Contents

FEATURES: 
Research gets down to the genes
Paving the way for improved animal health
and productivity
By Jan Suszkiw

The return of fencerow-to-fencerow?
Higher commodity prices impact set-aside
programs and biotech acceptance
By Nancy Jorgensen

Get the right tread
Aching back? It might be your shoes
By James D. Ritchie

Ultra-Lyx
A solid choice for cows

A modest proposal for old farmers
By Blake Hurst

COLUMNS:
Country Corner 
The uncrowned hero of the fields
Farmers return to an unheralded
struggle every year
By Steve Fairchild

Crops
Fertilize wisely; it's critically important
By Dr. Paul Tracy

Viewpoint
Assaults on agriculture continue
Join a producer group and answer the critics
By Don Copenhaver

DEPARTMENTS:
UPfront
• Porcine protectors
• Get to know COOL
• Digital switch on the way
• Delving into donkeys
• Today's Farmer at 100

Markets 
Financial bears scratch corn By Dr. Robert Wisner

Tight stocks and hungry Chinese pigs keep beans on edge By Dr. Robert Wisner

Wheat stocks rebound By Dr. Robert Wisner

Beef trails inflation By Glenn Grimes

Humor

Chili Recipes