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Doane Daily Cotton Commentary

DTN Grains: Opening | Midday | Closing

Sunbelt Ag News:

DOANE: Cotton Commentary

Closing Livestock: Feeder Cattle Score Triple-Digit Gains on Close 1/5

DTN Fertilizer Outlook 1/5

Outlook 2009: Focus on Ag Markets 1/5

Outlook 2009: The Confidence Game 1/5

Closing Rice: Futures Sharply Lower Despite Slight Recovery at Midday 1/5

Closing Cotton: Cotton Futures Pare Sharp Setback 1/5

Alaron Energy Comment: New Optimistic Mood Greets New Year 1/5

Closing Grain: Late Fund Buying Leads to Mixed Day 1/5

U.S. Stock Market News 1/5

U.S. Economic News 1/5

Midday Grain:  Mixed Start for Corn, Soybeans; Beans Up at Midday 1/5

Midday Livestock: Lean Hog Futures Break at Midday in Face of Discounted Cash 1/5

USDA National Weekly Rice Summary 1/5

Linn Corn Comment: Demand for Corn Still Very Light 1/5

Opening Cotton: Overbought Cotton Futures Skid Sharply 1/5

Opening Grain: Mostly Lower Overnight 1/5

Opening Livestock: Uneven Opening Expected in Lean Hog, Belly Futures 1/5

USDA National Weekly Cotton Review 1/2

USDA National Weekly Grain Review 1/2

Canadian Railways Fined $68 Million 1/2

Loophole in USDA Payment Rule 12/31

Soybean Database Will Help Breeders Engineer Better-Performing Plants 12/31

Texas: High Plains Grain Elevator Workshop Scheduled for February 5 12/31

Georgia: DuPont Acquires Ag Data Management Business to Enhance Information Solutions for Growers

U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey 12/28

Grain news from STAT

Fruit and Vegetables from STAT

More Ag News | Grain Futures Newswire

Sugar, U.S. Nut Markets

Upcoming Events:

(FD: field day; SS: scout schools)

Texas AgriLife Extension Profitability Conference, 1/5/09, 1 p.m., Ochiltree Co. Expo Center, Perryton.

Texas AgriLife Extension Profitability Conference, 1/5/09, 7 p.m., Lipscomb Clubhouse, Lipscomb.

National Cotton Council Cotton Consultant Conference, 1/5, San Antonio, Texas, just before the 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conference.

Beltwide Cotton Conference, 1/5-8, 2009. Marriott Rivercenter/Riverwalk Hotel, San Antonio, Texas; Register.

Texas AgriLife Extension Profitability Conference, 1/6/09, noon, O’Laughlin Center, Spearman.

Southwest Louisiana Rice Forum, 1/6, 8 am, Welsh Community Center, Welsh, Agenda.

Southwest Louisiana Soybean Clinic, 1/6, 12:45 pm, Welsh Community Center, Welsh, Agenda.

Louisiana Evangeline/St. Landry Rice and Soybean Meeting, 1/7, Ville Platte Civic Center, Ville Platte.

Texas Feed Grains Marketing Workshop, 1/7-8, 9 am, Texas AgriLife REC, Amarillo.

Louisiana Acadia Rice Grower Meeting, 1/8, Crowley.

Louisiana 53rd Annual Tri-State Soybean Forum, 1/9, 7:30 am, lunch provide, Thomas Jason Lingo Center, Oak Grove.

Louisiana Vermilion Rice Grower Meeting, 1/9, 7:30 am, American Legion Hall, Kaplan.

2009 UK Winter Wheat Meeting, 1/13, Bowling Green, Ky, Transpark Center.

Texas High Plains Irrigation Conference and Trade Show, 1/14, 8 am, Amarillo Civic Center.

North Carolina County Meetings, 1/15 - 2/23, Various locations and dates.

Mississippi Peanut Growers Association Annual Meeting, 1/16, Forrest County Extension Complex, Hattiesburg.

2009 Ag Expo Forestry Forum, 1/17, Hilton Garden Inn, West Monroe, Louisiana.

South Texas Irrigation Conference and Trade Show, 1/20, 8:30 am, Medina Co. Fair Hall, Hondo.

Northeast Louisiana Crop Forum, 1/21, 8:30 am, Delhi Civic Center.

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation's Annual Winter Commodity Conference, 1/22-23, 12:30 pm, MFBF office, Jackson.

Georgia Ag Forecast Breakfast, 1/26, 7 am, Dalton.

National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference, 1/26-27, 2009, Marksville, La.

Texas AgriLife Extension Profitability Conference, 1/27/09, 10 a.m., Deaf Smith Co. Ext. Center, 903 14th Street, Hereford.

Georgia Ag Forecast Breakfast, 1/27, 7 am, Gainesville Civic Center, Gainesville.

2009 Arkansas Crop Management Conference, 1/27-30, 2009, North Little Rock Wyndham Hotel, Little Rock Arkansas.

Georgia Cotton Conference, 1/28, 2009, 7:30 am, UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center, Registration.

Georgia Ag Forecast Breakfast, 1/28, 7 am, Statesboro.

Farm Day 2009 (in cooperation with Alabama, Florida and Georgia Extension Systems), 1/29, 8 am, Walnut Hill Community Center,Walnut Hill, Florida.

Georgia Ag Forecast Breakfast, 1/29, 7 am, Tifton.

Georgia Ag Forecast Breakfast, 1/30, 7 am, Macon.

Texas High Plains Grain Elevator Workshop, 2/5, 8 am, Ashmore Inn and Suites, Amarillo.

15th Annual Arkansas State University Agribusiness Conference, 2/11, 8 am, ASU Fowler and Convocation Centers, Jonesboro.

Louisiana Agricultural Technology and Management Conference, 2/11-13, SAI Conference Center, Alexandria.

8th Annual Mississippi Farm Toy Show, 2/27-28, MAFES Conference Center, Starkville.

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To list an event, contact Owen Taylor

Kansas:

K-State Ag Profitability Conferences Slated in Six Kansas Locations

MANHATTAN, Kansas (November 18, 2008) -  The current roller coaster economy is making it harder than ever to plan for a profitable future. To help Kansas agricultural producers keep informed of trends, opportunities and challenges, Kansas State University Research and Extension will host Ag Profitability conferences over the next three months.

The conferences will be held in six locations around the state to give farmers and ranchers the option to choose the location most convenient for them. The programs vary somewhat at each location. They will cover such topics as Grain Market Situation and Outlook; Bioenergy Trends and Economic Impact; Cattle Outlook; Land Ownership; 2008 Farm Bill; Crop Insurance Changes, Land Lease Arrangements; Affordability of Technology; Fertilizer Profitability; Labor Efficiency; Managing Risk Using AgManager.Info; Current and Future Factors Affecting Agriculture; and Fertilizer Prices/Breakeven.

 

The dates and locations for each conference are:

oDec. 9, 2008 - Wichita - 4-H Hall, 7001 W. 21st. St.

oDec. 17, 2008 - LaCrosse - City Auditorium, 417 Main St.

oJan. 27, 2009 - Downs -Memorial Hall, 500 Morgan Ave.

oJan. 29, 2009 - Lyons - Rice Co. Extension office, 701 E. Main St.

oFeb. 26, 2009 - Goodland - Specific location to be announced.

oFeb. 27, 2009 - Garden City - K-State SW Research-Extension Center, 4500 E. Mary St.

More detailed information about registration and the topics to be covered at each location is available on the Web at http://www.agmanager.info/events/ or by calling 785-532-1504.