China Delegation Studies U S Farm Affairs In Washington
A Chinese agricultural delegation led by Minister Huo Shilian winds up a U S tour visiting Georgia Missouri Illinois Colorado and California with farm production facilities and research in focus The group aims to learn Western technology and marketing practices while China seeks to expand its purchases of U S grains soybeans cotton and corn through a shift toward science driven agriculture and local decision making
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Washington
China
United States
Huo Shilian
U.S
New York
Hawaii
University of Hawaii
New Zealand
Agriculture Department
Georgia
Missouri
Illinois
Colorado
California
Bob Bergland
Denver
Colo
Charles Y. Liu
USDA
Economics, Statistics and Cooperatives Service
Liu
Weeder Geese: Idaho Farms Use Birds as Herbicide
A Chinese innovation, weeder geese graze on weeds to replace chemicals. Dennis Sewald of Idaho Organic Farms leases 1 500 birds to two dozen farmers at 10 to 20 dollars per acre, claiming they turn greenery into fertilizer and weed fields efficiently.
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Burley
Idaho
Dennis Sewald
China
Pacific Northwest
California
Sewald
Idaho Organic Farms
Goose Creek Ranch
United States
Tear Gas Clears 600 Wichita Youths After Night Clash
In Wichita Kansas police used tear gas to disperse about 600 youths who threw rocks bricks and bottles at officers during a weekend confrontation on the city's northeast side. Two men caused a disturbance at a game room and after officers detained them the crowd attacked with missiles. Windows were smashed, a nearby gas station was looted and set on fire when responders arrived. Firefighters were shot at. two arrests were reported.
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Wichita
Kan
Troy Hampton
Hampton
Randy Wells
Wells
China’s farming overhaul aims at deeper linkages
Liu outlined a new approach where agricultural development becomes more specialized. He cautioned that increasing steps between production and consumption and extending final product flow will heighten interdependency among components, with any misstep risking a system-wide malfunction.
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China
Liu
Trucker Group Backs Fuel Tax Hike in Kansas
The Kansas Motor Carriers Association endorsed a plan to raise fuel taxes to fund highways. A 3 cent per gallon increase next July 1 and a 1 cent raise on Jan 1, 1982 would lift gasoline tax to 11 cents and diesel to 13 cents by July 1, 1981, then to 12 and 14 cents by Jan 1, 1982, boosting revenues to about 45.9 million and 61.2 million respectively. The group supports diesel tax continuation and an indexing concept tied to fuel prices with legislative review.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Motor Carriers Association
F.W
Bill’. Hofer
Pittsburg
Hofer
Kansas
Senate
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