The... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3256&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3256&utm_campaign=online&rss=true Farming on any scale much larger than a backyard garden – even a big garden for that matter – is a business and as such it must turn a profit at the end of the day to survive, if not prosper. It doesn’t matter if you are growing corn or... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3257&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3257&utm_campaign=online&rss=true Idaho Milk Production Up 3.5 Percent Idaho milk production during June 2010 totaled 1.07 billion pounds, a 3.5 percent increase from the same month last year, but down 1.5 percent from May 2010. May 2010 milk production was revised to 1.08 billion pounds, up 9... http://www.agpowermag.com/articles/articles.php?articleid=3258&utm_source=RSSarticles&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=3258&utm_campaign=online&rss=true