Rainfall trends vary across the globe in spring
The National Weather Service reports below normal rainfall in the Great Plains while parts of northwestern Europe remain dry. Drought relief appears in Germany Austria and Poland but persists in the Ural regions and western Siberia. East central China and Australia stay dry. The monsoon arrives on time along western India coasts, Niger’s rain season starts poorly, while Africa’s Sahel sees normal rainfall. Brazil coffee areas show rising surface temperatures and near freezing lows.
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Eecine
National Weather Service
Travida
Weather and World Foodsessment
Great Plains
Germany
Austria
Czechkoslovakia
Poland
Europe
Soviet Union
Pring Wiews
Urals
Siberia
China
Australia
India
Niger
Africa
Sahel
South America
Brazil
Three week Russian wheat tour starts Monday
A team of American wheat experts will commence a three week tour of Russian wheat regions on Monday to verify forecasts that the Soviet winter wheat crop will miss its target and lift American sales prospects.
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Washington
UPI
Thurday
Russia
Staley tape featured at NFC meeting by regional members
NFC members from Stanton Colfax and Platte counties heard a taped interview with National President Oren Lee Staley at the Leigh meeting Tuesday. Staley touched on rain buyers and soybean shipments, noting foreign buyers concerns over weights and grain utility. He stressed the farm direct fee and low contamination path, attended grain trade talks in London, and local sales reports were given by Phil Heriik and Ed Tordy. District 1 and 2 convention is August 14 at Valparaiso, state convention September 18 in Grand Island. Gail Lindstrom spoke on a new dry reload for milk grades A and B, with a Beatrice-area reload planned. Dave Sellhorst warned of excess cattle selling upsetting the market and urged orderly selling. after staff reports, counties met separately.
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NFC
Stanton, Colfax
Platte
National
Oren Lee Staley
Leigh
London
Valparaiso
Grand Island
Gail Lindstrom
Beatrice
Dave Sellhorst
Marketers Promote Whiskey Transport Amid 18th Century Rebellions
The piece notes that whiskey advertised as the sole farm product capable of bearing transport costs to markets, enabling a 10-fold grain delivery increase via pack horses. It describes farmer uprisings over taxes, Ireland’s resistance, and political actions, including Washington and military leaders mustering 15,000 troops in August 1794 to enforce laws.
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Std
Ireland
Thomas Mii
Washington
Alexander Mamaton
Daniel Morgan
Henry Lee
Wool incentive payments total 2262.91 to Colfax farmers
Eighteen Colfax County farmers received wool incentive payments totaling 2262.91 from the county office. The total covers 299.55 to each of the 18 farmers at an incentive rate of 6 percent on 1975 wool production.
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Schuyler
Colfax County
Tis
Mixed reactions to farm purchase plan advances in Senate
The plan to aid young farmers drew mixed reactions as Sen. Dole and Sen. Clark supported more federal help through Land Bank associations or the Farmers Home Administration. McGovern’s bill would create an Agriculture Department corporation to buy land for lease to buyers, with inflationary gains helping their down payment.
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Federal Land Bank Associations
Farmers Home Administration
Dole
Dick Clark
Lowa
Sen McGovern
Clark
McGovern
Senate
Agriculture Department Corporation
June Dairy Month And Farm Field Notes
June dairy month highlights farmer tasks for cattle upkeep and early weed control. Watch sorghum for greenbug outbreaks, test fields for disease risk, and spray broadleaf weeds with 4 2D concentrate in water using amine or low volatile ester forms. A Want Ad seeks a 38 year old farmer to wed a 30 year old tractor driver.
Wheat field appraisals to be made
Wheat fields overseeded with oats must be appraised by a representative of a 38S prop harvest per Colfax county director Gene Willers. Washington changes require appraisal though harvest is near. Overseeded wheat removed without an appraisal will be assigned the production of wheat.
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Schuyler
Gene Willers
Colfax
Washington
Feeder Pig Show Highlights Park Exhibition
Five pens competed in the Feeder Pig Show at Park on Tuesday evening. Bob Hendrickson of Shickley showed the light weight pen at 1.898 pounds per pig and produced the top gaining individual hog in that division. Gale Schafer of Newman Grove led the heavyweight top pen, with Lana Kuzel and Play Co President Marvin Classen featuring University of Nebraska extension livestock specialists Bill Ahlschwede and Bill Zollinger presenting the new carcass evaluation and a show review. County Extension Agent Robert Voboril noted merits of the event as pens of five were exhibited after the February Expo with daily rations and data kept on rate of gain and carcass figures. President Classen awarded Adolph Kudera of Clarkson a past president's plaque. Louie Welch of Richland chaired the 1976 show. The top five placings with rate of gain were listed for lightweight and other divisions.
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Bob Hendrickson
Shickley
Hendrickson
Gale Schafer
Newman Grove
Lana Kuzel
Marvin Classen
University of Nebraska Extension
Bill Ahlschwede
Bill Zollinger
Robert Voboril
Essa
Classen
Adolph Kudera
Clarkson
Louie Welch
Richland
Farm News Highlights Big Three in U S farm exports
Corn wheat and soybeans top the list of U S agricultural commodities sold overseas making up about 70 percent of total farm export value. Heavy weight prize winners include Schafer and Newman Grove with top figures for pigs led by Pat Finn Carroll Myron Leffers and Dennis Muth among others.
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U.S
Milligan
Ta Tee
Weil Flivision
Pens
Schafer
Newman’ Grove
Pat Finn
Carroll
Fin
Myron Leffers
Creston
Newman Grove
Dennis Muth
LeRoy Wolfe
Hartington
Finn
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Ed Tordy
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Cardwell
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Prokuper Shoes
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Red Country International
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INC
Earl
Columbus
Uran
Hassebrook Farm Service
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