More climate change research funding for WSU
Washington Ag Today July 26, 2007 Washington State University, the University of Idaho and the Agriculture Research Service have been awarded 4.6 million dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study nitrogen and water availability in Palouse wheat fields. The aim of the five year grant is to ultimately help farmers better manage nitrogen fertilizer applications on their croplands and reduce one of Earth’s top four greenhouse gases, nitrous oxide. Project director David Brown of WSU, says agriculture is primarily responsible for human-induced nitrous oxide emissions into the atmosphere. The research will be conducted at WSU’s Cook Agronomy Farm outside Pullman with further testing at eight additional farms in the Palouse region. Now the report from Stockland Livestock. This is Jack McQuiness with Stockland Livestock at Davenport. A light run of cattle, under 200 head, but a strong sale for the cows and bulls and compared to sales in our area we are happy with how things turned out. The best of the cows in the low 70’s. Most of the cow trade in the high 60s. Bulls topped at 93.50 for a big 22-hundred pound bull so we will call that market steady. Feeder cattle in short supply but plenty of demand for light calves. Some of these 500 pound calves up to $1.50 here yesterday on the steer end and ten to 12 back on heifers of the same weight. Don’t forget the horse sale this Saturday the 30th. Thanks for listening. Stockland Livestock in Davenport. Thanks Jack. I’m Bob Hoff and that’s Washington Ag Today on Northwest Ag Info Net. ? ?
