Small farm revival seen by some in rural America
A Des Moines based conference on Rural America reports mixed signs for small family farms. Farms have shrunk from 5.4 million in 1950 to 2.8 million today while average size rose to 380 acres. Some farmers adopt low energy, low capital methods and new entrants under 30 move from rural areas or return to countryside, aided by shifts in credit, tax relief, and cooperative marketing.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States
South Dakota
Curt Soreberg
National Farmers Union
Rural America, Inc
Lauren Soth
Department of Agriculture
Land Grant College
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
America
U.S
Clay Cochran
Roy Newsome
Milton Shaap
Christian Science Monitor
Caulking tips to trim winter heating bills
University of Vermont expert Milo Moore outlines caulking options to reduce heat loss and repairs. He details oil based, rubber, Silicone, latex, and polyvinyl acetate compounds, their durability, painting needs, and best uses for doors, windows, gutters, and bathrooms.
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Burlington
Milo Moore
University of Vermont
Moore
Farmers urged to lime fields before heavy snow in Vermont
Extension agronomist Win Way advises fall liming despite wet fields, to balance nutrition and improve phosphate and manure use while reducing aluminum and iron toxicity. He cautions against burned or slaked lime, notes magnesium tests by University of Vermont, and says frozen soils may offer the only pre winter liming window for spring planting.
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Burlington
Extension Agronomist
Win Way
Vermont
Way
University of Vermont
Ringworm risk rises in winter for dairy herds
University of Vermont pathologist Dr. James Wadsworth warns that close housing spreads ringworm among dairy cows. Early signs are crusty spots on the head or hindquarters, with brittle hairs. Diagnosis requires lab microscopy. treatment includes washing infected areas and veterinarian guidance.
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Burlington
James Wadsworth
Extension Animal Pathologist
University of Vermont
Wadsworth
Help Save Christmas Budgets by Dianne H Lamb AVM
Dianne H Lamb offers practical tips to trim Christmas spending. Set a ceiling on last minute costs, track card spending, swap cash for small non cash gifts, switch to one gift per group, consider gift pooling, reduce card lists, seek free gift wrapping, shop at bazaars, and create do it yourself kits. Also notes making envelopes, avoiding gadget purchases, and recycling wrapping materials. Emphasizes budgeting, organization, and inexpensive, thoughtful presents.
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Dianne H. Lamb
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