WASHINGTON, D.C.-Many of
the world’s winter grain areas
were wet during the first week in
March as significant precipitation
was recorded in both hemispheres,
according to a report issued last
week by the Joint Agricultural
Weather Facility of the U.S.
Departments of Commerce and
Agriculture.
In South Africa, however, com
crop prospects are well below
normal due to lade of rain, and
subsoil moisture is deficient in
some northern parts of China’s
winter grain areas.
Highlights of the report follow.
-United States. Above-normal
temperatures were common in the
West and Southwest while un
seasonable cold covered the North
ABC meeting
and employer is agriculture.
However, Smith said, most people
and legislators still think of
Pennsylvania as a coal, steel, and
Packing state.
Smith reported that during 1980-
81, Penn State Extension poured |4
million into central Pennsylvania.
Part of the total, he noted, was a
generous contribution by county
commissioners of $750,000.
“The old days of get biger and
get richer are no longer true,”
Smith observed. “At Penn State,
we’re working economics and
efficiency into Extension
recommendations.”
Smith pointed out that Penn
State is currently putting a lot of
time into marketing research.
“Right now we’re seeing excesses
in milk which, in 5 to 10 years, will
be a thing of the past,” be said.
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World weather runs wet and dry
from Montana to New England. .0 lack of signifies*''
Snow cover increased over the cover.
Plains, particularly from Enrope.Generallv
Nebraska north and eastward, jntinued acr*-
protecting winter grains from cold Peninsula
Arctic air. In the Southeast, gr» ,v
fieldwork was underway until
showers began after mid-week.
Significant rainfall was recorded
from East Texas and the Central
Plains to the East Coast, and along
the Pacific Coast and over the
Northern Rockies.
-UBBR.Generally dry weather
returned to the major winter grain
areas of the Ukraine and North
Caucasus. Above-normal tem
peratures prevailed with daytime
highs above freezing in many
locations. Most of the Ukraine is
vulnerable to potential winterkill
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The Penn State dean expressed
his concern that legislators don’t
understand that agricultural
research, just like fanning, “can’t
be turned off and on like a faucet.”
He stressed the need for them to
realize that fanners can’t go out of
business one day and back in the
next, and neither can the ag
researchers.
Wrapping up the annual meeting
was the election of a new slate of
officers. Crawford County
dairyman David Slusser, Cen
terville, will be picking up the
president’s gavel. Assisting him as
vice president will be William P.
Moore, Chatham, Chester County,
with Norman Sollenberger,
Franklin County staying on as
secretary and John Paxton, Grove
City, Mercer County continuing to
serve as treasurer.
The biggest improvement in grain drying since the com crib.
due to lack of significant
snowcover.
-Europe.Generally dry weather
continued across the Iberian
Peninsula where Spanish winter
grains are in the vegetative stage
and would benefit from more
moisture. In contrast, winter grain
areas from northwest Europe
south, Into France and Italy
received generous rainfall. Soil
moisture conditions in northern
Italy were considerably improved.
-Mexlco.Rain over Southern
Plateau corn and bean areas
improved soil moisture, but
several other districts were dry.
Warm weather permitted com
planting in some of the low el
vations of the south and upper
northeast. Crops along the coastal
plains of the Bay of Campeche
received adequate moisture.
Sunny, warm weather prevailed
over most other principal
agricultural areas.
-South America. Only scattered
showers fell on Brazil’s com and
soybeans in Sao Paulo and Parana.
In contrast, crop areas of Santa
Catanna and Rio Grande do Sul
received adequate rainfall. Early
harvest activity had only minor
delays in Brazil. Argentine com,
sorghum, first-crop soybeans and
cotton benefited from dry weather
as most crops neared maturity.
-Eastern AsU.Above-normal
precipitation continued over some
northern parts of China’s winter
grain areas. Subsoil moisture is
still deficient, however. Very light
rain in southern winter grain areas
was adequate for the crop’s
minimal water needs. Conditions
to the south should be favorable as
rice planting begins. In South
Korea, above-normal precipitation
benefited winter grains as above-
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normal temperatures allowed
continued growth in the south.
-South Asia. Wet weather con
tinued in winter grain areas of
northern India and Pakistan and
temperatures fell to much below
normal ranges. Rain and strong
winds reportedly flattened winter
grains, now nearing maturity, but
no local damage estimates are
available. Rainfall in Bangladesh
and Eastern India improved
prospects for spring-harvested
crops.
-Northwestern Africa. Above
Wheat and feed grain sign up
CHAMBERSBURG - D. Merle
Baughman, county executive
director of Franklin County ASCS
office, has announced the
enrollement period for the 1982'
Wheat & Feed Gram Programs is
now open and will continue through
April 16.
Feed gram supplies are about
13% above last year and wheat
supplies are up 14% over last year.
U. S. Secretary of Agriculture John
R. Block is' urging Wheat and Feed
Gram producers to enroll m the
1982 Wheat and Feed Grain
Programs.
According to Block, this action
will strengthen wheat and feed
gram prices by reducing supplies
for the 1982-1983 marketing year.
Based on the best estimates, it is
expected the next marketing year,
which begins October 1, 1962,
carry-over on feed grains could be
around 2 billion bushels, the
largest since 1960.
To qualify for program benefits,
which includes Target Price
Protection, Price Support Loans
normal fainfall maintained
favorable growing conditions for
winter grains in Tunisia and
Eastern Algeria. Soil moisture was
adequate for crop needs in central
Algeria and areas to tiw west.
-South AfttabShower activity
failed to improve the crop outlook
in the Maize Triangle, although the
rain may have helped the late
filling of kernels. Early-planted'
fields bad matured, however, and
many areas were too dry to benefit
from the moisture. Overall crop
prospects continue well below
normal.
and Grain Reserve Loans, a far
mer must devote to conserving use
10% of the established feed grain
bases and 15% of the established
wheat base.
Something new for 1982 is that
two bases have been established
for feed grains, one for corn/gram
sorghum and one for barley/oats.
Also, a wheat base has been
established. Producers will be
notified in the near future of these
bases and yields. A farmer may
participate on .either one or all
bases.
Participating producers will
receive the following target pnce
(der bushel) protection: wheat,
$4.05; corn, $2.70; sorghum, $2.60;
barley,s2.6o; oats, $1.50.
Participants will be eligible for
the following Commodity Credit
Corporation loan rates: wheat,
$3.52; corn, $2.55. sorghum,s2.42;
barley, $2.06; oats, $1.31. Price
support loan rates for Penn
sylvania are slightly higher.