Missouri counties nearly all drought areas, officials say
Agriculture Director James B. Boillot said most Missouri counties qualify as drought disaster areas after a dry summer. The estimate, from USDA, covers 114 counties including St. Louis. removing St. Louis city and two counties leaves about 10 counties spared. Boillot cited a 30 percent drop in corn, with soybeans and cotton also down, and noted expected price rises for corn used as feed.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
James B. Boillot
Boillot
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
St. Louis
St. Louis City
St. Louis County
Jackson County
Christopher
Bond
Farmers Home Administration
St. Francois
Hickory
Pettis
ASCS Details Disaster Pay Rules for Wheat Program
Mary Bosler explains new ASCS guidance on disaster payments for the 1974 Wheat and Feed Grain Program. Producers must apply at the ASCS Office and leave crop residue until determinations and appraisals are finished. Revised rules affect green crop or silage plans and set sampling requirements for later appraisals, including minimum field sample areas based on size.
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Mary Bosler
ASCS
Drought Still Hits Missouri Crops Across State
Drought conditions keep most Missouri crops behind normal growth stages per the Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Corn remains poor, half in dough stage 16 points behind five-year average. grain sorghum 50 percent headed, 14 points behind. Soybeans poor to fair, blooming 54 percent, 13 points below average. 27 percent pod setting. Cotton fair with 87 percent setting balls. Alfalfa third cutting at 34 percent, 15 points behind average.
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Columbia, Mo
Missouri
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Farm Laborers Decline as Harvest Nears Completion
Washington AP report says the nation’s hired farm labor force fell slightly from a year earlier as wheat and other small grains near completion, according to the Agriculture Department.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Farm pesticide use climbs by 40 per cent
The Agriculture Department reports a 40 percent rise in farm chemical pesticide use from 1966 to 1971, totaling about 494 million pounds in 1971. Herbicides doubled since 1966, while DDT and aldrin declined, toxaphene rose, and questions remain about environmental impact and production efficiency.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
Farmers urged to delay cutting and test forage first
R A Kimmel notes topdressing 50 to 60 pounds of nitrogen in early August boosts winter grazing for beef cows. Check timothy and orchard grass roots before fertilizing, remove cattle in August and September to aid regrowth, and avoid grazing mature regrowth. For corn silage, test nitrates, ensile at 60 percent dry matter, and prefer green chopping if pasture runs short. Soybeans bloom into September. late planted beans benefit from rain. Field days at UMC in Columbia and Linneus showcase forage systems and beef forages with tours and lunch.
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Sudan
Mile Stover
UMC
Bradford
Columbia
UMC Cornett
Rest Fescue In August Or Else
Rest fescue pastures in August and apply nitrogen per expert Howell Wheaton from the University of Missouri extension. He warns late grazing costs, saying removing cattle by September 1 preserves 40 to 80 percent of fall production and applying 60 pounds of nitrogen per acre in August adds 1500 pounds to a ton of additional feed per acre, though feed and fertilizer supplies and costs are tight.
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Columbia
Howell Wheaton
University of Missouri-Columbia Extension
Wheaton
Hong Kong Is Big U.S. Market for Agriculture
The British crown colony of Hong Kong is expanding as a major market for U.S. farm goods, purchasing 204.6 million dollars of U.S. agricultural products in the year ending June 30, more than double 1972. Expert Wheaton advises soil tests and precise nitrogen rates for fall growth, noting 60 pounds per acre now, with adjustments to 40 pounds if September application is delayed, and stresses stockpiling fields to maximize later yields.
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Washington
Hong Kong
U.S
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