Agriculture 2000 study foresees high tech farms replacing tractors
The Battelle Memorial Institute study for the Production Credit Associations projects self propelled tool bars on tracks replacing tractors to reduce soil compaction. It envisions ceramic engine parts, computer controlled tillage, satellite data links, tele auctions, and genetic advances for disease resistant crops and crops with built in insecticide coatings.
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Omaha
Battelle Memorial Institute of Columbus
Hovendick
Credit Associations
Mother of the Year and the changing image of motherhood
The author reflects on Mother’s Day and modern motherhood. She notes a lasting trend fueled by greeting card companies and a shift toward work life for mothers. She cites experts and writers on mother child bonding, debates paternal roles, and discusses unwed teen births amid social change.
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Orrin
Hallmark
Doonesbury
Smokestack Industries Fade With Structural Economic Shift
A USDA Economic Research Service report warns the smokestack economy that built blue collar America is fading as the nation shifts to a high tech service model. Automobiles and steel may not rebound. workers will need retraining, and farmers could rely more on imported inputs and foreign suppliers while global growth boosts demand for U.S. agricultural products.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
America
Paul Prentice
USDA
Economic Research Service
United States
Prentice
U.S
Feldkamp named to post by Farm Bureau
Amherst resident Pete Feldkamp was named vice president of the 1983 Ohio Farm Bureau State Youth Committee guiding youth activities regionally and statewide. Circleville’s Janet Dresbach chairs, with Sue Miller as secretary and other members listed. Henrietta 4-H Club’s Clean Up Ohio Day raised 112.82 for Lorain and Huron County Easter Seal Society. For club info call Jean Mileti or Gerry Berg.
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Pete Feldkamp
Farm Bureau
Amherst
Ohio Farm Bureau
Janet Dresbach
Circleville
Sue Miller
Bellefontaine
Kevin Welsheimer
Enon
Joel Rager
Forest
Tracy Blim
Louisville
Donna DeWeese
Piqua
Sharon Lamson
Guernsey
Henrietta Homemakers
Lorain
Huron County
Easter Seal Society
Jean Mileti
Gerry Berg
Pond weed control for spring and fish balance
Spring pond care stresses weed control to reduce fish kills and bluegill overpopulation. Dense weeds hide forage fish from bass, hindering predators. Early weed management and careful herbicide use, including proper incorporation, protect water uses and follow label guidance.
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Ohio
Olmsted Falls Grange to host pancake breakfast
Olmsted Falls Grange will hold a pancake and sausage breakfast on Sunday May 15 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Grange Hall 8154 Columbia Road. Prices are 2.75 dollars for adults and 1.25 dollars for children under 12 for all you can eat pancakes. Spokeswoman Lil lian Smith explains it is the last such event until October.
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Olmsted Falls
Grange Organization
Grange Hall
Columbia Road
Lillian Smith
JVS Names Top Students in Occupations Class
Lorain County JVS announces top students in the Junior Diversified Agriculture Occupations class. Jeff Bryden earned Star Chapter Farmer while Gary Joppeck is the Star Greenhand. Officers include Bryden as president, Miller as vice president, Lee Berry as student advisor, Dave Novak as senator, and Ed Powell as chapter representative. Thirteen students received FFA membership awards amid strong district contest results with gold ratings in lumber grading timber cruising and public speaking and silver and bronze ratings in other events.
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Lorain County Joint Vocational School
Future Farmers of America
Jeff Bryden
Gary Joppeck
Officer Pine
Bryden
Press- Miller
Lee Berry
Dave
Novak
Ed Powell
Pine
Miller
Berry
John Davis
FFA
Frank Eckler
Eckler
Farm credit package heads to Senate after House compromise
In Washington the Reagan administration and allies won major concessions on a farm credit bill. Democrats and rural Republicans backed a compromise that weakens the credit-relief program but preserves emergency loans worth hundreds of millions for struggling FmHA borrowers, as House passage followed clashes with Agriculture Secretary Block.
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Washington
Ed Jones
Dtenn
Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Kika de la Garza
Texas
Edward Madigan
R-Ii
House
Senate
Farmers Home Administration
Madigan
Agriculture
John R. Block
Block
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