State snow fences on crops face farmer reluctance
Rep Jack Davis notes modest success of a law allowing the Illinois DOT to buy standing row crops for snow fences along highways. Only 16 agreements in a year. Farmers cite wet fields, harvest timing, and planting issues. DOT cites funding delays and lax pursuing.
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Jack Davis
R-Beecher
Department of Transportation
Transportation Agency
Davis
Department of Trans
Bloed
DOT
Transportation Department
Blood
Nation's sweet tooth lifts corn prices in 1981
The Agriculture Department reports high corn prices driven by drought reduced harvests and strong overseas demand. Wet-miling uses driven by corn sweeteners like HFCS rise in 1981, with per capita sweetener consumption up and HFCS ahead of glucose syrup. Corn crop expected at 6.46 billion bushels, signaling sustained high prices.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Alabama Farm Bureau Withdraws From National Group
Alabama Farm Bureau votes to leave the American Farm Bureau Federation over a dispute on cross state business. With 330,000 members, the Alabama group pays about 600000 annually in dues and plans to directly lobby in Washington while maintaining insurer affiliated firms in Georgia and Mississippi.
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Alabama Farm Bureau
National Group
New Orleans
American Farm Bureau Federation
John H. Dorrill
Alabama Group
Farm Bureau
Alabama
National Farm Bureau Organization
Derrill
Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Goodwin L. Myrick
Alabama Federation
Dorrill
Georgia
Mississippi
Washington
Wool sales slips needed for wool program payments
Farmers who sold wool in the past year must file 1980 wool sales slips with their county ASC committees to be eligible for incentive payments. Applications are due January 31 to avoid late payments. Eligibility relies on reporting sales to the county ASCS. quantity sold does not affect eligibility.
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ASCS
Heiple
Kuehn Receives Illinois Extension Friends Award
Harold Kuehn of Du Quoin is named a Friend of Agriculture, sharing the honor with Dr. Paul Doby of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. A farmer and former American Soybean Association president, Kuehn has been honored as Master Farmer and Alumna of the Year by SIU Carbondale.
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Harold Kuehn
du Quoin
Illinois Extensiondvisers Association
Paul Doby
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Kuehn
American Soybean Association
Prairie Farmer Magazine
United States
Soviet Union
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale School of Agriculture
NFO Re-elects Treasurers As Hallmark Of Meeting In Decatur
Illinois National Farmers Organization members re elected Hilmer Mueller of Jacob as treasurer Kenneth Stremlau of Mendota as president Ray Clark of Odell as secretary and Ray Olsen of Lynn Center as vice president at the Decatur board meeting Stremlau sent a telegram congratulating John Bleck on his appointment as U S Secretary of Agriculture and the NFC announced continued nationwide grain marketing seminars
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Hilmer Mueller
Jacob
Illinois National Farmers Organization
Kenneth Stremiau
Mendota
Ray Clark
Odell
Decatur
Ray Olsen
Lynn Center
Stremlau
John Bleck
U.S
NFC
Block
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Chicago Board of Trade
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Mat Ee
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P. O. Box
Fairfield, IL
Agriculture
NFO
SAL
S. Illinois
Carbondale
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Snomnioss
St. Louis
Intercity
British Aerospace, Inc
British Aerospace
Air Illinois
Air Ulinois
Ilinois
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