Lebanon and neighbors face food squeeze as populations rise
The article outlines looming food shortages in Lebanon Syria Jordan and the U A R due to limited arable land and low rainfall. It notes Lebanon's relative strength, Bekaa Valley crops, and historic sites at Baalbeck as regional agriculture and trade evolve amid population pressures.
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Egypt
United Arab Republic
U.S
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
Bekaa Plateau
Pesticides Rank With Aspirin in Death Accidents
Farmers honored as pioneer tree farmers for woodland management reflect on pesticide safety amid concerns over misuse. Iowa data compare accidental deaths by pesticides to aspirin, with transportation and fires rising higher. The Master Corn Growers contest will be sponsored in Delaware county by Lions clubs and local chambers of commerce.
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Rbana
Ill
Fort Madison
Towa
Manchester
Delaware County
Ryan and Hopkinton Lions Clubs
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Iowa County Beef Producers elects new officers
At a recent meeting in Marengo Ron Moore was re elected president of the Iowa County Beef Producers Assn Harlan Huedepohl of Williamsburg was named secretary treasurer Other directors include J C Verjeande North English Pete DeDecker Deep River Cecil Schrader Victor and Melvin Trumpold Middle Amana
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Marengo
Owa County
Swine Auction at Cattle Congress Featured at Event
Demand for soybean meal boosts prices as meat and oil values shift. Soybean meal trades about 150 a ton higher year over year with exports up nearly 50 percent and a 3,000,000 ton expected marketing year total. Broiler output climbs 8 to 10 percent with prices near 18 cents per pound. Egg prices run about 4 cents higher per dozen.
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Washington
National Dairy
Cattle Congress
Maurice Telleen
Keen
Two food export areas left world wide says Illinois expert
North America and Australia New Zealand are now the only two major food export regions. University of Illinois economist Robert Spitze notes that rapid population growth outpaces production, driving U.S. exports to a record $6.5 billion annually while global surpluses shrink. He warns rising exports hinge on continued capital and research to balance domestic needs and foreign demand.
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Urbana
North
Ameriia
Australia
New Zealand
Robert Spitze
University of
Spitze
U.S
America
Food Stockpile Bill Seen Dead for Session
A U S Agriculture official says the national food stockpile proposal, introduced Feb 10, is dead for this Congress as no hearing is scheduled. Critics fear it would serve as a price-control tool. Rep Albert Quie cites aluminum sales from the stockpile, while Sec. Orville Freeman defends reserves as insurance for Americans.
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Washington
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Albert H. Quie
Rminn
Orville L. Freeman
Quie
ISU Dairymen Will Speak at Nat l Meeting
Fourteen Iowa State University staff members will join the American Dairy Science Association annual meeting at Oregon State University in Corvallis Oregon on June 26 1029. Don Voelker and V H Nielsen serve on the program committee planning the event. Several dairy science and dairy and food industry staff will present papers at the meeting.
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Iowa
Green Square
Cedar Rapids
Delaware
Linn
Benton
Jaycees
Gail K. Danilson
Des Moines
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Danilson
Cedar ‘Rapids
Carol Flage
Waukon
Linn Country Dairy Promotion Committee
Ames
Iowa State University
American Dairy Science Association
Oregon State University
Corvallis
Ore
Don Voelker
Extension Dairyman
V. H. Nielsen
Department of Dairy and Food Industry
Department of
Dairy Science and Dairy and Food Industry
Mexico Citrus Output Doubles in Five Years
The Foreign Agricultural Service reports Mexico's citrus industry has doubled in the past five years. Government incentives boosted orange tree plantings due to low coffee prices and high U S citrus values after the 1962 Florida freeze. Harvest labor in the United States post bracero program adds to the growth.
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Washington
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