1976 Brucellosis Decline Marks Progress in Cattle Health
USDA APHIS notes mixed results across animal health programs in 1976 with a fall in cattle brucellosis rates after years of rise. Officials credit expanded brucellosis eradication funding and cooperation with states, predicting intensified efforts in Georgia and Tennessee and ongoing containment nationwide. Only under 1 percent of U.S. cattle remain infected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS
Pierre Chaloux
Newcastle
Chaloux
Georgia
Tennessee
Cattle Scabies Outbreaks Rise Across Ten States
A 1976 survey found 85 herds in 10 states infested with cattle scabies up from 67 herds in seven states in 1975. States affected include Arizona California Colorado Georgia Kansas Iowa Nebraska New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas. Infected herds are treated with pesticides to kill the mites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
California
Colorado
Georgia
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Sterile Screwworm Fly Plant Opens in Tuxtla Gutierrez
A new sterile screwworm fly production plant in Tuxtla Gutierrez southern Mexico opens with August dedication as part of a U S plan to produce up to 400 million sterile flies weekly, supplementing a Mission Texas facility to eradicate the flesh-eating pest. Overwintering screwworms have been eliminated in the United States, but spring reinvasion by fertile flies from Mexico continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuxtla Gutierrez
Mexico
Mission, Tex
United States
U.S
Task forces battle bovine tuberculosis outbreaks
APHIS and state agencies formed three task forces to tackle bovine TB outbreaks. McHenry County Illinois destroyed five infested dairy herds while Terre Haute Indiana pursued infections from a purebred beef herd. From April to October over 25000 cattle were tested with 569 reactors and nine herds were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS
McHenry County
Illinois
Terre Haute
Ind
Nebraska
Kansas
Beatrice
Neb
Pierre Chaloux
Cholera in hogs reported. New Jersey and New England outbreak
Flareups of hog cholera in New Jersey and New England last spring and summer set back the date for declaring the U S free of the disease. Chaloux says state and federal task forces stamped out infection and high risk areas remain under surveillance in 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
New England
U.S
Chaloux
APHIS Approves Newburgh Airport for Livestock Exports
In 1976 APHIS approved livestock export facilities at Newburgh New York International Airport adding another base to 12 already approved for air shipments abroad Plans to build a new animal import center at Newburgh scheduled for completion in 1979 will replace the old Clifton New Jersey facility and triple U S capability for importing livestock poultry birds and zoo animals through the Port of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
APHIS
Newburgh
N.Y
Clifton
N.J
U.S
New York
Lab in Ames to Centralize APHIS Veterinary Work
In Ames Iowa construction starts on a nine million dollar lab to house APHIS veterinary biologics testing and evaluation functions. About 120 scientists will work there after relocation from five Ames locations. APHIS licensed interstate distribution of three products last year including an antivenin for dogs and two fishes vaccines. Enforcement powers under the Animal Welfare and Horse Protection Acts expanded in 1976 with animal care inspections rising from 9 000 to 27 000 sites and new oversight of animal fighting and horse soring at sales and auctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
APHIS
Foreign threat lingered in 1976 surveillance program
APHIS veterinarians conducted over 7 500 contacts with poultry and bird industries leading to more than 50 investigations for exotic Newcastle disease. In December a cockatoo died in California after import from Southeast Asia, marking the outbreak site with no further spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
APHIS
California
Southeast Asia
Lawmakers weigh shield for farmers against new grain fee
Kansas official warns inland market inspection costs may reach 500000 dollars yearly. Farmers and grain groups fear an eight tenths cent per bushel price drop as the Agriculture Department plans to collect about 50 million dollars in inspection fees this year. Senators Dole and Young signaled possible legislation after talks with industry leaders and grain inspectors in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Grain Inspection Service
Senate
Kansas
John Cranor
Hutchinson
State Grain and Feed Dealers Association
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Arrowleaf clover offers gains despite bloat risks in Neosho County
Arrowleaf clover as a winter annual fits fall planting with spring growth, maturing by late June. It yields 1-3 tons per acre with proper fertility and management, prefers well drained acidic soil, and bloat is usually minor when paired with bermuda. Plant Aug 15 to Sept 15. inoculate seed. reseed if hayed. use pure stands or bermuda mixes for best results.
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Neosho County
Bermuda
Farm bill faces mixed reaction from farm groups
A spokesman for the American Farm Bureau Federation called the omnibus farm bill reasonable while National Farmers Union chief warned key supporters were on the low side. Senate Agriculture Chairman Herman E. Talmadge planned formal introduction, proposing five year extension of basic farm programs from 1978 and basing grain and cotton supports on production costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Farmers Union
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Senate Agriculture Committee
Talmadge
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Bergland
John Datt
Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Tony Dechant
Dechant
NFU
Experiment triggers export rise in sorghum to Soviet Union
Soviet Union resumes an experimental feeding project using American sorghum with Russian poultry feeds. Officials hope progress could boost foreign sales of U.S. grain sorghum, with observers noting initial four weeks showed positive signs but full results require more data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock, Tex
UPI
Soviet Union
U.S
West Texas
Moscow
Elbert Harp
Grain Sorghum Producers Association
Harp
US Feed Grains Council
Washington, D.C
Texas High Plains
Russia
Kansas wheat yields shift leads as Reno tops Sumner in 1976
Sumner County loses its 12 year hold on Kansas wheat production to Reno County with 10.7 million bushels. Sumner records 9.8 million while Thomas County ranks third with 7.8 million. Cloud and Phillips Counties post top yields at 39.3 and 40 bushels per acre respectively. Total state output shows increases for corn and sorghum but soybeans decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner County
Kansas
Reno County
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Thomas County
Reno
Harper
Phillips County
Decatur County
Cloud County
Neosho County
Allen County
Woodson County
Wilson County
Area farmers dominate state board election lineup in Topeka
Two area farmers won posts on the Kansas Board of Agriculture at the 106th annual meeting in Topeka. Altis Ferree of Yates Center was elected vice president and Richard Reinhardt of Erie joined the policy committee. Ferree will preside in the president’s absence and has held prior board roles while Reinhardt, a former president, will advise during quarterly meetings and legislative sessions. Other board members include Duane Steeples, Zurich. David Schurle, Manhattan. Bill Duftsman, Topeka. Gaylord Munson, Junction City. John Oswald, Hutchinson. Harold Wilson, Sharon Springs. Robert Teagarden, La Cygne. and Charles Hamon, Valley Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Topeka
Altis Ferree
Yates Center
Richard Reinhardt
Erie
Ferree
Lyons Club
Woodson County Fair Association
Kansas Fair Association
Reinhardt
Board of Agriculture
Big Creek Church Board
Farm Bureau
USD 101 Board of Education
Duane Steeples
Zurich
David Schurle
Manhattan
Bill Duftsman
Gaylord Munson
Junction City
John Oswald
Hutchinson
Harold Wilson
Sharon Springs
Robert Teagarden
la Cygne
Charles Hamon
Valley Falls
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Larry Marshall
Dole
Keith Sebelius
Walter D. Huddleston
D-Ky
Agriculture Committee
Tommy Irwin
Holger Danielson
Missouri Department of
Cranor
New Orleans
George Voth
Far-Mar-Co
Joans
Carter
Larry Miller
Chevrolet
W. Cherry
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