AG. MARKET EFFECTS OF BUSH FINANCIAL ACTIONS UNCLEAR

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GCRAWFORD 

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)

ACTUALITY: TOO SOON TO PREDICT FINANCIAL PLAN'S EFFECTS ON AG

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GCRAWFORD 

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.

MEAT PRODUCTION IS DOWN AND PRICES ARE UP

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SCARTER 

Expect less meat and, in turn, higher costs. (Susan Carter, World Outlook Board Chairman Gerry Bange)

CATTLE FEEDLOT INVENTORIES SHRINKING

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GCRAWFORD 

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)

ACTUALITY: A REVIEW OF THE LATEST CATTLE ON FEED NUMBERS

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GCRAWFORD 

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, giving some of the basic numbers in the new USDA report on cattle feedlot inventories.

ACTUALITY: RECENT WIDESPREAD RAINS COULD HELP FORAGE OUTPUT

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GCRAWFORD 

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.

MONTANA LOSES ITS BRUCELLOSIS CLASS FREE STATUS

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RBAIN 

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)

ACTUALITY: ON BRUCELLOSIS STATUS IN MONTANA AND WYOMING

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RBAIN 

Lyndsey Griffin of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service gives an update on the brucellosis class status in two Yellowstone region states.

CHANGE AT NATIONAL EXTENSION LEVEL MEANS NO CHANGE LOCALLY

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RBAIN 

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)

COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCESS PART OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE

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RBAIN 

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)