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.
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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.
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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.
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