1972 feed grain program outlined
The 1972 feed grain program opens many options for producers with sign up running January 17 to February 3. County official Bennett Sherrer details new set aside levels, loan rates, and choices to plant soybeans corn grain sorghum barley or wheat while protecting farm base and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett L. Sherrer
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Sherrer
Clifford M. Hardin
Secretary of Agriculture
Gene Maley
Pontotoc
Farmland Loss Fueled by Urban Sprawl and Planning Debate
Urban sprawl is eroding farmland across North America as population growth, highway construction, and new suburbs push development outward. James Smith of the University of Illinois warns a million acres of U S cropland are taken from production annually with only 72 million of 465 million acres rated Class I. Zoning and farmland preservation laws spread across states aim to curb losses, while experts caution that hasty urban expansion undermines long term regional growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
James Smith
University of Ilinois
United States
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Smith
Ted Sidor
Oregon State University
John Quinn
University of Illinois
Ernest J. Cole
College of Agriculture
Cornell University
National Farm Consulting Service
Ithaca
New York
Pennsylvania
John Cribbet
College of Law
Banquet honors 4-H club members and Hall of Fame inductees
The annual Achievement Banquet at EC U Student Union honored 4-H Hall of Fame inductees Janice La Crone and Ken Morehouse. Top county 4-H members received jackets from Greater Ada Kiwanis, with a list of girls and boys named. Special awards included Gold Key honors for Greg Nanney and Terry Bates, plus bonds and scholarships for other project winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotec County
Ails
ECU
Janice LaCrone
Stonewall
OSU
Ken Morehouse
Byng
Dean Wellington
Greater Ada Kiwanis Club
Wert
Glenna Treas
Latta
Joyce White
McLish
Marietta Hall
Tonya
Tucker
Yanogs
Jane Whel
Ichel
Barry Treas
Kent Cowley
Roff
Larry Treas
Rodney Crabtree
Greg Nanney
Terry Bates
Cities Service
Karen Enis
Sever-Up Bottling Co
Vicky Stanford
MecLish
John A. Brown Co
Archer bags trophy back in Oklahoma archery season
Oklahoma reports 137 deer harvested statewide in the second weekend of archery season. Wilburton hunter Droy Houston killed a 16 pointer, about 143 pounds, nine miles northwest of Wilburton in Latimer County. Special hunts produced 97 deer, with Camp Gruber and the McAlester Naval Ammunition Depot contributing notable totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
McAlester Naval Ammunition Depot
Camp Gruber
Naval Depot
Feedlot Pollution Linked to Fish Kills in Plains Waters
Denver AP report details how cattle feedlot operations are tied to widespread fish kills in Texas and Kansas. Officials cite Buffalo Lake and Flint Hills refuge cases, noting declines from 20 to five species since 1952. Industrial and agricultural practices prompt calls for stricter land-use policies and new tech aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Texas
Kansas
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
President
Advisory Board
Mississippi River
Johnson
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge
Burlington
Kan
Neosho
Cattenwood River
L Johson
Buffalo i Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Amarillo
Tex
Buffalo Lake
T. C. Byerly
Chester E. Evans
Agriculture Department
Soil and Water Science
Northern Plains
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Don Cook
Canada
University of Guelph Department of Soil Science
Douglas Hoffman
Bon Cook
Archer Bags
Mississippi
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