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Newspaper
Newton Kansan
Location
Newton, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1977
Page
5
U S wheat exports to Latin America rose steadily for two decades with a notable jump in the 1970s. Despite a dip in 76 77, sales remained higher than any year before the 1972 Russian deal. The piece notes lagging exports and high production lowering prices and critiques producer and consumer reactions while acknowledging Latin American buyers.
Dr William Splinter of the University of Nebraska told the Kansas Council of Chapters Soil Conservation Society meeting that three percent of national energy goes to farm production five percent to food processing and six percent to homes and restaurants. He noted fossil fuels currently boost agricultural output and that corn stover burned for irrigation could be energy efficient while returning organic matter to soil.
Kansas State University swine specialist Dr. Gary Allee notes two key barriers to profitable wheat feeding for hogs. Producers must adjust rations to utilize wheat lysine and learn proper processing to maintain nutrition and performance.
Weather delays harvesting wheat strain fields with thin stands from severe winter. Farmers used aerial 2 4 D to desiccate weeds aiding harvest. Some fields with buckwheat weeds are being swathed as 2 4 D effectiveness remains limited.
The 4 H Wheat Show schedule covers Wichita on July 29 with judging at 8 a.m., tours, and awards by Glenn Bassett. Entries are limited to one mill bake and one physical entry from the 1977 crop, with deadlines in July. Also discussed are crop pests chinchbugs in sorghum and new pests in sorghum fields, plus livestock feed lysine considerations.
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