Black Thanksgiving echoes on soybean price trends
Associated Press report contrasts the 1980 drought driven drop after Thanksgiving with this year’s decline amid a strong dollar and deflationary pressures. Traders note similar mood to Black Thanksgiving but cite different causative factors and ongoing price swings for soybeans and corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith E. Leighty
Associated Press
Don Outland
Chicago
Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc
Outland
Reforming agricultural research faces streamlining clash
Don Kendall reports on USDA research reform as agencies push for centralized funding and priority shifts, aiming to reduce duplication and intra-scientist rivalry. Critics like Theodore Schultz warn against overcentralization, urging broader funding and focus on global poverty, human capital, and targeted agricultural research for low-income nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Kendall
Associated Press
Ashington
Agriculture Department
USDA
National Academy of Sciences
General Accounting Office
White House
Agriculture
John Brock
Trees by mail a growing Fraser fir mail-order business
LUMTREE NC AP Highland W Fraser Firs runs the only mail-order Christmas tree farm in the state. Linda Avery and Waightsell Avery report hundreds of trees sold this year to customers as far as Puerto Rico. The operation sells 6 foot Fraser firs for 59.95 including shipping with five day delivery to the continental United States.
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Lumtree
N.C
Highland W Fraser Firs
Puerto Rico
Linda Avery
Waightsell
North Carolina
Watauga
Avery
Allegheny
Bill Stanton
North Carolina State University
Averys
Continental
United States
Stanton
Virgin Islands
Snowy Weekend Hits Denver Zoo and City Clampdown
A snowbound mule deer in a Denver Zoo herd endures continued snowfall as Denver declares a snow emergency. Stapleton Airport remains closed and city services brace for frigid conditions over the weekend.
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Denver Zoo
Denver
Stapleton
Wine makers press for import protection in California
Onterey wine growers defend boutique producers as U S lawmakers debate Wine Equity Act and tariff parity amid fears of European retaliation and broader trade concessions. Thomas Cranston Coelho Wilson and staff steer hearings while officials caution against broad protectionism.
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Nancy L. Ross
Washington Post
Onterey
Calif
U.S
Jerry McFarland
Santa Lucia
Salinas
House of Representatives
California
Tony Coelho
William Thomas
C. Michael Hathaway
Office of the
U.S. Trade Representative
Hathaway
Italy
France
United States
EEC
Canada
Japan
McFarland
Christmas Countdown and the Buyable Dream
A reflective piece critiques Christmas consumerism as a “time for all” to guard against commercial pressure. It contrasts ads, shopping days, and gift pressures with the true spirit that Christmas cannot be bought but was given, urging a return to meaningful celebration over profit.
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Office of Science and Technology Policy
Rockefeller Foundation
Block
Theodore W. Schultz
University of Chicago
National Association of State Universities
Schultz
Winrock
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Doris Engstrom
Geyette Scramblr
Gazette Scramblr
Gazette
Joyce A. Kuhse
Postville
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