Senators Probe High Retail Food Costs In Agriculture Crisis
Senator Henry Bellman and Senator Walter Huddleston led a Senate subcommittee on agricultural production from Denver to Colorado seeking answers to rising costs. They heard farmers report low cattle and wheat prices while production costs climbed, urging more government support through low interest loans, eased export restrictions, and higher target prices for controlled crops.
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Denver
Henry Bellman
R-Okla
Walter D. Huddleston
D-ay
Colorado
Senate
Ers Association
Late cold spell slows some farm operations
A late winter cold spell slowed farm work across Texas with planting of corn sorghum and rice underway in several regions. Early vegetables are being planted as field conditions improve. cattle receive supplemental feed while grazing shifts. Pockets report good soil moisture but pastures under stress from heavy grazing and dry winds.
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College Station
Tex
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Hutchison
North Central
Far West
West Central
Central
Bell County
Gulf Coast
Livestock sales rise in Texas January report
January livestock activity in Texas shows mixed gains and declines. Cattle and calves auctioned total 482000 head, down 28 percent from a year ago but up 9 percent from December. Hog sales at 46000 matched last year. Sheep 52000, goats 11000, both below year ago figures. Shipments into Texas exceeded outbound by 72724 cattle and calves and 12302 sheep/lamb. Health certificates indicate fewer cattle, calves and sheep exported year over year.
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Austin
John C. White
White
Texas
Texas Animal Health Commission
China cancels major U S wheat order after harvest
Washington AP China lifts wheat order as 14 million bushels cancel. value about 58 million dollars. Officials say reason unknown and firms affected not disclosed. China still has a 53 million bushel order due for delivery before June 30. Foreign Agriculture Service calls cancellation very important for U S exports. Fiscal year wheat exports projected around 1.1 billion dollars.
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Washington
People’s Republic of China
USS
Agriculture Department
Cook Industries Inc
Memphis, Tenn
China
U.S
Department’s
Foreign Agriculture Service
Soil and recreation areas tied to soil types
Soil type determines recreation area success as it does crops. Soil should be well drained and flat for camps and picnics, not flooded or dusty. Trails and paths need soils free of stones and with manageable slopes to attract users and control costs.
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Alan Rosse
The
Soil Conservation Service
Kosse
Texas areas free of seabies lifted except Hanseford County
Federal quarantines for cattle scabies in Texas have been removed from Ochran Moore Swisher and Childress counties, with only part of Hanseford County remaining under control. Officials say the measures are being gradually lifted as conditions improve and stress soil factors in site selection for recreation and other uses. Local Soil Conservation Service offices in Pecos offer guidance on soil information for recreational or nonagricultural use.
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Washington
Texas
Hanseford County
Agriculture Department
Ochran
Moore
Swisher and Childress
Southwest
Soil Conservation Service
Pecos
A&M Institute Explores Recreational Land Use At College Station
The 7th Annual Recreational Management Institute at Texas A&M University runs March 9 to 14. Lon Garrison says the program features land use planning leaders, workshops, and reviews of perspectives and alternatives. Sessions address balancing public needs with private rights, market approaches, and urban rural applicability. Tuition applies. staff and students may attend, with a special daily rate for off campus visitors. A one day symposium on March 13 is highlighted as particularly stimulating.
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College Station
Recreational Management Institute
Texas A&m University
Lon Garrison
Texas A&m
Recreation and Parks Department
Garrison
All-Youth Charity Horse Show Marks Bicentennial Event
The eighth annual All-Youth Charity Horse Show Bicentennial Event, sponsored by the Lambda Alpha Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, will be held Saturday March 22 at the 4-H Club arena behind the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa. The show starts at 8 a.m. with queen crowning and raises funds for the Odessa Girls Club, which has received over $15,000 from the events. About 100 trophies will be given for first to third in 26 classes with ribbons for fourth to tenth. buck-stitched trophy saddles go to the queen and top horses. Western and performance events include showmanship, western pleasure, horsemanship, Western riding, reining, pole bending, barrel racing and flag racing. A Western dance with the David Price Band follows at 9 p.m. at the Sheriff’s Posse Clubhouse on Andrews Highway.
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Lambda Alpha Chapter
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Ector County Coliseum
Odessa
Odessa Girls Club
Sheriff's Posse
Andrews Highway
David Price
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