Farmscape for November 20, 2009 (Episode 3357) The Canadian Swine Health Board plans to launch a national biosecurity benchmarking study in January. The Canadian Swine Health Board was formed in early 2009 to coordinate and oversee research initiatives aimed at

Farmscape for November 19, 2009 (Episode 3356) Pork producers who apply for loans under the Canadian Hog Industry Loan Loss Reserve Program are being encouraged to outline their experiences to the Canadian Pork Council. The Canadian Hog Industry Loan Loss

Farmscape Audio Special for November 19, 2009 (Episode 3355) Clare Schlegel the chairman of the Canadian Pork Council Working Group on Traceability updates "The National Swine Identification and Traceability Program." Feature runs 8:47 Link: http://www.farmscape.ca/2009/11/schlegel-091118.mp3 * Farmscape is a presentation

Farmscape Audio Special for November 19, 2009 (Episode 3354) Florian Possberg the chairman of the Canadian Swine Health Board updates "Developments within the Canadian Swine Health Board." Feature runs 8:51 Link: http://www.farmscape.ca/2009/11/possberg-091118.mp3 * Farmscape is a presentation of Sask Pork

Farmscape Audio Special for November 19, 2009 (Episode 3353) Dr. Cate Dewey with the Ontario Veterinary College discusses "Zoonotics-How Safe Are Hog Farms?" Feature runs 7:10 Link: http://www.farmscape.ca/2009/11/dewey-091118.mp3 * Farmscape is a presentation of Sask Pork and Manitoba Pork Council

AMES -- Fifty-one Iowans have earned state 4-H project awards, the highest achievement 4-H'ers can receive in project work, according to an ISU Extension news release.

EMMETSBURG -- The late harvest and a cold wind didn't stop several hundred farmers from attending Poet's Project Liberty Field Day here recently.

The prolonged moist conditions during the delayed corn harvest are conducive for molds to develop on grain in the field.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) recently announced it has tentatively accepted 154 bids in the fourth herd retirement it has conducted in the past 12 months.

AMES -- Twenty-two 4-H'ers have been selected to represent Iowa as delegates for the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Nov. 27-Dec. 1.

It seems like too few people pay much attention to often-heard comments: "Life is short," "you only live once" and "you can't take it with you."

Myron Bruhn, who farms near Cylinder in Northwest Iowa, is one of 14 area farmers who have been harvesting cobs for Poet this year using pre-commercial equipment.

In the nature of "going green," the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 supports the effort with federal tax credits for energy efficiency for individual homes.

GOLDFIELD -- Wagon by wagon, semi by semi, Midwestern co-ops and grain elevators are learning how to operate alongside grain users in the ethanol era.

Grain is filling bins across the country this fall, but farmers wonder what yields will be next year.

INWOOD -- Mike Ver Steeg says when he was growing up, he noticed his father, Gene, had more to do that just farm and raise pigs.

MONTICELLO --- The Castle Grove Country Club in Monticello may not be a place most farmers want to visit when they hear the name.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The 2009 FSA county committee elections have begun.

The H1N1 flu virus was found in an Indiana commercial swine herd, the USDA confirmed Monday, making it the first such discovery in the United States.

ANKENY -- The Iowa State Dairy Association (ISDA) is responding to "misleading" reports of dairy farmers killing cows to reduce the milk supply.