Rural Electrification a Rural American Milestone Remembered
In Austin Minnesota farmers from two counties celebrate the golden anniversary of the rural electric cooperative. The recounting recalls life before electricity from lamplight to modern appliances and notes the REC transformed farm life and community identity amid aging membership and nostalgia.
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Scab City
Austin
Minn
Hormel Beef
Rural Electric Cooperative
REC
America
The
Grange
Farm Bureau
Roosevelt
Rural Electrification Administration
Buyouts fail to fix dairy surpluses say critics
William P. Wright, the 68 year old Florida dairy farmer, receives 6 million from a government buyout and plans to sell 3313 cows for 1.5 million as part of the whole herd dairy buyout. The program aims to cut production but is seen as ineffective by farmers and industry groups amid 12 billion pounds of expected cuts next year. Beef producers protest, arguing the policy disrupts the market and props up farmers at market's expense.
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William P. Wright
Agriculture Department
Wright
Callahan
Fla
America
Ewen Wilson
Congress
Doni Dondero
National Milk Producers Federation
Conservation tillage gains prove effective in Ohio farming
Ohio state conservationist Harry W. Oneth notes conservation tillage and no-till have moved from novel ideas to established practice across the state. He cites 3.7 million acres using conservation tillage and adds new acreage for truck and forage crops annually. He cautions that while highly effective for erosion, these methods require broader land management systems for lasting soil protection and profit.
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Harry W. Oneth
Ohio
Usda Soil Conservation Service
Oneth
Check corn and soy fields for insect damage now
As planting advances, insect risk rises due to warm dry then cool wet weather. Look for armyworms cutworms and slugs in corn and soybean fields and walk fields to spot damage. contact Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District or Cooperative Extension Service for guidance.
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Joel McRoberts
Lorain Soil
Lorain Soil & Water Conservation District
Cooperative Extension Service
Farmers Home seeks nominees for county committee
Farm residents in Lorain Medina Cuyahoga and Summit counties may become nominees for the Farmers Home Administration County Committee. Two of three members are elected with one year and two year terms for this first election under the 1985 Farm Bill. Call 722-5551 for details.
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Lorain
Medina
Cuyahoga
Summit Counties
Farmers Home Administration
R. Anthony Rickett
Farmers Home
Farmer's Home County
Rickett
Farmer's Home Administration
Ohio milk output climbs four percent in April
Ohio milk production for April reached 421 million pounds, up 4 percent from April 1985. Gains came mainly from higher output per cow, with more cows contributing modestly. Through 1985, the state fed 999000 tons of grain to cows, averaging 5150 pounds per cow for the year and $7.32 per hundredweight in feed costs, while milk produced fetched about $2.98 per hundredweight.
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Ohio
State crop report highlights mixed conditions across grains
Corn shows 98 percent planted and 92 percent emerged with weedy stands due to earlier dry spells. post emergence weed control needs warmer weather. Slugs invade no-till fields while first plantings have 4 or 5 leaves. Soybeans 70 percent planted 55 percent emerged amid moisture slowed planting. Winter wheat good with manageable diseases. 89 percent headed, 5 percent turning color and oats just starting in south Ohio. Hay and pasture fair to good. haylage harvest. wet areas cause lodged and rotting hay. Strawberry harvest 10 percent complete with limited picking in the north.
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Ohio
Ag Field Day to Aid Weed Control and Wheat Disease
The Lorain County Cooperative Extension Service invites the public to an Ag Field Day on June 18 at 10:00 am at Lorain County Fairgrounds demo plots. Topics include Weed Control Management and Wheat Disease Management for High Yield Wheat with a free luncheon sponsored by contributing chemical companies.
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Lorain County Fairgrounds
Lorain County
Lorain Soil and Water District
Demo Plot
Lorain County Agricultural Society
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