Bergland to Lead Agriculture Under Carter Will Avoid Production Controls
UPI reports Bob Bergland, chosen by President elect Carter to head the Agriculture Department, says he doubts farm production controls will be needed in the near term as wheat stocks rise toward an estimated one billion bushels. He favors storing surpluses or a blind trust for his Roseau Minnesota farm while serving.
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Bergland Named Secretary of Agriculture Amid Farming Backing
Rep. Bob Bergland of Minnesota, a 600 acre Roseau farmer and farm adviser to Mondale, wins confirmation as Secretary of Agriculture under President-elect Carter. Support from National Farmers Union and National Farmers Organization highlights his pro farmer stance on price supports and farmer controlled grain reserves. Time will tell how his farm ties influence policy and drought relief, credit, and consumer programs.
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Cloud seeding viewed as experimental with unclear total impact
Kansas climatologist L Dean Bark of Kansas State University, speaking in Salina, says weather modification through cloud seeding remains experimental. He notes uncertainties in downwind effects and rainfall changes, explains seeding aims to boost natural rainfall efficiency, and cites three main methods and typical 10-20 percent rainfall gains.
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Neosho County Fair selects officers and delegates
At the Erie annual meeting on December 15 the Neosho County Fair Association elected board members Dale Cox Tioga Lou Reinhardt Big Creek Glen Swiler Lahore and Loren Dillinger Walnut Grove. Officers for 1977 are Merrill Brock president Dale Cox vice president and Bill George secretary treasurer. Jim Neely is the county delegate to the State Board of Agriculture meeting with Dwaine Ashcraft as alternate and Vern Heilman as crop reporter.
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Sugar trade clouded by possible sugar duty-free shift
UPI reports government officials weigh removing sugar from the duty-free list for developing nations. Farm Bureau argues the change could aid U S sugar growers hurt by low prices. Hearings followed with a decision expected possibly after January but not guaranteed. Brazil and Guatemala face potential shifts depending on import levels and 1977 policy reviews.
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Kansas Reports Record Wheat Crop and Rising Grain Stocks
Kansas produced 339 million bushels of wheat, the third largest on record, with average 30 bushels per acre. Wheat stored statewide up 25 percent from a year ago, corn up 1 percent, and grain sorghum 20 percent higher. Pasture conditions are at 65 percent of normal, the lowest December 1 since 1966, while irrigation spans 2,912,400 acres statewide led by Finney County with 233,000 acres. Neosho County irrigated about 600 acres.
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Didn’t Get Your Tribune Call Your Carrier First
A brief public notice from People’s Taxi instructs readers to call their taxi service if the Tribune delivery is missed. It provides two contact numbers 431-4100 before 6 p.m. and 431-1180 between 6 and 7 p.m. for late service guidance.
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