Milk Dumping Threat Grows From Fuel Shortages
East dairy farmers face further milk dumping as fuel shortages hit processing plants. Inter-State Milk Producers Cooperative, with 3000 members across PA DE NJ MD VA and WV, warns a million pounds daily may be dumped unless the Dietrich Milk Products plant in Reading PA gets emergency fuel. The coop seeks aid from the Carter administration and federal agencies, citing curtailed natural gas and propane supplies.
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Washington
Mid-Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Sumner
Co-Op
Federal Power Commission
Carter
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Department
Commission
Federal Energy Administration
Fertilizer Industry Hit by Natural Gas Shortage
Washington AP. Edwin M. Wheeler president of the Fertilizer Institute reports a 73 000 ton ammonia production drop week of Jan 16 22 due to gas curtailment. He warns of possible nitrogen fertilizer distribution problems by spring though inventories were adequate at winter start and urges deregulation at new wellheads to boost production.
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Washington
Edwin M. Wheeler
Fertilizer Institute
Wheeler
Meat Supply Could Stifle Cattle Prices
Washington AP says a larger meat supply may hold down cattle prices through mid year. DOE Outlook Board notes choice steer prices on Omaha market expected at 7 to 39 per 100 pounds this quarter and 39 to 41 in Q2 1977. Hog numbers may rise, boosting pork 40 percent first half 1977, offsetting beef declines.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Omaha
Ihe Department
Cash Flow Key to Farmland as Reliable Investment
Missouri economist Robert Bevins warns investors on farmland pricing in 1976. He notes double digit price trends since 1970, with 8 percent rise in third quarter of 1976 and average acre prices of good land at 742 dollars. He cautions against reckless speculation and emphasizes cash flow to cover costs.
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Robert Bevins
Bevins
University of Missouri
Columbia -Extension
Missouri
Mlinois
Iowa
Cattle Scabies Outbreaks Rise Across Plains States
Agriculture Department reports January saw 18 cattle scabies outbreaks, up from 17 in December and 4 a year earlier. The disease, caused by mites, requires treated cattle to be free of infection before shipping. Outbreaks occurred in Colorado Iowa Kansas Nebraska New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
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By Lindsay
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MFA
Newere Exchange
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Laddonia Exchange
Gordon Levings
Paris Exchange
Coen
Vandalia
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Centralia Exchange
Pat Reacer
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