Farmers Eyeing Corn Cut Back Across Midwest and Pennsylvania
Jon Wefald leads a Midwestern push to cut 10 to 20 percent of the national corn crop amid fears of $2 per bushel. Iowa officials and thousands of farmers at Ames back reductions while Pennsylvania officials weigh a broader cutback plan including crops and any needed lime and fertilizer limits. A Harrisburg dialogue with James McHale reflects mixed interest and a Chester County grower plans 900 acres of corn again.
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Jon Wefald
Minnesota
Midwest
Wefald
Iowa
University of Iowa
Ames
Robert Lounsberry
Eugene Sellers
Lycoming County
McHale
Harrisburg
Sellers
Keystone
William Balderston
Downingtown
Chester
Grape Marketing Plan Presented to Growers
Pennsylvanian grape growers heard a proposed marketing program at the Lancaster County spring grape meeting. Ray Reiter described steps to form an advisory board, fund collection, and use of money for advertising, research, and information. The model mirrored successful apple and red cherry programs with producer control of funds.
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Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
Ray Reiter
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Reiter
Department of Agriculture
Poard
County Miss Selected for International Farm Youth Exchange
Fay Stoner of Lancaster County earns selection as a United States IFYE representative. She is a Millersville junior majoring in psychology and active in 4-H clubs. She plans to depart for Germany in June and studied German in school and college.
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Fay Stoner
Germany
International Farm Youth Exchange
United States
Lancaster County
Millersville State College
Fay
Lancaster County Wildlife Club
Lititz-Manheim
Manheim Township High School
IFYE
Lancater County
Eden Rd
Lancaster
International Farm
Pennsylvania
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Dick Warner
Carl Haesler
Robert Hummer
Manheim
Haesler
Raymond Stoner