Audrain farmers race to sign up for feed grain program
About a third of Audrain County farmers waited to the last minute to enroll in the feed grain program with one day left. ASCS executive director Mrs. Mary Bosler said signups surged after Monday, with 1157 farmers already registered. The plan offers price supports and set-asides, including options to idle land or convert to soybeans, with changes to reduce corn planting. The secretary of agriculture will decide on additional set asides after signups close.
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Audrain County
Mary Bosler
ASCS
Audrain
Secretary of Agriculture
Soybeans Poised to Lead Cash Farm Earnings in 1972
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department analyst George W. Kramer says soybeans are set to become the top cash crop, surpassing corn in 1972. Soybean receipts likely exceed corn due to higher prices and cash sales, with 1971 soybean sales at 3.4 billion dollars versus corn.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
George W. Kramer
Economic Research Service
National Agricultural Outlook Conference
Kramer
Soybeans Allowed On Set-Aside Acres In 1972 Policy Change
Soybeans may be used as a conserving-use crop on set aside acres under the 1972 Wheat and Feed Grain program per Mary Bosler ASCS county executive director. If used, they must be plowed under or destroyed by August 15. Last year they were not allowed in Missouri, but the rule was changed this week, despite the high seed and planting costs.
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Mary Bosler
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Missouri
ASCS
Parity Slump Persists Despite High Farm Prices
AP Farm Writer Don Kendall reports that parities remain weak as costs rise. February prices received by farmers hit 310 percent of the 1910 14 base, the highest since 1951, while prices paid climbed to 423 percent, keeping the parity ratio at 73 percent. The new 1967-based ratio shows farmers were two percent worse off than in 1967.
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Don Kendall
Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Meat production in Missouri falls from 1970 levels
Red meat output in Missouri for 1971 totaled 965 million pounds, down 19 percent from 1970. January 1971 production reached 75.5 million pounds, up 1 percent from January 1970, per the Missouri Crop and Livestock Service.
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Columbia, Mo
Missouri
Missouri Crop and Livestock Service
Beef Meeting At Montgomery Cattle Outlook Dinner
Beef Cattle Outlook meeting sponsored by Montgomery County Livestock Marketing Association on Tuesday March 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Methodist Church Montgomery City. Dinner then speaker Smoky Woods on beef outlook. Tickets from Wes River Karl Mertz John Hall Charles Kleinsorge Sam Harness Ed Roppel Roy Queathem Ira Meyer John Harness.
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Montgomery
Bill Dumermuth
Montgomery City
Montgomery County Livestock Marketing Association
Smoky Woods
Wes River
Karl Mertz
John Hall
Charles Kleinsorge
Sam Harness
Ed Roppel
Roy Queathem
Ira Meyer
John Harness
Grain Drying Loan Rates Lower to 5.5 Percent
The Agriculture Department reduced the loan rate for grain drying and storage equipment to 5.5 percent per year from 6.0. The ASCS handles the program to aid farmers in storing grain on farms. Loans in the first seven months of the fiscal year reached 106.4 million dollars to 35,449 borrowers, up from 25.6 million to 10,948 farmers a year earlier.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Can't Predict Corn Prices of Year Yet
Economists at the National Agricultural Outlook Conference say corn price forecasts for the rest of the year are uncertain. USDA analyst Malcolm Clough notes participation in the 1972 feed grain program and crop prospects will grow in importance this spring and summer, but prices will be less sensitive than in 1971. He projects an average price around $1.06 per bushel for the year through September.
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Washington
National Agricultural Outlook Conference
Malcolm Clough
USDA
Clough
Prune Now Watch Out For Termites by Frank D Miller
A compact agricultural bulletin notes termite indicators and control methods. It contrasts termites with ants, describes mud tubes through concrete cracks, and cites University Extension Center guide sheets 7420 and 7421 on termite control and construction timing. It also covers early planting tips for peas radishes lettuce strawberries and pruning guidance from Ray Rothenberger of the University extension service.
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Frank D. Miller
Montgomery City
M. U
University Extension Center
M. A
Extension Horticulturist Advises Pruning After Bloom
An extension horticulturist notes that flowering shrubs should be pruned after they finish flowering. This timing helps maintain bloom quality and plant health for the next growing season.
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Bill Fountain
Harold Moody
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