Stabilize Commodities Says MU Economist Urges Change
Washington AP United States agriculture faces price and supply instability under current farm programs for grain cotton and livestock feeds Breimger a Missouri economist says a redesign is needed to stabilize prices and supplies amid moves toward longer term export deals The 1973 farm law linked price supports and deficiency payments to target prices limiting supply stability Breimger argues the system favors grain and cotton producers over livestock poultry and consumers advocating a comprehensive overhaul to protect export markets and consumers and improve stability for the future
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Washington
University of Missouri
United States
U.S
Harold ¥. Breimger
Breimger
National Planning Association
Association
Agriculture Committee
Hreimyer
Farm Angus Scholarships Offer Six Awards This Summer
The American Angus Auxiliary will grant six scholarships totaling 2600 to four-H and FFA members, three girls and three boys. Each first place recipient gets 650, second 400, third 250. Winners named August 9 at the All-American Angus Futurity in Louisville. Applications via state or regional Angus Auxiliaries with records of showing, judging, and activities.
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American Angus Auxiliary
FFA
Jeannette Thompson
Bloomfield
Ind
National
Angus Women's Organization
United States
Louisville
Sam Wagner
Harlan
Kan
Bread Up But Wheat Is Down in 1975 Prices Rise
Washington based report from the Agriculture Department shows average 1975 loaf prices at 36 cents, up from 34.5 cents in 1974, despite lower farm values for wheat and other ingredients. Wholesale price rose to 31.4 cents, with the farm value of wheat at 4.5 cents per loaf.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Honey Price Has USDA Support for 1975 Crop
Audrain County honey producers must sign a Purchase Agreement by March 31, 1976 to qualify for USDA supported prices. Support rates vary by honey class and calor, ranging from 26.3 cents to 22.3 cents per pound, per the ASCS.
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Audrain County
CCC
ASCS
Grain Inventories Rise After bumper 1975 harvest
Washington AP A quarterly report shows U S grain stocks on January 1 up sharply from a year earlier due to bumper 1975 harvests Wheat stocks near 1.39 billion bushels up 49 percent from January 1, 1974 Corn holdings over 4.43 billion bushels up 22 percent from a year earlier But down 1 percent from January 1, 1974 Soybean supplies set a record of almost 1.25 billion bushels up 26 percent and 7 percent above the 1974 record officials said
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Danny Lewis Hogs Do Well at Hampshire Winter Meet
Danny Lewis of Curryville Missouri had high placing animals at the Hampshire Winter Meat Hog Conference in Dothan Alabama. His champion gilt won first in her class and Lewis’s entries led the show. sires Harvey and Eclipse from the Lewis herd provided the top boars.
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Danny Lewis
Curryville
Hampshire
Dothan
Ala
Lewis
Gift
Harvey
Eclipse
Lewis Herd
Climate shifts judged more harmful than slow trends for farming
University of Missouri expert Wayne Decker told Missouri farmers at an irrigation conference that seasonal climate fluctuations hurt food production more than gradual climate changes. He cited a 1973 study showing drought-like swings can cut corn by 15 percent and wheat by 25 percent in the Corn Belt, urging better irrigation, forecasts, and weather hazard communication for farmers.
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Columbia
Wayne L. Decker
Department of Atmospheric Science
University of Missouri- Columbia
Missouri
Decker
Crop Course To Be In March
A row crop production management short course sponsored by the Audrain County University Extension Center starts Monday March 1 at 7 30 p m at Community R 4 School with sessions on March 1 8 and 22. Instructors include Bill Murphy R A Kimmel and Dale Schwarre. The Tlingis Agronomy handbook and Crop and Soil Fertility Record book will be provided. Pre enrollment is preferred. Call 581 3231 to enroll.
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Audrain County University Extension Center
Community R-4
Bill Murphy
R.A. Kimmel
Dale Schwarre
Audrain County Extension Center
Kimmel
Fertilizer supply outlook improves says Agriculture Dept
Agriculture Department experts say after a tight supply and high prices two years ago the picture has improved. They warn nitrogen could tighten sporadically but overall a repeat of a tight world market in the next five years seems unlikely through 1980-81 as world capacity rises and poorer nations increase fertilizer use and production.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
Outlook for Corn Prices in 1975 76 Season
Agriculture experts project modest price strength for corn due to higher livestock feeding demand and strong exports, with national farm prices averaging about 2.50 a bushel for 1975 76, rebounding from 34 last year in a context of prior fertilizer shortages and later relief.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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