U S competes as equal on world food market
Global food markets are shifting as the United States remains a top importer of beef while expanding grain exports. Rising per capita incomes and a shift toward higher protein diets push demand and prices, with Russia Europe Japan and Brazil shaping future meat and grain trade dynamics. The piece notes no easy cheap meat and emphasizes U S competition and need to trade to sustain living standards.
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Far East
AVM
Uncle Sam
Brazil
Russia
Europe
Japan
USS
Sam
Vermont sheep farmer runs luxury flock in Shaftsbury
Jepson and wife retiree teachers maintain a sizable Vermont flock, one of the state's largest, focusing on high end “that-house lambs” for carriage trade. The operation blends grazing discipline with neighborly access, feeding a niche market tied to restaurants and Hollywood demand.
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Shaftsbury
Vermont
Hartford
Jepson
New York State
Paul Jepson
North Bennington
West Shaftsbury
Hollywood
West Coast
Miller Jepson
New Zealand
Ernie
New York
The
Humane Society
Louis Soderburg
Tinkham Farm
Tinkham Place
Our Lady of Peace Novitiate
Shaftsbury Hollow
David Humphreys
Jarvis
Spain
U.S
Federal
Stafford Springs
Conn
Margaret
Bloomfield
Troy
Paul
Burr and Burton Seminary
Manchester
Burr and
Burton
Vincent Catarano
Caturano
Hall Farm
4-H Week Shows County Youth Skills in Bennington
Seveny Bennington County 4 H ers and fifteen leaders celebrated National 4 H Week by Getting It All Together at the McCullough Mansion. Exhibits covered taffy making riding apparel outdoor camping and cooking safety donuts pudding and more. The Bennington 4 H Drama Club performed selections as the public praised the quality of work.
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Bennington County
McCullough Mansion
West Shaftsbury
Bald Mt. Horse Club
Citizens For Safety
Death Valley Ridge
Hitchcock
Hilltop Club
Woodchuckers
Iowa
Bennington
Walter Crawford
East
Arlington
McCullough House
Elderly to get food subsidies in new USDA program
Washington announced that foods donated to charitable institutions under the U S Department of Agriculture Food Distribution Program may be used for elderly nutrition programs. The HEW elderly program, run with state aging agencies, benefits seniors regardless of need, following the Older Americans Act signed May 3 and Federal Register rules dated September 10.
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Princeton
N.J
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Washington
Northeast Regional Food and Nutrition Service
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Federal Register
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