Grasshopper siege tests Idaho farmers' bids for survival
In Mountain Home Idaho farmers face mounting debts as grasshoppers devastate crops across 4 million acres. APHIS coordinates aerial spraying with C-123 planes aiming to reach the vast infestation while many farmers fund or pay for costly treatments themselves. But crews can cover at most 200000 acres daily, leaving vast areas at risk.
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Mountain Home
Idaho
Jack Harman
Magic Valley
Snake River
Federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Air National Guard
APHIS
Subsidy cuts threaten Magnussen dairy farm in Wisconsin
Gary Magnussen, a 46 year old Wisconsin dairy farmer with 50 cows, fears price support cuts and a July 1 reduction will erode his income and push him off the farm. Experts predict more family farms may fail by 1990, replaced by large dairy operations as regional shifts occur. The National Milk Producers Federation opposes the cuts while researchers warn reserves could drop and small farms vanish. Magnussen markets high protein milk to a cheese maker, but debt over $300,000 puts him at risk if supports fall.
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Magnussen
Reagan
Washington
Middle West
California
National Milk Producers’ Federation
Capitol Hill
Robert A. Cropp
University of Wisconsin
Platteville
Cropp
Andrew M. Novakovic
Cornell University
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N.Y. Times News Service
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Wis
Gary Magnussen
Novakovic
U.S
Chicago Tribune
US Department of Agnculture
Clara Burnette
ICU
CCU
Princeton Community Hospital
Jimmy Blevins
Vaughn Pruitt
Helen Farley
Les Burnette
Mer
Zenith
General Electric
Prince TI
Visa and
Mastercar
National Bank of Bluefield
VISA
MasterCard
Bank of Bluefield
Federal
Raleigh Street
Bluefield
West Virginia
FDIC
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