Maine farmland decline fuels rural worry in New England
Maine holds 31 percent of New England farmland yet has seen a 62 percent drop in farming use over 15 years. The state faces soil erosion, loss of prime land to housing, and high transport costs as it seeks legislative fixes and solar greenhouse ideas to boost local food self sufficiency.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
New England
Maine Audubon Society
Commission On
Kittery
Houston
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Carol Majdalany
Commission
Ms. Magdalany
California
Florida
State Audubon Society
Soviets rush to harvest before rain
Soviet Union mounts a large scale grain harvest drive as rains threaten quality in the western USSR. Officials warn of weather risks to a bumper crop in 1976, while Moscow eyes grain reserves and abroad purchases to secure supplies for allies and domestic needs.
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David K. Willis
Moscow
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U.S.S.R
Kremlin
Europe
Cuba
North Vietnam
Ethiopia
United States
Ukraine
Byelorussia
Moldavia
Caucasus
U.S. Agriculture Department
Central Asia
Siberia
Communist Party
Pravda
Siberian
Canada
Australia
North Korea
Vietnam
U.S
Poland
East Germany
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