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Situation reveals mixed messages H1N1

May day. May day. This study shows every day of delay in May trims back potential soybean yields.

House Ag Chairman blasts 2007 energy bill language that he says will ‘kill off biofuels industry’

A seed feud has emerged over Optimum GAT, a new trait that was due to arrive in farmer’s fields in 2010. Yesterday, Monsanto Company announced that it filed suit in St. Louis federal courts against E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company and its subsidiary, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

There’s no doubt that the hysteria over the H1N1-- commonly referred to as swine flu-- is impacting agriculture commodities especially pork. Here are some of the headlines and other resources to provide you more information.

Water issues are major concerns for farmers in such states as Colorado. One way to help ease those problems: use less water.

It could take weeks - or longer - before U.S. pork producers recover from export restrictions tied to a worldwide influenza outbreak, said a Purdue University agricultural economist.

Ag chief comments on H1N1, COOL, nutrition and food safety, ag research, and climate change

Growing a specialty crop can require special machinery. Steve Conrad farms in Webbers Falls, Okla., and when it comes to harvesting his spinach crop the best machine for the job was sourced from their farm shop.