Land buying plan arouses opposition in Congress and farming groups
The Ag-Land plan by a Midwestern bank and Merrill Lynch faces strong opposition from lawmakers and farm leaders. National Grange Master John Scott warns it could create a new generation of sharecroppers and says the issue remains unsettled as parties pull back temporarily. Senator George McGovern and Secretary Bergland weigh in, urging IRS delays. Rep. Fred Richmond calls Ag-Land a financial threat to the family farm.
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National Grange
John Scott
Lancaster Farming
Scott
George McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern
Secretary of Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Internal Revenue Service
Ag-Land
Grain feeding looks favorable in hog market outlook
Penn State economist H Louis Moore tells 200 swine producers at Swine Producers Day that feeding grain to livestock may be more favorable than selling grain, though feed costs remain high. He lowers price forecasts for hogs through October and notes rising national hog numbers risk oversupply despite strong retail pork demand.
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Lancaster
Penn State
H. Louis Moore
Moore
Farm and Home
Lancaster County
Environmental leader touts gains at Octorara Watershed meeting
Dr. Maurice Goddard secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Affairs spoke in Quarryville to the Octorara Watershed Association praising farmers and conservation work. He cited cleaner air and water with trout stocking and blue crabs in the Schuylkill River as evidence and noted mining safety and stronger state laws while questioning federal programs.
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Dieter Krieg
Quarryville
Maurice Goddard
Octorara Watershed Association
Goddard
Secreatary
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
DEA
Schuylkill River
Philadelphia
AFBE seeks five year extension of farm act
The American Farm Bureau Federation urged a five year extension of the Agricultural Act with conditions. Allan Grant said extensions should not create dependence on payments or a government stockpile. He urged avoiding target prices and loan rates that spur excess production. Page 30.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
House Agriculture Committee
Allan Grant
Farm Bureau
Grant
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