Marketing and Pricing Workshop For Jackson and Williamson Counties
A two night workshop on agricultural marketing and pricing is set for Nov 30 and Dec 1 at John A Logan College in Room 101 beginning at 7 p m. Darrel Good will instruct on price forecasting marketing strategies and futures. Reservations via the Williamson and Jackson extension offices. A separate one day session is planned for Dec 2 at the Franklin County extension office near Benton.
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Jackson
Williamson
John A. Logan College
University of Illinois Extension Service
Darrel Good
Marion
Murphysboro
Franklin County
Benton
Genetic engineering of cattle new for the eighties
Washington AP reports limited near term gains in cattle markets. Dr. Ewen Wilson of the American Meat Institute cites cloning and twin births as future developments likely to influence supply and demand over the next two decades. USDA notes subdued prices due to large meat stocks, with forecasts of modest improvements in early 1982. Swann of the National Cattlemen's Association says beef production in late 1981 will exceed prior projections.
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Washington
Ewen Wilson
American Meat Institute
Wilson
Calgary
Alberta
Agriculture Department
SIUC Students Win National Alpha Zeta Honors
Two Southern Illinois University Carbondale agriculture seniors Rodney L. Clark and James L. Lewis earned national Alpha Zeta honors as 24 recipients nationwide. Clark won the $450 Alpha Zeta National Foundation Award Scholarship, while Lewis received the $300 J.K. Leasure National Scholarship named after former plant and soil science professor John Keith Leasure, both recognizing academic and leadership achievement.
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Southern Illinois University- Carbondale Agriculture
Agriculture Honor Society
Alpha Zeta
Rodney L. Clark
James L. Lewis
Clark
Charles
Clara
Record corn crop lifts 1981 harvest outlook
Agriculture Department data show corn yields up 22 percent from 1980, with an 8.1 billion bushel U.S. crop on Nov. 1 conditions. Soybeans fall slightly to 2.08 billion bushels, while wheat, rice, and cotton also set records. The all crops index stands at 115 percent of 1977 base, signaling higher production and potential relief on prices next year despite lower farm prices and a possible 5 to 9 percent rise in retail food costs in 1982.
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National Cattlemen’s Association
J.W. Swan
Association
Agriculture Department
Washington
Department
United States
Small farms bounce back says agriculture researcher Kerr
Howard W. Kerr of the Agriculture Department’s Agricultural Research Service says small farms are rising after 1950s and 1960s declines. He cites 1979 and 1981 Northeast surveys, notes varied definitions, and predicts continued growth in the 1980s with vegetables, berries, apples, beef cattle, and straw berry production key to the region.
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Washington
Howard W. Kerr
U.S. Agriculture Department
Agricultural Research Service
Kerr
Northeast
United States
West Virginia
Maine
New high yield soybeans debut in Illinois fields
The government develops Sprite and Pixie semidwarf soybeans to boost yields. U S Department breeder Richard Cooper notes Sprite yields about 11 bushels per acre more than tests, with peaks near 90 bushels in some fields. Seed producers will grow them this year in high yield environments, with solid seeding and narrow 7 to 10 inch rows.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Richard Cooper
U.S. Agriculture Department
Ohio
Cooper
University of Illinois
Usda Research Laboratory
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Jonesboro Farm Bureau
Murphysboro Farm Bureau
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Russell A. Greer
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Massey Ferguson
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