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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1974
Page
10
The outlook over the next 50 years shows population rising faster than food supply. Starvation could become a population control method, with famines recurring globally. Should wealthy nations like the U S feed excess populations or limit aid to emergencies only. The author muses on future drastic measures if food remains scarce.
The National Farmers Organization and the American National Red Cross will provide about 70,000 pounds of veal from 1 000 NFO calves to Hurricane Fifi victims in Honduras. The effort, led by Jim Runde, involves the Dubuque Packing Company slaughtering at no cost and Alberti International transporting the frozen meat to Honduras, with Honduran Red Cross handling distribution.
Vermont Farm Bureau members will gather at the Ramada Inn in South Burlington for a two day annual state meeting on Nov 1 and 2. The event honors retiring president Keith Wallace after 21 years and features guest speakers including Alan Grant of the California Farm Bureau. Representatives from Congress and state officials are expected, with Friday focusing on reports and a stockholders meeting, and Saturday on officer elections by law changes and policy actions.
A public hearing by the U S Department of Agriculture in Auburn on November 11 will review merging the Boston Regional and Connecticut federal milk marketing orders and amend the New York New Jersey order. Eight cooperatives representing most producers push consolidation with two zone price plans under consideration.
A traveller notes England’s agriculture near London with beef cattle grazing on most land and little lawn around homes. Subcity council gardens, cabbage and beans as main vegetables, rye and wheat as major grains, and subsidies promoting Holstein Hereford cattle. Land prices high, farming remains dominant to preserve food production in a crowded country.
Oliver Woods of Conway Michigan caught a 39 pound chinook salmon from Little Traverse Bay and was among 90 Michigan fishermen honored with Master Angler Awards for the best catches of 1973. The Department of Natural Resources said Woods’ catch was the year's largest reported.
San Diego health food stores report booming sales of goldenseal root used by heroin users to defeat urinalysis. Officials warn berberine alkaloids may mask drugs and trigger convulsions in large doses. Authorities order lab tests to verify if this foolproof deters detection and threatens detox programs nationwide.
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