Commodity prices lag for fourth straight month
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department shows farm prices fell for the fourth consecutive month with November prices 0.8 percent below October and 10 percent below a year ago. Corn and feed grains led declines while some items such as oranges, eggs, and milk rose, offsetting part of the drop. The report notes grim 1982 outlook, with farm income possibly down another $1 to $3 billion, and highlights price changes across cattle, hogs, grains, and rice along with parity and meat-egg statistics.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Crop Reporting Board
Biggest farmers participate more in extension programs
A 1979 Agriculture Department study across 444 rural counties found larger farmers most engaged in extension activities. Among high earners, 80 percent-plus cooperated, while 70 percent to 76 percent of mid-range farmers and about 47 percent of small part-time farmers participated.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Port Said
Congress
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Conservation districts wary of proposals
National Association of Conservation Districts leaders express deep concern over Agriculture Department plans to create local and state coordinating committees for conservation programs. Lyle Bauer argues the new layer risks bureaucracy and questions the councils’ authority in developing programs, prioritizing resource needs, and applying for matching grants. He notes districts work with many interests but must retain primary program development power.
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Washington
National Association of Conservation Districts
Agriculture Department
Lyle Bauer
Harper
Kan
USDA
Bauer
Wills to help with plan for Botswana agriculture
Walter J. Wills an agricultural economist at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will travel to Botswana for a month under USDA sponsorship to survey rural and agricultural development needs He will also assist Tanzania and Zambia on shorter terms to help them request development aid from the U S State Department's Agency for International Development.
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Walter J. Wills
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Botswana
Wills
School of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of International Cooperation and Development
Tanzania
Zambia
U.S. Department of State
Agency For International Development
University of Illinois Crop Protection Course in Marion
The University of Illinois offers a January course in Marion on crop protection. Three credit hours cost 99 dollars with classes at 6 30 p m Thursdays in the cooperative extension office at 906 E Reeves. Instructors include Marshall McGlamery Kirby Walker and Charles Bremer.
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University of Illinois
Marion
Cooperative Extension Office
E. Reeves, Marion
Area County Cooperative Extension
Charles W. Evans
University of Illinois Regional
E. Main St
Belleville
Ill
Marshal McGlamery
Kirby Walker
Charles Bremer
International agricultural program agreement extended
A formal agreement signed by Agriculture Secretary John R Block and Robert Clodius extends programs shared by the U S Department of Agriculture and universities in international agricultural science cooperation and development.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture and
Agriculture
John R. Block
Robert Clodius
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
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