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• Gop To Revise Federal Erosion Guidelines

  October 10, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A11 Republican legislators, who promised farmers less regulation in exchange for fewer federal subsidies, are preparing to do both. House Republicans plan to rewrite parts of the nation’s farm bill, which …

• Northwest Cattle, Dairy Industries Carry Financial Clout But Apples, Spuds Remain Top Crops For Washington, Idaho Farmers

  September 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Despite the attention Washington apples and Idaho potatoes garner, the cattle and dairy industries play as big or bigger roles in both state’s farm pictures. Apples remained the top commodity …

• Apple Growers Expect Higher Profits Smaller Harvest Of Higher Quality Seen This Fall

  September 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 State growers produced fewer apples of higher quality this year, and are hoping for bigger profits after two lean years. “This is the year it’s all going to pay off,” …

• Canadian Wheat Cap Expires

  September 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 A cap used by the Clinton administration to curb Canadian grain imports ends today, worrying U.S. wheat growers that the states soon will be awash in Canadian durum for pasta, …

• Eu Extends Halt On Grain Subsidies

  September 1, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 The European Union has extended its halt on grain export subsidies until Oct. 12, commercial exporters said. The Agricultural Committee of the EU made the decision Thursday in Brussels, according …

• We Must Not Let Family Farms Slip Away

  August 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A15 When I was a boy growing up in Texas, I was told that farmers were the backbone of our community. The theory was, if the farms were doing well, the …

• Slightly Smaller Crop Of Apples Expected

  August 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 Washington state apple growers could harvest 84.2 million boxes of fruit this year, the second-largest on record, a pair of shipping organizations said. A combined report released Thursday by the …

• Green Bluff Growers Begin Peach Harvest

  August 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A14 Green Bluff orchards north of Spokane have begun to harvest early peaches, orchardist Mark Morrell said Thursday. The U-pick fruit, which will sell for 45 cents to 50 cents a …

• Number Of Idaho Farms On The Rise

  July 31, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 The number of Idaho farms in 1995 is estimated at 21,500, an increase of 1,000 farms from last year. The increase in farm numbers in Idaho is primarily due to …

• Uncertain Harvest Selected Recipients Of Federal Farm Payments

  July 23, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 1994 government payments to individuals and organizations within Lincoln, Spokane and Whitman counties. (Listed in order of payments). Recipient, association Payment Programs Steve Appel, president of Washington State Farm Bureau …

• Undertain Harvest A Cornucopia Of Help 6.2 Million Americans Benefit From 33 Ag Support Programs

  July 23, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Federal farm supports go to 6.2 million Americans through 33 programs. Here’s how the biggest programs work and what they cost in Washington and Idaho during the past 10 years: …

• Uncertain Harvest Subsidies Ingrained In Region Backers Say Aid Keeps Food Prices Low, Land Values High, Area Economy Strong

  July 23, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Farming is in the blood of Trevor, left, and Randy Miller at the Wheatlife Farms, a 21,000-acre, family-owned partnership that received $542,192 in federal subsidies in 1994. Photo by …

• Uncertain Harvest High Wheat Prices Could Mean Farmers Send Checks To Feds

  July 23, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 Who says farmers are a drain on taxpayers? Farmers this year may be writing checks to the federal government. In a strange twist of fate that comes in a critical …

• Uncertain Harvest Farming Subsidies: The Top 100

  July 23, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 Unpublished correction: 57. Delegane Brothers should read Delegans Brothers.

• Exporters Increase Dirty Grain Fines

  July 18, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Portland grain exporters have announced huge penalties on farmers and country elevators who deliver dirty grain to market, saying Japan, Korea and other foreign buyers are demanding clean wheat from …

• Wheat Price Climbs To 14-Year High

  July 18, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Wheat prices rocketed Monday, with some varieties reaching the highest level since February 1981, as farmers held back grain in hope of even higher prices. “Nobody wants to sell,” said …

• Hail Storm Clobbers Area Crops Extensive Damage Turns Boom Year Into Bust For Some Growers

  July 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Blasting, razor-sharp ice shards that hailed down Sunday on the Inland Northwest have shredded what could have been a banner year for many farmers. From Whitman County, where officials Wednesday …

• Apple Exports To Taiwan Threatened New Rules On Pest Inspections Could Cut Sales To Asian Nation

  June 17, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 Eight Western senators urged the Clinton administration Friday to press Taiwan to drop pending regulations on imported apples. They said the new rules on pest inspections threaten Washington state’s biggest …

• Secretary Glickman Will Visit On Friday

  June 14, 1995 in City on Page B3 Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman will visit Spokane and a Rockford wheat farm Friday as part of a tour of Northwest agriculture and forest lands, officials said Tuesday. Larry Albin, …

• $3.5 Million Awarded To Boost Apple Sales

  June 14, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Taxpayers will spend $3.5 million this year to promote sales of Washington apples overseas - an investment that more than pays for itself, the Washington Apple Commission said. The commission …

• Idle Lands Work For Nature The Federal Conservation Reserve Program Makes Common Ground For Unlikely Allies

  June 11, 1995 on Page G1 (From Outdoors & Travel section, Sunday, June 18, 1995:) The Outdoors story on the Conservation Reserve Program last Sunday incorrectly reported the amount farmers enrolled in the federal program receive …

• Farmers Likely To Take Cuts Idaho Delegation Seeking Some Guarantees, However

  May 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 Idaho congressmen Michael Crapo and Helen Chenoweth face some tough choices. They want to cut government spending and balance the budget, but they also want to protect the farm programs …

• Wet Spring Boosts Produce Prices California Flooding Blamed For Big Hike In Cost Of Veggies

  May 27, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 Maxine Potwora examines organic peppers grown in California at a Batavia, N.Y., supermarket. Soggy West Coast weather has caused produce prices to soar nationwide. Photo by Associated Press

• North Korea Asks Japan For Emergency Rice Grain Shortages Force Communist Government To Make Request Its Neighbor Isn’t Likely To Fulfill

  May 27, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Putting hunger before ideology, the communist government of North Korea asked its leading capitalist neighbor, Japan, for emergency rice supplies Friday. A visiting North Korean delegation told Japanese political leaders …

• Apple Sales To Mexico Snap Back Stabilizing Peso Sets Stage For Increased Exports Of Fruit

  May 20, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 Sales of Washington apples to Mexican consumers are dramatically lower this year as a result of the economic nosedive the peso took last December, officials say. Total sales have been …

• Ag Subsidy Change Offered

  May 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A11 Federal crop subsidies, acreage idling, export subsidies and import quotas should be scrapped in favor of a simple revenue safety net for farmers, a think tank with ties to moderate …

• Sowing For Diversity WSU Seed Bank Preserving Crop Plant Varieties

  April 30, 1995 in City on Page B2 Dr. Rich Hannen of Washington State University stands in the seed repository where seeds of thousands of strains of beans, chickpeas, beets and other plants are preserved in cans kept …

• Corn Farmers Lose Oxygenated-Gas Fight

  April 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 In a blow to farmers, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that the government can’t require corn-based ethanol as an additive in a cleaner-burning gasoline now sold in 17 states. …

• Fungicide Found In Some Potatoes

  April 28, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 The Idaho Potato Commission says routine tests have turned up tiny amounts of an unregistered fungicide on certain fresh Idaho potatoes. The amounts are far below food safety levels for …

• Farmers Warned To Expect Deep Subsidy Cuts Farm Bureau Federation Chief Sees Fierce Battle Over Budget

  April 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A16 Congressional budget committees on May 8 will tell Congress how much it can spend on farm subsidies through the year 2002 - and it may be bloody, the president of …

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