PIK program reshapes cotton grower incentives in California
California farmers face Harvest for PIK requirements that force 40 percent of their PIK cotton to government stockpiles. The program lowered production nationwide, removing 82 million acres from farming and aiming to rebalance markets. Kern County leads California in PIK participation, with 8,229 acres grown in 1983 and 4,292 idle. Calcot Inc. members adjust allocations as bids and loan-back rules alter the 1983 crop mix. Some growers face hardship if they forward contract or 1983 cotton, while industry figures anticipate market stabilization if exports recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Starrh
Shafter Cotton Grower
United States
PIK
Starrh
Butz
U.S
USDA
California
Kern County
Kern
Fresno
Shafter-Wasco
Pond
Poso
Buttonwillow
Calcot, Inc
Gene Lundquist
Calcot
Cacot
Lundquist
Congress
Panici and Smith win first weekly Shafter contest
Barbara Panici won $50 and first place in week one of the Shafter Press Merchants sponsored football contest. Arty Smith took second for $25 as the event plans a 12 week run with weekly prizes.
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Barbara Panici
Shafter Press Merchants
The
Press
Shafter High School
Sher
Shafter P
Wasco Rose Festival Shafter C of C float wins top honors
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce float “50 Flags for the 1984 Olympics” won first in the Non-commercial floats and the Sweepstakes at the 1983 Wasco Festival of Roses Pardle. Jackson and Perkins may have missed the Sweepstakes for the first time.
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Wasco Rose Festival
Shafter
C of C
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Jackson
Perkins
U.S
United States Capitol
William Thomas
Washington
Heather Hamilton
Baton Corporation
Hearts of Fire
Owen
Verniece Priest
Andrew Family
T’ Bird Club
San Joaquin
Chamber
Richland School Board approves step increases for teachers
In a closed session last Tuesday the Richland School District Board granted teachers a four percent step and column salary increase, and classified staff five percent. Management and confidential staff receive three percent. Substitutes rise to 50 dollars for 20 days and 60 dollars thereafter. home teaching rises to 10 dollars per hour. Enrollment totals for 1983 show 1,720 students, up from 1,696 in 1982.
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Richland
Vera Stone
RTA
CSEA
John Dobbs
Randy Cross
CPCSD hosts 47th Annual Membership Meeting and Field Day
CPCSD membership meet and field day set for September 21 at the CPCSD Research and Development Station in Shafter. Tom Cherry reports attendees will see advances in cotton breeding including a Phytogen display and tours of test plots fiber lab and gin ning facility with sessions from 10 11 30 a m and 2 30 4 p m a noon luncheon and an annual meeting with reports by CPCSD leaders and guest speaker Macon T Edwards vice president for Washington Operations of the National Cotton Council Contested director seats include Leonard Gomes and William Crivelli with nominations from Kern and Kings counties.
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California
CPCSD
Jack and
Manuel
Shafter
Tom Cherry
Phytogen
Jack Cardwell
H. B. Cooper
Macon T. Edwards
Washington
National Cotton Council
Council
Cotton Five
Leonard Gomes
Hanford
Kings County
Merced County
William Crivelli
Dos Palos
Aso
Kern County
Charles Fanucchi
Arvin
Jerry
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Coe
Bran
Mara
Dick Larson
Dan Caruthers
ASCS
Panici
Smith
Joe Kirk
Trunk
George Austin
Diversified Land
Tenneco Oil Company
Tom White
Jerry Hawkins
Shafter Bank of America
Kirk
Clara
Bob
Richland Chevrolet
Diamond International
Stringham’s
Shafter Rhythmettes
Baton Group
United Square Dancers of America
Wasco Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Noble
Wasco
Mibhadid Jemel
Iron Camel Corps
Kern County Shrine Club
RSD
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