Vegetable Growers Schedule Fall Field Day
The last of the produce has been picked and stored, and what’s left has been put in the compost pile.

Corn/Soy EXPO: Mark Calendar
It’s time to mark the 2010 calendar for Corn/Soy EXPO at the Kalahari Resort and Conference Center in Wisconsin.

Acres U.S.A Conference Dec. 1-2 in St. Paul
The 2009 Acres U.S.A. Conference and Trade Show will be Dec. 3-5, at the Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel in St. Paul, Minn.

CCA Pre-Test Training Dec. 15-16
CCA (Certified Crop Advisor) Pre-Test Training - sponsored by UW and the Wisconsin Crop Production Association - will be offered at the Madison Crowne Plaza Dec. 15-16.

DCP, ACRE: Enrollment Figures Reported
U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announces approximately 255 million base acres on about 1.7 million farms were enrolled in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program.

Forages Remove High Amounts of K
If you’re a forage producer (i.e. alfalfa and/or corn silage), you need to be constantly aware of your potassium (K) levels, says Lee Milligan, St. Croix County ag agent.

Ethanol Co-product Becomes New Flour
Researchers at South Dakota State University have begun turning dried distillers grains (DDGS), a co-product of ethanol production, into a protein and fiber-rich flour.

Higher Ethanol Blends Increase Engine Efficiency
A recent University of Nebraska study has shown that higher ethanol blends can increase engine efficiency.

Farmers, Hemp Industry Leaders Arrested Last Week
Earlier this month, North Dakota farmer Wayne Hauge, Vermont farmer Will Allen, and fed-up entrepreneurs in hemp products turned to public civil disobedience with the planting of industrial hemp seed at Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) headquarters in Arlington, Va to protest the ban on hemp farming in the U.S.

USGC Bullish on Grains Exports
U.S. Grains Council Special Assistant for Planning, Evaluation and Projects Erick Erickson says the outlook for U.S. coarse grains exports this marketing year looks “cheerful.”

Potato Growers Respond to ‘Risky’ Foods List
The recent announcement by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) naming potatoes to the list of the “Top 10 Riskiest Foods Regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration” requires some important clarification so as not to raise unnecessary alarm or confusion among consumers, maintains the U.S. Potato Board.

Design Virtual Wheat Product, Troops Benefit
In the name of nutrition education, the Wheat Foods Council's new online program, How Wheat Works, enables people of all ages to create their own wheat product, advancing wheat kernels from the wheat field all the way through to the store shelf, in a virtual world.