Maryland dairy cattle go online with BreederNet initiative
Dr J Lee Majeskie of the University of Maryland and DHIA unveil BreederNet, a world wide web platform for dairy cattle marketing and breeder directories. The pilot uses Maryland Holstein Association data and offers animal descriptions health records and farm maps with access via breederNet com. Monthly and page ad options enable listings and images while Provo DHIA hosts run the service for dairy producers nationwide.
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College Park
J. Lee Majeskie
University of Maryland
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
DHIA
Provo
Utah
Dr. Majeskie
Majeskie
breederNet
Maryland
Dairy Cattle Association
Agriculture Outline
Farm Journal
Progressive Farmer
New wheat offers hope for dry years in Columbia Basin
A new hybrid winter wheat variety from HybriTech promises higher yields in dry years. It tolerates heat and moisture stress, matures early, and is being grown on about 1,000 acres in the Horse Heaven Hills and near Connell. Limited marketing is expected next fall, with soft white wheat to follow for noodles.
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Kennewick. Wash
Walter
Ned-Columbia Basin
Dana Herron
Cornell Grain Growers
Leo Haas
HybnTech Seed International
HybriTech
Horse Heaven Hills
Connell
Mid- Columbia Basin
HybnTech
Vets on wheels test cow pregnancies at Connecticut farms
A Tufts University veterinary team visits University of Connecticut dairy farms to check nearly 100 cows for pregnancy using old fashioned palpation methods. The students Sherry Holt and Margaret Farnon, guided by Dr George Saperstein, discuss farm management, efficiency, and the evolving role of veterinarians as production consultants.
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Sherry Holt
Margaret Farnon
George Saperstein
Tufts
Saperstein
Ms Holt
Small hog farmers cry foul on subsidies
Small hog farms like Larry Ginter’s Iowa operation face competition from large corporations and oppose subsidies for manure cleanup. The 1996 farm bill allocates 200 million for conservation, but rules on farm size vary by state. USDA and lawmakers debate national limits versus state discretion, with farmers and industry groups weighing environmental needs against consolidation pressures.
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Washington
Larry Ginter
Iowa
Ginter
Minnesota
North Carolina
Rhodes
Towa
Congress
Agriculture Department
Byron Dorgan
DND
USDA
Aera
Tom Hebert
Usda Undersecreion For Natural Resources
Senate
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Eqip
Hea Industr
North
Caron
Famuh
Indus
Fert
East TV OK Sams
Marph
Fats Farms
Rose Hil NC
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Holstein Breeders
Maryland Holstein Association
Dhia Provo
Caerney Interactive Cae
Maryland Holstein Breeder Directory
Rebecca Long
Raayland Holtemn
Brittie
Sheu
Vets On
Vanessa
Howard Levine
Ms Farnon
Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Glickman
Dorothea Vafiadis
National Pork Producers Council
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