Nation’s farm population falls to 2.5 percent in 1980
Census Bureau final 1980 headcount shows 5.6 million people living on farms, down from 8.3 million in 1970. North Central states host half of farm residents with the Dakotas highest concentrations. regional figures show declines across the West and Northeast as dozens of states report less than 1 percent farm residents.
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Government to expand surplus food giveaway expands aid to poor Americans
The Reagan administration seeks quick congressional action to move millions of pounds of surplus food to states and charitable groups for the needy. Senate action, backed by Deputy Agriculture Secretary Lyng, would authorize $100 million yearly to distribute grain dairy and poultry. The plan would broaden the existing cheese and butter program to include wheat corn rice and other commodities totaling hundreds of millions of pounds valued over $1 billion.
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