Rainmaking not proven irrigation urged for farmers
Wayne Decker of the University of Missouri Columbia warns rainmaking remains unproven and urges farmers to invest in irrigation to protect crops during droughts. He cites cloud seeding as promising for snowpack but unreliable in the plains and Midwest, advising weather-aware adjustments and reliance on soil moisture data.
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Columbia
Wayne Decker
University of Missouri At Columbia Dept. of Atmospheric Science
Decker
Great Plains
Midwest
Missouri
Val
Farmers Warned To Expect Spring Moisture Shortage
Missouri soybean farmers were warned of a likely soil moisture shortage at planting time. UM system agronomy specialist William Murphy urged bare fields to check subsoil moisture and advised selecting varieties with different maturities if moisture is scarce. He stressed fertility issues especially potassium and cautioned against double cropping after wheat until harvest.
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Columbia — Missouri
William Murphy
University of Missouri At Columbia Agronomy
Murphy
Missouri Soybean Assn
Missouri
Coffee Prices Cut Trade Advantage
Washington reports U S farm export gains slowed while agricultural imports surged led by coffee. November farm exports totaled about 2.12 billion, down 2 percent from 1975, as imports rose 21 percent to 972 million. Green coffee imports rose to 216 million pounds valued near 1.35 a pound, lifting November coffee import value to about 295 million, widening U S trade gaps in agriculture.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Department
United States
USDA
Economic Research Service
Dried Poultry Waste As Feed Cleared In Missouri
Missouri has cleared dried poultry waste DPW as a cattle sheep and poultry feed. University of Missouri expert Vandepopuliere says DPW provides nitrogen energy minerals and 2 27 percent protein with calcium phosphorus and trace minerals. Limits apply: beef no restriction sheep 15 percent broiler and layer rations 20 and 25 percent respectively. DPW could cut manure disposal costs and offer profit to egg operations potentially worth over a half billion dollars annually.
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Columbia
Missouri
Joe Vande
Populiere
University of Missouri At Columbia
Vandepopuliere
Bell Egg Farms
Joplin
Agri- Foods, Inc
Troy
Vandepopuliére
Audrain State Park Conference Draws Attendees and Event
Audrain Countians attended the Missouri Pork Producers Association conference in January 2022 at Stouffer's Riverfront Towers in St Louis. The MPPA event featured a trade show elections of officers and the 1977 Missouri Pork Queen with educational seminars from pork industry experts. Jack Runyan the new Director of Agriculture for Missouri gave the keynote at closing ceremonies.
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Audrain
Stouffer's Riverfront Towers
St. Louis
Bob Fort
Reggie Housholder
Howard Barker
Morris Fort
Dale Hunt
Jerry Wright
Don Schwartze
Alan
Jack Runyan
Missouri
MPPA
Allied Industries
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