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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1983
Page
9
American agriculture is described as the world’s largest industry with about 23 million workers across farming, manufacturing, transport, processing and sales. It notes rapid productivity gains and that U S farmers can feed 76 people today versus 26 twenty years ago while remaining the top global exporter of farm goods.
The article notes rising farm input costs and price drops while yields climb, pushing some farmers toward bankruptcy. It suggests spring plant reductions and greater focus on overseas sales. The piece highlights 4-H as a learning channel expanding from farm kids to urban youth with mini-farms on vacant lots and zoos.
Spraying and science blend in classrooms as students learn about growing crops and raising animals. They explore where food comes from, the steps a farmer follows to produce a crop, and why farming matters to communities.
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