Farm policy shifts loom as Senate opens 1977 farm bill debate
Senate farm leaders launch a major 1977 battle over federal farm legislation. The Agriculture Committee seeks written reports from major groups, aiming to publish a unified volume in August, while still planning public hearings. The present program expires after the 1977 season and relies on target prices and low level price supports with direct payments and production loans.
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Farm Credit Administration
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Japan
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Pearl Harbor
Cattle futures slide from early strength as week ends
Live cattle futures opened higher in Chicago but prices drifted lower into the close on Friday. June expired at 40.62 while August settled 72 points lower at 43.90 with other months down. light volume around 8,242 contracts. Feeder futures followed the live market as nervousness over reports and grain weakness dampened buying interest.
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Firm Offering Contract For Sunflower Acreage
John F. Herzer & Associates of Lubbock offers a 1976 sunflowers contract with a nine cent per pound floor based on 42 percent oil content. Final price depends on Rotterdam oil and meal markets. Delivery points include Lubbock Plainview Petersburg Levelland within 50 miles. four varieties, seed supplied by the firm. July 15 cutoff.
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Herzer
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Plainview
Petersburg
Levelland
Reproduction Focused Wholesome Swine Efficiency at Tech Course
Illinois swine expert Dr Phillip Dziuk told about 100 attendees at Texas Tech on improving reproductive efficiency beyond pigs per litter. He noted gilt age at conception and ready conception as keys, with prebreeding nutrition and management crucial for early breeding and lower costs. Texas A&M nutritionist Dr J H Hesby added data from a South Dakota project showing gilts eight months breed better than six months, with higher litter weight but higher feed needs.
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Illinois
Phillip Dziuk
University of Illinois
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J. H. Hesby
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Texas Pork Producers Association
Texas Pork Producers Board
Energy Resources seeks listing on American Stock Exchange
Energy Resources Corp announced it has applied for listing of its common stock on the American Stock Exchange. Company president Boyd E. Ray said the over the counter shares are held by more than 7,000 shareholders in all states and abroad.
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Boyd E. Ray
Agricultural Markets and Commodity Prices Report
Chicago mercantile exchange futures show varied live beef cattle feeder cattle and live hog quotes with open interest and sales tallies. Cotton futures slip while grain wheat corn and soybeans price actions reflect a sluggish week. regional quotes cover Oklahoma Texas and Nebraska elevators with farm price indications and livestock quotes across Amarillo Omaha and Chicago markets.
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