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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1977

Page

13

Problems of family farms subject of hearing

Rep. Jim Jeffords and House Agriculture Committee members will hold a public hearing at Windham College Putney to study family farm problems. He cites loss of prime farmland, aging farmers, high land costs and nonagricultural development as major threats and promotes the Agland bill and Young Farmers' Homestead Act as possible remedies.

Washington New England James Jeffords R-Vt House Agriculture Committee Windham College Putney Seatrick J. Leahy D-Vt Jeffords Northeast United States Vermont Williston Agricultural Land Review Commission Secretary of Agriculture House Corporation Midwest New York State

Seaweed provides significant protein on farms and in the North Atlantic

The Vermont Institute of Natural Science notes that on farms one quarter pound of the seaweed dulse supplies half the adult daily protein need. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick harvest 725000 pounds of red alga annually. The Japanese diet includes more seaweed than any other people.

Nova Scotia New Brunswick Vermont Institute of Natural Science

Poor crops and low prices hit Iowa farmers hard

Des Moines reports drought and grain glut depress prices eroding farmer income. Case r Casper and neighbor Baur recount crop losses while Dean Hornbaker faces wheat drought and high costs. Nationally, corn near 1.60 a bushel, wheat under 2, soybeans around 10. Government supports may ease some losses. bankers report refinancing rising.

William Robbins N.Y. Times News Des Moines Iowa Robert Casper Here Casper Robert Baur Kansas Dean Hornbaker Middle West Continental Divide North Dakota Montana Hornbaker

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