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Offers a look at where several states' corn check-off programs and the money they generate are headed. Texas food corn for Mexican tortillas; Iowa ethanol promotion; Illinois overseas market development; Checkoff participation in Illinois and Iowa; South Dakota ethanol-blended gasoline. INSET: Funding the National Corn Growers Association.;Targeting the....

Compares cost-effectiveness of purchasing cows rather than heifers. INSET: How much can you pay for a cow?.

Examines the benefits of triticale in pastureland, which supports 30 to 40 percent more beef per acre than wheat pasture. Length of grazing; Drought tolerance; Growing tips for triticale used in spring grazing; Protein and energy content; Using triticale with O/92 provisions.

Profiles Earl Smith, a Texas farmer who is using puts and calls to market his small corn crop. Marketing start at planting time; Steps in marketing strategy; Personal computer and spreadsheet program.

Discusses the benefits of options as a risk-management strategy for cattle producers. Reasonable profits and limited losses; How a marketing strategy works; Costs of price protection; Futures hedging and call options.

Looks at the plans of many wheat farmers, including Brent Hunt of Oklahoma, to make money on their crops by baling it as hay or grazing out stocker cattle, rather than producing grain. 0192 deficiency payments program; Crop options for 1991.

Discusses new technological news of interest to farmers including: A new closed mini-bulk handling system for Dyfonate II soil insecticide, and the discovery of the first case of insect resistance to the microbial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.).

Discusses the pros and cons of using wet distillers' grain as a chief protein source for cattle. Why stillage is more economical; Links to the ethanol industry, which has an uncertain future.

Describes the potato growing and marketing operation run by Frank Barrett and Wes Fisher out of West Texas and eastern New Mexico, with a six-week marketing window in July and August. Markets; Use of brokers; New potato marketing order.