Bumper grain yield seen corn crop third largest
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department’s supply and demand outlook expects higher prices for wheat corn and soybeans if 1978 production holds and demand remains strong. 1978 corn at 6.15 billion bushels and wheat at 1.8 billion are down from 1977 with prices projected for 1978 79 season.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
World Food and Agricultural Outlook and Situation Board
USDA
No Big Grain Shortage Forecast
Washington analysts say harvest prospects in major grain areas including the Soviet Union and China reduce chances of a significant drop in world grain stocks next year. The Agriculture Department predicts 1978-79 wheat and coarse grain supplies will meet or exceed requirements, with reserves rising to about 185.2 million tons.
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Washington
Soviet Union
China
Agriculture Department
United States
U.S
Study Finds Surplus Prime Farmland Could Boost Crops
A Agriculture Department study shows 78 million acres have high cropland potential yet 15 million have no major barriers. Between 1967 and 1975 about 4.5 million acres shifted from crops to urban uses. Regional gains could lift corn, soybeans, and wheat output significantly while price supports influence current idle land programs.
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U.S
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Carter Administration
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department’s Economics, Statistics and Cooperatives Service
Soil Conservation Service
Corn Belt
Southeast
Corn
Oklahoma to host export trade seminar on Aug 9
Oklahoma plans an agricultural export trade seminar August 9 at Lincoln Plaza Inn to boost wheat and other crops exports. State officials say growth depends on developing new markets and helping farmers, agricultural groups, and bankers understand export potential and challenges.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Lincoln Plaza Inn
Bob Daugherty
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma Industrial Development Department
United States
National Farm Labor Pool Stabilizes After Downward Trend
The Agriculture Department reports the 1976 hired farm workforce in the United States at about 2.8 million, with little change since 1971. The pool remains predominantly young, white and male, with most living off farms and a southern regional majority.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Census
Department
Economics, Statistics and Cooperatives Service
South
Farm labor costs and migrant workers in the 1970s
The report shows 1976 hired farm labor averaged $1,652 per worker or $19.25 per day for 86 farm days, while year round workers earned $6,392 annually at $20.95 a day for about 305 days. Migrant workers totaled 213,000, about 8 percent of the workforce, with 60 percent under 25, 72 percent male, averaging 82 farm days and $1,807. Farmland values rose, with a typical farm price index projecting a 6–10 percent rise for the year, as land prices climbed since 1972 and total farm real estate reached $524 billion nationally.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Larry A. Walker
Department
Economics, Statistics and Cooperatives Service
Walker
USDA
Officials Recover Ribeye Shorthorn Steer From Farm Theft
OCA investigators recovered the Ribeye shorthorn steer taken from John Marshall FFA School farm eleven days earlier. Allan Loveless, a John Marshall FFA member, identified the show steer with Don Chandler and Joe Craig aiding. Charges of larceny of domestic animals were filed in Oklahoma County Court against 18 year old Doug Cleary, a former John Marshall student.
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OCA
John Marshall Ffa
Ellis Freeny
Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association
Oklahoma
Doug Cleary
John Marshall High School
Allan Loveless
Joe Craig
Craig
FFA
Don Chandler
Loveless
Kansas
Ribeye
Adequate Beef Supplies Continue In August Report
The Agriculture Department reports adequate beef supplies for August for the second consecutive month. The Food Marketing Alert notes a slight seasonal rise but overall supplies will be 4 to 6 percent below last year. Adequate means enough to meet needs, while plentiful exceeds requirements and light indicates less than adequate.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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