Farm boycott urged against corporations by Kansas farmers
Kansas National Farmers Union delegates at Salina voted unanimously to boycott products of corporations diversifying into agriculture. Led by Wilford Elliot the movement targets corporate farming, aiming to mobilize a national buyer strike across the country. The campaign, part of a broader push to curb big non farm entities, follows a Kansas Senate debate on corporate farming and involves 225000 farm families.
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New York Times
Salina
Kan
Kansas
National Farmers Union
Midlands
Wilford Elliot
State Senate
Elliot
Tony T. Dechant
Revisions Stall Migrant Worker Housing Project Near Cobden
The Union Jackson County Farm Labor Association works on FHA funded plans for a 150 person dormitory on 20 acres near Cobden. Delays persist as DOL rules are reexamined and costs rise, threatening loan repayment from low rent with only four to five months occupancy yearly.
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Union-Jackson County Farm Labor Association
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Cobden
Department of Labor
Committee On
Migratory Labor
Daniel D. McGuire
Makanda
The
Labor Association
Illinois State Employment Service
McGuire
Area reports 40 per cent damage to crops in three counties
Farmers in Perry, Randolph, Jackson and Franklin counties brace for heavy losses as 40 percent of corn remains unharvested in rain soaked fields. Harvesting slows with mud and gear limits, while soybeans near completion face fungal infection and possible non harvest.
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Perry
Randolph
Jackson
Franklin
Franklin County
C. Richard Sweep
Swope
Sunflowers 4 H elect officers in Her rin reorganization
Patti Deskins elected president of Sun flower Girls 4 H Club in Her rin at a reorganization meeting. New officers include Donna Gwaltney vice president Chris Burgess reporter Cindy Hutchison secretary Pam Reynolds treasurer Debbie Morgan recreation and Sara Hutchison refreshment manager. Achievement awards went to Kathy Burgess Chris Burgess Cindy Gurley Pam Reynolds Sheryl Wiswell Sara Hutchison and Patti Deskins.
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Patti Deskins
Sunflower Girls
Herrin
Donna Gwaltney
Chris Burgess
Cindy Hutchison
Pam Reynolds
Debbie Morgan
Sara Hutchison
Kathy Burgess
Cindy Gurley
Sheryl Wiswell
SIU College FFA Elects New Officers for Winter and Spring
The FFA Collegiate Chapter at Southern Illinois University installs officers to lead during winter and spring terms. Nelson Thorp will be president, with Samuel Robb as vice president, Sidney Haney secretary, Gary Appel treasurer, James Richison reporter, and George Blankenship sentinel. Lloyd Benz and George Knight will join the Agricultural Advisory Council.
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FFA
Southern Illinois University
Ralph A. Benton
SIU
Agricultureal Industries
Nelson Thorp
Clinton
Samuel Robb
Arlington Heights
Sidney Haney
Elizabethtown
Gary Appel
Enfield
James Richison
Mulkeytown
George Blankenship
Hillsboro
Sentinel
Lloyd Benz
Kampsville
George Knight
Galatia
Agricultural Advisory Council
SIU School of Agriculture
SIU Holstein cow shines in milk production test
A three year old registered Holstein cow SIU Skyliner Melina owned by Southern Illinois University completed a 305 day lactation of 18120 pounds of milk 622 pounds of butterfat and 1542 pounds of solids not fat under the Holstein Friesian Association production testing The SNF figures include protein lactose and minerals below the creamline This testing program begun in 1962 provides breeders with a tool to evaluate herd performance and milk quality for dairy products processors and homemakers
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SIU Skyliner
Southern Illinois University
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Holstein Association
National Grange Sets New Legislative Goals for Second Century
The National Grange adopts extensive goals to boost rural income and public service. It urges faster job programs, rural facilities, water and sanitation, and a new land policy while backing farm programs, import quotas, and tariff reductions. It endorses 1967 dairy import limits and supports wheat price supports, farm research funding, and collective bargaining within farming cooperatives. The piece also notes contrasting historical lines and a Civil War Capitol dome sightline.
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National Grange
Grange
Johnson
The
Community meetings on farm chemical use in Marion
Williamson County Farm Adviser Victor Smith announces a series of guidance meetings for farmers at Marion High School in the vocational agriculture room. Sessions run January 4, 9, 16 and 23 at 7 30 p m with an enrollment fee of 1 dollar for materials. Contact the University of Illinois Extension office at 309 N Madison St Marion 993 3304 for details.
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Marion
Williamson County Farm
Victor Smith
Marion High School Vocational - Agriculture Room
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service Office
N. Madison St
Smith
Jackson County Beef Growers Sale Grosses $92,836
Jackson County beef growers posted a gross of $92,836 at the Southern Illinois Livestock Association sale held in Murphysboro in September. A total of 676 feeder steers and heifers were sold, topped by six Hereford Shorthorns at $32.25 per cwt for 399 pounds, with 63 farmers consigning calves and buyers from across Southern Illinois in attendance.
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Jackson County
Southern Illinois Livestock Association
Murphysboro
Illinois
SIU Professor Discusses Swine Research at Whirlpool Site
Joseph E. Burnside, SIU professor of animal industries, met with Whirlpool engineers and the Black Stralls and Bryson firm in St Joseph Michigan to discuss current and future environmental control research for swine production at the SIU Bacon Bin.
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Joseph E. Burnside
Southern Illinois University
Animal Industries
St. Joseph, Mich
Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool
Black, Stralls and Bryson
Cicardo Farm Hosts Illiniois Beef Testing Demo
Jackson County beef herd owners are invited to a 1 p.m. demonstration at the John Cicardo Farm near Cora to view the Illinois Beef Performance Testing Program. Cicardo has participated in testing for about seven years, with calves weighed and graded for gain and quality to assess herd performance.
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Jackson County
Illinois
John Cicardo
Cora
Cicardo
Robert Frank
Frank
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