Beware of soil quacks dominate corn belt market
An Illinois agricultural warning cites a wave of soil additives sold door to door as miracle cures. Dr. Robert Hoeft of the University of Illinois cites five categories of additives and warns many products are useless or harmful, often priced 5 to 15 dollars per acre, risking large yield losses.
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Chicago
Illinois
Lee County
Ill
Athens
Texas
Robert Hoeft
University of Illinois
Hoeft
Midwest
Spiel
The
ISU researchers farm former coal mine in Iowa
Iowa State University scientists convert a 40 acre former coal mine near Oskaloosa into an experimental farm for row crops and vegetation. They study deep tillage and deep-rooted legumes to reduce soil compaction and improve reclamation outcomes while monitoring drought and wet conditions.
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Ames
Iowa State University
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Carl Anderson
Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station
USDA
Science and Education Administration Cooperative Research Division
ISU
Iowa State
Anderson
Mahaska County
Stan Henning
Henning
Farm signup nears goal as acreage idle plans rise
Washington AP reports Farmers sign up to idle about 19.3 million acres of cropland for 1978 price support programs, 88 percent of the target, with enrollment through May 11 and a final deadline of May 31 for wheat, feed grains and cotton. The extended signup follows a new farm bill boosting target prices and loan rates.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Carter
Stewart N. Smith
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
U.S
Iowa Farmers Watch For Heat After Cold Winters
State climatologist Paul Waite warns summers after very cold winters often run hot but a cold wet spring lowers risk. If any month tops normal, July is most likely to blaze. Farmers remain ahead of the 1972 73 planting pace amid record yields. On this date in 1933 TVA was created.
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Des Moines
Paul Waite
Waite
Iowa
Soviets Seen As Good Grain Market
An Agriculture Department official said Soviet grain imports are likely to rise as Moscow maintains imports when crops are short to support livestock. Howard W. Hjort noted the policy could influence U.S. export levels in coming years while world demand shifts toward higher quality foods and growth in less developed nations.
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Kansas City, Mo
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Howard W. Hjort
Department
Moscow
U.S
Hjort
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Scabies Outbreaks Decline Yet Continue in Cattle
USDA reports 13 confirmed cattle scabies outbreaks in April across seven states Colorado Kansas Nebraska New Mexico South Dakota Texas and Wyoming. Officials note strict state regulations helped cut outbreaks from 42 in March while total nationwide cases reach 281 since Oct 1 versus 110 last year.
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Agriculture Department
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
New Mexico
South Dakota
Texas
Wyoming
Glen O. Schubert
USDA
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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