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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1973

Page

8

Food shortages reshape world agriculture and markets

A. P. Maidenberg notes global food scarcity pressures industrial nations while boosting growth in developing regions. Brazil and Latin America expand crops as exports surge. Europe seeks subsidies amid import controls. U. S. exports raise prices and fuel calls to protect farm income.

H. J. Maidenberg NET New York United States Canada Europe Japan Soviet Union New York Times Brazil Washington California Latin America Australia U. S U.S China Argentina New Zealand

National Farm Safety Week Calls for Safer Practices

National Farm Safety Week begins Wednesday July 125. Farmers in Poe County are urged to review farming operations and eliminate unsafe practices before problems arise.

Poe County

National Farm Safety Week Highlighted by ASCS

D M Robertson, Executive Director of the ASCS County Office, notes thousands of farmers and ranchers are killed or badly injured in preventable accidents. Nixon designates July 25 31 as National Farm Safety Week to promote safer practices at home and in the fields. Community leaders and media will aid with posters slide sets and safety information.

Nixon Robertson Department of Agriculture ASCS

News Quiz Answers and Related Highlights

A compact recap of the WorldScope quiz results with items on France open-air tests and statements, plus named figures George Shultz and Harry S. Truman. It notes Indonesia, Poland, Hungary in a pictured context and highlights a Dallas Cowboys reference in sports.

France George Shultz Indonesia Poland Hungary Dallas Cowboys Harry S. Truman

Farm policy risks higher food prices and potential shortages

An editor’s note cites Farm Bill policy and Secretary Earl Butz, arguing lawmakers push federal restraint on farming. It notes high per acre costs for cotton peanuts corn and beans and warns against relying on market prices alone to secure abundant production.

Washington U.S Agriculture Department Nixon Department Don Paarlberg USDA United States Butz Congress Farm Knoxville Tennessee Earl Butz

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Mae Maynard Layman Paarlberg Paul Iberg Russia D. M. Robertson Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Trinity Mountain Issac Whitson The Associated Press Decatur Daily
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