Caution marks outlook for agriculture conference notes
Dieter Krieg reports from the Northeast Regional Outlook Conference in Lancaster with university and industry experts. The outlook cited massive uncertainty in grain and feed markets, intermarket linkages, and a slide in meat production led by pork, with beef near 1974 levels and veal and lamb shifts noted.
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Dieter Krieg
Lancaster
Harrisburg
Washington
The
Wall Street Journal
John Crothers
University of Maryland
Jesse Cooper
Penn State Extension Ag
USDA
Penn State
Virgil Cornley
Ephrata 4-Her Susan Martin grows through public speaking
Susan Martin, 14, of Ephrata R3 and Lincoln Sewing Club, has gained confidence and speaking skills through two years in the Lancaster County 4-H public speaking contest. She notes meeting new people as a key benefit and says her school speaking improved as a result.
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Melissa Piper
Ephrata
Lancaster County
Susan Martin
Ronald B. Martin
Susan
Beef market puzzling and futures viewed as barometer
Lancaster County cattlemen dispute government marketing figures and watch the futures market as a barometer. William McCoy says more farmers use futures, while Paul Good notes reports of trouble and lost confidence amid unpredictable, unstable prices making next week or tomorrow hard to forecast.
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Dieter Krieg
Lancaster
Lancaster County
William McCoy
Lancaster Stock Yards
Paul Good
Lititz
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Good
County fairs open as Lancaster season kicks off
The Lancaster County fair week begins with the Southern Lancaster County Community Fair at Quarryville marking the 26th Solanco Fair with two new buildings. Officials hope growth continues after a 40 percent rise yearly and note a $90 000 expansion. An Open House is held tomorrow at two oclock.
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Dieter Krieg
Lancaster County
Quarryville
Solanco Fair Association
Harrisburg
Solanco Mews Chorus
Solanco High School
Elizabethtown
Lancaster
Solanco
West Lampeter
Lampeter
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