Missouri Farmland Prices Jump Over Thirty Percent
A Kansas City Times survey shows Missouri farmland rising over 30 percent in 18 months driven by record prices, out-of-state buyers, and inflation hedges. River bottom land near Kansas City fetches 1500 to 1900 per acre while Mercer County farms command 350 to 400. Brokers say demand from California to Ohio fuels sales and note aggressive clearing of timber to convert pasture to grain.
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Missouri
James F. Fisher
The
Kansas City Times
California
Pennsylvania
Times
Missouri River
Kansas City
Mercer County
West Virginia
Florida
Texas
Colorado
Howard Salisbury
Plattsburg
Richard C. Smith
University of Missouri-Columbia
Champaign County
Illinois
Johnson County
Coleman
Norman McCain
United Farm Agency
McCain
United
Ohio
Farmers seek more land as fertilizer use rises profits
Ernest Harms of Oppheimer Industries warns that a 30 percent rise in farm prices over 18 months stems from higher yields due to heavy nitrogen fertilizer. He cites nitrogen shortages linked to winter fuel cuts, risking yields if fertilizer remains scarce. He says effective management will be crucial as farmland prices stay high.
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Ernest Harms
Oppheimer Industries, Inc
Harms
Planting Filing Deadline July 10
Audrain County farmers face deadlines for prevented planting credits. Producers who could not plant by June 25 must file a prevented planting application by July 10 if their crops meet or exceed their wheat and feed grain allotment. Certification and program participation must be set by July 15, with other steps by August 15 and before harvest for disaster reporting.
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Audrain County
Mary Bosler
County
ASC
ASCS
Soviet 1974 Wheat Prospects Change Trade Expectations
Agriculture Department experts say the Soviet Union shifted spring wheat acreage to other crops for 1974 harvest and are unlikely to buy more wheat next year. They project total output near Moscow's 205 million metric ton goal, with wheat at about 95 million tons, down five million from earlier prospects, while livestock use moderates trade needs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
Moscow
Missouri Hog and Pig Report Shows June 1 Stock Drop
The Missouri and U.S. Hog and Pig inventories are down from last year. Missouri June 1 totals show a 1 percent decline, with breeding and market hogs each easing. farrowings for March through May run 9,000 below last year and average 7.45 pigs per litter. U.S. figures mirror a 1 percent drop overall, with intent to farrow in upcoming quarters reflecting regional variations across 14 states.
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Missouri Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Missouri
U.S
United States
Agriculture Department
USDA
Department
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Georgia
Nebraska
North Carolina
Ohio
South Dakota
Texas
Fertilizer and Baling Wire Shortage Across States
AP reports Agriculture Department says fertilizer supplies remain tight across 58 percent of counties in 47 states with nitrogen and phosphate shortfalls. Prices likely to rise after June 30 as cost commitments end. Baling wire shortages persist, with nearly 70 percent of counties in tight to acute condition. Gasoline and diesel widely adequate in about 97 percent of agricultural counties, mainly in the Northeast, and the South and Midwest face fuel tightness.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
North Carolina
Texas
Oklahoma
Midwest
Cost of Living Council
Coming Up at MU July Conference and Field Day schedule
July events listed include the Missouri Extension Homemakers Conference at UMC Memorial Union, the College of Agriculture Field Day at Southwest Center Mt. Vernon, and the 5th annual Beef Cow Calf Clinic at UMC Livestock Center.
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Missouri Extension Homemakers
UMC Memorial Union
College of Agriculture
Southwest Center
Mt. Vernon
UMC Livestock Center
Shift From Corn To Soybeans Noted By USDA
Washington AP The Agriculture Department notes wet spring weather delaying plantings likely pushes some 1974 crop acres from corn to soybeans. While no acreage estimates are given, the Outlook and Situation Board said planting of soybeans could exceed the 56 million acres from a March survey. A revised 1974 crop report is expected early next week. The weather pattern mirrors last year when wet conditions led to about 3 million more soybean acres than initially forecast.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Can Scabby Wheat Be Fed Safely To Stock Do We Know
Missouri extension specialists warn scabby wheat can be fed to hogs and cattle with precautions. Start with small pig tests, dilute with clean grain if refused, feed to market hogs 80 pounds or more, avoid small pigs and pregnant sows, and do not rely on additives to mask toxins. Watch for vomiting abortion or infertility in swine. Milk goes metric as Australia adopts 600 milliliter bottles.
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Missouri
University of Missouri-Columbia
Homer B. Sewell
John C. Rea
National outlook favors orchards with bigger non citrus yield
The Agriculture Department says national orchards will show a larger net supply of non citrus fruit this year. Peaches tart cherries plums and nectarines are set to rise while apricots southeastern peaches sweet cherries and western Bartlett pears may fall. Prices for most fresh fruit should ease seasonally in July and August but stay above last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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International
Seter Gilmore Implement Company
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Australia
Federal Land Bank
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