Swift American Beef Bargain Over 20 Million Texas Plant
ABP and Swift Fresh Meats pursue final negotiations for Swift to buy ABP’s Dunas Texas plant, a $20 million asset key to a creditors plan. West leads efforts while bankruptcy judges and creditors weigh a repayment plan, possible receivership, and competition concerns.
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Swift
Texas
Omaha
American Beef Packers, Inc
Swift Fresh Meats, Inc
Chicago
ABP
Dumias
Iowa Beef
Dakota City
Dumas
West
UPI
Disappointing Turnout For Cutback Meeting
SIGUX CITY IUPI farmers from eight states gathered to discuss corn and soybean production cutbacks to lift harvest prices. About 500 attendees represented only a quarter of organizers expectations. Minnesota official Jon Wefald urged reductions after noting a $400 million state surplus and warned against deficit spending. Organizer Les Mitchell lamented low turnout and pressed attendees to pledge at least 1 percent planting cuts.
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Sigux City
UPI
Minnesota
Jon Wefald
General Motors
Wefald
America
Les Mitchell
Akron
Iowa
Kirkwood Hosts Evening Farm Classes For Veterans
Kirkwood Community College will hold seven informational meetings this month in eastern Iowa to outline spring term evening farm classes aimed at boosting productivity for farmers, with veterans especially targeted and eligible for GI Bill benefits. Meetings span Brighton Belle Plaine Cedar Rapids Monticello Tipton Troy Mills Wellman, with eligibility questions directed to Kirkwood's agriculture department.
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Iowa
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Brighton
Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Agricultural Center
Monticello
Tipton
Troy Mills
North Linn High School
Wellman
Mid- Prairie High School
Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resources
Jawa
Farm Auctions Include Machinery At Canal and Cedar Rapids Regions
Auctions listed for Saturday April 12 feature 12 machines amid a Schmickla estate 244 miles east of Walker. Sunday April 13 offers a public sale at 1 pm near Donald Carawey, five miles north of Cedar Rapids. Also on April 18 a Chine aut sale at 1 pm includes tractors from Angus pig farm Roger Freeman at 134 miles southeast of Debi.
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Mach
Witiques Hh Janis
Canal
Schmickla Estate
Walker
Sun
Donald Carawey
Cedar Rapids
Sal
Chine Aut Sale
Angus
Piga
Roger Freeman
Debi
Three Du buque youths nominated for state 4 H office
Du buque area announces three nominees for state 4 H office: David Schlitter 7 from Waukon Karen Clark 18 from Calmar and Jean Recker 18 from Holy Cross. All are high school seniors who serve on county 4 H councils.
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Dubuque
Dubuque Extension Area
Banks Doggett
Dick Horne
David Schlitter
Waukon
Karen Clark
Calmar
Jean Recker
Holy Cross
Schlitter
J. Everett Schlitter
Karen
Martin Clark
Joan
Louis Recker
Iowa
Iowa State University
Ames
ISU Dairy Honor To Ewald Brandt
Honorary membership in the Iowa State University Dairy Science Club was extended Sunday to Ewald Brandt of Postville. Brandt bought his first Brown Swiss calf as a 4-H project in 1920 and began farming in 1931. He served as vice president of the Iowa Brown Swiss Association and was named an Iowa Distinguished Dairyman in 1968.
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Ames
Towa State University
Dairy Science Club
Ewald Brandt
Postville
Brandt
Towa Brown ‘Swiss Assn
Iowa
North Liberty Team Wins Environment Event
North Liberty teachers Ted Williams Ann Neihaus Linda Erickson and Vicky Goodman of Fenn Elementary won the Johnson County soil conservation district education award in environmental conservation. Williams will represent the team in the state contest. Penn School is part of Iowa City Community School System. Lloyd Barrow is the science coordinator.
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Iowa
Ted Williams
Ann Neihaus
Linda Erickson
Vicky Goodman
Fenn
North Liberty
Johnson County Soil Conservation District
Martha Winborn
Penn School
Iowa City
Lloyd Barrow
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Sunnyside
Wash
Cjose
Frank West
KCC
Farm News
Dubuque Area
ISU Dairy
Ewald
Dial
Peck’s Sdringiine
Mni
Ross
Pece’s
Bermuda
Red
Ohio
Norland
Pontiac
Greenviews
Boston
Pet
Center Pt. Rd
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Lowa
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