Farmscape for November 23, 2009 (Episode 3358) Maple Leaf Foods reports producers who supply hogs to its Brandon pork processing plant have responded favorably to it new animal handling policy schedule. In response to growing consumer awareness of animal welfare

AMES -- Fifty-one Iowans have earned state 4-H project awards, the highest achievement 4-H'ers can receive in project work, according to an ISU Extension news release.

EMMETSBURG -- The late harvest and a cold wind didn't stop several hundred farmers from attending Poet's Project Liberty Field Day here recently.

The prolonged moist conditions during the delayed corn harvest are conducive for molds to develop on grain in the field.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) recently announced it has tentatively accepted 154 bids in the fourth herd retirement it has conducted in the past 12 months.

AMES -- Twenty-two 4-H'ers have been selected to represent Iowa as delegates for the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Nov. 27-Dec. 1.

It seems like too few people pay much attention to often-heard comments: "Life is short," "you only live once" and "you can't take it with you."

Myron Bruhn, who farms near Cylinder in Northwest Iowa, is one of 14 area farmers who have been harvesting cobs for Poet this year using pre-commercial equipment.

In the nature of "going green," the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 supports the effort with federal tax credits for energy efficiency for individual homes.

GOLDFIELD -- Wagon by wagon, semi by semi, Midwestern co-ops and grain elevators are learning how to operate alongside grain users in the ethanol era.

Grain is filling bins across the country this fall, but farmers wonder what yields will be next year.

INWOOD -- Mike Ver Steeg says when he was growing up, he noticed his father, Gene, had more to do that just farm and raise pigs.

MONTICELLO --- The Castle Grove Country Club in Monticello may not be a place most farmers want to visit when they hear the name.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The 2009 FSA county committee elections have begun.

The H1N1 flu virus was found in an Indiana commercial swine herd, the USDA confirmed Monday, making it the first such discovery in the United States.

ANKENY -- The Iowa State Dairy Association (ISDA) is responding to "misleading" reports of dairy farmers killing cows to reduce the milk supply.

Iowa FFA members were active in all aspects of the 82nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Oct. 21-24. More than 53,000 FFA members, advisors and guests from across the country attended the event, according to a news release.

NASHVILLE -- Iowa Farmer Today Publisher Steve DeWitt has won the Outstanding Cooperation Award from the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE).

The USDA announced more than $19 million in grants have been awarded to universities across the country, including to Iowa State University, to solve critical organic agriculture issues through the integration of research, education and extension projects.

AMES -- Iowa State University seeks ideas and proposals for a unique program pairing farmers with Iowa State University researchers to work on topics related to conservation and sustainability.