Nitrate concern not justified by new ARS report
The Agricultural Research Service released a report arguing public worry about nitrates in food and environment is unfounded. It states no widespread nitrate uptrends in soil, water, or feeds and notes nitrogen shortfalls in cropland prompt higher fertilizer use. Further investigation is urged.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
The
Agricultural Research Service
Frank G. Viets Jr
ARS
Richard H. Hageman
Agronomy
University of Illinois
Meat import quotas expected the same
Washington reports evidence that the Nixon administration will keep 1972 meat import quotas near the same levels as voluntary restraint of the past two years. Officials note the 1971 quota of about 1.16 billion pounds is likely to be matched, with negotiations ongoing with Australia and New Zealand, major suppliers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Australia
New Zealand
Department
U. S
Simul
Nixon
American National Cattlemen’s Association
USDA
United States
Former Ada Attorney Commended in Washington DC
Robert H. Macy a former Ada attorney and Assistant Oklahoma Attorney General now serves as Assistant to the Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration. He has been commended by Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird for his work on the Presidents Inter Agency Economic Adjustment Committee.
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Washington, D.C
Robert H. Macy
Ada
Oklahoma
Farmers Home Administration
Defense
Melvin Laird
Inter-Agency
Vicuna on brink of extinction in Andean plains
Lima Peru AP vicuna the silk of Andean wool faces extinction as poachers kill animals and poison water holes. Only about 15 000 survive across Peru Bolivia Argentina and Chile. A UN FAO expert cites potential development via a vicuna based industry under wildlife management with bans on sales and calls for parks and technical studies.
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Lima
Peru
Andean
Planteau
Altiplano
Kenton R. Miller
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Miller
Vicuna Conservation
Bolivia
Argentina
Chile
Gerard Budowski
International Union For the Conservation of Nature and Its Resources
Morges
Switzerland
Oklahoma Legislature Enters Short Finish-It-Up Session
Oklahoma lawmakers aim to end the first week of a finish-it-up-and-go-home session with brief sessions before noon. The House meets at 10 a.m. and the Senate at 11. A joint session heard a lean gubernatorial program, with token committee actions.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
House
Senate
Prediction: one million farms defunct by 1980
The Agriculture Department predicted a million farms would disappear by 1980, about a third of current producers. Yet farmers are pessimistic only grimly, since 1971 yielded record crops, especially corn, wheat, and soybeans, despite low prices and high costs. Exports reached $7.8 billion, with strong overseas sales to the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Nixon
Earl L. Butz
Clifford M. Hardin
Soviet Union
USDA
FDA weighs ban on hexachlorophene in hygiene sprays
The FDA proposes banning hexachlorophene HCP in feminine hygiene sprays amid safety questions. If adopted, cosmetics would be banned or restricted, skin cleansers over .75 percent would require prescription status, and premarket testing would be required. The action follows concerns from studies on blood exposure in newborns burn patients and brain lesions in animals.
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Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
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