Windbreaks program offers trees for farms and wildlife
The Clarke McNary program promotes windbreaks shelterbelts and wildlife habitat with diverse conifers and broadleaf species. Nebraska distributed 33 900 seedlings in 1926 and over three million trees were placed by 1976.
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Nebraska
Dennis Adams
UNL
Clarke-McNary
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County Extension
Soil Conservation
Eixtension
Robert Yoboril
Ed Harms
Exon urges freer use of grain for world trade
Lincoln governor J James Exon tells Kiwanis breakfast crowd that U S agricultural policy must shift from government intervention to price assurance and use grain as barter in global markets He cites Swiss and European supports and advocates U S Canada cooperation on wheat pricing and a State Department policy shift to protect farmer income
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Lincoln
U.S
U.S. State Department
Nebraska
J. James Exon
Exon
Lincoln Area
Switzerland
America
National Wheat Board
Canada
Elliott Janeway
Janeway
State Department
Agriculture
Beatrice Dairyman
Grabouski
Local growers Fleischer and Schmit win Golden Harvest yields
W A Fleischer of Columbus receives a high yield award from Golden Harvest Hybrids for a 192.8 bushels per acre irrigated yield in 1977 Golden Yields Achievement. G F Schmit of Bellwood posts 227.5 bu/ac irrigated in H-2500, with May 7 planting and 24 500 plants per acre, moisture at harvest 15 percent.
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G. F. Schmit
Bellwood
Schmit
Elk Creek herd earns DHIR production honors
Registered Brown Swiss cows in Elk Creek Farms Columbus area completed outstanding official DAIR production records. The Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association recognizes cows on 305 day DHIR test with high milking and butterfat levels. Elk Creek Elaine Ellen, 2 years 10 months, 10680M, 5.4% fat, 575Fs. Elk Creek Matie Mona, 1 year L months, 11540M, 4.4% fat. Owners Duane, Darrel and Dunnnis Osten.
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Elkreek Facnts
Columbus
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders’ Association of America
Beloit
Wis
Elk Creek
Elaine Ellen
Matie Mona
Duane, Darrel
Dunmnis Osten
Area girls vie for Livestock Feeders queen title in Kearney
Three area girls are among 18 candidates for Queen of the Nebraska Livestock Feeders Association at the 34th annual convention in Kearney next week. Contenders Karen Klug, Kim Novak, and Cindy Moore represent Platte Colfax and York counties. Kerry Kine of Kearney, last year’s winner, will crown the 1978 queen at the banquet Tuesday evening November 29.
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Nebraska Livestock Feeders Association
Next Wek
Kearney
Karen Klug
Kenneth Klug
Columbus
Platte County
Kerry Kine
Leland Nelson
Genoa
William Krejci
Fairmont
Association
BUZZING WITH BOB Rural recognition honors and tax tips for farmers
At the Rural Recognition Banquet Columbus Area chamber of Commerce awarded a special appreciation to a local figure. The piece highlights year end tax planning for farmers, with advice on income shifting, deductions, and timing. It also notes upcoming swine facilities seminars and the Port Production College for young producers, plus frost guidance for farming operations and frost line protection.
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Columbus Area
Dana College
Blair
Market Dairy Supply Shifts From Milk to Cheese Over Time
The market shows fluid milk share dropping from 48 percent in 1966 to 4 percent in 1978 while Buller Inc holds 17 percent in 1976 and 20 percent in 1966. Cheese share declines from 14 percent in 1966 to about 4 percent in 176. Americans consumed about 17 billion pounds of domestic cheese annually, rising to 29 billion pounds by 1976.
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Buller
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