Bigger stores aren’t better for shoppers says observer
The writer laments a new vast supermarket that displaced a smaller center. He notes price labeling inconsistencies and excess impulse items while questioning modern abundance and the food dollar. He recalls bread rising at home and reflects on a changing world.
Farm Real Estate Seminar Aids Estate Planning
Real estate seminar for farm business and estate planning professionals on farm real estate renting and estate taxes. Oct 6 9 a.m. to 4 15 p.m. Ramada Inn Wooster Ohio State University Cooperative Extension sponsors. Oct 4 Fremont Oct 18-19 Miamisburg Oct 26 Belle Valley Nov 8 Chillicothe Nov 10 Springfield. Sept 18-24 Farm safety week theme Safeguard the Future.
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Bean crop expected to drop 37 percent in 1983
The Agriculture Department reports a 37 percent drop to about 1.1 million harvested acres for 1983, the smallest since 1922, with California and several midwestern states as major producers. U.S. dry bean exports to Mexico influenced price declines from 1980 to 1982, and the market faces continued demand despite lower output.
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USDA export briefs show buyers for wide range of goods
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service lists prospective buyers abroad for diverse US exports from dried eggs to pig feed. Spain seeks bourbon whiskey and sauces. Thailand pig feed supplements. Sweden apples and honeydew. Netherlands honeydew melons. The report notes metric labels and an upcoming Turkey investment mission.
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Corn harvests shrink as heat slashes yields in 13 years
U S agriculture officials project the 1983 corn harvest at about 4.39 billion bushels, down 48 percent from 1982’s record, with soybean output also down. Secretary Block warns food costs could rise up to 6.5 percent next year as drought hits top crops and stockpiles shrink.
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Fuel prices edging up in latest farm survey
ASHINGTON AP Prices farmers pay for bulk fuel delivered to their farms rise again per the Agriculture Department survey. The report notes continued increases across categories, affecting operating costs for farms nationwide.
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