Oklahoma Farmers Suffer 1976 Income Decline Despite Receipts
Oklahoma farm income fell in 1976 with net per farm dropping to 2290 dollars and total 1976 income down to 197 million from 302 million in 1975. Higher costs and taxes, plus aging machinery, cut profits even as subsidies and outside work cushioned losses. Cattle and calves remained strongest product, with wheat and cotton also contributing sizable shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Economic Research Service
Corn Growers sue over sugar import tariffs and subsidies
The National Corn Growers Association files suit in U S District Court seeking tariffs and import fees on foreign sugar. NCGA says 1976 77 corn crop values dropped from 250 to 350 million due to Carter policy. Defendants named include Agriculture Secretary Bergland and the Commodity Credit Corporation officials. NCGA based in Boone Iowa with about 8500 members in 47 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines, Iowa
National Corn Growers Association
U.S. District Court
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Carter
Congress
Donald Schlichte
NCGA
USDA
Agriculture
Robert Bergland
Commodity Credit Corporation
Ray Fitzgerald
Boone
Iowa
Corn Growers Back Sugar Price Support Coalition
Schlichte says corn, beet, and cane growers formed a coalition to push new sugar price support legislation. He claims Congress guarantees price bolster, while USDA delayed tariffs and implements direct payments to beet and cane processors. Estimates sugar imports at 5.3 million tons could depress corn prices by 4 to 5 cents per bushel, risking $250 million to $350 million in crop value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schlichte
Congress
USDA
Department
U.S. International Trade Commission
Carter
NCGA
Soybean Growers Seek Higher Federal Price Supports
The American Soybean Association urges higher government loan rates to support soybeans amid low prices for wheat and corn. The move ties to relations with corn and cotton crops and the 1978 harvest as the U S leads in soybean production and fears a high loan rate could set an artificial market floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Want Lid Off Early and in the World Market
The text discusses the potential for India to open its market early and the impact on global soybean output. It notes Brazil and other entrants could expand production, increasing competition for American farmers. It points to the 1977 loan rate of $3.50 per bushel and farmer choices between selling for cash or holding beans before higher prices, avoiding federal loan ownership by USDA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Agriculture Department
USDA
Bird Wingtip Clues Distinguish Sandhills Pelicans and Swans
Description outlines Sandhill crane features including 4 feet tall and gray body with no black wingtips, while white pelican shows 8-foot wingspan with dark markings near body. Swans have up to 6.5 feet wingspan and are all white with short legs, snow geese have about 5 feet wingspan and black wingtips.
Rain Brings Better Look For Pastures
Drought breaking rains improve pasture conditions across the eastern two thirds of the United States. As of Oct 1 the USDA notes only parts of Texas remain in severe drought with the rest east of the Rockies in good to excellent condition.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Rocky Mountains
Upper Midwest
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Missouri
California
USDA
Students Learn Farm Economics At Southwest State Institute
Marshall Minnesota AP high school students attended a rural farm workshop at Southwest State University. They competed in a three year profit simulation on a 450 acre mythical farm with a 95 thousand dollar bank credit and 60 percent interest. The exercise showed farming is risky and not easily judged in short trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall, Minn
Rural Farm Institute
Southwest State University
Marshall
Kurt Kugler
Elwood
Neb
Faming
Baling Wire And Twine Tax Exempt Under AG Ruling
Oklahoma farmers win sales tax exemption for baling wire and twine used in hay production after Attorney General Derryberry’s Oct 7 ruling. The ruling, sought by Rep Guy Davis and the Farm Bureau, follows a tax code interpretation and session resolution led by Rep Morgan and Sen Holden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Derryberry
Guy Davis
Calera
Oklahoma Farm Bureau
Farm Organization
HCR
Derryberry
Davis
Farm Bureau
Charlie O. Morgan
Prague
Wayne Holden
Duncan
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Louis J. Hazlewood
Soybean Growers
Association
Chuck Ripper
Agricultural Research Service
ARS
Lester Schmid
Southeast State
Northeast
Southeast
Northwest
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