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The Farmer-Owned Grain Reserve (FOR) was a program, established under the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, designed to buffer sharp price movements and to provide reserves against production shortfalls by allowing wheat and feed grain farmers to participate in a subsidized grain storage program. Farmers who placed their grain in storage ...
Previous reporting by the Star-Telegram shows the silos and grain elevator date to 1924, when Fort Worth was considered the grain capital of the Southwest, according to an archivist at the Fort ...
In reaction to falling grain prices and the widespread economic turmoil of the Dust Bowl (1931–39) and Great Depression (October 1929–33), three bills led the United States into permanent price subsidies for farmers: the 1922 Grain Futures Act, the June 1929 Agricultural Marketing Act, and finally the 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act ...
] The Stock Show received praise for “helping to build a modern Fort Worth, boosting agribusiness education with grants and scholarships, and demonstrating a strong spirit of enterprise.” Based on a recent survey, the Stock Show generates an economic impact in excess of $100 million for the Fort Worth area. [3]
October 9, 2023 at 5:13 PM Amanda McCoy/amccoy@star-telegram.com A Monday fire at a nearly 100-year-old grain silo described by Worth Heights residents as an “eyesore” is under investigation ...
We dug deep into our archive to find photos from nearly every decade of Boy Scouting around Fort Worth, including camps at Worth Ranch. Take a hike down memory lane!
Grain loss can be caused by mold growth, bugs, birds, or any other contamination. One method of preventing loss is hermetic grain storage. Hermetic grain storage strives to eliminate all exchange of gases within the storage system. This mitigates bacterial activity and prevents rodents and bugs from being able to breathe inside the storage ...
On June 23, 1940, the county of Palo Pinto dedicated the ranch with $26,000 of improvements. [6] In July 1949, the A.J. Fulkerson Memorial Chapel on the ranch was dedicated. [10] Originally around 280 acres in size, Worth Ranch has since expanded through the generous donations to its current size of just under 750 acres. [11]