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arnews[0]="Building on 75 years in business "; arnews[0] += "For Tim Greene, VP of sales and marketing at Burrus, it’s the Burrus philosophy of the past 75 years that will allow them to continue for another 75. As their mission statement says, we strive to provide quality seed, consistent performance and exceptional value, to ensure your ongoing success. AUDIO: Tim Greene, Burrus (5:00 MP3)"; arnews[0] += " "; arnews[1]="Iowa FB debates eliminating farm payments "; arnews[1] += "At the Iowa Farm Bureau’s summer policy conference in Des Moines, county delegates are debating whether traditional farm program payments should be eliminated in favor of stronger safety net programs. On Thursday, a resolution to end all farm program payments and invest the savings in a purely privatized crop-insurance program failed by just one vote. [...]"; arnews[1] += " "; arnews[2]="Ohio ag chief clarifies position "; arnews[2] += "Ohio agriculture department director Robert Boggs is clarifying his position on the animal welfare agreement brokered by Ohio ag interests and The Humane Society of the United States. Boggs was quoted last week as saying he considered the agreement “non-binding” on the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board. But in a statement released this week, Boggs [...]"; arnews[2] += " "; arnews[3]="Lack of Columbia FTA hurting U.S. farmers "; arnews[3] += "The lack of progress on the U.S.-Columbia Free Trade Agreement is having a devastating impact on U.S. corn, soybean and wheat exports to that South American country. That’s the word from U.S. Grains Council Latin American director Kurt Schultz. Schultz was in Columbia last week and he says the Columbians are gradually switching their corn [...]"; arnews[3] += " "; arnews[4]="Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 3, 2010 "; arnews[4] += "September corn closed at $4.49 and 3/4, up 16 and 3/4 cents September soybeans closed at $10.29 and 3/4, up 22 and 1/4 cents September soybean meal closed at $308.20, up $6.00 September soybean oil closed at 40.32, up 66 points September wheat closed at $7.08 and 1/4, up 27 and 1/2 cents October live [...]"; arnews[4] += " "; totcount = 5; if (rnd) { for (x=0;x<=100;x++) { y=Math.round(Math.random()*totcount-0.5); z=x%totcount; tval=arnews[y]; arnews[y] = arnews[z]; arnews[z] = tval; } } for (x=0;x<=(totcount-1);x++) { document.write(arnews[x]); if (x != (totcount-1) ) document.write(" "); } document.write(" |