Slow Signups Mark 1978 Set Aside Program in Six Southern Illinois Counties
Six Illinois counties Williamson Jackson Perry Union Randolph and Franklin report slow participation in the 1978 agricultural set aside program. About 300 of 7,330 eligible farmers have signed up since March 1 with a May 15 deadline. The program establishes voluntary set asides for wheat and corn tied to target prices and land must be kept idle based on 1977 acreage.
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Chris Moenich
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Food and Agriculture Act of
Secretary of Agriculture
Williamson
Jackson
Perry
Union
Randolph
Franklin
Jack Eddleman
ASSC
Union County
Eddleman
Herman Hood
Williamson County
Don Rheinecker
Randolph County
Rheinecker
Theodore Tiberand
Franklin County
Congress
Farmer signups for 1978 set aside program debated
Eddleman explains corn and wheat loan rates yields and six percent interest with set aside requirements and erosion covers. ASCS officials Hood Rheinecker and Tiberand note uncertain benefits slow signup and potential congressional changes while farmers weigh crop insurance like risk protection and possible profit if prices rise.
Southern Illinois agriculture events this week
This week in Southern Illinois features a series of farm related gatherings. Farmers can attend a private pesticide applicator school in Benton at 1 or 7 p.m. Tuesday. Wednesday offers two sessions at 1 or 7 p.m. in Murphysboro. A public meeting on agricultural water pollution ideas from the 208 Task Force is set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Rend Lake College Inn and at Pinckneyville’s extension office. An open house Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. showcases a new confinement swine building using solar heat at the Rothert Farm near Campbell Hill.
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Jackson County Extension Center
Murphysboro
208
Rend Lake College
Inn
Perry County Extension Office
E. South St
Pinckneyville
Rothert Farm
Route 1
Campbell Hill
West Point Church
Bee Disease Clinic Set for Springfield Program
The Midwest Bee Disease and Pest Clinic will run Wednesday and Thursday in Springfield. Eugene Killion, state supervisor of apiary inspection, says top scientists from the United States and Canada will discuss bee diseases pests and pesticides. The event targets regulatory personnel but invites educators beekeepers and others in apiculture. It starts at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Forum XXX Hotel. Registration is $2.
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Midwest
Springfield
Eugene Killion
United States
Canada
Killion
Old Seeds May Be Plantable Next Year Says Expert
Robert W. Frank, Jackson County extension adviser, says most seeds saved in a dry cool place can be used next year. Onions lettuce parsley and parsnip may not store well. Keep leftovers in a tight lid jar in a cool place and sow thicker if age or condition is uncertain, then thin to proper spacing.
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Robert W. Frank
Jackson County Extension Agriculture
Frank
Garden
Pesticide private applicator schools set for three southern Illinois counties
Jackson Perry and Franklin counties host pesticide training for farmers to qualify as private pesticide applicators. Six sessions begin Tuesday in Benton Franklin County and continue Wednesday in Murphysboro and Thursday in Perry County. No charge, five year certification. future restricted lists to include Paraquat Parathion Guthion.
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Southern Illinois
Jackson
Perry
Franklin Counties
Robert W. Frank
Jackson County
Franklin County
S. Main
Benton
Ava Blacktop
Murphysboro
Perry County
E. South St
Pinckneyville
Frank
Safety tips for farm implements lights on public roads
Williamson County Farm Adviser Dennis Thompson urges farmers to fit all equipment with SMV emblems and proper lighting. He notes 500 foot visibility for emblems, 900 foot amber lights, two headlights and red taillights, and 1 000 foot clearance for rear red lights on towed gear. Clean, working lights and reflectors are essential.
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Williamson County
Dennis Thompson
Thompson
Illinois
Community-Farm Market Conference Set for Mt Vernon
A conference at 7 30 p m on April 5 at the Don Lee Extension Center Mt Vernon Illinois 15 west will feature Michael Wagner Anna discussing how farmer markets serve the community and producer Charles Adams Mt Vernon and Paul Wirth Olney on organizing and operating markets Robert Archer IDA marketing specialist will review rules and regulations Archer says well managed markets benefit consumers farmers and the community and he predicts the number of markets will double this year.
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Don Lee
Jefferson County Extension Service
Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Michael Wagner
Anna
Charles Adams
Paul Wirth
Olney
Robert Archer
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Archer
Hog building to be shown at farm open house
An open house Saturday will display a 32 by 90 foot confinement hog building on the Rothert farm Route 1 Campbell Hill. The barn uses natural ventilation and solar heat from translucent roof panels with hover backup heating. Open house runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the farm seven miles east of West Point Church on Jackson Randolph county line. Manufacturer will provide refreshments.
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Howard, Dale
Randy Rothert
Route 1
Campbell Hill
West Point Church
Jackson
Randolph Counties
Fish pond management meeting planned in Sparta
A free 7:30 p.m. meeting on managing fish ponds and lakes is set for April 5 at the Randolph County Farm Bureau building on St. Louis Street in Sparta. Randolph County extension adviser Charles Willman says the program will offer pond management tips with Pete Paladino of the Illinois Dept. of Conservation presenting. The Agricultural Extension Council sponsors the event and welcomes all interested residents.
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Randolph County Farm Bureau
St. Louis Street
Sparta
Charles Willman
Randolph County Extension
Pete Paladino
Illinois Dept. of Conservation
Willman
Agricultural Extension Council
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