Alfalfa Weevil Activity Advances in Iowa Fields
Early spring in Ames Iowa speeds alfalfa weevil development about three weeks earlier than expected. Southern farmers should monitor for larvae now and avoid spraying until eggs hatch. Larval feeding mainly damages the first alfalfa cutting. field samples show presence in several southeast and southwest counties.
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Ames
Iowa
DeWitt
Lee
van Buren
Fremont
Page
Yoder Heads Iowa County Dairy Group
Victor Daniel Yoder of Parnell is elected president of the Iowa county Dairy Herd Improvement Assn. New officers include David Harras Williamsburg vice-president and Marvin Slaybaugh Parnell secretary treasurer. The group runs 19 official herds, 12 unofficial, plus a 4 H test herd totaling 1120 cows. High cows include Lucy of Brooklyn and Connie Rathjen Marengo with top milk and butterfat.
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Victor
Daniel Yoder
Parnell
Iowa County Dairy Herd Improvement Assn
Paul Yoder
North English
David Harras
Williamsburg
Marvin Slaybaugh
Eldon Vercande
Rick Boland
Yoder
Daryl Newberry
Lucy
Maynard Lang and Sons
Brooklyn
Connie
Daren
Dirk Rathjen
Marengo
Lang
Newberry
Rathjen
Jim Tompkins
Farmers and locals rise from fame to farming roots
Loud farmer Jim Aagaard of Ord Nebraska once drew Ripley fame for his loud voice before returning to farming. Robert Bell of Coggon led Linn county dairy herds with three Holsteins yielding over 760 pounds butterfat in the 305 day test, top cow 20 310 pounds milk and 854 pounds butterfat. Others with cows over 600 pounds butterfat included George and Gary Oreiyhons Mont Vernon Bernard Goedken Monticello Gary Gadient Anamosa and Michael O Hara Ryan.
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Robert Bell
Coggon
Linn County
Bell
George
Gary O'Reyhons
Mt. Vernon
Bernard Goedken
Monticello
Gary Gadient
Anamosa
Michael O'Hara
Ryan
Lounsherry Presses Federal Farm Census Reform
Des Moines AP report says Town Secretary of Agriculture Robert Lounsherry urges major changes to federal farm census methods. He proposes shifting census control to the Agriculture Department and having Iowa conduct annual mini censuses of one fifth of farmers via the Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting service to cut questions and duplication.
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Des Moines
Robert Lounsherry
Lounsberry
Iowa
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Earl Butz
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Commerce Department
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Lounshberry
Soviets Keep Cattle Through Winter Despite Grain Cuts
Washington AP reports the Soviet Union kept its cattle intact through winter with cattle herd estimated at 83.7 million on March 1, up 2 percent from last year. Hog numbers fell 22 percent to 41.2 million while poultry declined 11 percent to 395.9 million, yet gains in young hens and broiler production aided egg and meat output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Russia
U.S
Sian
Waterloo Area Names Three State Nominees
Three Waterloo area 4-H members Brenda Werner Brenda Burns and Brent Larsen were selected to represent the region at state officer interviews in Ames next month. Werner is active on Buchanan county and area councils with merit and leadership awards. Burns has county and area council service and a state fair education award. Larsen is a former county co chair and has county awards in wine beef and leadership with multiple state programs attended.
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Waterloo
Brenda Werner
Independence
Brenda Burns
Aurora
Brent Larsen
Gladbrook
Ames
Miss Werner
Charles Werner
Buchanan County
Miss Burns
Donald Burns
Larsen
Dale Larsen
Tams County
4-H Council
George Kadimas, Jr
Traer
David Mills
Gazette
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Karl Lucken
North Dakota State University Experiment Station
Jerry DeWitt
Iowa State University Extension
Southern Iowa
Barrow
Emmett Stevermer
Theowa
Towa
Stevermer
Sun
Dick Rickels
Leo Schott
Chelsea
Mach
Carl Weber
Vinia
Iowa County Dairy Group
Wirephato
Jim Aagaard
Ord
Ripley's
Aagaard
Lounsherry
United States
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
The
Rus
USDA
Farm News
Scate Electronic
Inde
Ag. We
Cedar Rapids
Bradman Service & Sates
Cedar Rapids Lumber
Corell’s Outdoor Machines
Hoppel & Sons
Hawkeye
Killians
Rubias Hardware
Leidigh, Inc
Toddville
Midway Farmers Market
Soli
Art Army
Weon
Ting
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