Computers Join the Farm as Essential Equipment
In Lancaster County Pennsylvania farmers increasingly use computers for farm management. Dairyman Dave Bishop calls the computer the cheapest hired hand as yield data DHIA analysis and cow pedigrees move from paper to screen. Dairy herd programs track milk output heat cycles and feeding to optimize calves and profits.
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David Kinney
Ancaster
Doylestown
Dave Bishop
Phoebe Bitler
Fleetwood
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Dairy Herd Improvement Association
DHIA
Bishop
Sharon
Mississippi growers boost soybeans with SMART program results
In Tarkville Mississippi the SMART program linked researchers Extension Service specialists and county agents to boost soybean yields in 1998 despite drought. Participating fields averaged 49.7 bushels per acre irrigated and 38.1 non irrigated, far above the state 25 bushel target, aided by early planting and precise weed control.
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Tarkville
Miss
Mississippi
Mississippi State University Extension Service
SMART
Extension Service
Alan Blaine
Diggs
Iowa Leaders Clash Over Hog Industry Regulation
Iowa state leaders split on how to assist or regulate hog operations. Gov elect Vilsack pushes enlarging access to courts to sue pork firms, citing Iowa Supreme Court rulings that limited special protections for agriculture. Republican lawmakers label nuisance suits as a barrier to industry growth.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Tom Vilsack
Iowa Supreme Court
Judd Ranch Enter Beef Contest At Great Western Expo
The Judd Ranch of Pomona entered five steers from Angus cows and a Gelbvieh bull into a national Gelbvieh beef competition at the Great Western Beef Expo in Sterling Colorado.259 steers across six divisions will be fed and weighed over 156 days starting December 2. Judging focuses on average daily weight gain and feed efficiency. Last year 52 entries averaged 3.69 pounds per day with a feed efficiency ratio of one pound gain per 5.5 pounds feed.
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Judd Ranch
Pomona
Sterling
Colo
Farmland Plans New Kansas City Headquarters Face Complexities
Farmland Industries Inc announces plans to buy a 122 acre site near Kansas City International Airport to build a 250000 square foot headquarters for about 900 administrative staff. Construction may start in 3 to 5 years as the co op negotiates incentives and zoning while consolidating 1800 Kansas City area workers.
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Ansas City
Farmland Industries Inc
Kansas City International Airport
Harry Cleberg
Farmland
Kansas City
Mike Burke
William Parma
Florida
Sherlyn Manson
Platte County
Walsh, Higgins & Co
Chicago
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