1 . WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Roger Jepsen (R-Iowa) has been advised that all federal departments and agencies will be “encouraged" to adopt minimum or no-till conservation practices on federally owned cropland. But Secretary of Agriculture John Block said blanket requirement of any individual practice “is inconsistent with the Department’s philosophy of developmg management systems tailored to each individual farm ” Block told the lowa senator that the no-till option now utilized at the Army Ammunition Plant in Middleton, lowa, will be cited to other federal agencies as an example of what can be done to ER ■N E? )R SS n 9 .e -)ur it a Case Specialist! oca PEOPLES SALES & SERVICE E. W. 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DE (302)652-3028 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 5,1982 Block told Jepsen that the survey indicated that most of the departments and agencies which lease federal land for cropping have requirements for cropping operations to be conducted in accordance with USDA and local soil and water conservation district standards and guidelines for erosion controls ” He pointed out that the Depart ment of Air Force is current!) reissuing its regulations to require cooperation and coordination with USDA agencies “to ensure that grazing and cropland management plans adequately incorporate erosion control measures " Block told the senator that “the emphasis should be on the April reduction of erosion through a conservation management system tailored to each individual site using any appropriate practice! s i rather than on the use of one practice, even one that is a promising in so many areas as no tiU’ is' “I personally share your en thusiasm for no-till, not only for its advantages in conserving soil and soil moisture, but also for us features as an energy and labor saving practice for farmers Block wrote Jepsen, adding that I am anxious to promote the widest possible use of no-tilT and other conservation tillage methods ' CPI rise due to higher meat, fruit prices WASHINGTON. D C - The consumer price index (CPI) released last Friday indicates food prices rose 0 3 percent in April (before seasonal adjustment) according to Assistant Secretary of Agriculture William Lesher “Prices for food bought in grocery stores were up 0.3 percent in April, while prices for food purchased away from home were up 0 4 percent,” Lesher said This increase follows a 0 3 percent decline in March “The major reason for the in crease in April was higher meat prices We finally are seeing much needed strength in hog and cattle prices where producer returns had been depressed," Lesher added Beef prices rose 1 1 percent as increased feediot placements reduced nonfed cattle slaughter Pork prices were up 0 9 percent reflecting a decline m slaughter Fresh fruit prices rose 3 percent, led by a 4 6 percent rise in prices for oranges as production shifted to new harvest areas Regarding other foods, fresh vegetable prices fell 1 4 percent Tomato prices were down 14 6 percent as production increased from the low levels caused by the January freeze in Florida Lettuce prices, however, were up 31 1 percent, reflecting reduced sup plies caused by heavy rams and the shifting of harvest in California Retail egg prices fell 4 3 percent in April and poultry prices were down 0.7 percent due to increased supplies Cereals and bakery products prices rose 0.1 percent as declining farm prices for wheat, rice, and cane sugar earlier this year reached the retail level and partly offset rising marketing costs Similarly, a pass-through of lower cane sugar paces in February and March pushed the sugar and sweets CPI down 01 percent Declining raw sugar paces earlier in the year also caused soft dank paces to fall m April The fats and oils CPI rose 0 3 percent due to increased demand for vegetable oils, a result of diminished lard supplies caused by pork production cutbacks Retail food prices this year are expected to average 5 to 7 percent higher than last year This would be below the 1981 increase of 7 9 percent, contiumg the pattern of slowing annual food price rises that began after 1979 Two important moderating factors this year are small in creases in the farm value of food and slowing of food marketing cost inflation 73
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