Costly 1980 Corn Harvest Shrinks Farm Budgets in Illinois
Illinois farmers faced high costs as the 1980 corn harvest suffered severe weather. Disaster aid totals show 24,849 Illinois farms applied, 5,077 processed, $7.3 million paid, with potential nationwide aid reaching $334 million. Eligibility required yields 40 percent down, with payments covering a fraction of production costs.
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Illinois
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
University of Illinois
Western Iowa farmers anxious about rainfall
Farmers in the dry western third of Iowa face potential moisture problems next spring without adequate March and April rainfall. State officials say precipitation since Oct. 1 has been well below normal, soil moisture is depleted, and a dry spring could hurt planting conditions in west, central, and west central Iowa.
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James Kay Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Duane Shaw
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
West
West Central
Skaw
Paul Waite
Waite
South Central
California declares emergency over Mediterranean fruit fly outbreak
Governor Brown orders 1000 state workers and National Guard contingents to combat a long rising Med fly infestation across 150 square miles with 530 more under quarantine. Officials aim to avoid aerial malathion spraying in Santa Clara and Alameda counties amid protests.
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New York Times
San Francisco
Edmund G. Brown Jr
National Guard
Gray Davis
Brown
California Conservation Corps
Santa Clara
Alameda
Taiwan
Japan
Mexico
Iowa farmers cut capital spending to fight inflation in 1980
A Des Moines based report summarizes interviews with 15 farm authorities including seven farmers showing 1980 inflation drove postponement of machinery purchases and higher efficiency. Dealers note slumping equipment sales while no till and reduced fuel use gain adoption.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Larry van Pelt
Grand Junction
Gene Futrell
Iowa State University
Douglas Dean
Massey-Ferguson
Dean
Robert Hill
Allis-Chalmers Corporation
Hill
Gregg DuPre
John Deere
Des Moines Works
Marlin Breen
Farmland International
International Harvester
Breen
David Blanchard
Iowa Farm Equipment Association
Thatcher Johnson
Iowa State Department of Agriculture
Randy Hustedt
Galva
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Ronald Reagan
John Block
Sue
Robert Dole
Kansas
Block
Dole
Senate Agriculture Committee
ASCS
Linn Health
The
Iowa Farmer
U.S. Agriculture Department
Johnson
Marlowe Feldman
Albert City
Donald Demuth
Waverly
Karol King
Mondamin
Sony
Ilpine
Alpine
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