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AG. MARKET EFFECTS OF BUSH FINANCIAL ACTIONS UNCLEAR
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CSREES
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An economic expert says it's too early to tell if agricultural markets and prices will be affected by the President's financial intervention actions. ( Gary Crawford, President George W. Bush and Carl Zulauf)
[Date: Friday, September 19, 2008]
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ACTUALITY: TOO SOON TO PREDICT FINANCIAL PLAN'S EFFECTS ON AG
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CSREES
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Carl Zulauf, Ohio State University agricultural economist, saying it's hard to forecast what effect the President's financial intervention plan will have on agricultural markets, if any.
[Date: Friday, September 19, 2008]
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MEAT PRODUCTION IS DOWN AND PRICES ARE UP
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WAOB
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Expect less meat and, in turn, higher costs. (Susan Carter, World Outlook Board Chairman Gerry Bange)
[Date: Friday, September 19, 2008]
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CATTLE FEEDLOT INVENTORIES SHRINKING
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WAOB
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By just about every measure the latest USDA Cattle on Feed report points to smaller inventories and shrinking beef production. ( Gary Crawford and Shayle Shagam)
[Date: Friday, September 19, 2008]
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ACTUALITY: A REVIEW OF THE LATEST CATTLE ON FEED NUMBERS
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WAOB
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Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, giving some of the basic numbers in the new USDA report on cattle feedlot inventories.
[Date: Friday, September 19, 2008]
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ACTUALITY: RECENT WIDESPREAD RAINS COULD HELP FORAGE OUTPUT
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WAOB
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Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, saying the widespread storms and rains could help forage production and help cow calf producers and cattle feeders trim costs.
[Date: Friday, September 19, 2008]
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MONTANA LOSES ITS BRUCELLOSIS CLASS FREE STATUS
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APHIS
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With two cases of the contagious disease , brucellosis, within a twelve month period, Montana producers now face limited interstate movement of cattle. (Rod Bain and Lyndsey Griffin of USDA - APHIS)
[Date: Friday, September 19, 2008]
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ACTUALITY: ON BRUCELLOSIS STATUS IN MONTANA AND WYOMING
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APHIS
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Lyndsey Griffin of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service gives an update on the brucellosis class status in two Yellowstone region states.
[Date: Friday, September 19, 2008]
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CHANGE AT NATIONAL EXTENSION LEVEL MEANS NO CHANGE LOCALLY
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CSREES
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As USDA national extension programs are folded into a new National Institute of Food and Agriculture, local extension services remain the same as before. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary Gale Buchanan)
[Date: Friday, September 19, 2008]
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COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCESS PART OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE
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CSREES
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A competitive grant process will be the primary research funding vehicle as USDA forms its new National Institute of Food and Agriculture. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary Gale Buchanan)
[Date: Friday, September 19, 2008]
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