Environmentalists oppose fire ant eradication plan
Environmentalists challenge an eight year old U S Department plan to spray 130 million acres in nine Southern states to eradicate fire ants using Mirex. They warn of ecological harm to marine life and wildlife, citing Gulf of Mexico crustacean declines and risks to bees and birds.
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Orlando
Fla
Rachel Carson
Agriculture Department
Tampa Bay
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Florida Department of Agriculture
Federal Agriculture Department
Savannah
Georgia
Charles F. Wurster
State University of New York
Stony Brook
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Landlords Earn 5 Percent Return on Crop-Share Land
An Iowa State University study shows landlords on crop-share Iowa land earned 4.2 to 5 percent from 1965 to 1969, averaging 4.56 percent excluding capital expenditures. The study by Porter Mur ry Stoneberg used 413 to 528 farms, with an average unit size of 230 acres. Returns varied by area, with the western livestock and southern pasture regions highest and northeast Iowa lowest.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State University
Daniel Porter
W. G. Murray
E. G. Stoneberg
Farm Appraisal Group Names Gent Accredited Rural Appraiser
The American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers awarded the Accredited Rural Appraiser title to Philip D. Gent of Cedar Rapids Iowa at its annual Chicago meeting.
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Chicago
American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
National Organization of the Farm Management and Rural Appraisal Professions
Philip D. Gent
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Congress Eyes ACP Funding Clash With Nixon Aides
The Agricultural Conservation Program may face a budget showdown as Congress approved 1971 funding at 195.5 million dollars and ordered program implementation. White House comment awaited with Agriculture Secretary Hardin in Europe and Nixon expected to sign the USDA bill soon.
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Congress
ACP
Washington
Nixon
APC
Senate-House
Agriculture Department
Department
White House
USDA
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Europe
Maquoketa Valley Votes To Merge With AMPS Co-Op
ARLINGTON The 1200 members of Maquoketa Valley Cooperative Creamery voted to join Associated Milk Producers Inc. AMPI will absorb the dairy group into its central region. The merger, effective Jan 1, names new directors from Arlington Jesup and Ryan areas and names Art Dittmer and John Butterbrodt as presidents.
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Maquoketa Valley
Amps Co-Op
Arlington
Maquoketa Valley Cooperative Creamery
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
San Antonio
Texas
Ampi
Sibley
Stormont School
Northeast Area
Donald Nus
Northwest Area
Ronald McAllister
Southeast
Charles Hamlett
Lamont
Jesup
Donald Anderson
Jesup Ryan
Ambrose Ryan
Ambrose Hellman
Ryan
Art Dittmer
John Butterbrodt
Survey Finds Most Rail Boxcars Placed in Service
An Agriculture Department survey indicates most grain-type railroad box cars in rural areas were returned to service quickly during harvests, though the study is not scientific. It counted 350,000 suitable cars, about 44,000 more than railroads report, with 75 percent moving in 3 to 4 days and 10 percent taking 2 to 4 weeks.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Department
United States
Senate Commerce Committee
ASCS
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Senate
Hardin
Iowan Named to Advisory Unit
Robert E. Altman of Bondurant Iowa, farmer and cattleman, is named to the Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardins new national cattle industry advisory committee. The panel chaired by Don Paarlberg will study imports trade negotiations and factors affecting beef cattle pricing production and marketing.
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Washington
Robert E. Altman
Bondurant
Iowa
Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford Hardin
National Cattle Industry Advisory Committee
Agriculture Department
Don Paarlberg
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Environmental Defense Fund
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