Sunnybrook Farm Tour Highlights Diversified Jackson County Agriculture
About 100 visitors toured Sunnybrook Farm near Ava organized by Jackson County Extension Service and conservation agencies. Glen and Gale Garver raise beef, dairy, swine and crops on 700 acres with no till on hillsides, permanent pasture and watershed improvements to reduce erosion. Dairy led profits with 168 dollar return per 100 invested in feed, while beef faced losses but may improve as prices rise. 1976 yields included 55,550 gallons of milk and 63,697 pounds of pork on the Garver operation.
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Joseph Arimond
Illnoisan
Sunnybrook
Ava
Sunnybrook Farm
Glen
Gale Garver
Jackson County Extension Service
Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Garvers
Jackson County
Garver
Jim Males
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Jim Engelhardt
Engelhardt
Farrel Olsen
SIUC
Jim Lutz
Lutz
United States
Soybean prices excite farmers
Illinois Farm Bureau reporter Rand Bridson notes tight soybean supply support, with prices surging above ten dollars per bushel by late April, spurring a 10 percent rise in plantings and a near record harvest outlook. Trade floors in Chicago buzz as contracts spike, while embargo risks loom but officials downplay imminent limits.
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Rand Bridson
Illinois Farm Bureau
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Simple soil feeding boosts garden yields with balanced fertilizers
NPR gardeners Allan and Sheila Swenson explain feeding the soil first to sustain plant growth. They describe the ABCs of fertilizers N P and K, what the numbers mean like 5-105 or 18-1246, and how each element supports leaves flowers and roots for better yields.
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Allan
Sheila Swenson
Salamander protection district created in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz County adopts an SP salamander protection district to safeguard the endangered Santa Cruz long toed salamander nicknamed Sally. The species occupies two sites Ellicott Pond and Valencia Lagoon with about 10 000 individuals, guiding construction to protect its habits.
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Santa Cruz, Calif
Sally
Santa Cruz
Ellicott Pond
Valencia Lagoon
Santa Cruz County
County Board of Supervisors
Ewing Agronomy Day Set In Southern Illinois
A free public agronomy event is scheduled this week in Southern Illinois. The Ewing Field Agronomy Tour runs Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Ewing Field Demonstration Center on the north edge of Ewing, about 10 miles northeast of Benton.
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Illinois
Ewing Field
Ewing
Benton
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General Electric
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Ewing Agronomy
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Equipment CO
Lews
S.1. Equipment CO
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Patson
KING
Epps Motors Inc
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United Mine Workers OF America
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United Steel Workers Union
United Mine Workers Union
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