10/30 Veneman: ‘We are vulnerable’ - USDA is ready to respond quickly to bioterrorism - By CAROL KINSLEY - Foot-and-mouth disease, mad cow disease, African swine fever, avian influenza, soybean rust ... several farm diseases . . . .
10/23 Del. farmers ponder biodiesel co-op - By CAROL KINSLEY - The idea of forming a cooperative to produce and market biodiesel made from . . . .
10/16 Ethanol production a security concern - Biofuel production pushed by former CIA chief - By MARK POWELL - Biofuels — including ethanol — are essential for the security of the United States.
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10/09 ‘I’ll shut the door and develop’ - Nutrient management regs pushing Md. farmers to the edge - By CAROL KINSLEY - There’s a quiet rebellion brewing in Maryland. With nutrient management plans due . . . .
10/2 MDA: If you can’t meet deadline, file ‘justification’ form - By MARK POWELL - Maryland’s agriculture department issued a press advisory Sept. 28, reminding . . . .
9/25 Fertilizer firms are closely tracking sales -By AMY CONQUEST - At presstime for this newspaper . . . .
9/18 ‘We are Americans first’ - Ag reacts to terrorist attacks - By AMY CONQUEST, CAROL KINSLEY and MARK POWELL - Hunterdon County, N.J., farmer Susan Blew and her husband, Ted, spent much . . . .
9/11 Md. & Va., Land O’Lakes back away - Co-op members concerns cause for discontinued merger discussions - Land O’Lakes, Inc., Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Inc., Lone Star Milk Producers, Inc., and Arkansas Dairy Cooperative Association announced . . . .
9/04 Soybean group being revived - By BRUCE HOTCHKISS - Soybean farmers in four states of the Mid-Atlantic are may get their . . . .