Grain Farmers Exposed as U.S. Policy Gaps Warned
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John C. White warned that U S grain producers lack protection from price disaster if the Soviet Union withdraws from a long term grain buy agreement. He criticized Kissinger for policy blame and cited missing federal guidelines as a risk to wheat and corn prices.
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Austin
John C. White
Soviet Union
United States
Texas Agricultural Aviation Association
White
Henry Kissinger
Earl Butz
U.S
Russia
U.S.S.R
Signups Open for County Insect Scouting Program
Milam and Williamson Counties offer an insect scouting program led by Bob Glodt to monitor cotton and grain sorghum pests. Volunteers will be trained, with scouts paid per acre by cooperating producers. Milam County cap is 4500 acres. Deadline February 20. contact Milam County Extension Office or local agents for details.
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Bob Glodt
Milam and
Williamson
Milam County
Milam
Wilburn Beckhusen
Modern Gin
Buckholts
H. M. Yager
Maysfield
Texas Hog Farrowing Increases
Texas farm hog numbers show December decline with a forecast rise in farrowing intentions for December 1975 to May 1976. An estimated 83 000 sows will furrow, up two percent from 1974, while total head counts drop 17 percent to 780 000. Breeding stock down four percent to 122 000. market hogs 658 000, down 19 percent.
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Austin
Texas
John C. White
White
Texas sheep and goat inventories show multi-year declines
A Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service briefing notes lower Jan 1 inventories for all sheep and lambs at 2.6 million, down 3 percent from last year and matching 1919 levels, with 9,500 sheep operations down 14 percent. Goats total 1.05 million, down 9 percent, Angora goats 890,000. Nationwide sheep and lambs total 13.3 million, down 8 percent from 1975. Texas value at 81.9 million dollars with 31.50 per head. The report also cites record Texas wheat and soybean production in 1975, near-record corn yields, strong grain sorghum, and a mixed cotton year, plus storage changes in rough and milled rice. Cattle outlook remains uncertain with conflicting signals from market data and expert cautions for 1976 77 profits.
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Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Texas
Iowa
Ed Uvacek
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Avacek
Texas A&m University System
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