Minnesota to study brucellosis tests in cattle program
University of Minnesota will conduct a 14 month study on diagnosing low level brucellosis in cattle under a cooperative agreement with the Department of Agriculture. The project will be funded with $20,000 from the Agricultural Research Service to evaluate immunity tests across multiple herds and regions. Abortions and reduced milk production from brucellosis cost dairy farmers and taxpayers about $123 million annually.
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Washington
University of Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
Department
Agricultural Research Service
Donald W. Johnson
University’s
College of Veterinary Medicine
US farm numbers fall 1 percent 1976 to 1977
USDA estimates show 2.71 million farms in 1977 with a preliminary 2.68 million for 1978. Total land in farms declined from 1.078 billion acres in 1976 to 1.075 billion in 1977, and to 1.072 billion in 1978. The farm count and acreage trends suggest continued declines ahead.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Statistics Book and 1978 market outlook
The Agriculture Department released its annual Agricultural Statistics Book a 623 page volume with data on apple production farm imports and stockpiles. It notes 1978 federally supervised marketing quotas for extra long staple cotton approved by 89.8 percent of voters and projects pork imports and meat price trends with rising consumer prices in 1978.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Zaire
U.S
Washington, D.C
Pork and beef prices seen shifting through year end
Forecasts show retail pork prices averaging up about 5 percent year over year with June data suggesting gains but year end declines may bring total-year changes to a 2 to 3 percent drop. Beef demand and slaughter mix, plus hamburger consumption, shape prices and meat mix while disposable income influences home beef spending.
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USDA
NCA
Park
Ball
Holdenville Hosts Peanut Election
Southwest peanut growers will meet in Holdenville Oklahoma on January 26 at 7 p.m. in Moss High School Auditorium to elect a grower member and alternate to the Peanut Administrative Committee. Jessie Leach of Holdenville and Roy Gentry of Shawnee currently serve terms ending April 30 1978. Floyd King Oklahoma Peanut Growers Association president will present updates on cultural practices and pest control while William Yarbrough from Atlanta will explain the Peanut Marketing Agreement and conduct nominations.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Holdenville
Okla
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Moss High School
Oklahoma City
William Knope
Agricultural Marketing Service
Area Association
Secretary of Agriculture
Jessie Leach
Roy Gentry
Shawnee
Land Values Rise Faster Than Taxes in 1976 Report
The Agriculture Department reports farm real estate taxes rose modestly slower than overall property taxes in 1976, while land values climbed faster. State and local taxes totaled over $57 billion, with farm real estate taxes about $3.1 billion. Per-acre farm tax averaged $3.17 in 1976, up from $2.92 in 1975, and taxes equaled 74 cents per $100 of land value.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
Milk to drop second free half pint for needy students
The Agriculture Department will stop providing a second free half pint of milk with school meals starting next month to align with new child nutrition laws. About 10.3 million of the 26.7 million lunch eaters on free meals will lose the extra milk, with free milk remaining for those not on free meals.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Carol Tucker Foreman
Congress
Renewal of Agreement On Meat Imports Expected
Australia and about a dozen major meat producers are expected to sign voluntary restraint deals to curb low grade beef exports to the United States this year. The Agriculture Department said 1978 agreements face no major problems, with quotas adjusted annually under the 1964 law and a trigger point slightly above 1.3 billion pounds. Australia was the largest supplier last year, providing about 596.2 million pounds of quota type meat.
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Washington
Australia
United States
Agriculture Department
Canada
Iceland
North Ireland
U.S
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Bergland
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Arizona
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V. Eldo Ball
Glenn Grimes
University of Missouri
Farmers Union
Ai Greves
Southwest
National Cattlemen’s Association
Central
Partiy
Northwest
Loi
Ms. Foreman
Food and Nutrition Service
Hay Holdings
Wisconsin
Crop Reporting Board
Rockies
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