Potato growers protest prices with giveaways in Idaho and Utah
Disgruntled farmers hauled tons of spuds from southern Idaho to Salt Lake City to protest low prices. They planned to burn surplus potatoes but gave away nearly 60,000 pounds in Boise after Idaho Governor Cecil Andrus intervened. Del Ray Holm led the effort, lamenting the failure to help the world’s poor with the crop.
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Salt Lake City
Hall of Justice
Icco
Idaho State Capitol
Boise
UPI
Idaho
del Ray Holm
Roberts
Holm
Tatoes
Cecil Andrus
Teens vie for Clayton 4-H council seats at Elkader rally
Seventeen teens contest county 4-H council elections at the annual rally night set for 7 p.m. Monday April 7 at Elkader Opera House. Candidates include Janet Donion and others from girls clubs and several boys from various towns. An honorary member will be inducted and two county banks will receive silver Clover citations.
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Elkader
Clayton County
4-H Council
Opera House
4-H
Janet Donion
Linda Miene
Amy Kruse
Brenda Rekow
Luana
Joanna Heick
Diana Fox
Jamie Heins
Lisa Lamborn
Shirleen Larson
Postville
Barb Matt
St. Olaf
Barbara Schulte
Edgewood
Sharon Wille
Guttenberg
Darrell Bowman
Garber
Virgil Henkels
McGregor
Jan Kramer
Stawberry Point
Ron Kregel
Perry Phend
New Farmers Market Takes Shape Under NFC Protest
The National Farmers Organization expands direct sales from farmers to consumers reducing middlemen costs. Two weekend sales in Mid west City Oklahoma and Kansas City Missouri moved beef cheese and potatoes directly to shoppers with large crowds and clear savings. NFC officials report substantial volumes and interest in future events as prices for beef cheese and potatoes drop at the street markets.
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Midwest City
Okla
Kansas City
National Farmers Organization
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Idaho
Oklahoma City
NFC
Robert Thomas
Kansas
Thomas
Wilmer Blank
Amity
Blank
Top-Producing Cows Announced in Benton County
DHIA supervisor Duane Noelck released Benton county 305-day period results for top cows. Six-year-old Paul Fix Holstein from Vinton produced 17,240 pounds of milk and 783 pounds of butterfat, followed by Snow a five-year-old Brown Swiss from Norway with 16,500 pounds milk and 606 butterfat, and Ronald Schanbacher’s four-year-old Holstein from Newhall with 15,000 pounds milk and 606 butterfat.
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Vinton
Benton County
Dhia
Duane Noelck
Paul Fix
Snow
Ray Schulte
Norway
Ronald Schanbacher
Newhall
Weather Outlook Ahead for the Nation Next 30 Days
The National Weather Service projects nationwide precipitation and temperature trends over the coming month. Forecasters expect varied rain patterns across regions with warmer spells in the south and cooler periods in the north, shaping agricultural planning and daily schedules.
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