No-till farming gains ground in Kentucky and Illinois
Harry Young, who started Kentucky’s first no-till plot in 1961, tells 600 farmers at conservation tillage seminars that no-till protects soil, saves erosion, and doubles farming volume. He outlines five keys: soil analysis, starting small, planter setup, spraying techniques, and proper pesticide mixes. He rotates corn, wheat, and soybeans, with double-cropping enabling a two-year cycle ending in soybean and corn yields under zero-till.
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Harry Young
University of Illinois
Dixon Springs Agricultural Research Center
Young
Kentucky
Marion
Breese
Olney
Illinois
Farmland Investment Grows Among Institutions Says Analysts
Investors including Prudential Travelers Phoenix Mutual increase farmland holdings as inflation raises appeal of long term assets. Prudential owns about 587,615 acres, Travelers 15 to 30 million dollars in property, Phoenix Mutual 15 million across 20+ properties. Herschel Williams elected Illinois Chapter president of Soil Conservation Society of America for 1981. Williams works at Southwestern Illinois Coal Corp with Captain Mine near Percy. The society promotes soil, water, air and resource stewardship through science and policy.
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Irving S. Wolfson
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co
Hartford
Wolfson
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Newark
N.J
Herschel Williams
Sparta
Illinois
Soil Conservation Society of America
Williams
Southwestern Illinois Coal Corp
Captain Mine
Percy
Farmland investment taps pension funds draw ire
Three ex-executives of the Northern Trust Co. formed American Agricultural Investment Management to buy prime farmland for large investors. The Chicago area firm has bought properties in Arkansas Delta and California Central Valley, seeking more deals amid concern from farmers and lawmakers. Critics warn of price shocks and a new landlord class, while supporters say corporate capital can modernize farming and aid young farmers.
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Northern Trust Co. of
Chicago
American Agricultural Investment Management Co. Inc
William Cotter
Mississippi
Arkansas
California
Central Valley
H. Joseph Bourn
John S. Lillard
JMB Institutional Realty
Pension Fund
Continental Illinois Bank and
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
Ag-Land Fund
Congress
National Farm Groups
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Oklahoma
America
George Stone
National Farmers Union
Stone
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Baucus
Cotter
Jane Fondas of Agriculture
Susan Sechler
Department of Agriculture
Noseprints may identify stolen cattle in South Africa
Police in Johannesburg test noseprints as cattle identifiers mirroring human fingerprints. Col. Phillipus Potter notes inked noseprints on calves and adult cattle reveal ridge characteristics, offering a potential solution to thefts worth about four million dollars over six months. Further tests, with veterinary support, aim to confirm lifetime changes and pedigree verification.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Phillipus Potter
Potter
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