Milk production may set 25 year price record
US agriculture analysts report rising milk production this year, the strongest growth in over 25 years, sparking hedge plans on price outlook for farmers and consumers. They warn wholesale dairy prices remain unsettled while farm prices may approach late 1975 record levels if trends hold.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kedly
Outlook and Situation Board
Economic Research Service
ERS
James J. Miller
Poultry Judges Contest Set at Oklahoma State University
Four H poultry judging teams from across Oklahoma arrive at OSU campus on Oct. 16 for a 9 a.m. contest. Judging includes three production hen classes, two dressed broiler classes, two egg classes, exterior and interior egg quality, plus oral reasons on a production hen class. Winners advance to the National 4 H Poultry Judging Contest in Louisville on Nov. 18.
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Oklahoma State University
Extension
George Newell
Oklahoma
Louisville
Cattle Feeders Set Records Amid Strong Market Demand
Cattle feeders across seven states moved 1.59 million head to market in August, up 31 percent from a year ago and 22 percent from two years ago. On Sept 1, 6.43 million head were in feedlots, 8 percent above a 1975 low but 6 percent below two years earlier. Beef production remains high with USDA projecting later lag as herds adjust. Dairy milk production rose 5.7 percent in August, with 0.13 billion pounds shipped and cow output up 56 pounds from August 1975.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
USDA
Great Plains
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Texas
Colorado
California
Arizona
Council urges land protection and farmland safeguards
Washington AP The President's Council on Environmental Quality directs federal agencies to protect highly productive farmland from irreversible conversion. The memo defines prime and unique farmlands and cites estimates of 24 million prime acres and 275 million acres of unique land nationwide. It notes urban development and highway projects threaten cropland and urges consideration of open space scenery and wildlife habitat in federal projects.
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Washington
President’s Council On Environmental Quality
Agriculture Department
Council
Russell W. Peterson
USDA
Soil Conservation Service
Peterson
United States
SCS
R. M. Davis
Davis
U.S
Battle over mechanically deboned meat regulation rages on
A federal judge halted the USDA tentative rule on mechanically deboned meat leaving the market largely unregulated. Officials say without the injunction the products may enter foods like hot dogs and canned beef stew, though a final ban or new definition may follow.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
William Bryant
USDA
Earl L. Butz
Maryland
Margaret Heckler
R-Mass
Justice Department
Bryant
Butz
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Chicago
Wisconsin
J. Don Cook
National Environmental Policy Act
Department
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