Grain employees can get inspection license under new USDA pamphlet
The Agriculture Department explains how warehousemen and elevator operators can license their staff to obtain samples for official grain inspection. AMS-555 details operation, shared responsibilities, costs, advantages, and potential drawbacks. The service uses mechanical samplers at loading, speeds results, lowers costs, and can avoid holdovers.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
AMS
Agricultural Marketing Service
AMS Grain Division
U.S. Grain Standards Act
Information Division
USS
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Help Us Serve You Farm Calendar Reminder
Community notice invites farm organizations to schedule meetings for Lancaster Farming. Readers are asked to remind editors by phone or mail at Lancaster Farming 22 E Main St Lititz PA 17543 and to confirm if they have already notified.
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Lancaster Farming
E. Main St
Lititz
Canadians Impose Export Controls on Key Commodities
Canadian Trade Minister Alastair Gillespie announced limits on exports of soybeans flax rapeseed cottonseed and linseed oils citing uncertainty from a U S embargo on soybeans cottonseeds and byproducts.
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Alastair Gillespie
Canada
U.S
Kan. Wheat Crop Called Biggest Ever
The 1973 Kansas wheat harvest reached halfway with general belief the crop may reach the 374 million bushels target. About 175 million bushels have been harvested as estimates for size and quality shift with next reports due.
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Kansas
Ray Hancock
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Hancock
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