Orchard Field Day Planned At Hartline Orchard Near Alto Pass
Orchard field day organized by Fred Hartline and Son Orchards near Alto Pass, with Daniel Meador from the University of Illinois and Ross Kelly of the Illinois State Horticulture Society inspecting developing peaches. The Summer Orchard Field Day is cosponsored by the Hartlines and the Illinois Fruit Growers' Exchange near Cobden. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Hartline property.
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Bill Hartline
Fred Hartline and Son
Alto Pass
Daniel Meador
University of Illinois
Ross Kelly
The
Illinois State Horticulture Society
Hartline
Hartlines
Illinois Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Cobden
Area farm tour set for Sunday near Ava
Jackson County hosts the Sunnybrook Farm tour from 1 30 to 4 p m Sunday. Visitors ride farm wagons to stops with brief lectures, a petting zoo for youngsters, door prizes and refreshments. The Sunnybrook Farm lies one mile east of Ava off Illinois 4 with a gravel road entrance.
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Ava
Illinois 4
Sunnybrook Farm
Fuel pinch could halt back-to-rural movement
The Statistical Reporting Service says rural migration persists but warns energy shortages or higher costs could stop the trend. Rural residents rely on gas for daily needs and lack public transport, unlike urban areas. Farm energy use and policy are debated as the nation shifts toward nonfarm rural growth.
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Mike Carr Lindsay-Schaub
Statistical Reporting Service
SRS
Federal Energy Office
Illinois
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Decatur
Macon County
Energy Office
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Dixon Springs Wool Pool Accepting Fleeces This Week
The 20th Annual Dixon Springs Wool Pool at the Agricultural Center in Robbs accepts fleeces for grading and sale until 10 p.m. today and runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. Fees are five cents per pound, deducted from pool checks after sale, with shrinkage prorated. Fleeces must be tied with paper twine only.
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Dixon Springs
Robbs
Voter registration begins for national beef referendum
Registration opens today at Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service offices through June 17 for beef producers and dairymen to vote on a July 5 to July 15 referendum. A 30 cent per $100 cattle sale deduction would fund beef research and market development, with breeding stock exempt until slaughter.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Office
Ees
Whiskey Painters of America Form in Ohio Era
In Cuyahoga Falls Ohio AP reports the Whiskey Painters of America founded in the mid-1950s by Joseph Ferriot an Akron designer to promote fellowship among imbibing artists and the fine art of painting in miniature. The group counts an international membership of over 100.
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Cuyahoga Falls
Nurses Could Do Home Visits Says ANA President
Anne Zimmerman, president of the American Nurses Association, says nurses could replace doctors in house calls. Reimbursement from insurers could cover this care, aiding low income patients and reducing Medicare or Medicaid funded hospital stays.
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Kansas City, Mo
Anne Zimmerman
American Nurses’ Association
ANA
Agriculture events set for week in Southern Illinois
Agriculture events set for week open to the public include a Mosquito Biology and Control Training Course on Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Benton, a Thursday Summer Orchard Field Day 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Illinois Fruit Growers' Exchange in Cobden, and a Sunday Farm-City Day Tour at 1:30 p.m. at the Garver Farm in Ava.
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Illinois
Illinois Departments of Agriculture and Public Health
Holiday Inn
Benton
Dry weather hurts area wheat crop in Southern Illinois
Extreme dry weather through April May and this month will cause premature die off of much of Southern Illinois wheat, said Bob Frank. Yields will be average to poor as head development is fair but grain remains undersize and disease adds to losses. Wild garlic could further reduce yield, with combine starting as early as next days.
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Illinois
Bob Frank
Jackson County Extension Service
Frank
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