Tie Cutworms to Conservation Aldrin Ban
Western Corn Belt sees one of its worst black cutworm invasions as reduced tillage and an Aldrin ban complicate control. ARS entomologist Dr. William B. Showers Jr notes drought, weed growth, and early soil disturbance create egg-laying sites, with outbreaks from Missouri to Minnesota and Iowa to Nebraska.
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Peoria
Ill
Agricultural Research Service
Illinois
William B. Showers, Jr
Showers
Aldrin
Midwest
Missouri
Arkansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
ARS Corn
Ankeny
Iowa
Mississippi
Iowa State
Entomologists forecast corn pest surge amid insecticide shortages
Wedberg notes chemical controls for cutworms are scarce as manufacturers struggle to meet sudden demand. The common Levin ball scatterer fails in hot dry soils, and cutworms threaten only this year’s corn for a few more weeks. Rootworms already hatch with June July infestations feared.
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Midwest
Wedberg
Levin
Pseudorabies May Mean Changes for Iowa Hog Producers
Paul I Queck of the Iowa Park Producers Assn says pseudorabies could force purebred hog breeders to switch to commercial operations or exit the business. He notes the disease is deadly in baby pigs and poses long term, region wide impacts, with some northwest farmers already calling it a disaster.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Park Producers Assn
Paul I. Queck
Association
Queck
Crackers 20 Years Old Prompt County Sale
Walla Walla county seeks to sell 64 000 pounds of crackers stockpiled since the mid 1960s under a civil defense program. The federal order to dispose was issued last month. Commissioners note the crackers smell 20 years old and anticipate hog farmers as likely bidders.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Walla Walla County
Ment
Franklin Cline
Buffalo Calves Bought Near Traer Foster Buffalo Hobby
Mark Tomlinson son of Traer buys three buffalo calves after visiting youths near Zearing. The North Tama senior notes buffalo reproduce at two years and require 14 months feeding before meat quality improves. He belongs to the National Buffalo Association and plans to help on the family farm after graduation.
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Traer
Mark Tomlinson
North Tama High School
Zearing
Mark
North Tama County
Don
Tomlinson
National Buffalo Assn
Farm Progress Show Set for September in Washington
Preparations are under way for the 1977 Farm Progress show to be staged September 27 to 29 on three Washington county farms. Demonstrations will cover pork and beef confinement, crop and silage storage, and other farm operations. Maurice Crawford and his son Dennis are readying their farm, show manager Scott McKinnie plots fields, and participants include Robert Jones who markets 2,000 hogs and grain farmers Keith and Edgar Stewart.
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Washington
UPS
Washington County
Washington-area
Maurice Crawford
Dennis
Scott McKinnie
Robert Jones
Keith
Edgar Stewart
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