Technology Will Reshape U.S. Agriculture Says OTA Report
An unreleased congressional study from the Office of Technology Assessment warns that farmers who adopt computers genetic engineering and other advances early gain most while those who ignore new tools risk going out of business. It predicts dramatic yield gains and larger scale changes by 2000 with policy implications for farm legislation.
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Washington
Congress
Office of Technology Assessment
Associated Press
Information is power in Congress on farm bankruptcy
The Commerce Justice State and Judiciary subcommittee heard Judge Charles Clark detail Iowa bankruptcy trends. Farm bankruptcies rose 85 percent from 1983 to 1984, with farmers making up about 77 percent of filings. early 1985 shows 41 of 46 filings by farmers. Clark notes a broader farm credit crisis affecting the Farm Belt and policy discussions aim to boost federal farm credit aid, as the judiciary seeks 4.3 million more for 1986 to cover an projected 11 percent rise in filings.
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Congress
Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary
Federal Judiciary
Charles Clark
Budget Committee
Judicial Conference of the United States
House
Iowa
Neal Smith
Clark
Smith
Reagan
Noseprint ownership proof for cattle in Wales
Ex police detective Moe Llewelyn, a fingerprint expert, takes a calf noseprint at a Llantwit Major farm with assistant Tom Coward. He says animals have individual prints and farmers can register cattle to prove ownership if rustled. A certificate bearing the noseprint is issued to the farmer.
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Moelwyn Llewelyn
Llantwit Major
Wales
Tom Coward
Llewelyn
China shifts from importer to exporter of grains in world markets
A USDA report notes China now exports feed grains, notably corn, with 3.6 million metric tons planned for 1984 85, up from prior years. While the United States remains the top exporter, China’s rising production and new export deals with Japan and Korea heighten competition for U.S. farm commodities.
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Washington
U.S
China
Agriculture Department
United States
Soviet Union
Hong Kong
Frederic Surls
USDA
Economic Research Service
Weather shifts hit Iowa farms and economy hard
State Climatologist Paul Waite says Iowa endured a transition from a benign climate to a stressful pattern since the 1950s 60s and 70s leading to $10 billion in crop losses over seven of 11 years. He cites wetter springs harsher droughts and longer growing seasons with earlier autumn freezes.
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Poe Assoc
DES Moines
Iowa
Paul Waite
Waite
There Is a Time For Missionary Parents and Boarding
Doris Engstrom writes from Nigeria about the sweet sorrow of sending missionary children to boarding school. The piece reflects on separating families, preserving love, trust, and communication, and valuing time together before tomorrow.
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