Sun Never Sets On American Wheat
American and Nebraska wheat producers promote a global reach with the sun never setting on American wheat. About 50 countries use it in their diets this year, led by India at 130 million bushels, Japan at 66 million, and the Netherlands at 36 million. Top cash customers in the period were Japan, the Netherlands, Algeria, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.
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Nebraska
India
South America
Japan
Netherlands
Algeria
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Wet Weather Slows Harvest and Broadens Weed Problem
Wet weather across Cheyenne County slows the 67 wheat crop, delaying harvest and lifting weed pressure. Oats, millet, and corn benefit. Canadian Thistle spreads, requiring spraying or mowing. Lawns suffer brown patches and fairy ring. mercury sprays and Panagen Turf help. Pet issues arise from roaming dogs and cats damaging gardens.
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Cheyenne County
State land sale may resume later this year
LINCOLN The Secretary of the State Board of Educational Lands and Funds said a freeze on sale of state school lands with permanent improvements can probably be lifted this year. John P. Olson plans a sale proposal for September with lands likely to be auctioned in October or November. About 700 leases covering some 200000 acres expire by year end as the board appraises tracts under a 1965 law guiding sale as leases end.
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Lincoln
State Board of Educational Lands and Funds
John P. Olson
Nebraska
Olson
SCRATCH PADS For Your Business Or Around Home
Advertisement for scratch pads aimed at business and home use appears in the Sidney Telegraph page, listing contact references and a local delivery option.
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Sidney Telegraph
Conservation CAPERS at Flessner farm basin terrace
A basin terrace project on the E R Flessner farm above Sidney Draw aims to store part of the flood water causing damage. Plans include several dams and terraces to curb erosion while preparing cover crops and grasses for next spring sowing. Soil moisture supports dam construction currently.
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E. R. Flessner
Sidney Draw
Rust Threat Prolonged By Rainfall In Panhandle Wheat
Charles Fenster, extension agronomist, warns stem rust could harm later maturing wheat varieties in the southern Panhandle. He notes damage already in Kimball Cheyenne and Deuel Counties, with hail and spring freezes lowering test weights. Harvest is expected to start in the southern part of the 11 county area late this week.
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Panhandle
Charles Fenster
Area Extension Agronomist
Fenster
Southern
Kimball
Cheyenne
Devel
Box Butte County
Freeman Cites Flexibility In Wheat Acreage Controls
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman announced the 1968 wheat acreage allotment at 59.3 million acres, citing flexibility in responding to fluctuating supply and demand. He noted world weather and production influence target precision and warned against surplus, predicting a 1.5 billion bushel crop with average weather.
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Orville L. Freeman
Soviet Union
Canada
Australia
Microorganisms govern soil fertility balance in fields
Lincoln reports University of Nebraska studies in Station Bulletin 453 show major soil microbe groups including bacteria actinomycetes fungi protozoa and algae drive fertility. Microbes weigh up to a dairy cow per acre, influence decomposition mineralization nitrification nitrogen fixation and soil structure. Stubble mulching alters microbial populations and nitrogen dynamics.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Home Economics
Station Bulletin
Thomas McCalla
U.S. Department of Agriculture
T.L. Lavy
Wheat Advance Payments Plan Sparks Agricultural Debate
Washington officials debated a proposal to allow wheat farmers to collect up to 50 percent of their potential payments in advance under domestic marketing certificates. Backers argued it would ease farm income pressures, while Ray Fitzgerald of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service warned actual gains would be limited due to enrollment in February and March and certificates issuing after July 1.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ray Fitzgerald
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
House Agriculture
Fitzgerald
4-H Noted For Doing Learn by Doing in 4-H Programs
The 4-H movement centers on learning by doing through 50 plus projects like garden, livestock, photography, and home economics. Publicly supported by Cooperative Extension Service and backed by private industry, 4-H counts nearly 400,000 volunteer leaders and sponsors, hosting national award programs and the National 4-H Club Congress, now in its 46th year.
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Mary
Sue
Bill
Jim
Cooperative Extension Service
National
Extension Service
Ag Department Opposes Advance Pay To Farmer
The Agriculture Department released its first general crop report of the year forecasting a record corn and wheat harvest to back domestic and foreign grain needs. Corn is seen at about 4.5 billion bushels with an average yield 8 percent above last year, while wheat is pegged at 1.596 billion bushels, up 285 million from last year and a new high. Some crops like oats, barley, rye, flaxseed, rice, hay, dry beans, sugar beets, fruits show lower prospects, while tobacco, sugar cane, oranges, grapefruit and lemons rise.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Agriculture Department
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