Costs To Farmer Keep Increasing
Washington AP reports that Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz faces farm belt opposition as he may seek to weaken minimum payment guarantees. Rising input costs drive the concern, with prices farmers receive up five percent in January and expenses up over longer periods. Examples show tractors cost rises, tuition up, and household costs climbing, signaling broader financial strain on producers and households.
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Washington
Earl Butz
Butz
Agriculture Department
USDA
Congress
Urges Soybeans In Double Crop In Northern Areas
Washington AP A Department specialist recommends double cropping soybeans to boost output with early harvested grain. Buel Lanpher says this has worked in southern regions and could extend to Michigan and Wisconsin if early harvest and frost timing permit.Strategies include harvesting small grain for silage, early grain harvest at 20 to 25 percent moisture, drying, and choosing early-maturing varieties.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Buel Lanpher
Extension Service
Michigan
Wisconsin
Lanpher
Attend Seminar On Cattle Feeding
Area residents attended the Missouri Cattle Feeding Seminar February 1 2 at the University of Missouri Columbia in the livestock center auditorium. Attendees included Dale H. Schwarre Mexico Roy Popp Martinsburg Louis T Wilson Jr Thompson Wayne E Loch Centralia Clifford Borgett Kingdom City and David L Charlock Paris. The event was sponsored by the Missouri Cattlemen's Association and the Missouri Livestock Feeders' Association with cooperation from the University Extension Division and the UMC College of Agriculture.
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Kingdom City
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Paris
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Waste Fertilizer Grows Tall Corn
Chicago AP The Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago reports its first corn crop fertilized with treated waste grew over five feet taller than corn on untreated land. District President John E. Egan cites 44,860 bushels from 735 acres in Fulton County with expected sale to Cargill Inc for $52,241. The ears are nearly three times larger.
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Metropolitan Sanitary District
Greater Chicago
John E. Egan
Fulton County
Cargill, Inc
Egan
Exports Of Farm Products Hit Record $1.08 Billion
Washington AP reports farm exports in November reached a record value of 1.08 billion dollars, rising 20 percent over the prior month. The surge reflects strong sales in multiple farming sectors and marks the highest monthly total to date.
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Washington
Farm Income Per Farm Rises to 6797 in 1972
The Agriculture Department reports average 1972 farm income up 1216 to 6797 per farm, from 5581 in 1971. Total net farm income also climbed by over 3 billion dollars compared with 1971, according to the Economic Research Service.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
The
Economic Research Service
Department
Cattle Lot Production Up 7 Per Cent in Early 1973
Washington reports USDA survey shows feedlots in 23 major beef states plan to market 6.9 million cattle in January through March 1973, up from 6.5 million a year earlier. Texas leads with 1.26 million, Nebraska 1.05 million, Iowa 890,000, Kansas 700,000, Colorado 545,000, California 540,000, with varying gains and declines across states.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Texas
Towa
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
California
Broiler Production Falls as USDA Reports Cutbacks
Federal poultry inspection data indicate recent reductions in U S broiler output with December totals showing nationwide slaughter of mainly broilers and other fowl reaching about 1.078 billion pounds.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Brazil's Bean Crop Increasing
Washington AP Agriculture Department expert Stanley Mehr says Brazil's soybean output is rising fast. He estimates 4.1 million metric tons this year, up 24 percent from 1972, with potential to reach 7 million tons by 1976 and 10 million by Mehr's projection. Brazil already ranks as a major exporter alongside the United States.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Stanley Mehr
Foreign Agricultural Service
Mehr
United States
Brazil
Farm Critics Are Wrong Says Butz at Env Writers Event
Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz defended farmers and government agencies against environmental critics. He argued conservation measures by farmers create good cover and wildlife habitat, noting advances in environmental improvements after centuries of abuse. He spoke to Environmental Writers Association and serves as a Nixon natural resources adviser.
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Earl
Butz
Bank
Buzz
Environmental Writers Association
Nixon
Natural Resources
Butz Believes Growth, Innovation Fuel U.S. Progress
Buzz Butz argues against doomsday eco-critics and zero growth drills. He maintains the United States did not reach current development by maintaining the status quo and can tackle environmental problems with NEPA impact statements. He warns against abandoning modern farming tools and asks who would starve while urging continued 20th century progress.
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Buzz
Butz
United States
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