Unusual Farm Oddities Highlight Spud and Pigs
A Tennessee farmer reports a potato named Mickey Spud with two ears a nose and a tail from Kitty Eccle's Speedwell farm. Nearby in Avon New York two pigs Pretzel and Breadstick peek through a fence. In Whitewright Texas farmer Ed Kent pulls a prank with a rolled hay bale revealing a man shaped illusion.
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Kitty Eccle
Speedwell
Tenn
Avon
N.Y
Ed Kent
Whitewright
Texas
Aerial seeders spark debate among farmers
A farmer reflects on seeders that scatter grain from planes over soybean fields. He notes sociable airstrip gatherings, potential benefits like early germination, and downsides such as unreliable flight conditions and misdrops. He concedes aerial seeding may persist despite questions about efficiency and safety.
Global fish farming network boosts aquaculture reach
Auburn University announced a worldwide information network to aid aquaculture, leveraging satellite telex links to advise scientists in more than 70 countries. The U S Agriculture Department highlighted aquaculture as a growing food source, noting world production rising from about one million metric tons in 1966 to over nine million by 1979, with Asia as the leading contributor. Catfish farming remains the largest U S aquaculture segment, totaling 220 million pounds in 1983, primarily in the south central states.
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Washington
Auburn University
U.S
Latin America
Africa
Asia
Agriculture Department
Department’s Economic Research Service
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Japan
China
South Korea
United States
Branding program aims to curb rural livestock theft in Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau officials back a voluntary livestock branding registration bill. The plan, sponsored by state Senator Steve Maurer, would issue exclusive five year brands via the Department of Agriculture to livestock owners, aiding theft identification and property recovery. The program would notify yards and dealers of stolen branded stock to aid law enforcement.
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Ohio
Larry Kandel
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
OFBP
Steve Maurer
D-Botkins
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Kandel
National Rural Crime Prevention Center
Ohio State University
Cleveland
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Farm Bureau
Russ Schmalz
Pat Leimbach
Don Kendall
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