WIFE NEWS.

NO NONSENSE should be the theme for this year’s Spring BOD meeting in Denver on June 6-8.

One element of change is risk.  Put simply, change is risky.  To do something can put you at............

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............

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

There are suggestions that the acres under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) be released without...............................

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

North Dakota’s former Governor Ed Schafer officially became the nation’s 29th Secretary of Agriculture when the.....................

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

FARM BILL is the name of the newest board game in D.C.   It is a challenging adventure where one tries.....................

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

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The International Sweetener Symposium began on August 6 in Napa Valley, California, and the 2007 Farm Bill was under examination...............................

Former Governor Ed Shafer of North Dakota was named as the new Secretary of Agriculture on January 28. He was confirmed earlier in the day so he ..........................

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

Autumn is an exciting time of year with the anticipation of a great fall harvest, the seeding of fall crops in hope of a great harvest next year, the beautiful fall colors and the excitement of the national.............................

Before the August recess, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007.  The House version now moves to the Senate, starting in..................

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. 

A recent study conducted by IRS economists of Schedule F tax returns between 1998 and 2004 found farm tax returns declaring a loss outnumbered those.................

The House and Senate Agriculture Committees and sub-committees continue to hold hearings on the 2007 Farm Bill......................... 

Let's see what happenned at the Legislative Conference in Washington, DC......................

Special Tribute to WIFEline editor.............

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

How does WIFE stand on Farm Bill, Disaster Aid, Trade and our Educational efforts...................

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!)