Packers may return to Illinois amid plant and labor shifts
Ann Schottman Knol reports from Southern Illinois University Carbondale on a livestock marketing seminar where area producers learned that packing plants left Illinois for cheaper labor and older facilities. With water shortages and transport costs, mills may move back, while many plants are aging and costly to remodel. Walter J. Wills notes several Illinois plants closed in 1980 and warns more closures could follow, urging producers to stabilize production rather than rely on seasonal spikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Midwest
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Walter J. Wills
Agricultural Industries
Wills
U.S
Wrape
Wrap
St. Louis
Sam Jones
Moorman Feed Co
de Soto
Busi
Jones
Richard Jurgens
Interstate Livestock Producers Association
The
Farm Bureau
Jurgens
Cargill
General Foods
Jurgen
Farm packing changes eyed by Illinois experts
At a March 23 meeting in southern Illinois experts discuss how producers, marketing groups, and packers should coordinate to keep plants near capacity. They warn coop meat packing struggles from lack of commitment and box beef shifting volumes, with calls for electronic marketing and closer local markets. Local leaders anticipate Midwest plants may recapture activity if costs stay reasonable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wills
Illinois
George Wrape
Central Foods
Cape Girardeau
Pork Producers Meet in Murphysboro Dinner Program Highlights
Pork producers in Murphysboro gather at 6 30 p m Thursday for a dinner meeting at the Jackson County Extension Center. The after dinner program uses slides to showcase swine housing and feeding systems from several breeders including Fisher Royalton Heller De Soto Pulcher Ava Bowlby and Williams, with a Pyramid Pork Producers Association meeting preced ing. Reservations due by Tuesday at the Extension Office. Spouses and 4 H and FFA swine project members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pork Producers
Jackson County Extension Center
Murphysboro
Tom
Debbi Fisher
Royalton
Jim & Sherry Heller
de Soto
Ron & Anita Pulcher
Ava
Jerry Bowlby
Miro-Hut
Raleigh Williams
Pyramid Pork Producers Association
Jackson County
FFA
Frank heads forage group for Illinois forage council
Robert Frank, Jackson County extension agriculture adviser, was elected president of the Illinois Forage and Grassland Council. The group aims to unite forage producers, commercial reps, and researchers to promote Illinois forage from production to marketing. The council runs an educational day institute and a field day with tours to showcase new forage equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Frank
Jackson County Extension Agriculture
Illinois Forage and Grassland Council
Illinois
Jackson County no-till corn contest offers $225 prizes
Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation District sponsors a no-till corn contest for the 1981 crop year. Sign-up continues through spring with cash prizes totaling 225 dollars for the top three winners. The Funks' weighing method will determine rankings and the district encourages residue use to prevent erosion and save energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Billingsley wins area writing contest at SIUC
Gordon Billingsley a publicity specialist for SIUC Agriculture, won first place in the 1980-81 technical writing contest sponsored by the Carbondale Society for Technical Communications for a brochure on SIUC School of Agriculture history. The piece advances to an international contest in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale
Society For Technical Communications
Gordon Billingsley
SIUC
School of Agriculture
Technical Communications Organization
Pittsburgh
Billingsley
Sonja Eveslage
Siu-C
Office of Research Development and Administration
Billie Jacobini
Marie Kilker
Robert McGhee
Air Force
The
Norge Co
Herrin
David Kvernes
Alice Philbin
School of Technical Careers
David Bateman
Department of Administrative Sciences
Franklin farm meetings invite area farmers for two sessions
Franklin County Extension Service announces two meetings for area farmers and others in agriculture. At 1 p.m. Thursday in the Farm Bureau Building Illinois 14 west of Benton Duane Erickson from the University of Illinois will discuss Is There a Computer in Your Fucture. At 7:30 p.m. March 31 at Bend Lake College Room 117 Vocational Building Grain Sorghum Production will cover varieties cultural practices herbicides insects and harvesting drying and storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Illinois
Benton
Duane Erickson
University of
Illinois Agricultural Economist
Bend Lake College
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P.O. Box
Fairfield
Jackson Corn Growers
Franklin Farm
WAYNE
Lawn & Garden
Allied Mills
Ino
Chicago
R. A. Williams
Farm Service IN
Vergennes
International Harvester
RED Edge
Hydro
Louisville
Tess Mower
Weiver
International Harvester Credit Corporation
Shawnee Equipment CO
West Vienna, Ill
Ill
Randy Stark
Bolens
Beckman’s CO
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