End of Cheap Food Era Redraws Global Market Predictions
Washington officials forecast sharp decline in food prices in late 1873 tied to crop program shifts but warn against assuming a long term drop. The piece notes rising world demand, Soviet and Chinese buying, and potential need for sustained high prices to fund expanded US production and reserves.
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Alfalfa Proves Superior Protein Source For Vermont Farms
AVM Extension agronomist Winston A. Way urges growers to favor alfalfa for protein. He argues alfalfa yields about 2000 pounds of protein per acre versus 1000 from soybeans, with five tons of hay, and notes alfalfa’s low fertilizer needs, soil requirements, and sulfur mineral benefits. trefoil and red clover are viable in wet fields, while oats harley and wheat provide secondary protein.
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