Deadly duck disease threatens waterfowl
Fall migration brings risk of duck plague or duck virus enteritis, which killed an estimated 43,000 wild ducks and geese last winter at Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge in South Dakota. The disease, not humanly harmful, spreads via mobile flocks. control relies on surveillance and management, with a two-part plan including preventive actions and rapid response by regional coordinators.
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Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
Lakes Andes National Wildlife Refuge
South Dakota
Europe
Netherlands
United States
Lake Andes
North America
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife
Eastern Fish Disease Laboratory
Leetown
West Vir
Trucker Langdon Endures Slowdown From Energy Policy
In East Brunswick Nut [AP] Wayne Langdon, a petroleum hauler and father of four, says the 53 mph speed limit hurts his income and keeps him away from home longer. He faces longer trips, six to eight hour rest rules, and fuel refueling gaps that force hedging between stops. His trucks, under contract to an oil firm, aim for higher mileage to boost profits despite higher fuel use.
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East Brunswick
Nut
Wayne Langdon
America
Langdon
Wayne
Iidenight
Margaret
Here
Winston-Salem
N.C
Fertilizer dealers discuss shortages in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City report shows industry experts warning of severe fertilizer shortages. Over 23 conference participants received guidelines to apply fertilizer year round when possible, test soils, use any transportation, and buy ahead for long term needs. Nitrogen phosphates urea and rail cars are in short supply, with ammonia and phosphate inventories at record lows since 1967. Phosphate rock supply is depleted and only a light nitrogen supply is expected.
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Oklahoma City — State
Oklahoma Plant Food Educational Society
Hershel Morgan
Agriculture Department
Morgan
Are you surprised a man eats more
Government chartmakers show weekly food costs by household type across plans from low to liberal. The男 elderly and four person families reveal men eat more, with male weekly food costs slightly higher than females across age groups. Officials say the discrepancy stems from men’s higher consumption.
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Washington
Agricultural Research Service
United States
Wheat Growers Plan Meeting in Enid Convention
Oklahoma wheat growers gather for a two day annual convention at the Holiday Inn in Enid with speakers on state national and international topics. Guests include Gene Moos from NACs and ASCS official Glenn Weir. Larry Derryberry and Herb Kamber will speak at sessions with awards announced.
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Enid
Gene Moos
National Association of Wheat Grower's
London
England
Glenn Weir
ASCS
Washington
Joe Halow
Great Plains Wheat, Inc
Oklahoma
Larry Derryberry
Herb Kamber
Tulsa World
Wheat Organization
OSU
My. Wheat
Pontotoc County Soil Survey Now Available
The Soil Conservation Service announces the Pontotoc County soil survey is public and will be discussed at a 1:30 p.m. meeting at the Chamber of Commerce building. About 200 fresh copies are available to farmers ranchers builders and land buyers who seek soil type details.
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Pontotoc County Soil Survey
The
Soil Conservation Service
Pontotoc County
Chamber of Commerce
Dwain Phillips
Christmas Comet Kahoutek Hints At Spectacular Sky Show
Ada residents will glimpse Comet Kahoutek in early morning skies as it nears the sun with a faint pinprick of light seen with binoculars. By mid January it may outshine Venus and span a significant sky arc, possibly even visible in daylight for several days. public lectures and telescope demos are planned, with an orientation talk 7 30 p m Wednesday in Horace Mann Building Room 139.
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Cathy Hobbs
Kahoutek
Venus
Don Kellogg
East Central
Horace Mann
Lukos
Space
Skylab
Kohoutek
Marine 10
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Matthew McClarty
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Weir
Okelahomans
Enrgy
Adans
Hamburg
West Germany
Jerusalem
William the Conqueror
Calixtus
Halley
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Koauutelk
Kehoutek
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbell
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