Solar irrigation systems unlikely to pay off soon
Agricultural engineers at Oklahoma State University doubt solar powered irrigation will be practical soon due to high installed costs and ongoing energy expenses. Jay Porterfield notes $10 000 to $30 000 per acre foot, versus $8 to $12 install and $10 to $29 pumping costs for conventional systems, making solar unattractive despite potential energy free output. Dudley Barefoot cites multimillion dollar systems for small plots and high power needs, especially with sprinkler applications.
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Oklahoma State University
Jay Porterfield
Dudley Barefoot
Southwest
Porterfield
Barefoot
Panhandle
Bly
Government eyed return of grading fees for cotton and tobacco
Congress is urged by the General Accounting Office to reimpose fees for USDA grading of cotton and tobacco, a service now provided free for 40 years. The change could raise about 11.2 million annually, with costs per bale and per 100 pounds laid out, while dairy and other crops show mixed price trends and rising ice cream costs.
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Washington
Federal Treasury
Agriculture Department
General Accounting Office
USDA
GAO
Department
Congress
Soil Conservation Service
Census Bureau
Texas
U.S
Commodity Credit Corporation
Outlook for U S farmers brighter at GPW meeting
Michael L. Hall of Great Plains Wheat predicts a bright long term demand for American grain as global wheat trade rebounds. He cites expected smaller Argentine and Canadian crops, a record U S wheat supply, and rising imports from China Mexico and North Africa alongside a Soviet Union purchase deal.
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Wichita, Kan
Great Plains Wheat, Inc
U. S
Michael L. Hall
Foreign Market Development Organization
Hall
Argentina
Canada
United States
GPW
Wyoming
Minnesota
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Dale E. Hathaway
U.S
Hathaway
Usda Commodity Credit Corporation
China
Ussr
Sen
Bob Dole
Drought prompts possible shift to conservation tillage practices
Surveys of about 3,000 Midwestern corn and soybean farmers hint drought may push more minimum tillage. The Monsanto funded study presented in Richmond shows one third altered tillage in three years, with cost cuts and erosion concerns driving decisions.
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Washington
Monsanto
Richmond
Soil Conservation Society of America
O.N. Andrews Jr
L.L. Evetts
Andrews and Evetts
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Congressional Agriculture Committees
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