Swine Day events set for Southern Illinois producers
The Swine Day program starts at 10 a m on January 24 at the Marion Holiday Inn Illinois 13 West and is designed for Southern Illinois swine producers. Dennis Thompson and a team of University of Illinois extension specialists will present a free one day program focusing on baby pig production, vaccination and worming, feeding any housing basics, energy saving ideas and the Midwest Plan Service. Dick Kesler will share views on the Southern Illinois feeder pig industry. For more information call Thompson at 993 3304.
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Marion Holiday Inn
Illinois
West
Dennis Thompson
Williamson County Cooperative Extension Service
Southern Illinois
Art Muehling
Dick Kesler
Thompson
Wednesday weed control talk at Marion Extension Office
University of Illinois weed specialist Marshal McClamery will speak at the Cooperative Extension Service office at 309 N Madison St Marion. Topics include new agricultural chemicals to be marketed in 1978 recently approved herbicide combinations for 1978 importance of weed control in notill farming and a view of 1977 herbicide effectiveness. Weed control guides will be given. Extension Adviser Dennis Thompson discusses soybean production problems from planting to emergence.
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Marshal McClamery
University of Illinois
Cooperative Extension Service
N. Madison St
Marion
McClamery
Opics
Dennis Thompson
Ultimate recycling: Manure fed to animals debated by FDA
The FDA studies the feasibility of feeding animals manure derived waste, amid state allowances for dried waste as feed. It notes potential economic benefits and protein supply, but warns of disease, drug residues, and contaminants. States with mixed statutes regulate cross state product movement. The agency cites estimates of 1.7 billion tons of animal waste produced yearly, with up to 143 million tons usable for feed, and says feeding research shows no major changes in meat composition or taste.
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Agriculture Department
Venice
FDA
Uct
Drainage troubles prompt SCS solutions for yards and ponds
A reader asks how to address a soggy basement and yard puddles with SCS help. The query mentions ponding for fish and wildlife habitat, seeking practical drainage improvements and potential projects.
Williamson Farm Bureau Elects Six Directors
Williamson County Farm Bureau recently elected six members to two year terms: Kenneth Wamsley from Herrin Township Marvin Kimmel from Southern Township Terry Pike from West Marion Township Ronald Bear from Corinth Township Milo Parks from Crab Orchard Township and Allan McCabe from Stonefort Township. The bureau counts 2 294 members, ranking fourth in Illinois for percentage gain in 1977.
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Williamson County Farm Bureau
Kenneth Wamsley
Herrin Township
Marvin Kimmel
Southern Township
Terry Pike
West Marion Township
Ronald Bear
Corinth Township
Milo Parks
Crab Orchard
Allan McCabe
Stonefort
Williamson County Bureau
Illinois
Farm price parity debate cites 1973 75 as guide
University of Illinois economist Harold Guither argues that the 1973 75 era, not the 1910 14 Golden Days, best illustrates parity for farm products. He notes exports rose to 21.8 billion by 1975 and crop prices surged, while current prices show the gap between costs and income.
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Peoria
University of Illinois
Harold D. Guither
US Cooperative Extension Service
Franklin County Extension Schedules Two Farmers Meetings
Franklin County Extension Service lists two meetings this week for farmers. At 7 p.m. Tuesday at Christopher High School, Franklin Reiss of the University of Illinois will explain different lease types including cash and crop share. At 7 p.m. Thursday in Benton's Farm Bureau Auditorium, Robert Hoeft and B J Jacobsen will cover crop planning for 1978 with topics on profitability, fertilizers, pesticides, weather stress, and plant diseases.
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Franklin County Extension Service
Christopher High School
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Benton
Robert Hoeft
B. J. Jacobsen
University of Illinois Extension
Parity ratio sinks to 44-year low in 1977 farm data
Agriculture Department preliminary figures show the farm parity ratio averaging 67 percent in 1977, the third lowest on record. Wheat parity reached 5.6 dollars per bushel, yet farmers received only 2.47 dollars, about 49 percent of parity, amid a nationwide farming strike led by American Agriculture to push prices to 100 percent parity.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Seminar on estate planning for landowners and attorneys
A January 18 estate planning seminar from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. at the Benton Community Building will cover Tax Reform Act basics. University of Illinois extension agrarian law specialist Donald Uchtmann leads, with topics on unified rate structure tax credits gifts and farmland valuation. The program offers seven tax savings opportunities and a $2 registration fee. Further details are available from county extension offices.
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N. Main St
Benton
Donald Uchtmann
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
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