Topsoil Loss Seen As Severe Threat To Food Supply
Washington AP reports a Lester Brown study warns rapid topsoil erosion in the United States and worldwide could trigger food shortages in the 1980s similar to oil crises of the 1970s. He cites 34 percent of US cropland losing productivity yearly and urges terracing, contour farming, and minimum tillage to curb soil loss.
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Washington
United States
Lester Brown
Worldwatch Institute
Brown
Middle East
North America
Middle Eastern
Agriculture Department
Illinois ends conservation tillage payments to farmers
Illinois ends subsidies for non plow or light plow farming intended to reduce erosion. Agriculture officials hope continued use of conservation tillage will bring soil protection benefits. About 860 farmers received roughly 450000 dollars this year under the program before it was cut in the new budget. The loss of funding is seen as an enticement to soil care.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Gary Wood
Illinois Agriculture Department
Wood
John Deere
Illinois farmers weigh costs and erosion cuts in tillage plan
Farm life Page Five details a one year state payment program that reduced soil erosion by an average of 14 tons per acre at a cost of about 1.21 dollars per ton. Wood notes the goal to end excessive erosion by 2000 with 10 million acres needing treatment and cites savings in fuel and time from conservation tillage despite higher chemical costs. The U S Agriculture Department supports the approach with a separate incentive program totaling over 500000 dollars to 1347 farms this year.
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Wood
Illinois
Ches
Conservation air tours planned for Oct 2 in Jackson County
Air tours showcasing conservation practices are set for Sunday October 2 in Jackson County. Flights from 10 a.m. to dusk depart Southern Illinois Airport west of Carbondale with eastern and western routes over Kinkaid Lake Cedar Lake Elkville and surrounding farms. Tickets cost 10 per person and are available at local extension and farm supply offices. rain date is November 1.
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Jackson County
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Kinkaid Lake
Jackson County Soil Conservation Service Office
Jackson County Extension Center
Murphysboro
R. A. Williams Farm
Vergennes
Twin County Service Co
Ava
R and H Supply
Jacob
Winter wheat mulch boosts soil health for next season
Horticulturist Irvin Hillyer of Southern Illinois University Carbondale says to sow winter wheat as a mulch. The crop remains through winter to protect soil, then is tilled under at six to eight inches tall to add organic matter and nutrients for vegetables. Wheat seed is cheap and available at farm stores and garden centers.
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Gordon Billingsley
SIUC
Irvin Hillyer
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Hillyer
Dixon Springs Forestry Field Day Planned at Center
Dixon Springs hosts Forestry Field Day at the Agricultural Center in Simpson with two tours offered. Each tour departs at 9 30 a m and 1 p m on Thursday.
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Dixon Springs
Simpson
Farming Becomes Nation's Most Hazardous Occupation
The National Safety Council reports 2000 farm deaths and 200000 injuries in 1980 with an fatality rate of 61 per 100000 workers. University of Illinois extension safety specialist Ordie Hogsett notes farming has shifted from third to first in danger among occupations.
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United States
National Safety Council
Ordie Hogsett
University of Illinois Extension
Hogsett
Doerr to discuss grain and livestock market outlook
Doerr, area agricultural economist, will discuss the fall and winter grain and livestock outlook at a 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 meeting at the Jackson County Extension Center north of Murphysboro. He will cover returns to storage, when to deliver stored grain, setting wheat target prices, and whether farmers should feed or sell their grain.
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Don Doerr
Jackson County
Ava Blacktop
Murphysboro
Doerr
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F. B. McAfoos & Co
ARD Ss
F. B. McAffos & CO
E. Benton
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