Weather shifts favor planting as Texas farmers seek open fields
Texas weather rode a temporary lull toward normal for planting as storms brought rain and hail to parts of the state. Dr. John E. Hutchison says soil moisture is generally good, boosting crops and pasture while planting and harvest pace respond to drying fields. Screwworms persist, with new West Texas infestations confirmed and Texas totals reaching 2362 cases by May 16.
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Texas Weather
John E. Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Oklahoma
Texas
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Mitchell
R. S. Loftis
Overton
West Central
Blanco County
Gillespie County
Allen Turner
San Angelo
Central
Blacklands
Eastland County
Bill Lehmberg
Gulf Coast
South Central
Bryan Swaim
College
Guadalupe
Atascosa
Bexar
Dimmitt
Hayes
Maverick
Frio
James Selman
Weslace
Texas seeks federal aid to kill screwworms outbreak
Texas lawmakers urge increased federal and state funding to combat a screwworm outbreak threatening livestock. Rep Dan Kubiak says he filed a federal aid request and legislators will push more state money at the upcoming special session as cases exceed 1,045 through April. Fort Stockton leader Sutton Allison warns conditions favor rapid population growth from Mexico in the Southwest.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Dan Kubiak
Ockdale
Kubiak
Othr
Dallas
Texas Sheep and Goaters’ Association
Texas Livestock Producers
U.S
Sutton Allison
Fort Stockton
Association
Presi
Certify early for set aside payments
Local farm program official Clyde L. Daughhetee urges farmers to certify early for 1972 set aside payments in corn grain sorghum barley wheat and cotton. Final date is August 1 but signups may occur once crops are planted and compliance is known.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Clyde L. Daughhetee
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
County
Daughhetee
4 H Agricultural Scholarships Increased to 1000
International Harvester boosts 4 H scholarships from 700 to 1000 dollars for national winners at the 4 H Congress in Chicago. The program honors 4 H participants across the nation with medals and a chance at the top prize. Also noted are screwworm control advisories for livestock health and regional crop condition reports across multiple districts.
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International Harvester Company
National
International Harvester
Senator proposes crop loss protection for cotton growers
U.S. Senator John Washington introduced legislation to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act, extending crop loss protection to growers facing average yield shortfalls. The plan aims to safeguard cotton producers in Texas and nationwide when delays or nonnatural causes disrupt harvests, arguing current rules leave farmers exposed.
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U.S
John
Legisla
Washington
Protosal
USDA
Wer
Texas
Tower
Cattlemen decry high beef prices and industry costs
Ronado California AP reports that beef prices are blamed on rising production costs and inflation. John Trotman of Montgomery Alabama argues food costs take a shrinking share of income while cattle growers see little personal gain after two decades of higher expenses.
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Ronado
Calif
Associacys
Apple
New York
John Trotman
Trotman
Montgome
Ala
Jemen
Screwworm Infestation Expands Into Oklahoma from Texas
The screwworm outbreak, previously eradicated in Oklahoma, has crossed the Red River into Jefferson County near Waurika. Dr. David Anderson and the Screwworm Eradication Project team investigate whether the spread came from locally infested livestock or other sources as a hotspotting drop is planned.
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Allison
Mission Screwworm Lab
Bill Boothe
Waurika
Jefferson County
Red River
Clay
Montague Counties
Tex
Wichita Falls
Hamilton County
Oklahoma
Beckham County
Wheeler County
Panhandle
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
California
European Beef Demand Strains Farmers Says AP
Washington APR suited Agriculture Department expert Larry Stenswick notes a global calf and cattle shortage for fattening beef driven by growing European appetite. He says Italy faces the sharpest strain while calf slaughter rates remain high, boosting U.S. export prospects but keeping margins tight.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Larry Stenswick
Foreign Agricultural Service
Stenswick
United States
Italy
Europe
Stens
Wick
U.S
4-H Range Judging Contest Set for San Angelo May 27
State 4-H Range Judging Contest open to all Texas counties will be held May 27 at Angelo State University San Angelo with registration at 8 30 a m in the Science Building. Teams compete in plant identification range management and rangeland evaluation with top junior and senior teams earning plaques from the Texas Section of the Society of Range Management.
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College Station
San Angelo
Angelo State University
Bobby Joe Ragsdale
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Society of Range Management
4-H'ers Lead Nation in Conserving Natural Resources
Article highlights 320000-plus 4-H members in conservation programs and profiles John J. Silvia Jr. of Middletown Rhode Island. It outlines his four years of work, 4-H public speaking, and photography projects, plus scholarships and medals funded by John Deere and recognition through the National 4-H Congress in Chicago.
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America
John Deere
Cooperative Extension Service
John J. Silvia Jr
Middletown
Materi
University of Maine
Silvia
Chicago
Light trading persists in Far Western cotton markets
Trading remains light as USDA notes practically exhausted supplies and seasonally low spot volumes. Demand for old crop is weak, new crop inquiries from mills exist but little trading occurs, while exporters' bids stay below buyer levels. Prices for Low Middling and higher grades are steady to slightly weaker amid improving crop conditions and good stands.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
USDA
Fresno
Phoenix
el Paso
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