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Despite June's severe flooding in the Midwest, U.S. farmers are on pace to produce the second largest corn crop and fourth largest soybean crop in history, according to the Crop Production report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will release a corrected October Crop Production report on Tuesday, October 28 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture today adjusted its official October acreage and production estimates for six field crops. USDA revised the numbers after discovering discrepancies in a Farm Service Agency (FSA) database of producer-reported crop acreage used by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). NASS published the changes this morning in a corrected version of the Oct. 10 Crop Production.

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This Thanksgiving the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has more than 2 million reasons to be thankful. Having received a record number of responses to the 2007 Census of Agriculture, NASS is giving thanks to all of those farmers and ranchers who fulfilled their responsibility by completing and returning their census forms.

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When cooking the holiday bird this season, remember that the color--white or pink--of cooked poultry is not a sure sign of its doneness, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln food safety specialist said. The only way to know for sure that poultry has reached a safe temperature inside is to test it using a food thermometer, said Julie Albrecht, food safety specialist in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. --Keep hot food hot and cold foods cold.

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Two new associate deans have been appointed for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Agricultural Research Division. Hamernik received a bachelor's degree in animal science from UNL, a master's in animal science from Washington State University and a doctorate in reproductive endocrinology from Colorado State University. Jackson has a bachelor's degree in food science from Cornell University, and his master's and doctorate in food science and technology from Texas A&M University.

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The USDA Market News Service, Greeley, Colo., in the closing grain report for Nov. 24, reported in futures trading that Chicago December soft red winter wheat was $5.37 1/2, up 38 1/2 cents; December corn, $3.54 1/2, up 16 cents; and January soybeans, $8.84, up 44 cents. 1 hard red winter wheat, ordinary protein, northwest Colorado was 35 cents higher, at $4.14. 2 yellow corn in north central Colorado was mostly 16 cents higher and $3.15 to $3.55 per bushel.

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For the week ending Nov. 15, 11,915 tons grinding alfalfa and 2,575 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Dairy/grinding alfalfa and alfalfa pellets steady. Horse alfalfa, in small squares, $200, in medium squares, $165-$185; supreme dairy, $170-$200; premium, $160-$180; fair/good, $130-$150.

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The program will conclude with Wrapping It All Together, Dr. Tom Field, Executive Director, Producer Education, National Cattlemen's Beef Association and Dr. John Paterson. The International Livestock Congress is produced and sponsored in part by the National Cattlemen's Foundation, the National Western Stock Show and the International Stockmen's Educational Foundation. The ISEF works to partner with established livestock events or organizations in furthering its mission to build global beef...

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The program will provide up-to-date results of research conducted by university and federal scientists related to the feeding of distillers grains to beef cattle in the Southern Plains, said Dr. Jim MacDonald, Texas AgriLife Research beef nutritionist. The cattle feeding consortium is comprised of Texas Cattle Feeders Association, AgriLife Research, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Tech University, West Texas A&M University, USDA-Agricultural Research Service at Bushland, New Mexico ...

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