Buzz Releases All REAP Funds For 1972 Budget
Washington AP The Nixon administration approved the full 195.5 million REAP allocation for 1972, after an October plan of 146 million drew protests from farm groups and lawmakers. The move signals a shift from earlier efforts to curb the popular program, with officials noting this may mark a broader push to support conservation funding and agriculture.
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Washington
Congress
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Conservation Program
ACP
White House
Office of Management and Budget
USDA
Agriculture
Bart
L. Butz
Nixon
Buzz
Corn Prices Rally Lifts Farm Markets in December
The Agriculture Department reports corn prices rose 11 cents per bushel in the month to December 15, lifting overall farm prices about 2 percent. Other feeds including sorghum, oats, and barley also advanced. Beef cattle averaged 29.80 per hundredweight, hogs 19.70, with eggs, soybeans, wheat and celery up. Feeder calves hit a new two month high at 38.40 per hundred pounds. Farm expenses rose 1 percent from mid November, narrowing parity gains to 71 percent, versus 66 percent a year earlier.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Vndey
Missouri Meat Production Up
Missouri red meat output in November reached 80 million pounds, up 1 percent from November 1970. For January through November the commercial slaughter total was 883.4 million pounds, 20 percent below the same period in 1970. Real production rose to 201 thousand pounds, a 441 percent gain from the previous November. Pork output stood at 32.9 million pounds, down 5 percent from November 1970.
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Columbia, Mo
Missouri
State Crop and Livestock Service
Trees Ground Into Mulch in Syracuse Recycling Drive
Syracuse area residents can swap Christmas trees for a bag of mulch this weekend at the State University College of Forestry. Trees will be ground into mulch using chipping machines loaned by a private tree removal service. The mulch will be available for use as organic fertilizer by residents.
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Syracuse, N.Y
Syracuse-area
State University College of Forestry
Bright Corn Grower George Bright of Missouri Receives Special Award
Special awards for excellence in corn growing are presented to George Bright of Paris Missouri by Funk’s G Hybrids. The honors recognize high yields entered in Project200 with G4697 at 121.4 bushels per acre and G5757 at 122.3 bushels per acre as part of a nationwide effort involving U S and Canada growers.
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George Bright
Paris
Missouri
Funk
U.S
Canada
Mr. Bright
New DES Rules Set For Farm Slaughter Certification
The Agriculture Department warns livestock producers that the mandatory diethylstilbestrol DES certification begins January 8. Cattle and sheep must be off DES-containing feed at least seven days before marketing, with written certification at slaughter. Three options govern slaughter or testing to ensure DES-free meat. Additionally, 1972 signup dates for feed grain, wheat, and cotton programs are delayed to February 3 through March 10, with a January 27 planting report expected.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Usda Meat Inspection
USDA
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Federal Register
Meat and Poultry Inspection Administrative Group
C&ms
Washington, D.C
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Extension Urges Use Of Records For Farmers
The University Extension Center promotes three farm record systems to improve bookkeeping. The Missouri Farm Tax Record Book costs $1 and aligns with Schedule F for cash basis tax reporting. The Missouri Loose Leaf Record Book, with binder, costs $3.25 and includes inventories, depreciation, and a net worth statement, plus refill options. The Mail-In Record program is the most complete, offering quarterly expense and receipt reports, tax planning, depreciation schedules, farm and enterprise analyses, at $100 for new cooperators. Four farmers joined in 1972 before year’s start. contact the Center for details.
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University Extension Center
Missouri
Extension
States plant more winter wheat in 1972 acres rise
The Agriculture Department survey shows 1972 winter wheat plantings up 9.2 percent nationally with notable gains in states not typically large producers. Georgia up 20 percent to 290000 acres, Kentucky up 22 percent to 301000, while Florida and North Carolina fall about nine percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Plains States
Georgia
Kentucky
Southeast
Florida
North Carolina
Government eyes larger soybean plantings next year
AP Farm Writer Don Kendall reports USDA expects soybean acreage to rise at least 10 percent in 1972, contingent on corn price trends. Nominated Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz signals efforts to lift corn prices, while set‑aside rules and feed grain substitutions influence farmers' planting choices amid rosy soybean demand and shrinking carryover.
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Don Kendall
Washington (Ap
Earl L. Butz
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
Butz
Agriculture Department
USDA
Sow Care Clinic Set in Montgomery City Jan 13
Swine producers and others are invited to a Sow Care and Management Clinic on Thursday Jan 13 in the Missouri Room at First National Bank Montgomery City. The event runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with no fee or pre-registration. Ken Shilharvey, Mike Palmer Jr., and John Hambach will share farm herd management slides and insights on production goals, weaning, farrowing, feeding, gilts, replacements, and pasture management.
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Bill Domermuth
Montgomery County
Missouri
First National Bank
Montgomery City
Ken Shilharvey
Troy
Mike Palmer Jr
John Hambach
Warrenton
Co op Ends Rebates and Free Service Promotions
Consolidated Electric Cooperative has halted several wiring reimbursements for large appliances and services including ranges dryers water heaters and central air. Ray Travis notes qualified customers may still access special rates with a second meter. The cooperative will now charge for on site services like setting a pole to offset rising operating costs.
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CEC
Travis
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