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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1973
Page
3
A field report discusses rootworm damage and beetle control timing around August 10 to reduce next year’s Tarval infestations. It notes adult spray effectiveness, potential need for reapplication, and soil treatments for eggs. It also advises on lawn webworms with thatch inspection, watering, and mowing guidance, plus warning about brown spots from heat.
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department weekly weather bulletin shows corn growth behind last year in most of the Corn Belt. Iowa corn is 40 percent silked vs 44 percent last year. Missouri 25 percent silked vs 50 percent in 1872. Southern crops lag 1 to 2 weeks with silked ranges from 40 percent in Tennessee to 91 percent in South Carolina.
Washington—The Agriculture Department expects meat imports to reach about 1.45 billion pounds for 1973, covering fresh frozen and chilled beef veal mutton and goat under the old quota law abandoned by the Nixon administration last year. In the first five months imports of quota-type meat were 503.8 million pounds, about 10 percent higher than January of last year.
Farm roundup reports a Foreign Agricultural Service study on Taiwan as a growing market for U S farm products while noting limited diplomatic ties with the Peoples Republic of China. Taiwan bought 196 million worth of U S farm goods last year, ranking third in the Far East behind Japan and South Korea, amid broader shifts in U S China policy. Aimed at showcasing Taiwan’s agricultural reforms, the piece cites rice and barley policy changes, tax cuts for education, and farmer credit programs as part Taiwan’s development. The PRC’s rapid rise in U S farm product imports is also highlighted with at least 1.254 billion in purchases during July last year to May 31, as reported by a separate USDA agency.
A detailed Extension bulletin examines Nebraska beef cow calf industry including present status, resources, production economics, and future cattle production. It covers feeder pastures, fall calving, crop residue use, AI, and feedlot production with maps and graphs. Printed by University of Nebraska Lincoln College of Agriculture. requests cite bulletin EC 73 254.
AP reports Agriculture Department economist Dean Matthews projects 1973 soybean farm price averages between 3 and 4.60 per bushel depending on supply and demand. He cites a 1.5 billion bushel crop forecast, possible Soviet purchases, and a potential near 5.0 per bushel if conditions tighten.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department says farmers received 43.4 cents of every consumer food dollar in June, the highest in over two decades, up from 43.2 cents in May. Higher prices for eggs soybeans and fresh produce pushed the farm share higher.
U S Department of Agriculture officials report a sharp rise in durum wheat prices driven by growing pasta demand and weak crop prospects. Minneapolis prices climbed from 2.08 to 2.58 per bushel between June and May, while overall wheat futures advanced amid heavy export buying. durum supplies total 26.7 million bushels as of July 1, down from a year earlier.
In Omaha Nebraska hog prices surged to record highs for the fifth straight day. Butcher prices climbed significantly with heavier weights up to ten dollars, as trading remained active with around 3,500 head reported.
Secretary Bard says export controls on soybeans are a temporary snag that will fade as harvests come in and farmers push to maximize world market sales. Butz urges sustained export demand, warns against high prices, and defends trade's role in improving farm income as U S agriculture seeks to feed a growing world. He cites a Soviet grain sale probe as misinterpretation of trade importance and predicts no need for import controls on the 1973 crop as crop conditions improve.
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