Farmers urged to sweeten wheat reserve plan
Washington officials push farmers to place 300 million bushels into a grower owned reserve by offering 20 cents per bushel annual storage for three years. Critics warn the rate may deter participation and require program changes to reach target by May.
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Washington
U.S
Administration
Agriculture Department
Carl Schwensen
National Association of Wheat Growers
Schwensen
Winter pesticide trainings and farm tips roundup
About 60 farmers attended the winter pesticide training at Agricultural Park with upcoming sessions at Creston and Platte Center. The notice covers windbreak benefits, TGE in pigs, boot hygiene, tree orders, and the 1978 Farm Exposition January 10 to 13 with irrigation and water legislation talks by Extension Specialists and Senator Schmidt.
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Agricultural Park
Creston
Platte Cener
Platte Center
Paul Fischbach
Judd Morin
Ed Penas
Loren Schmit
UNL
Soil Conservation Or Extension Offices
Plan to liberalize export credit program urged
Myron Laserson, senior VP of Continental Drain Co. in New York, told the Washington Association of Wheat that liberalizing the Commodity Credit Corp export credit program could boost foreign sales of U S farm products. He suggested extending financing beyond three years and noted the current fiscal year budget of 1.5 billion dollars.
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Spokane
Wash
Myron Laserson
Continental Drain Co
New York
Washington Association of Wheat Growers
Aserson
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corp
Poultry groups elect new officers at Nebraska meeting
Five Nebraska poultry and egg groups elected officers and directors at the Nebraska Poultry Industries Inc. convention. New leadership includes Git Eckhoff as president of Hen ningsen Foods Omaha and Dayle Free as UN's executive secretary, with bylaw changes allowing a one year multiple-term president and a move to promote egg promotion fees. Governor Exon urged unity among farm groups to combat a persistent cheap food policy and urged self-help campaigns and checkoff programs to boost agricultural promotion and research.
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Nebraska Poultry and Egg Organizations
Nebraska Poultry Industries Inc
NPI
Git Eckhoff
Henningsen Foods
Omaha
Dick Brownell
MG. Waldbaume
Wakefield
Dale Keller
Eyeland Poultry Farm
David City
Douglas Ferebee Gibbon
Dayle Free
Lincoln
Flynn
Dunker
Dick Earl
Earl
Froning
Gleaves
Dan Bigby
Keller
Free
Brownell
Rountree
Norman Obermier
Waco
Nebraska Poultry Improvement Association
Ray Bunsen
Franklin
Phil Raasch
Norfolk
Dan Clabaugh
Columbus
Second View
Andy L. Anderson
Hoktrege
Hansen
Carl Westring
Stromsburg
NPL
Las Vegas
Nev
Nebraska Turkey Federation
Richard Shinn
Dunning
Walter Rankin
Oxford
Milt Thulin
Nebraska Allied Poultry Industries
Ken Buethe
Klaus Dueck
Beatrice
Gus Bartholow
Mitchell
S.C
Gil Eckhoff
J. James Exon
Exon
Hart Butz
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