Bee Keeping in Oroville: A Calming Profession and Busy Hive
Nannette and Walton Walker farm olives and bees near Oroville, supplying hives to almond growers and pruning, pruning, and pollinating across the Central Pacific region. Beekeeping provides winter income from queen breeding, honey sales, and shipping queens nationwide. The couple enjoys the craft, despite hive transport hazards, pesticides, and mounting challenges.
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Oroville
California
Sacramento Valley
Nannette
Walton
Central Pacific
Montana
North Dakota
U.S. Agriculture Study Notes Farm Crops Aiding Poor Countries
An Agriculture Department study says one acre in five on American farms feeds poor nations and half of U.S. crops may be shipped abroad by century's end. Clark Edwards notes cash buyers sought. postwar food aid shifted to market sales amid possible world recession. The Lorain County Sheep Club opens membership through April with biweekly meetings and plans the Spring Lamb Sale at Lorain County Fairgrounds in April. For details call 448-6857.
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California
Department of Agriculture
North Dakota
Sutters Butte
Nannette
Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Department
Clark Edwards
Lorain County
Mr Soybean to speak at annual Soybean Clinic
James Beuerlein known as Mr Soybean will deliver the lecture at the Annual Soybean Clinic in the Huron County Administration Building. The all day event begins at 8 30 am with Extension agents Carlos Tucker and Gary Bauer offering pesticide handling and safety guidance for private applicators seeking CORE credit.
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Norwalk
James Beuerlein
Cooperative Extension Service Agronomist
Ohio
Banks plan one stop borrowing across nine counties
A regional consolidation of the Federal Land Bank Associations and Production Credit Associations in Ohio aims to create eight joint service territories across nine counties. The plan keeps separate books but unifies management, staff and facilities to offer short, intermediate and long-term credit from a single office, simplifying borrowing for farmers.
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Agricultural Credit
Federal Land Basic Association of
Fromeet
Obie-Merwalt Broach
East
Norwalk
Oho
Akron
Federal Land Bank Association
Production Credit Association
Ohio
Joint
Flbas
Pcas
Lee
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Sierra Nevadas
Butte County Farm Bureau
Pat Leimbach
Big Red
Nathaniel Drummond
Cuba
Ala
Drummond
Zhejiang Province
China
Malaysia
Singapore
Japan
United States
By Randall Edwards
C-T
Fremont and Wooster Flbas
Ashland Pca
Huron
Erie
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Medina
Summit
Wayne
Ashland
Holmes
Richland Counties
4Th Farm Credit District
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Warren Lee
Ohio State University
LEF
FLBA
PCA
Scheafer
Belden
H.P. Tiller
Tamu
Amherst