Trade act of 1978 called step in right direction
The Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, approved by the House 325 to 62, is hailed by Illinois farmers as a positive move. It includes short term credit for China and programs for foreign buyers, trade offices abroad, and upgraded agricultural attaches. Illinois Farm Bureau leaders say the act can expand international markets and help hold farm income at profitable levels for years.
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Illinois
House
Paul Findley
House Agriculture Committee
Findley
People’s Republic of China
Leonard Gardner
Illinois Farm Bureau
Gardner
Department of Agriculture
Rural roads crisis in Illinois and funding questions
Farmers rely on farms for food while roads and bridges age, winter damage worsens decay, and costs rise. County Farm Bureau sessions seek new funding sources beyond property taxes. Proposals include general revenue or adjusted gas tax allocations and diverting freeway funds to rural roads and bridges.
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Farm Bureau
Russian scientists win U S patent for synthetic cavia
Russian researchers have recently secured a U S patent for synthetic cavia, a novel material or compound developed by their team. The announcement notes the patent grant and outlines potential applications in science and industry.
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Cooperatives Powering Farmers Across Illinois and Beyond
Cooperatives stand as essential tools for farmers providing credit supplies marketing services electricity and telephone service. In Illinois where 75 percent of farmers belong to at least one cooperative the Farm Credit System dominates agricultural lending. This system includes Federal Land Banks Land Bank Associations Production Credit Associations and Banks for Cooperatives run by nearly one million farmers and 4 000 farmer owned cooperatives. It funds over 30 percent of farm credit and about 60 percent of cooperative credit amounting to roughly $40 billion annually. Members elect boards who shape policy and oversee the network of over 500 local Land Bank Associations and 12 Land Banks. Long term real estate loans come from Land Banks and short to intermediate term credit from PCAs for production expenses livestock machinery and more. Nationally Banks discount notes for hundreds of institutions and keep the system funded through bond sales rather than government funds.
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Illinois
Federal Land Bank Association
Production Credit Association
PCA
Farm Credit System
Federal Land Banks
Federal Land Bank Associations
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks
Local Land Bank Association
Cooperatives
Democracy In Action
Pcas
Grundy Farm Bureau Business Service expands five county area
Grundy Farm Bureau Business Service Inc extends services to Grundy Kendall Kankakee LaSalle and Livingston counties. formed 12 years ago by Grundy County Farm Bureau board and now includes members from Kendall and Kankakee. main offerings include computerized farm records farm management and appraisal tax planning and filing agricultural consultation and bookkeeping. potential computerized tax return to ease farmer tax filing for 1978 season. contact Grundy Farm Bureau Business Service at 116 E Washington Morris IL 815 942 1560.
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Grundy Farm Bureau Buservice, Inc
E. Washington
Grundy Farm Bureau Business Service, Inc
Grundy
Kendall
Kankakee
LaSalle
Livingston
Kankakee County
Grundy Farm Bureau Business Service
Farm Bureau
E. Washington Street
Morris
Illinois
Grundy County Farm Bureau
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Mark Kettelkamp
Slnance Companies
Grundy County Agency Farm Bureau
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Wayne D. Ryder
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Dave Potts Morris
Don Brown
Gardner-Mazon
Dave Borger
Kenneth Bjelland
Verona
Steve Butler
Wayne D. Byder Agency
Arthur Trotter
Tim Hanley
America
Federal Land Bank
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Mutielli
Federal Land Bank Association OF Morris
George Hodges
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On-the-farm Tire Service
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Kendall-Grundy Fs, Inc
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