Nebraskas hail suppression bill faces hostile
Senator A A Fenske led a move to indefinitely postpone LB633 which would rewrite the weather modification law and end cloud seeding programs in Nebraska. Opponents question benefits and warn districts may still carry debts while proponents cite dissolution provisions for seed districts.
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A. A. Fenske
Sunol
Fenske
John Donner
Elgin
Denver
Colo
Platte Valley
George” Gerdes
Alliance
Scotts
Bluff County
Sioux
Banner Counties
Nebraska farmers face limits on government loan payments
Nebraska legislators consider a $35 000 to $50 000 cap on payments to any one farmer as committees approve limits for commodity loan programs. State official Robert Webb noted top wheat loans in 1957 ranged from 67090 to 102006 and corn loans reached up to 142000 with several near 50900, indicating many would be affected if the cap applied across all commodities.
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Nebraska
House
Senate Agricultural
Robert Webb
ASG
Panhandle Counigs
Webb
Farm Price Index Dips in May Nebraska
The State Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics reports a May Nebraska all farm commodity index of 270, down two from April due to lower livestock and livestock products prices. Hog, beef, corn, oats, barley and potato prices show varied movements with corn at 1.05 a bushel and potatoes up from April.
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State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Nebraska
Nebraska Tops Sugar Beet Production in 1958
Nebraska produced a record 246 509 300 pounds of sugar from the 1958 beet crop, 95 percent of the national total. The state ranked sixth among sugar producing states with five factories at Bayard Gering Grand Island Mitchell and Scottsbluff. California led with 22.63 percent of output, Colorado 19.06 percent, Idaho 11.31 percent. Sugar beets from 22 states accounted for about a quarter of U S consumption.
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Bayard
Gering
Grand Island
Mitchell
Scottsbluff
California
Colorado
Idaho
United States
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