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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1975
Page
13
University of Missouri researchers led by Dr. E R Graham show that fluorescent lighting beside and under plant rows in greenhouses can markedly raise yields. Experiments report corn yields up to 350 bushels per acre, though cost is about 14000 dollars per acre. results aid irrigation timing and crop forecasting.
Washington based report from UPI notes the American Forage and Grassland council warns livestock producers face a severe feed shortage, potentially the worst since the 1930s. W. J. Moline, AFGC president, cites overgrazed pastures, scarce hay and silage, and higher grain costs as key pressures.
Moline warns of serious feed supply problems and calls for an emergency program to boost home grown forage. Proposals include seeding small grains in permanent pastures, overseeding legumes, planting summer annual forage crops, fertilizing pastures, better grazing management, storing surplus forage, and expanding use of idle silos. The AFGC notes current seed supplies are tight and U.S. forage land yields only 22 percent of potential.
Consumer leader Carol Foreman called for a special $10 million FTC investigation into concentration in the food industry. She noted the 21 percent rise in the farm retail price spread in 1974 versus an 8 percent average wage gain, despite cattle prices dropping 20.7 percent and beef prices down 7.1 percent. She cited profits at Safeway Kroger Pillsbury Del Monte and A E Staley to argue for more competition and warned of costs to farmers from limited competition in farm machinery and animal feed sectors.
The Iowa Crop and Live stock Reporting Service notes ongoing wet conditions limit fieldwork across most districts. Oat seeding is about six percent complete, plowing stagnant, pastures poor to fair, and livestock in fair to good health with calving losses from cool wet weather. For the date 1970 Lenin centennial celebrations are mentioned in a separate note.
A U.S. judge in Washington ruled that cattle and hog feedlots must have federal permits to discharge waste into streams. The decision targets small operations under 1,000 cattle or 2,500 hogs and overturns EPA exemptions granted two years earlier. The ruling, if not reversed, affects hundreds to thousands of Iowa feedlots and others in livestock states.
Cedar Falls workshop trains judges for 4-H home improvement exhibit classes at the county fair. Held at Cedar Falls Utility building 612 East Twelfth Street from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. The 50 cent fee covers materials with other resources for sale. Contact Fayette county extension office for details.
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