Soviet cotton success reshapes world trade by 1980
A U.S. Agriculture Department report says the USSR will near 15 million bales of cotton by 1980 up from 12.1 million in 1976 and may export more to compete with U.S. cotton. It notes Soviet mills exceed U.S. consumption since 1969 70, making the USSR a top producer for five of eight recent years.
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
Ussr
Agriculture Department
United States
Food and Drug Administration
Robert Angelotti
FDA
Bureau of Foods
National Broiler Council
Angelotti
USDA
Food Safety and Quality Service
Meat and Poultry Inspec
New laws to shield wheat growers in Oklahoma
Oklahoma wheat farmers exposed to a 635000 grain scandal tied to north Texas elevator operator Robert Johnson will gain protection. State Agriculture Commissioner Jon R. Ford says amendments to the Warehouse Act raise standards for elevator buying and selling and align state rules with federal regulation to deter future abuses.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
North Texas
Robert Johnson
Wichita Falls
Jon R. Ford
Ford
Boren
Johnson
Wilson
Geronimo
Cookietown
Granfield
Robert Powell
Agriculture Department
State Department of Agriculture
Powell
Beef referendum nears end as funding plan sails onward
A nationwide referendum runs through July 15 to fund a beef promotion and research program. If two thirds vote yes, a $30 to $40 million annual fund would be managed by a 68 member Beef Board and used for nutrition research, consumer education, product development, and market info.
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Washington
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Agriculture Department
C. J. Barron Jr
Barron
Spur
Tex
Congress
USDA
FFA
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Beef Development Task Force
Bob Carter
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