Farm Trends Feed Prices Move Down and Policy Plans
Carroll G. Brunthaver told PennAg conventioneers the administration plans to sell about 20 billion dollars in feed grains overseas this year with a billion bushels of wheat at about 4 dollars a bushel and corn at about 3 dollars. He noted record crops could keep domestic prices from rising and cited soybean futures slumping from recent highs. The admin plans priority fuel for farmers if supplies tighten and REAP is being reinstated to fund conservation projects with limits to prevent production-only measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll G. Brunthaver
PennAg
Brunthauer
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Decatur
Chicago
Branthaver
Reap
Brunthaver
Lancaster County Farm Fairs Schedule
Lancaster County hosts major fairs including Quarryville Ephrata West Lampeter New Holland and Manheim with events spanning September to October. fairs run September 19 21 and 25 29 September 26 28 and October 3 6 and October 3 5 across venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quarryville
Ephrata
West Lampeter
New Holland
Manheim
Brunthaver Sees Lower Feed Costs At PennAg Convention
U S Agriculture Secretary Carroll Brunthaver told the PennAg Industries Association convention in Lancaster that world demand for American farm products will rise and animal feed costs should stay below last season’s highs. He praised Nixon farm policy and addressed questions about international wheat speculation and stockpiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Secretary of Agriculture
Carroll Brunthaver
PennAg Industries Association
Lancaster
Corral
Brunthaver
Brunthauer
Italy
PennAg Elects Clark President at 95th Convention
Ned L. Clark of Clark's Feed Mills Shamokin was elected President of PennAg Industries Association at the 95th Annual Convention September 12 14 1973 at Host Corral Lan caster. He will begin his term January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned L. Clark
Clark’s Feed Mills, Inc
Shamokin
Penn
PennAg Industries Association
Gratz Fair and Garden Spot Young Farmers Meetings
Farm calendar lists events September 16 to 19 including Gratz Fair September 16 22 and Garden Spot High School meetings with Richard Adams speaker. Ephrata Area Young Farmer Officers meeting at Ephrata Junior High and fair committee session follow. Also notes Solanco Community Fair elections and officers including Eugene Eby and Phillip Spalding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratz
Garden Spot
Vocational Agriculture Department
Garden Spot High School
Richard Adams
Ephrata
Young Farmer
Ephrata Junior High School
Lancaster County
Solanco
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dick Warner
Lancaster Co
Tillie Gibson
Melvin Lantz
Jeader
David Weaver
Strasburg Pike
Penny Industries Association
Clark
Eugene E. Eby
Newport
Association
Phillip M. Spalding
York Flour Mills, Inc
York
Melvin M. Wenger
Wenger
S Feed Mill, Inc
Rheems
W. H. Andrews, Jr
H. O. Andrews & Sons, Inc
Mapleton Depot
Sale Register Farmers Almanac
Homestead Notes
Lebanon County
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