Mobile radar system to monitor Great Plains weather
A new mobile radar unit will assist Bureau of Reclamation scientists in cloud seeding research under Project Skywater. The $315,086 contract to Enterprise Electronics covers assembly, with a $241,040 option for a second unit. The system, housed in a 46 foot trailer, will first be stationed near Miles City Montana to study cloud physics and precipitation enhancement.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Commissioner of Reclamation
Gilbert G. Stamm
Enterprise Electronics Corporation of Enterprise
Ala
Stamm
C. N. Braswell
Enterprise
Bureau
Atmospheric Water Resources Management Program
Project Skywater
Weather Today
Scien
Tists
Project
Skywater
High Plains
Plains States
Miles City
Mont
Comm
Staram
Big Spring
Tex
Colby
Kan
Colorado River Basin
Goodwin challenges 350000 loan cap for beef producers
Joan Goodwin argues the 350000 guaranteed loan limit harms beef cattle markets. She cites expert findings that large scale feeders are more efficient and warns the cap will reduce credit for big operations, raising prices for consumers and endangering the overall cattle industry.
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Commissioner of Agriculture
John W. Croadwin
Warl Butz
Butz
Indiana
Plains
Goodwin
Oklahoma fair adds Yucatan exhibit to 1974 show
Oklahoma State Fair will host an international exhibit from Yucatan Mexico with Mayan artifacts and handicrafts. Alejandro Arellano M in charge of International Projects confirms Mexico’s participation. Tlaxcala will also display. A ballet troupe and traditional dresses from Yucatan will be shown. Dates listed as Sept 20 20 in Oklahoma City.
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Yucatan
Mexico
Alejandro Arellano M
Mexican Institute of Foreign Trade
Yucatan Peninsula
Sandy Saunders
Directoy
Tlaxcala
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
State department helps consumers
State department helps consumers Are you short.on money, mar bles, chalk, aspirin tablets or the number of sheets in a roll of toilet paper? If you are, the state Depart ment of Agriculture's Bureau of Weights and Measures is the proper agency to call. Representatives from the au tospace, petroleum, agriculture and electronic industries as well, as state agencies drafted pre liminary regulations recently for lcensing qualified metrolo gical laboratories-capable of meeting National Bureau of Standards qualifications for cer tifying measuring instruments used by public and private in ustry, business and indivi duals
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State Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Weights and Measures
Autospace
Petroleum, Agriculture and Electronic
National Bureau of Standards
Cattlemen confront shifting market pressures
Washington reports depict cattle producers facing rising costs, drought impact, and price gaps between farm livestock prices and consumer meat costs. The piece notes public disconnect between farm realities and urban shoppers, urging recognition of how breeding, feeding, and middlemen shape the dinner table.
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Kansas
U.S
Officials plan revision for grain yields
Agri culture Department analysts will delay a day in July to issue new 1974 harvest projections for corn and spring planted crops. The July 11 report will instead appear July 12 with supply and demand outlooks. Wheat estimates are in the July 11 release. Wind erosion in the Great Plains more than doubled, with 3,756,444 acres damaged by May 31. Texas led with 2,053,745 acres damaged, followed by Montana, Nebraska, and others across 20 states.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
USDA
Great Plains
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Plains
Texas
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Livestock firm charged with conflicts at Oklahoma City
The U S Department of Agriculture charged W H May Live stock Commission Co of Oklahoma City with violating conflict of interest and record keeping laws. The firm allegedly failed to maintain an arm's length relationship between buying and selling and kept insufficient records. The complaint also cites purchases for its own speculative account and a salesman buying for his own account.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma City
W. H
May Livestock Commission Co
Oklahoma National Stockyards
USDA
I May
Gerald Parkhurst
Farm income surges revise 1973 results and 1974 outlook
A USDA special report raises 1973 net farm income to 32.2 billion, nearly double 1972, due to higher sales and new calculation methods. Marketing receipts and farm expenses are revised, with forecasts for 1974 net income between 24.2 and 26.2 billion on the adjusted scale.
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USDA
Department
Poultry Producers Face Market Worries Amid Strong Supplies
Oklahoma officials report ample poultry and egg supplies for coming months based on the Poultry Report. May egg production reached 40 million, up from April, with higher output per hen offsetting fewer layers. Egg-type chick hatches rose 37 percent, and January-May output shows a strong year-to-date rise. Large frozen poultry stocks exceed 98 million pounds, up 4 percent from April and near double last year’s levels, signaling abundant storage.
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Broiler
State Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Cattlemen Meet Friday at Pontotoc County Center
The Pontotoc County Cattlemen Association sponsors a Friday night meeting at the OSU Extension Center. Dr. Don Gill of OSU and Dr. Don Williams of Hitch Feedlot Guymon will speak on marketing and feeding cattle, future markets, stocker operations, feedlot costs, and general feedlot management. The session starts at 8 p.m. All cattlemen urged to attend. Bob Lawson presiding.
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Pontotoc County Cattleman’s Association
Don Gill
OSU
Don Williams
Hitch Feedlot
Bob Lawson
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Okla
Terry Michael Kolenovsky
Houston
Henrette
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