WIFE NEWS.

My husband, Murray, and I own two ranches along the New Mexico/Mexico Border.  One ranch is located 30 miles...............

Through the years many an illegal alien has passed through our land.  In recent years, the number of illegals passing ...............

Congress will reconvene after Labor Day.  Legislation that was introduced in March and April still has not been heard by the committees to which the bills...............

As part of the new Farm Bill producers will now be required to carry insurance coverage on crops in order to be eligible.............

Have you heard of “Provider Pals”?  Provider Pals© is a cultural exchange program that links urban..............

Remember those “Hazy, Lazy, Crazy Days of Summer”?  Well, they’re still crazy but hardly........

The House Agriculture Committee has held seven different hearings on proposed revisions to the Commodities Exchange Act (CEA).  The hearings..........

News around the States..........

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Energy and agriculture are inextricably linked, and energy policy decisions by Congress directly impact agriculture nationwide. Farmers must rely heavily on ....................

The Courtyard Marriott in Denver, Colorado, was host to the Spring Board of Directors Meeting June 7-8. An enthusiastic group met to................

It is definitely your loss if you did not make it to Denver!  All the members went home much better............

There are times I just wish I could use duct tape and a 2 x 4. The duct tape so farm families............................

Each year the Agriculture Council of American (ACA) promotes Ag Day as a nationally coordinated program that envisions............

A sea of red was seen in the halls of the hotel in Arlington as well as those in the House and Senate buildings on Capitol Hill in

The Black Hills and balmy weather greeted members as they gathered for the 31st Annual Convention of National Women Involved in Farm Economics....................................

Spring Board of Directors Meeting and "Growing for Fuel" Symposium.................

In October of this year, 2007, 4-H and FFA are mandating Premises Registration for all livestock projects in the state of Colorado.  If the youth......................

Six Executive Committee members attended an Ag Outlook session with the U.S. Agriculture Department.  Here are the reports...............................

USDA Leadership in Sioux Falls, SD and touring Minnesota wind farms.............

Under the theme “Farmers and Ranchers Deserve More than a Band Aid Approach to Agricultural Legislation”, WIFE members from across.................

On June 1, the day before the June Board of Directors meeting was held in Denver, many WIFE members loaded ...............

The United States Army formally announced their plans to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site training area located 140 miles southeast of Colorado Spring’s Fort Carson on Feb. 14, 2007. 

Are Corn Prices Really Too High? An Editorial Comment on Corn Prices and the New Farm Bill..............

January PRICES vs. PARITY

Commodity        Price           Parity

Barley-bu            $  6.16   8.26

Beans-cwt            26.40   60.80

Canola -cwt            21.40   34.30

Corn-bu             4.61       7.56

Cotton-¢/lb          .49         2.06 

Oats-bu              3.68     35.90

Peanuts-lb           .193         .785  

Potatoes-cwt      8.40   18.60

Rice-cwt              ?          28.90  

Sorghum-cwt    5.92     13.50  

Soybeans-b       11.41      18.70

Sugarbeets     ?      117.00            

Sunflower-cwt 23.00   37.70

All wheat-bu     11.87   12.00  

Apples-lb           .326         .718

All beef cattle 90.50  220.00

All hogs-cwt   53.20  126.00

Lambs-cwt            ?         257.00

All milk-cwt   21.70    43.80

(On February 4 in ND

local prices for spring wheat

were $14.15, winter wheat-$13.00

and durum $20.20 per bushel!)