Hearings Begin On New Pesticide Legislation In Congress
Comprehensive hearings on pesticide legislation opened February 22 as the House Agriculture Committee led by W R Poage heard from EPA officials and soon from Agriculture Department and FDA aides. The panel plans March 1 additional open dates with probes into H R 4152 and related measures about import bans and anti pesticide provisions, seeking safe substitutes if needed.
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House Committee On Agriculture
W. R
Bob) Poage
D-Tex
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Department of Agriculture
Food and Drug Administration
Department of
Poage
Page Belcher
R-Okla
United States
Wholesome Meat Act Registration Details and Impacts
New federal meat inspection rules require all transporters brokers wholesalers and warehousemen to register with the USDA by March 1 1971 under the Wholesome Meat Act. Separate registration for each branch and trade name is needed. Retail outlets exempt. Texas plants increasingly move to federal inspection. USDA plans statewide takeover. By January 25 1971, thirty states report certified inspection systems at least equal to the federal program.
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College Station
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Ed Uvacek
Rural housing funds boosted to 1.47 billion
Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin announced a 1.47 billion allocation for the Farmers Home Administration rural housing program this year. He credited favorable mortgage market conditions for increasing funding without added net budget costs.
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Rural Housing Funds
Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Farmers Home Administration
Beef Field Day At McGregor March 11 At 9 30 A M
County Agent notes announce Beef Cattle Field Day at the Agricultural Research Center in McGregor with tours and displays starting at 9 30 a m March 11. Speakers include Dr L S Pope Dr O D Butler Dr Tom Cartwright Dr Fitzhugh and Dr Thomas with discussions on beef consumers breeding crossbreds and management. Lunch, surplus bull sale, crossbred heifers, and a day program copy available at the county agents office.
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Agricultural Research Center
McGregor
L. S. Pope
O. D. Butler
Tom Cartwright
More Farmers Fertilizing Their Pastures
Neal Pratt of Texas A&M notes rising pasture fertilization as farmers seek higher quality forage and more yield. Fertilized pastures boost forage quality, increase production per acre, and improve rainfall use, likely expanding fertilized acres if soil moisture improves. Consumer food spending in the 70s could rise up to 70 percent, compared with a 50 percent increase in the 1970s.
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Nelson Davis
Sharp
Mr. Davis
Neal Pratt
Extension Agronomist
Texas A& M University
Pratt
CCC Announces 1971 Upland Cotton Sales Policy
The U S Department of Agriculture outlines the 1971 72 upland cotton sales plan under CCC to support carryover stocks and the 1971 crop. It sets minimum prices near the loan rate with monthly markups, requires sales of shortfall cotton, and begins August 1 1971 with competitive bids for non shortfall cotton to stabilize market prices.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
U. S
CCC
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Lowe U.S.A
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Cameron
Fred Elliott
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