Farm City Week shows urban rural ties and growth
Nebraska leaders describe Farm-City Week as a key link between agriculture and business, noting 4-H and urban residents’ growing involvement. They highlight Nebraska’s strong crop year of 1966, rising farm product value, and the interdependent economy, plus safety notes for rural and urban travelers and the growing agri-business career opportunities.
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Ww. M. Antes
Nebraska
Agricultural Extension Services
Land Grant Colleges
R. D. Schnieder
Burnell Gingery
State Department of Education
Nebraska Association of the Future Farmers of America
FFA
Farmers of America
Predator control program urged to save Nebraska turkeys
Lincoln officials warn 1967 predator control delays threaten turkey farming. Doyle Free of the Nebraska Turkey Federation cites a 46 percent rise in 1966 losses through September 15, with coyotes causing 83 percent of total losses and individual flocks losing up to 900 birds. Estimated overall losses near $100,000 without action.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Doyle Free
Neb Turkey Federation
Nebraska Turkey Federation
Free
Turkey Federation
Farmers Benefit From Agricultural Conservation Program
The Agricultural Conservation Program ACP is a nationwide effort by the USDA to share the cost of soil water woodland and wildlife conservation on farms. Since 1936 it has funded erosion control vegetative cover and water efficient practices with cost share to farmers ranchers and landowners with county committee approval and ongoing projects such as Cheyenne County dam construction on the Roy Nelson farm northeast of Potter funded by ACP and local officials.
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C. C. Noyes
Cooperative Extension Service
Nebraska
Nature
The
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Congress
ACP
America
ASC County Committee
Cheyenne County
Roy Nelson
Potter
Agricultural Conservation Program
Harry Anderson
Heated Shops Good On Farms
Lincoln report on post harvest readiness suggests farmers improve repair comfort with a heated shop or portable oil heaters of 75k to 150k BTU per hour. Infrared lamps aid bench work, easing winter maintenance. Also notes misbelief that rivers return most rainwater to oceans. about 390 of 1,430 cubic miles reach oceans.
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Lincoln
D. E. Lane
University of Nebraska Extension Agricultural Engineer
Lane
United States
Extension Meeting Shapes 1967 Farm Plans At 4-H Building
Ten farmers and business leaders met to outline the County Agent’s 1967 program. Rexroth chaired with Kurz RAD Spearow and Lienemann, while McMillen led irrigation questions. Attendees discussed a new Area Research Station, field tests for wheat millet and rye, safflower and soybean markets, crop rotations, and weed control strategies.
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Robert Rexroth
Carl Kurz
Ralph Spearow
Gene Lienemann
R.A.D
Ken McMillen
Wheatbelt
Merlyn Carlson
Verlin Livingston
Orville Kastens
Henry Gell
Ted
Sioux Army
Charles Fenster
Scotts= bluff
A.S.C.S
Extension group outlines farm weed and disease controls
The discussion covered identification of noxious weeds for operators and townspeople, education on herbicides old and new, major emphasis on wheat mosaic, hail storm reporting to study carryover effects, and two to three day alert for critical disease progress. Livestock topics urged local grain and forage feeding, home feed analysis, pelleting, and farm record keeping. The agent should gather electronic record keeping info and computer use. Final program examination set for today at the Extension Directors meeting.
Swine Days Set at McCook Nebraska January 24
The first of three 1967 Area Swine Days in Nebraska will be held at McCook on January 24 with York on January 25 and Wayne on January 26. Dr. Leo Lucas, coordinator, said topics will be featured though variation will occur among programs. The program covers effective use of commercial protein supplements and new developments in marketing contracts.
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McCook
Nebraska
York
Wayne
Leo Lucas
Dams not sole fix for floods says conservationist
A conservationist argues that flood damage in rivers like the Mississippi and Lodgepole Creek cannot be solved by dams alone. Land treatment measures such as terraces and contour farming, applied acre by acre, are essential to reduce runoff and damage in arid regions including Cheyenne County.
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Mississippi Flood Plain
Mississippi
Lodgepole Creek
Little Lodgepole
Cheyenne County
Ready Sprayers For Safe Storage Over The Winter
University of Nebraska agricultural engineer D. E. Lane offers nine steps for winterizing spraying equipment. Drain tanks and hoses, flush with water, treat with ammonia or trisodium phosphate, disassemble and dry nozzles, coat pumps, treat rust prone interiors, store hoses indoors, and keep booms supported to avoid damage. Ensure precise, dry storage to prevent freezing and deterioration.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska Agricultural
D. E. Lane
Help with your print ed forms at Sidney Telegraph
Local posting invites readers to visit The Sidney Telegraph at 830 11th Ave for assistance with print edition forms. Experts will guide on filling out and submitting pages and styles.
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Sidney Telegraph
Llth Ave
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