World fertilizer leaders urge global view and steady demand
At the White Sulphur Springs gathering of about 1,300 industry leaders, Edwin Wheeler of the Fertilizer Institute warned of a slowdown yet urged expanding use and honoring contracts as production steadies. Congressman Mark Andrews highlighted foreign material dependence and U S food export strength. Jacinto Avalos noted higher import costs abroad and urged coordinated policy to address inflation and farm price pressures.
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White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia
U.S
Edwin Wheeler
The
Fertilizer Institute
Wheeler
Mark Andrews
North Dakota
United States
Andrews
Europe
Japan
Jacinto Avalos
Life on the Farm in a Rainy Night Cow Watch
A late night phone call sends a family to guard their farm in a thunderstorm. Dad, Ingo, and the narrator fear stampedes as cows react to intruders, while they monitor the fence and cornfield with a flashlight amid rain and darkness.
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Ingo
Tensions and Trials Turned Into Creative Strengths
A devotional note discusses stress and tension as inevitable yet manageable, urging transformation of adversity into growth. It cites Romans 12 1-2 James 1 and Ephesians 6 10 20, and contrasts personal coping with practical home and farming advice including pest control and seed ordering tied to historical notes on the boll weevil in Enterprise Alabama.
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Arnold Hutschnecker
Cornerstone Library
N.Y
Paul
James
Coffee County
Alabama
Enterprise
Alfalfa Seeding Guide Warns on Weed Control
Max Smith, County Agr. Agent, urges weed management for alfalfa stands. He notes nurse crops are helpful and warns that small weeds at 1 to 2 inches are easier to kill. Recommend Eptam for grassy weeds before seeding and 2 4 D B for broad leaf weeds, and advise against new seedings without weed control.
Farm Calendar Busy August Activities At Local Farms
The August schedule lists an Ephrata ice cream social at Glenn Wissler Farm and an E town trip to Philadelphia baseball. Lebanon County Fair events include a swine panel at Farm and Home Center. Penn State Meats and Livestock contest and a Lancaster Co board meeting are slated. Pa Cattlemen summer tour in Dora and a Penn Horse Field Day follow.
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Ephrata Young Farmers
Glenn Wissler
Philadelphia
Lebanon County
Lebanon Fairgrounds
Rt. 72
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Penn State
Lancaster Co
Lancaster Co. Farm and Home Center Board
Cattlemen’s Association
Doverspike Bros
Dora
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Ben Franklin
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