Cotton boom returns as Virginia farmers rush to harvest
In Windsor Virginia farmers scramble to grow cotton as prices soar above 1.10 a pound for the first time since the Civil War. Virginia output rose to a 1994 record of 79 200 bales on 41 700 acres with high yields and rising demand. Limited availability of modern cotton pickers and high equipment costs drive growers to hire contractors for harvest.
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Windsor
Dixie
Virginia
U.S
China
India
Pakistan
Fred Middleton
Memphis, Tenn
National Cotton Council
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Arkansas
Missouri
Tennessee
Kansas
Michael Mann
Southampton County
Mann
Tom Alphin Jr
Nor
Group offers money to euthanize 150000 chickens in NC
In western North Carolina a poultry group pledges up to 25000 dollars to cover euthanasia costs for about 150000 chickens after a Kentucky processor halted feedings. Farmers in Ashe and Watauga counties face starving birds and seek humane depopulation while PETA urges action and government involvement remains limited.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Ashe
Watauga
Kentucky
National Broiler Council
NBC
Council
George Watts
Wilson Fields
Wilson Fields Co
Douglas Gossman
People For
Jim Hunt
Gossman
PETA
State Agriculture Department
Marty Gambill
Ashe County
Mary Beth Sweetland
Harvest timing keeps cantaloupes sweet despite rain
USDA researchers with North Carolina State University and University of Arizona report delays in harvest after heavy rain can hurt or retain sweetness. Roots in waterlogged soil cut sugar production, but sugar levels rebound after a day or two or about a week, preserving marketable flavor. Findings appear in Agricultural Research magazine.
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Agriculture Department
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
North Carolina State University
University of Arizona
North Carolina farm market roundup March 22 1995
The Associated Press summary covers NC farm markets for March 22 1995. It lists hogs cattle and calves prices by region and class, feeder steers and bulls bids, calves and goats values, state and western farm market prices for fruits vegetables and eggs, broiler fryers slaughter estimates, pig prices at Mount Olive NC grain quotes for corn soybeans wheat oats and lumber prices, with regional variations and notable bids across Shelby Greensboro Pantego Greenville and Mount Olive areas.
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Associated Press
North Caroline
Federal State Market News Service
North Carolina
Nan Os Demon
Benson
Asheville
Wholesar
California
Florida
Caroline
Broiler-Fryers
Mount Olive
N.C
Piedmont
Accer
Tae Ely Reece Greenville
Pantego
Onan
Remaaan
Ehaaners Cry
Cofielg
Masane
Debate on farm bill shows spending trends and risk to deficits
The farm bill debate centers on farm program spending, with CCC outlays dropping from 26 billion in 1986 to 11 billion in 1994 while overall federal spending rose about 50 percent. Critics warn that weather, disasters, and entitlements drive costs beyond cuts, as sugar price controls and imports still affect consumers.
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Washington
Congress
Richard E. Rominger
Thad Cochran
R-Miss
Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee
Commodity Credit Corp
Department
Pete Domenici
Rn.m
Richard G. Lugar
R-Ind
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congressional Budget Office
CBO
Agriculture Department
Iraq
CCC
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McQuesten Farm
Litchfield
N.H
Agricultural Research Magazine
M&l
Mae — Haigh
Flonda
Lugar
Gary Use Jones
Bern
Tommy Boyd
Main Street
Bayboro
Wayne Moore
S. Glenburn
New Bern
Nationwide Insurance
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