4-H 76 Spirit of Tomorrow Bicentennial theme
The article outlines 4-H’s bicentennial era spirit from 4-H Week activities to the 1980s theme "4-H 76 Spirit of Tomorrow." It traces 4-H’s history from corn clubs and canning clubs to today’s wide range of programs, emphasizes lifelong personal growth, and notes the organization's urban reach and diverse youth participation. It credits cooperative extension professionals, families, and private partners for sustaining 4-H’s practical education and future readiness.
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America
Altough
Xahute
4-H
Une
Amorew
Pork Producers Promote October Porkfest Drive
Adolph Kudera, Pleco Pork Producer President, notes October pork promotion by the National Pork Producers Council and state groups. Porkfest highlights pork variety and nutrition while touting leaner pork due to new breeding and feeding tech. Industry funds include Nickels for Profit programs backing Hog marketing efforts.
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Adolph Kudera
Pleco Pork
National Pork Producers Council
Des Moines
Iowa
America
Pla-Ca
Tullpors
Porkfest
Smller
Grain deal with Poland not legally binding
An Agriculture Department source says the long term grain supply agreement with Poland will be a statement of intention, not a binding treaty. It aims to forecast overseas demand for U S crops and give Poland access to American markets, without creating formal long term commitments. Trade officials note the arrangement may involve about 2.8 million tons annually over three years.
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Bernard Brenner
UPI
Washington
Earl L. Butz
Polar
Agriculture Department
United States
Poland
Bute
U.S
Butz
Wide
Joba
Soviet Union
Moscow
Bulz
Warsaw
Government prints nutrition tale with cereal sponsor
Washington United Press International reports a government pamphlet for preschoolers titled The Thing the Professor Forgot is distributed with labeling crediting the Agriculture Department though General Mills prepared the text and pictures. About 1.25 million copies will be printed at 71 000 dollars and offered free via the Consumer Information Center in Pueblo Colorado. The rhyming tale explains the four food groups and rests on a cooperative effort with private industry and other agencies.
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Bernard Brenner
PT Ferm
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Artment
General Mills Corp
Office of Communications
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Department
Theodore Crane
Crane
Consumer Information Center
Dept. Q
Pueblo
Colo
European buyers wary as U.S. grain moratorium looms
West German traders and other European buyers fear U.S. grain supplies amid the Soviet and Poland embargo. Harold Steele, president of the Illinois Farm Bureau, leads a 10 man mission touring Europe to secure demand for U.S. farm products. He notes livestock feed needs and high energy feeds from soybeans, while quality assurance remains a top concern for buyers.
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Hamburg
West Germany
UPI
America
U.S
Soviet Union
Poland
Ilinois Agriculture Group
Tlinois Farr Bureau
Harold 8. Steele
U.S. State Department
Steele
Illinois
United Kingdom
Dald
Butz
IFB
Moonlighting Pays Off In Vineyards
California grape growers have adopted mechanical harvesting driven by moonlit nights and cooler temps. Harvesting machines shake vines, drop grapes to conveyors, and trunk them to a wagon for tractor haul. About 100 machines operate statewide, increasing yields per ton and reducing stems and leaves in fruit for wineries.
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Sdoen
California
Harvesting notes and 4 H program gains in Platte County
Harvest season in Platte County focuses on grain crops with safety cautions for machine use. Nearly 1,000 4-H members join National 4-H Club Week as the program expands with 100 projects and strong business support. Silage from Milo stubble discussed as dairy feed. governance and planning for State Park Banquet amid park queen contest. weed seed destruction methods noted. Guinea hens help deter predators.
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Platte Co
Platte County
Gron
Fortunes praise of farmers as skilled business professionals
An excerpt from Fortune's July issue lauds farmers as capable business pros who must be chemists, mechanics, analysts, and cost accountants. It argues a modern farmer requires futures insight, macro policy understanding, and managerial acumen to compete with industry leaders.
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Fortune
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