Rains boost Texas crops and ranges across regions
Texas farmers report broad moisture from last week’s rains lifting crops and range conditions in many districts. Still, western areas need more rain as cotton and grain sorghum face growth and harvest pressures amid continued pest and heat effects.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Hutchison
Nstrict
Panhandle
South Plains
Irigalion
North Central
Far West
Odessa
West Central
Mason County
Gillespie County
Waeter
Central
Soybeans Could Average 4 11 A Farm Price Outlook
AP Farm Writer reports that 1973 soybeans may average about 4.11 per bushel at farm level if production and export programs hold. Jimmy L. Matthews of ERS cites models with possible outcomes from 3.00 to 14.50, noting 1972-73 projected at a record 4.25 and 1973-74 outlook could match or exceed 4.25.
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Don Kendall
Washington
Matthews
China exports most tobacco to Singapore replacing U.S.
The Foreign Agricultural Service reports China sold 9.0 million pounds of leaf to Singapore last year, up from 1.1 million in 1971, while the United States supplied 5.3 million pounds, down 26 percent. USDA projections show 1973 soybean production at 1.462 billion bushels with price forecasts up to $4.50 if demand from the Soviet Union and other factors align.
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Washington
Peoples Republic of China
United States
Singapore
Agriculture Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
China
Matthews
USDA
Soviet Union
Peru
Russia
Brazil
Texas Crop and Livestock Report Sees Mixed Acreage Shifts
The Texas crop and livestock report notes gains in wheat oat and peanut output while corn barley and rice show mixed progress. Cotton upland area holds near 1972 levels with harvests advancing in several central regions. Milk production in Texas in June rose five percent from May as nationwide milk declined 2.5 percent from last year.
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Texas
Livestock Reporting Service
Edwards Plateau
High Plains
Far West cotton markets see slow trading amid tight supplies
USDA reports slow Far West trading with short merchant stocks and high demand for older cotton. Japanese mills buy 1973 crop while new crop contracting wanes. prices up in Central Arizona and El Paso with scattered showers aiding progress.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
USDA
Arizona
San Joaquin Valley
New York
el Paso
New Mexico
Texas
Senate probes Soviet wheat deals drag on with hearings
Four months of investigations and two days of public hearings fail to settle whether the Agriculture Department knew the full extent of the Soviet wheat deals. The probe continues as officials face questions over the scope and timing of the transactions.
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Senate
Washington
Agriculture Department
Farm Bureau mocks price controls in Phase 4 plan
Texas Farm Bureau President J T Woodson denounces wage and price controls as harmful and predicts rising crop production this year. He notes beef remains frozen until Sept 12 and cites USDA forecasts corn up 6 percent soybeans 24 percent grain sorghum 5 percent and wheat 13 percent higher while urging unrestricted economy. He also references a Senate probe on the 1972 Soviet wheat sale and GAO findings on information use.
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WACO
Spl
Texas Farm Bureau
J.T. Woodson
Woodson
TFB
National Farm Safety Week Focuses on Falls Hazard
Agriculture Department reminds that July 25 to 31 marks National Farm Safety Week with the theme Falls Hurt. A USDA survey of 3,860 farm accidents over five months found nearly one third caused by falls.
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Washington A
Agriculture Department
USDA
Forage sorghums offer soil and wildlife benefits
Sorghum crops on Marcus Martinez farm provide cattle grazing, wind and water erosion protection, and large residue after harvest to improve soil organic matter. James Alderson of the Soil Conservation Service notes the wildlife cover advantages.
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Marcus Martinez
James Alderson
The
Soil Conservation Service
Cotton Meeting in Lubbock Focuses on Energy Yields
Regional cotton forum at Red Raider Inn in Lubbock on August 2 begins at noon. Donnell Echols of Lamesa will preside as vice chair, with attention to energy supply outlook and yield factors for the 1963 crop. Speakers include Dabney Wellford and John B. Howard, with officials from the Agriculture Department and American Petroleum Institute.
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Lubbock
Texa
Red Raider Inn
Donnell Echols
Lamesa
Tex
National Cotton Council
Council
U.S. Department of Agriculture
State Extension Services
American Petroleum Institute
Dabney Wellford
Harry Buzzerd
Washington
John B. Howard
Washington, D.C
Nicholas H. Smith
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
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Upper Gulf Coast
South Central
Jimmy L. Matthews
Economic Research Service
Agri Business News
Texas Department of Agriculture
John White
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
General Accounting Office
Joseph R. Ferri
GAO
U.S
Moscow
Canada
Australia
Ferri
Agriculture
Earl E. Butz
Carroll Brunthauer
Brunthaver
Bernard Steinweg
Continental Grain Co
Steinweg
Continental
Treanor
Pecos Enterprise
Cottingham Bearing Corp
Crosby
Pecos
Bill Dogget
Ronnie Dogget
Ales ‘Stores
Parcare
Ceregy
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