Ammonia preserves wet corn. fungi killed in trials
Agriculture researchers report ammonia treatment can stop mold and yeast growth in picker-shelled wet corn, with 2 percent ammoniation killing fungi within an hour and 0.5 percent effective but slower. Field tests at Peoria will assess storage quality and safety, including handling concerns and pollution risks.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture Research Service Laboratory
Peoria
Ill
U.S
Rodney J. Bethast
Earl B. Lancaster
Peoria Laboratory
New Director Named For Ada SCS Office
Jim McCampbell 35 named director of the Ada Soil Conservation Service office succeeding retired Kenneth Yoakum. He comes from Holdenville after six and a half years as district conservationist with prior training roles in Walters and Sayre. McCampbell, Erie native, earned a BS in agriculture education from Oklahoma State University. He and his wife Barbara have one daughter and attend the Methodist Church while he builds a home in Ada.
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Jim McCampbell
Soil Conservation Service Office
Kenneth Yoakum
Ada
Holdenville
McCampbell
Walters
Sayre
Erie
Cameron Junior College
Oklahoma State University
Barbara
Sheri
Methodist Church
Vegetable crop outlook and dairy fat study report
Agriculture Department estimates show summer vegetable production 4 percent lower than last year with declines in cantaloupe and a slight dip in overall tomato and carrot yields. Processed vegetables may rise. freezing crops expect gains, while wholesale prices likely hold firm. Milk and meat fats shift aims discussed by Dairy Science Association to balance saturated and unsaturated fats for healthier production.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Shorfi
American Dairy Science Association
Agriculture to release first 1972 corn yield estimate
The Agriculture Department will issue its initial field based estimate of 1972 corn production this month in a crop production report dated August 10. It reflects yield appraisals as of August 1 and aims to guide farmers and planners on feed availability and potential price directions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Hog prices set record as livestock gains lift farm income
Washington farmers received record pricing with beef cattle averaging a new high of 24.60 per 100 pounds and hogs at 27.60 per 100 pounds, while the July price index rose 13 percent from a year earlier. Domestic costs edged up 1 percent, and net farm income is projected at a record 18 billion dollars for the year, aided by higher livestock prices and government payments. Wheat exports this year may reach BW million bushels, the strongest since 1965-66, with carryover projections around 812 million. Exports through June 30 totaled 632 million bushels, above expectations but below last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Dry weather hurts Oklahoma crops in parts of the state
Oklahoma crops faced stress from dry hot conditions last week, though overall conditions remain mostly good. Cotton development outpaced last year while other crops held steady. soil moisture declined sharply with 81 percent surface and 70 percent subsoil moisture short. Some small grains stubble fields could not be plowed.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Oklahoma benefit from 750 million grain sale to Russia
Oklahoma officials say a three year U S grain sale to the Soviet Union worth 750 million will boost feed grain and wheat farmers nationwide. The deal allows the USSR to buy wheat corn barley grain sorghum and oats through private traders with CCC credit terms not exceeding 500 million. Domestic officials emphasize the agreement expands export opportunities while aiding the U S balance of payments and agricultural incomes.
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U.S
Russia
Harold V. Hunter
Oklahoma
ASCS
Hunter
Jack Myers
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Soviet Union
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Richard M. Nixon
Earl L. Butz
USDA
Ussr
Myers
Butz
Farmland value rises across regions, led by Georgia
ERS reports farm real estate values rose 8 percent to 217 per acre for the year ending March 1 1972 with Georgia up 72 percent the highest gain. Gains were strongest in the Northeast Southeast and Delta while Northern Plains and Pacific showed slower growth. Hawaii and Alaska excluded from data and insect surveys to check over three million acres this summer.
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Economic Research Service
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