Soviet grain outlook to 1980 growth limits and imports
A USDA team reports slim chances that the Soviet Union can grow enough grain to meet livestock needs by 1980. It notes gains from improved yields and interfarm complexes, but imports of feed ingredients will likely be necessary to sustain livestock goals amid unfavorable growing conditions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
USDA
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S
Moscow
Russia
Windbreak removals threaten Great Plains farms
A GAO report to Congress warns windbreaks or shelterbelts on the Great Plains are being removed to make land available for crops and new irrigation. The study urges USDA action to map removals and promote restoration to prevent erosion and productivity loss. It notes debates among conservationists about the ongoing need for windbreaks and cites the Prairie States Forestry Project as origin.
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Bob Kendall
Washington
Congress
Great Plains
General Accounting Office
GAO
Agriculture Department
Prairie States Forestry Project
Good moisture hastens growth of state crops
Favorable moisture speeds crop growth across Texas says Dr. John Hutchison, director of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Reports cover Rolling Plains peanut replanting, hail damage areas, wheat harvest completion in the South Plains and near finish in the Panhandle, and strong sorghum progress in the Coastal Bend. Insects rise, sunflowers bloom, and hornflies and screwworms challenge livestock, with regional notes on alfalfa, soybeans, cotton, and vegetables. Windbreaks from the Prairie States project are criticized in GAO findings for land use and moisture draw, while an Oklahoma farmer cites increased production after removing a mile-long windbreak.
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College Station
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Hutchison
South Plains
Panhandle
Dickens
North Central
Fort Stockton
Pecos
el Paso
Great Plains States
North Dakota
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
GAO
Agriculture Department
Prairie States Forestry Project
Golden Spike Links East and West at Promontory Point
In the 1860s Americans aimed to set the nation on the right track. After years of effort and funding from government securities bought by Americans, the golden spike was driven at Promontory Point Utah. On May 10 1869 the east coast linked with the west.
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Jamaica
Julian Sanchez
Kesey-Weinacht
Jerry Merz
Soil Conservation Service
Loving County
Raleigh, N.C
Maid of Cotton
Kathryn Tenkhoff
Cotton Incorporated
Hal E. Brockman
Raleigh Research Center
Conservation Review
Ind
Cummins
Engine Service
Jimmy Calhoun
Clint Glenn
Baker Pump Corp
Baker & Pecos
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