Farmer's board game goes international with lessons and profits
Golden Dale Washington AP notes The Farming Game by farmer George Rohrbacher blends economics with farming life. More than 350000 copies sold since 1979. the game travels to Russia via World Bank backed program. It uses a Monopoly like board detailing weekly farming cycles, farm income and expenses.
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Killer bees beat wings faster than European bees, says AGRI expert
Agricultural Research Service scientist Secemiao Hayward Spangler reports Africanized honey bees or killer bees beat their wings at higher frequencies than European bees. He notes wingbeat differences mainly when foraging or defending hives, and suggests a light-to-signal device could help track spread and identify risky colonies near schools for removal.
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Agricultural Research Service
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Ariz
Spangler
USDA
Brazil
EPA and USDA to share pesticide information plan
The EPA and USDA sign an agreement to coordinate pesticide restriction steps. Within six months EPA will list pesticides likely to be restricted and renew the list annually. USDA will assess substitutes or other pest control methods, and may seek grants to finance research.
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Annepeat
North Carolina Farm Markets August 31 1994 Prices
North Carolina market summary shows hogs cattle feeder stock and egg prices across the Raleigh Shelby and Western markets. Hogs quoted lower with live and yield basis ranges from 37.00 to 52.98 per hundredweight. Cattle and calves mixed including slaughter cows 40-45 and several feeder categories with varied per hundredweight and per head values. State and Western markets list wholesale produce, eggs, broiler fryers, and grain prices with regional price spreads and fresh deliveries. Estimated NC broiler slaughter 2.498 million head last Wednesday.
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