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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1982
Page
27
Market notes show E J Livestock Cedar Rapids with bids around 4900 for 30 head, lightweight hogs discounted on quality, and Wilson discounts on 240 to 250 pound hogs. Waterloo’s Roth Packing Co lists market hogs at 449 to 4950 and wool prices for sheep around 56 to 58. Buying hours run 7 am to 10 pm, Monday through Friday, per the notes.
The Friday market report shows unsettled offerings and moderate to heavy trading with farm demand fair to heavy. Prices listed for corn soybeans oats and wheat along with cash grain quotes and warehouse activity across the Midwest market.
In New York and Colorado a new dairy herd leasing model offers farmers 100 percent financing with self-reproducing collateral. Live stock Financial Corp led by Dennis Steinberg leases 425 Holstein cows across several states, while insurance and tax incentives under the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 sweeten the deal for dairy farmers.
State Farmers Home director Bob Pim argues lending varies by borrower and county. He agrees to provide written answers to 14 questions after a frank discussion with the Iowa Farmers Union about lending policies and staff needs. фер
The Agriculture Department will pay grain sorghum producers 27 cents a bushel, adding $200 million to deficiency payments and boosting 1981 total cash payments to $1.2 billion. National five month postharvest price averaged $2.22, below the $2.55 target, prompting the extra aid.
Charles Duffy of Solon is named cattleman of the year by Johnson County Cattlemen's Association. He owns 100 registered Shorthorn cattle, serves as vice president of the Iowa Shorthorn Breeders Association, and has 15 years as a 4-H leader with his wife Joyce and five children.
Iowa soil officials report general backing for a national soil and water conservation program proposed by John Block but mid winter survey shows concerns about new boards and potential cuts to federal conservation funds.
Norman Berg, fired from his post as chief of the Soil Conservation Service, retires after 39 years in federal service rather than take an advisory role. Peter Myers, 51, will assume the $58,500-a-year job, a move opposed by conservation groups and some lawmakers amid a Reagan-era policy push.
Connie Sue Martin, 17, of Norway, crowned Iowa County pork queen at Seven Villages Restaurant near Williamsburg. She will promote Iowa County Pork Producers at events and plans nursing studies at Clark College. First runner up Debbie Kaestner, 18, of Williamsburg, becomes pork princess. Five contestants competed.
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