It's not too late to plant a garden in Southern Illinois
Specialist Bill Courter of the Dixon Springs Agriculture Center outlines how late planting can extend fresh produce into fall. He notes soil prep, proper plot size, disease resistant varieties, and mulching aids, with tips on irrigation and insect control for a productive garden.
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Illinois
Bill Courter
Dixon Springs Agriculture Center
Couriér
Courter
Couier
Oil firms face tough fight convincing American voter
Mobil Oil chief Rawleigh Warner Jr. addressed the Fertilizer Institute in Virginia, arguing divestiture threatens energy policy and U.S. agriculture. He warned Congress and the Senate subcommittee against dismantling the oil industry, saying prices remain controlled and competition is wide among some 180 brands nationwide. The talk links energy policy to fertilizer costs and farmer purchasing power as voters weigh prices at the pump and on inputs.
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Mike Carr
Lindsay-Schaub
Rawleigh Warner Jr
Mobil Oil Corp
Fertilizer Institute
TFI
White Sulphur Springs
Harold Hawke Jr
Hawke
Perkinson Co
Ed Wheeler
Warner
U.S
United States
Soviet Union
Japan
Germany
Great Britain
Congress
Senate
SIU receives grant for swine breeding research program
The U S Department of Agriculture approved a 94575 grant to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale for a three year swine research project. SIU researchers will study synchronized ovulation in lactating sows using hormones after farrowing and timed artificial insemination to reduce heat detection and speed rebreeding, aiming to increase annual litters.
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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Siu-C
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Jackson County
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Murphysboro
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Harrisburg
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Frank
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sparta Equipment Co
Control Data Corporation
N. University Ave
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SIU
Southern Illinoisan
Gamble Grain Co
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