Area farm news on environmental protection and soil methods
Area farmers and scientists discuss a broad shift to environmental protection stressing soil and water preservation and air quality. USDA experts urge targeted fertilizer use, erosion control, no tillage, terracing, and expanded land retirement to reduce pollution while boosting productivity through advanced tillage and waste management.
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Frank Viets, Jr
Usda Regional Soil and Water Conservation Laboratory
Fort Collins
Colorado
Corpland
Viets
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Notill
C.W. Richardson
Blacklands
Temple
Riesel
Texas
United States
Bennett
West Virginia
Iowa
William C. Moldenhauer
Oregon
Agronomists
Beltsville
Maryland
Usda Research Center
Penn State
Lloyd Meyers
United States Water Conservation Laboratory
Phoenix
Arizona
Meyers
Monongalia Student Earns State Star Farmer Honor
Dwight Coombs of Monongalia County, son of Dale and the late, received second place in the State Star Farmer contest at the FFA Convention in Jackson's Mill July 15 to 18 1971. He also earned the State Farmer Degree and a $50 award and plans to pursue the American Farmer Degree.
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Dwight Coombs
Dale Coombs
Route 2
FFA
Jackson’s Mill
State Association of Future Farmers of America
Dwight
University High School
A. R. Bryant
Vo-Ag
College of Agriculture and Forestry
West Virginia
Bridgeport Stockyard Sale Prices Decline to Mixed Range
Last week at Bridgeport Stockyard buyers paid varying prices across livestock categories. Stocker cows ranged 185 to 285 per head, calves 28.50 to 35.50 per 300 to 500 pounds, heifer calves 26.50 to 31, stock steers 24 to 27.50, stock heifers 22 to 27, slaughter cattle 19.5 to 24 and 18 to 21 for canners, beef bulls 25 to 27, and bulls 150 to 232 per head. Horses 6.50 to 7.10 each cat or 75 to 85 per head. ponies 10 to 25 per head.
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Bridgeport
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