Calf branding parties fading on Canadian prairies
In Pincher Creek Alberta calf branding events fade as new tagging methods reduce crewing needs. Dick Hardy and fellow ranchers maintain dying arts like cattle wrestling amid harsh Porcupine Hills weather. Calf tables threaten traditional roping and branding practices, as crews shrink and independent lifestyles spread.
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Uo Glebe
Mall Pincher Creek
Alberta
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Rocky Mountains
Montana
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Jack Pine
Porcupine Hills
Mitchell Ranch
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Alberta Cattle Commission
England
Robert Mitchell
Saskatchewan
Hardy
Jeff Hammond
Roper
Corral
Mitchell
Pincher Creek
Calgary
Canada
Top FFA winners depart for Europe
Twenty nine of America's top young agriculturalists depart June 19 for a 19 day study seminar and tour of Europe. Greg Stull of Walkersville is among the National FFA Proficiency award winners traveling to learn European farming methods and culture. They will meet officials in Brussels with the American Soybean Association and visit Paris and Munich among other sites.
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America
Europe
Future Farmers of America
Greg Stull
Walkersville
FFA
West Germany
Switzerland
Larry Case
Brussels
Belgium
American Soybean Association
European Economic Community
Paris
Institute National Agronomique
France
U.S
Foreign Agricultural Service
Ferme de
Charles Vetter
Kansas City
National Ffa Foundation Inc
Palawan Faces Fight to Save Last Environmental Frontier
Palawan Province, Philippines. Conservationists warn of rapid wildlife sale, forest loss, and overfishing as immigration grows. Logging concessions, cyanide fishing, and muro-ami threaten ecosystems. Haribon petitions call for protection and communal forests. officials cite limited resources and social impacts of a logging ban.
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Puerto Princesa
Philippines
Palawan
Environment Office
Tabon
Haribon Foundation
Corazon Aquino
Haribon
Maximo Kalaw
Seid
Mariano Villanueva
Villanueva
Napoleon Angeles
Angeles
Provincial Development Council
Extra 2.46 million acres taken from production
US Department of Agriculture officials say farmers signed up 2.46 million more acres of erodible cropland for the Conservation Reserve Program during the eighth sign-up period ending Feb. 24. The total contracted now nears 30.6 million acres, surpassing the 28.7 million in the 1960 Soil Bank and making CRP the largest long term cropland retirement program in US history.
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USDA
Washington
Agriculture Department
Keith Bjerke
Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Bjerke
Soil Bank
CRP
Congress
Pride of Montgomery County logo unveiled for local farm goods
Montgomery County unveiled a red, white and blue Pride of Montgomery County logo by the Agricultural Advisory Committee and the Office of Economic Development to promote buying local farm products. The first county farm directory lists farms selling produce and livestock direct to consumers, with markets categorized by fruits vegetables flowers hay grain beef and pork. About 675 farms contribute to a 30 million dollar agricultural industry, per Tim Warman. Copies available by calling 217.2945. Residents will enjoy fresh produce and visits to farms to shop.
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Rockville
Pride of
Montgomery County
Agricultural Advisory Committee
Office of Economic Development
Tim Warman
Warman
Maryland gypsy moth report struggles to curb infestation
Maryland official says efforts to contain gypsy moths scratch at the surface of 16 million acres of oaks and hardwoods. The state runs a 2.1 million aerial spraying program covering over 172000 acres in 20 counties, aiming to protect selected areas from heavy defoliation rather than eradicate the pest.
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Maryland
Robert Tichenor
State Department of Agriculture
Tichenor
Pennsylvania
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