Farmers at Missouri conference tout irrigation payoff
Five Missouri farmers told UM Columbia experts irrigation is a big but worthwhile investment. Reports show initial costs from 18000 to 28000, with plans for more. Yields rose dramatically on cotton soybeans and corn, despite labor and management headaches.
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University of Missouri At Columbia
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Berniel Gabbert
Grant City
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Woodruff
UMC
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Maken
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Wellsville
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Kohl
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Cordell Tindall At Montgomery Crop Meeting
Fayette native Cordell Tindall vice-president of Harvest Publishing Co will speak at the 50th Annual Montgomery County Soils and Crops Conference next Thursday. Known as Harvest's roving ambassador he works with farm and nonfarm groups. Tindall joined the Missouri Ruralist in 1937 and became editor in 1955. Nadal, a Howard County native, runs a 240 acre farm with a commercial cowherd and general crops.
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Fayette
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Rural Electric Loan Program Would Help Insulate Homes
Washington AP Agriculture Secretary Bergland may consider reviving an REA loan program to fund energy saving home insulation and equipment through electric cooperatives. Partridge of NRCEA urges loans for insulation, weatherization, and efficient appliances, noting historical loans and broad co op service reach.
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Bob Bergland
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National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
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James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Southern Agriculture: It's Come Along Way, Jimy
A USDA article in Farm Index notes the South has shifted from a cotton dominated era to diversified farming. It cites 1975 acreage shifts for cotton, wheat, and soybeans, rising livestock, and a regional economic upturn driven by peanuts and soybeans, with broader agricultural growth across 11 former Confederate states plus Oklahoma and Kentucky.
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Agriculture Department
Georgia
King Cottén
Plains
New South
Farm Index
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Economic Research Service
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Dixie
Jimmy
Carter
John G. Stovall
Stovall
Old Confederacy
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Kentucky
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Two From Area Selected By Soybean Assn
New Missouri Soybean Association officers were elected at the annual meeting held last Tuesday in Columbia. David Aggard of Kennett was named vice president and Wayne Benoit of Centralia secretary treasurer. Rilsworth Stewart of Macon was re elected president. Maurice Johnson of St Joseph was chosen to join the American Soybean Association board, replacing Joe Peppa of Weston who retired after three terms. New state directors include Rodney Harrington of Dearborn District 1 and Gene Selvey of Liberal.
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Missouri Soybean Association
David Aggard
Kennett
Wayne Benoit
Centralia
Atate
Rodney Harrington
Dearborn
Gene Selvey
Liberal
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