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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1974
Page
8
In Pawlet trials cooler summers brought 205-degree day deficit and delayed corn maturity. Frost risk may curb milk yield as farmers face high forage costs. Gardeners report weed battles, dense squash patches, and birds and animals sharing ripe produce while prices for grain and fertilizer surge.
The Vermont Maple Industry Council met in Montpelier to identify issues affecting the maple sector. Key items include distribution and branding, grade name changes, Canadian syrup competition, and marketing in hotels and restaurants, with many actions routed to the North American Maple Council in Keene New Hampshire.
University of Maine researchers Dr. Michael Bentley and Dr. Ivan McDaniel pursue a federally funded program to cut mosquito borne encephalitis. They aim to lure egg bearing females to lethal sites, develop chemosterilants, and use attractants like juvenile hormones and odors to control populations with minimal pesticide use.
University of Vermont researchers work with state agencies and the U.S. Forest Service to test insecticides on sugar maples at Underhill firing range. Carbaryl is sprayed to gauge residue in sap and syrup, aiming to establish EPA tolerances for future use. Results will be known after next sugaring season.
Farmers cite real strain from inflation after Agriculture Department figures show binder twine rising from 8.96 per bale in June 1973 to 27.10 this June. The Memorandum notes the jump highlights the pressure on farming inputs and asks readers not to mock their string-saving friends.
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