ASCS sets referendum on USDA and sheep producers pact
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service will hold Aug 21 to Sept 1 balloting for wool and lamb producers to approve a new agreement between USDA and the American Sheep Producers Council Inc. Deductions of up to 2 percent per pound on wool and 12 cents per hundredweight on lambs would fund SPPC activities and quality programs. Eligible voters include owners in 1977, with no proxy voting. corporations may cast a single vote. Ballots mailed Aug 20 in Medina and Cuyahoga counties. contact the ASCS office for ballots by Aug 25.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
American Sheep Producers Council Inc
Sara L. Cassell
Medina- Cuyahoga County
ASCS
USDA
SPPC
ASPC
Cassell
Medina County
Cuyahoga County
Federal
W. Liberty St
Medina
Conservation education as Medina County school year goal
District conservationist John Hocker outlines a community effort to prioritize conservation education for the 1978-79 school year. He credits Medina County Soil and Water Conservation District, Ohio State Extension, Farmers Production Credit Association, and the U S Soil Conservation Service, plus local parks, the Joint Vocational School, and host farms for Field Day success. The piece urges practical lessons in reading, writing, arithmetic, resource stewardship, and learning through examples like Metroparks strip cropping and county wildlife preserves. It emphasizes collaboration to inspire students and residents to value and wisely use natural resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hocker
Hoboy
Medina County Soil and Water Conservation District
Cooperative Extension Service
Ohio State University
Farmers Production Credit Association
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Medina County Park District
Metropark
Brent Wood
Medina County Joint Vocational School
Medina County
Soil testing guides better farming through nutrient and pH analysis
Mike Miller explains how the Ohio Cooperative Extension soil testing lab measures soil fertility and lime needs, outlining sampling methods, composite samples, and costs for Turf and Garden, Greenhouse, and Farm Fields tests. The process yields lime recommendations and soil data in 10 to 14 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Miller
Cooperative Extension Service
Ohio State University
County Administration
N. Broadway
Medina
Seville Farmer Ships Cattle to Philippines in Truck Container
Seville rancher Virgil F. Murray exported 16 Santa Gertrudis cattle to the Philippines using a modified truck body as a shipping container. The herd traveled over 10 000 miles without leaving the vehicle, showcasing a cost saving method for Ohio cattlemen. Four Tennessee Walking horses were also moved in the voyage highlighted by The Ohio Farmer on August 19.
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Columbus
Seville
Virgil F. Murray
Phlippines
Ohio
Ohio Farmer
Murray
Philippines
Corn crop in fine shape per area farmers report
Friday crop reports from Karl Greinig Patrick? Karl Greinig Liverpool Twp notes 1.5 inches rain last week. Corn 100 percent in silk. soybeans 50 percent setting pods. bumper silage corn expected. Bee leafhopper on alfalfa. pasture good. rainfall totals and alfalfa steps detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Greinig
Liverpool
Bob Brainard
Granger
Stanley Earth
Litchfield
Dave Ehrman
York Two
Ohio Farm Bureau and soybean groups plan joint effort
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and the Ohio Soybean Association signed a joint agreement to boost profits for about 50 000 soybean farmers. They will coordinate policies on production marketing and distribution while preserving independent positions, and county bureaus will form soybean committees to support activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Farm Bureau
Dayton
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Ohio Soybean Association
Ohio
OFBF
OSA
Wallace Hirschfeld
Gary Lee
Soybean Association
Farm and Kidron Auction Reports Livestock Prices by Body Type
Creston and Kidron auctions sold large consignments with diverse values. Calves, hogs, cattle, sheep, goats, and dairy cattle posted varied prices by weight and quality, including no. 1 hogs at 49.75 to 50.50 and dairy cows around 900 or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Kidron
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Medina County Gazette
Medina, O
Wed
Farm and Garden
Page
Hesston Corp
Hesston
Kan
UPI
Leonard Beery
Richard Detwiler
Clarence Ruprecht
Guilford Two
Conservation Report
Cleveland Metroparks
Farm Fields
Guilford Twp
Hich
Brazil
Farm Reports
Creston Livestock
Kidron Livestock
Brock
Beriswill
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