Growers eye Canada weather as winter wheat wakes up
Washington AP reports U S winter wheat in southern Texas to Nebraska responds well to new moisture but faces risk from potential hard freezes as Canada’s cold spell looms. Meteorologist Raymond Motha notes widespread rains improved prospects in the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest while some drought areas still lack subsoil moisture. Pastures and livestock strengthen with the moisture, though southeastern regions remain overly wet.
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U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Raymond P Motha
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Mr. Motha
Motha
Mississippi
Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
Agriculture and Commerce Departments
Ag Olympics crown goes to Bollinger in Frederick County
Frederick County farms wrap Ag Week at the Mall with an Olympic style event. Eugene Bollinger 11 won gold by pedaling a tractor through six obstacle stations while milk and corn handling tasks tested contestants. Bobby Fogle, former 4H King, finished close behind as other titles were claimed by Mary McGuirk Julie Mann Stacey Guyton and Marcia Summers. Officials estimate about 1000 mall patrons engaged with the county’s agricultural industry.
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Timothy Jacobsen
Frederick County Farm
Stacey Guyton
Miss Guyton
Mall
Frederick County
Frederick Towne
Eugene Bollinger
Nels
Bollinger
Bobby Fogle
Moo
Mr. Fogle
Mary McGuirk
Julie Mann
Maryland
Marcia Summers
Ag Week
Grain pact with Soviets agreed in principle
A five year grain agreement with the Soviet Union was reached in principle, with signing planned in June during a Bush Gorbachev meeting. The pact raises minimum annual shipments to 10 million metric tons and includes wheat, barley, and sorghum as feed grains, while providing Moscow flexibility to swap up to 750,000 tons between wheat and feed grains each year.
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United States
Soviet Union
Vienna
Agriculture
Clayton Yeutter
Ventter
U.S
Carla A. Hills
Bush
Mikhail Gorbachev
Kelly Shipp
Yeutter
Ms. Shipp
Howard Lyman
National Farmers Union
John A. Schnittker
Moscow
Kremlin
Scrutiny Intensifies Over USDA Conservation Programs
USDA inspectors from the Office of Inspector General audit agencies and programs across the department including the Conservation Reserve Program. They target fraud waste and abuse with focus on large CRP payments and integrity in Farmers Home Administration lending while citing recent HUD improprieties as context.
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Congress
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Farmers Home Administration
Office of
Inspector General
Conservation
FIHA
Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Department of Housing and Urban Development
French Farm Tour Boosts Monsanto Ties Near Brookeville
About 60 French agricultural salesmen and distributors visited the Bob Stabler farm near Brookeville for a Monsanto sponsored tour to explore U.S. production agriculture. Chester Dickerson said the Stablers are among the most advanced farm families, highlighting aim to strengthen relations with French counterparts. Jay Baratelli and translator aided exchanges during the visit.
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Bob Stabler
Brookeville
America
Monsanto
Chemical Company
Chester Dickerson
Stabler
Jay Baratelli
Bob
Randy Stabler
Eating Out Changes Farm Income Trends
Successful Farming notes a shift toward convenience as couples work longer hours and two income households rise. By 1995, away from home spending may exceed home meals, cutting farmer share from the food dollar as processing, transportation and marketing take larger portions. Farmers can expect steady demand despite price pressures.
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Successful Farming Magazine
Helming Group
Mr. Dunham
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