Bergland Advances Farm Loan Relief Policy
Secretary Bergland ordered farmers Home Administration to avoid foreclosures except for flagrant disregard of loan agreements. He urged extended payment periods refinancings debt consolidation and deferments up to five years for borrowers facing income and cost pressures. County staff will counsel borrowers and explore solutions while a reasonable chance exists to keep farmers farming.
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Bergland
Secretary of Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Farmers Home Administration
FmHa
Herefords Go Fast At Cliff Sale
High demand shown for quality Herefords at the Cliff Sale led by ZR Hereford Ranch and Jay Cox Ranch of Winston. Bulls averaged 833 dollars and heifers 453. Lot 1 ZR Mark Beaudu 680 fetched 1625 dollars from Rolland Rice & Sons of Cliff. High selling heifer was ZR Reta Return 662 at 800 dollars to a White River buyer.
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New Cliff
Jay Cox
Winston
Santa Rosa
Cox Outfit
Arkie Kiehner
Cox
Mark Beaudu
Rolland S. Rice and Sons
Cliff
Mark Rice
White River
Ariz
Sato Lee
White Mountain
USDA Increases School Lunch Support Quantities
Assistant Secretary Carol Tucker Foreman announced higher quantities of rice, flour, other grains, dairy and peanut products for school lunch programs. These foods, obtained under price-support, will be free and added to the 12.75 cents per meal schools already receive under the National School Lunch Act. The department notes stock increases and urges rapid school use to improve child nutrition.
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Carol Tucker
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Foreman
USDA Sets Higher Wool Mohair Support Prices for 1977 78
Secretary Bob Bergland announced upward revisions in wool and mohair support levels. Shorn wool incentive rises to 99 cents per pound, mohair to 1.498 dollars, with 1978 prices set at 1.08 and 1.647 dollars respectively. Pulled wool remains tied to shorn wool levels via payments on unshorn lambs. Current market for shorn wool runs 70 to 75 cents.
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Bob Bergland
Department
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