Farm exports hit new high despite dock strikes in 1971-72
UPI reports that farm exports reached a record 5.97 billion dollars in the first nine months of fiscal 1971-72, with total projected to end near last year’s 7.8 billion. Higher prices boosted cotton tobacco soybeans and dairy products while grain shipments lagged due to dock strikes and Japan demand. Exports may slow in April to June amid European competition and supply tightness.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S
Argentina
Soviet Union
Japan
Britain
U. S
Two More DES Found in Liver Samples
Washington AP report says the agriculture department found two more livestock liver samples containing the growth hormone DES. One from a dairy cow in Colorado and one from a Minnesota steer. no DES in muscle tissue. Producers certified no DES fed or withdrawn seven days before slaughter under FDA rule.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Colorado
Minnesota
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Winter Forage Damage Reported In East Iowa
In Decorah and surrounding counties, farmers report heavy alfalfa and orchardgrass losses from winter smothering and alfalfa heaving. Ext. director John Rodecap urges soil tests, reseeding soon, and suggests 20 to 30 pounds phosphorus and 60 to 80 pounds potassium per acre for fields rotated to row crops. Alternatives include Vernal or Flemish alfalfa, other hay or silage seeds, or sorghum for green chop. South of Winneshiek, counties Fayette Delaware Dubuque Clayton show similar heavy losses.
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Decorah
Neshiek County
John Rodecap
Redecap
Wint ‘Neshiek County
Fay‘yette
Delaware
Dubuque
Ag Department Backs Revised Bargaining Bill
Washington officials say the Agriculture Department will support a revised bargaining bill requiring handlers and processors to negotiate in good faith with farm bargaining groups. The department opposes a section expanding use of federal marketing orders for crops and seeks a cleaned version restricting coverage to products sold under contract.
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Thomas &. Foley
D-Wash
Lyng
Agriculture Department
B. F. Sisk
D-Calif
Subcommittee
Sisk
Nevada Faces Major Grasshopper Invasion Threat
North central Nevada faces a heavy grasshopper infestation on alfalfa and range lands. Agriculture Director Thomas Ballow said the population exceeds normal levels and a $45,000 emergency appropriation will fund chemical spraying in about a month, with Humboldt County flagged for potential severe damage.
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Reno
Nev
UPI
Nevada
Thomas Ballow
Humboldt County
Linn County Fair premium books published for summer
Premium books for this summer s Linn County fair at Central City have been published. Richard Freeman of Cedar Rapids Linn County Extension Director said the fair will be held Tuesday July 25 through Friday July 28. Fair board officers include President Eldon Stepanek Fairfax Vice President Carroll Smola Central City Secretary Dale Miner Marion Treasurer John Exbes Central City.
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Central City
Richard Freeman
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Extension
Eldon Stepanek
Fairfax
Carroll Smola
Dale’ Miner
Marion
John Exbes
Farm Youth Group Moves To Inner City
William Robbins profiles 4-H’s urban expansion from farm fairs to city neighborhoods. Jimmie Padgett, 27, leads youths through slums with King the dog in tow, as 4-H counters critics by placing programs in inner cities and promoting practical learning beyond cows and cooking. The piece highlights urban 4-H pilots, family stories, and ongoing growth from 1.8 million to about 3.5 million members nationwide.
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Inner City
William Robbins CO
New York
Howeve
Manyer
Congress
Innner-City
Annie Mae Reid
Padgett
Cleveland
4-H
Harvard-Lee
Linda J. Aron
Bhicksand Chica
Palm Springs
Calif
Lindy
Dolores Sorrell
Washington
Deep South
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Linn Fair Premium
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Tidal
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