Soybean Seed Shortage Declared at Area Shortcourse
State Extension agronomists report a serious soybean seed germination crisis with 50 percent of seed likely low in germination and possible relaxation of certification rules to accept seed germinating over 70 percent. Experts warn two actions for growers: secure seed now and test stored beans for seed use, amidst projected modest acreage increases in 1971 and looming national supply constraints.
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Merle Vaughan
Montgomery City
Bill Murphy
State
Bellflower School
Missouri
Murphy
Livestock Value Hits Record 23.8 Billion Nationwide
Washington AP reports the value of all livestock and poultry on U S farms reached a record 23.8 billion, up 1 percent from last year. Cattle and calves rose 5 percent to 21.1 billion, hog values fell to under 1.58 billion, sheep and lambs declined 9 percent, chickens dropped 8 percent, while turkeys climbed 6 percent to 39.6 million. Head counts rose for cattle, calves, hogs, chickens, and turkeys, but fell for sheep and lambs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
More Machines Mean Rising Farm Expenses
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department economists project continued growth in farm machinery size and cost as the labor market tightens. Higher prices for tractors and implements push production expenses up, while net farm income is expected to shrink despite 14 percent gross income gains since 1967.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Fertilizer Prices Expected to Rise This Year
The Agriculture Department forecast a about ten percent price increase for fertilizer in 1971 due to higher costs for manufacturing materials and transportation. It noted farmers spent around $2 billion on commercial fertilizers in 1970, up four to five percent from 1969.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Mexico
Forest and Pasture Acreage On the Rise in Missouri
Rex Johnson reports the Soil Conservation Service releases a 196 page Missouri land use inventory showing 40.4 million acres of non federal rural land, with 16.7 million cropland 8.5 million pasture and range 13.7 million forest and 1.5 million other land. Since 1958 cropland fell by 1.2 million acres while pasture rose 241,000 forest increased 367,000 and other land 120,000, signaling a half million acre shift to non farming use. Conservation needs show 29 percent overall adequately treated with higher shares on cropland and pasture. The study involved seven USDA agencies and eight state groups, with limited copies available at the Soil Conservation Service office.
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Rex Johnson
Soil Conservation Service
Missouri
J. Vernon Martin
CNI
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Interior’s Geological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service
Economic Research Service
Farmers Home Administration
Forest Service
Statistical Reporting Service
Department of Interior Geological Survey
Department of Conservation, Soil and Water Conservation Districts Commission
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
University of Missouri State Extension Service
Water Resources Board
Geological Survey and Water Resources
Department of Community Affairs
State Park Board
USDA
Wait And See On Corn Blight Hopes Rise
Washington AP The Agriculture Department says it will wait and see on the 1971 corn blight with too many unknowns to forecast. Dr George F Sprague USDA scientist told reporters at the National Agricultural Outlook Conference that broad predictions are not yet possible.
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Washington
Agrculture Department
George F. Sprague
USDA
National Agricultural Outlook Conference
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