Vocational Education Scrutiny in California Rural Districts
California lawmakers hear concerns from ag teachers about a drastic drop in vocational agriculture enrollment, down over 4700 students, nine percent in a year. They blame Proposition 13 and a shifted federal funding formula that favored large urban districts, with rural caucus leaders pressing to revise distributions and protect rural schools.
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Voced
Don Hendricks
California Agricultural Teachers Association
California
Hendricks
Department of Education
State Department of Education
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Rural Caucus
Grant to Speak at Kern County Farm Bureau Meeting
Allan Grant President of the American Farm Bureau Federation is slated to speak at Kern County Farm Bureau's annual meeting May 17 in Bakersfield. C Jeff Thomson KCFB official notes Grant's long farming career in Tulare and Madera counties and his leadership since 1976 shaping farm policy and regulatory battles.
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Allan Grant
American Farm Bureau Federation
Kern County Farm Bureau
Bakersfield
South Valley
C. Jeff Thomson
KCFB
Tulare
Madera
American Farm Bureau
Grant
California
California Farm Bureau Federation
National Farm Bureau Organization
AFBF
Europe
Japan
India
China
U.S. Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee
Thomson
Bakersfield Civic Auditorium
Farm Bureau
Raisin Growers Vote Down Federal Market Order Amendment
California raisin growers rejected a proposal to amend the federal markets order for their crop. Dr. R. Smith, USDA assistant secretary, said the amendment would alter volume regulation and expand raisin varietal types used for regulatory purposes under the program.
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California
R. Smith
U.S. Department of Agriculture
California faces need for 300000 more acres to meet export demand
At Visalia Agricultural Issues and Outlook Symposium, Harry Krade of the California Department of Food and Agriculture projected by 1985 California will require 300000 additional acres to produce exportable crops. He noted cotton, almonds and grapes as core exports and warned that by 2000 water resources may limit expansion. Krade said agricultural exports would account for about one quarter of farmed land and cited 1977 income near 10 billion dollars with 25 percent from foreign markets.
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United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Bergland
Senate Agricultural Committee
Talmadge
U.S. News & World Report
Grant
Department of Labor
United
California
Harry Krade
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Visalia
Krade
Wheat and Feed Grain Program Signup Opens
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service accepts applications for the 1979 Wheat and Feed Grain Program until April 30. ASC Chair Clifford Houchin urges strong participation to gain profits, balance supply and demand, and reduce ending stocks. The set aside and diversion plan lets farmers adjust production and raise prices. the target corn price rises to 2.20 per bushel, with sign up required to receive benefits.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Clifford Houchin
ASC
West Kern Branch Construction Starts in Shafter
Bakersfield Production Credit Association begins work on a new West Kern branch between Bakersfield and Wasco. Mayor Elmer Unruh says the office will boost local growth. Walter D Vogel of Visalia designed the 2000 square foot building built by Hoffman Builders. Rich Polson will head the Western Branch with Cliff Sanders as assistant manager and Carolyn Harlander as office manager.
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West Kern
Bakersfield Production Credit Association
Bakersfield
Wasco
Shafter
Elmer Unruh
Walter Douglas Vogel
Visalia
Hoffman Builders
Lnc
Rich” Polson
Cliff Sanders
Carolyn Harlander
Imperial Valley strike probe panel named by McCarthy
A nine member ad hoc committee chaired by Assemblyman John Know will investigate the Imperial Valley farm workers strike against lettuce growers. The panel includes six Democrats and three Republicans and will study ALRB effectiveness, professional strikebreaker law, alleged use of professional pickets, local law enforcement response, private security guards, licensing and regulation needs.
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Assembly
Leo T. McCarthy
San Francisco
Imperial Valley
Mittee
United Farm Workers
Agricultural Labor Relations Act
Alrb General Counsel
California
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