Texas farm report signals slow moisture across major regions
Warm, dry conditions persist as farmers in Panhandle, South Plains, Rolling Plains and other districts report variable moisture. Planting proceeds with cotton, grain sorghum and corn, while insect pressure and weed concerns challenge yields and irrigation needs.
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College Station
Texap
Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
John E. Hutchinson
Hutchison
Panhandle
South Plains
Nothern
Knox County
North Central
Tower Aims to Move Short Staple West Texas Cotton
Senator John Tower said after a briefing with Agriculture officials that efforts are under way to export unsold short staple cotton from the 1971 West Texas crop. Steps include exporting 100000 bales or more to Bangladesh, Public Law 480 purchases to Ghana, and tenders to other buyers worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tower
Department of Agriculture
West Texas
Department
Bangladesh
Ghana
Taiwan
Thailand
Korea
Philippines
Washington
P.L. 480
West
Texas
Beef Fiesta speakers defend cattle market amid rising consumption
William C Donnell, president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, told Beeffesta editors in Atlanta that beef consumption has doubled in 20 years while fat cattle prices held steady. He argued livestock producers are not gouging the public, citing a 500 percent rise in farm debt and noting beef per person rose from 56 to 114 pounds since 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
William C Donnell
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Daily Press
Connell
Atlanta
Life Magazine
Donnell
Life
Southeast
Beefiesta
Texas Cattle Feeders Association
National Beef Industry Council
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association
Florida Beef Council
Georgia Cattlemen's Association
Kentucky Cattlemen's Association
Louisiana Cattlemen's Association
Virginia Beef Cattle Association
Mississippi Cattlemen's Association
North Carolina Cattlemen's Association
South Carolina Cattlemen's Association
Tennessee Livestock Association
Maryland Red Meat Council
Texas Farm Roundup Highlights Rain Shortfall and Prices
Texas sees below normal rainfall through February to April with only the southern tip above average. May brings regional rainfall variations while crops grow. farm prices rise 15 percent from last year though parity remains low. Red meat production dips, and cattle, hog, and sheep slaughter figures are reported with detailed weights and prices.
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Far West
Reeves County
West Central
Hill
South Central
Caldwell
Karnes
Texas
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Dalhart
Trans-Pecos
Rural Development Act set for White House signature
Northwest Texas Congressman Graham Purcell announced a Joint House Senate Conference Committee finished work on the Rural Development Act of 1972 and forwarded it to the President for signature. The act promises planning grants and loans for water and sewer upgrades and for attracting new industries to rural Northwest Texas communities.
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Washington, DC
Northwest
Texas
Graham Purcell
House
Senate
Purcell
House Agriculture Committee
Bob Poage
House of Representatives
Hubert Humphrey
Herman Talmadge
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
America
Check Pesticide Levels Regularly
COLLEGE STATION Consumers are assured that major food items are regularly checked for chemical residues by the FDA. Dr. Jack Price of Texas A&M notes residues remain below legal tolerances, with declines in DDT-type materials and more frequent organic phosphate residues in recent years. The FDA uses a market basket of 117 items purchased bi monthly across five regions, totaling 30 baskets yearly, to analyze residues in 12 food classes.
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College Station
Food and Drug Administration
Jack Price
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University
FDA
World Health Organization
United Nations
Price
United States
Rotterdam considers pigeon control method from Amsterdam
Rotterdam began netting pigeons last February to curb the nuisance birds. Amsterdam tests a bird pill food designed to interfere with breeding. If successful, Rotterdam may adopt the family planning approach. A male deer avoids misplacing tracks while a female covers prints. The puma is also called the cougar and mountain lion.
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Rotterdam
Amsterdam
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Texas Farm Report
Wes
State Farm
BCC
Earl Harwell Childress
State Farm Mutual Hep Cmos
Ewance Company Home
London
Royal Society For the Protection of Birds
Britain
Cotton Council International
David Stroud
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Chicago
Lamar Blanton
Publix Supermarket, Inc
Lakeland
Fla
Verne Swanson
Texas Meat Packers, Inc
Dallas
Tom Herrick
Glen Deen
Amarillo
Brownwood
U.S
Holland
Catamount
The
Amarillo Daily News
Globe Times
Orvil Thornton
Tire Sale
Atlas Plycron
ATLAS
Hercules
Jimmy Moates
Enco Service
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