Soybeans Shine Yet Fail In Arid Oklahoma
OSU extension experts caution dryland farmers in central and western Oklahoma that soybeans are marginal without irrigation. Prices boost recent plantings to about 5 000 acres in southwest and central Oklahoma, but experts call the trend a fluke and warn against overreliance.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
Arkansas River Valley
Ron Sholar
Muskogee
Sholar
Sholard
Scolar
Howard Greer
OSU
Thanksgiving turkey supplies to tighten for holidays
Washington officials say turkey supplies will be adequate to meet needs but down about four percent from last year. Production next month may fall three percent and cold storage inventories are expected to drop, signaling higher retail prices for the holiday season.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Subsidy Payments Soon For Wheat Farmers
The Agriculture Department plans to start delivering more than 1.2 billion dollars in federal subsidy payments to wheat growers in November. Payments, calculated from a 65 cent per bushel target, bridge the gap to the 2.90 target minus the 2.25 loan rate, with variations for unplanted acreage and differing allotments.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
National Association of Wheat Growers
Bob Bergland
USDA
Don Howe
Association
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Nebraska
New Mexico
Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Texas
Wyoming
New insulation standards set for FHA financed homes
Assistant Secretary Alex Mercreu announced March 15 as the start date for higher minimum insulation in new and existing homes financed by the Farmers Home Administration. More than 100000 home purchases are expected next year as standards vary by region and require better insulation, heating design, caulking, weather stripping, and tighter doors and windows.
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Washington
Agriculture
Alex Mecure
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
National Rural Housing Conference to be Held in December
Activist groups sponsor a three day National Rural Housing Conference in December to craft policy on housing for the poor. Sponsors include the National Rural Housing Coalition Rural Housing Alliance Rural America Inc and the Housing Assistance Council. Alex Mercure assistant secretary of agriculture for rural development will speak on Carter era housing and community development programs.
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Washington
National Rural Housing Coalition
The
Rural Housing Alliance
Rural America Inc
Housing Assistance Council
Alex Mercure
Forecast: Farm incomes rise modestly in early 1978
The Outlook and Situation Board predicts farm price gains of just over 1 percent in Q1 1978 and about 1.7 percent in Q2 over the first quarter, with costs rising about 4 to 0.5 percent. Net incomes are expected to stay well below year-earlier levels despite higher receipts and steady grain stocks.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Outlook and Situation Board
Board
Grain Bringing Rise In Swine Production In 1978
The Agriculture Department warns that ample corn and feed will lift hog output in 1978. If farmers expand farrowings this fall and winter, total hog slaughter could rise 12 to 14 percent from 77.5 million this year, reaching 86.8 to 88.3 million head. Slaughter hog prices are expected to average around $30 to $40 per 100 pounds.
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Agriculture Department
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
USDA
Food, Safety and Quality Service
Department
Economic Research Service
U.S
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van Philpot
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Canada
Howard Nelson
Coalgate
Clarita
Nelson
George Elswick
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