Exon predicts upcoming international grain sale and market rise
Nebraska governor expresses belief that a new global grain sale may be announced soon. He cites market insiders, discussions with Carter and Bergland, and calls for policy moves like $2.50 per bushel wheat loans to inject cash. Exon warns farmers to hold grain amid looming world shortages and rising prices.
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Exon
Democrat
Lincoln
Carter
Agriculture
Bot Bergland
Bergland
Rumors Fly Over Possible International Wheat Sales
Kansas officials tease possible demand from China and the Soviet Union amid drought and bumper harvests. Kansas congressman and aides caution that nothing is confirmed while eyeing potential buyers in Asia and Korea.
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China
Soviet Union
Roberts
Merger Creates Giant Agribusiness Cooperative
The Far-Mar-Co and Farmland Industries merger forms a new co operative with annual sales exceeding 3 billion dollars making it among the nation s largest. Farmland will hold Far-Mar-Co as a subsidiary led by George Voth with Walter Peterson continuing as board chairman.
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Kansas City
UPI
Far-Mar-Co
Farmland Industries, Inc
Agribusinesses
Hutchinson
Farmland
Ernest Lindsey
Denver
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Lindsey
Far-Mar-Co, Inc
George Voth
Walter Peterson
Chappel, Neb
Kansas Wheat Conditions Improve As Rains Continue
A Kansas state report shows rainfall over the past week and weekend boosting wheat prospects. Wheat is 85 percent of normal, jointing at 75 percent, with improvements in moisture easing concerns. Reports of pea aphids alfalfa weevils and green bugs in several counties. minor insect activity elsewhere. Corn planting at 20 percent, on par with last year and the 10-year average. moisture supplies have greatly improved over three weeks.
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Topeka
UPI
Kansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Saline
Harvey, Sedgwick and
Ellis
Pruning and Harvest Guidance From Local Extension Agent
Neosho County Extension Agriculture Agent Larry Marshall urges careful tomato planting with 6 to 8 inches of stem above soil and deep watering. He also advises pruning spring blooming shrubs within two weeks after flowering, thinning to avoid crowded growth, and using hand tools for best results. Harvest of the first 1977 alfalfa crop will start soon with higher protein hay yielding lower needs for concentrate.
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Larry Marshall
Neosho County
Kansas State University Extension
Land Bank Cuts Interest On Farm Loans In Kansas
Larry Rose of the Federal Land Bank Association of Chanute announced a four percent reduction in interest on all variable rate loans, effective July 1. New rates will be 844 percent for farm loans and 8 percent on rural homes, with the change approved by the Farm Credit Administration after a Wichita board decision. The move aims to shield borrowers from money market fluctuations while maintaining cautious economic signals for area agriculture.
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Larry Rose
Federal Land Bank Association of
Rose
Federal Land Bank Association
Federal Land Bank of
Wichita
Farm Credit Administration
Washington, D.C
The
Chanute Land Bank Association
Federal Land Bank of Wichita
Allen, Bourbon
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