Iowa's Favorite Farmer's Daughter semifinalists announced
Ten young Iowa women named as semifinalists in the 21st annual competition. Entries include LuAnn Anderson and Diane Vislisel, university students and high school seniors from multiple towns. Three finalists will be chosen after interviews, with the winner revealed on a WMT TV program April 29 at 5 p.m. sponsored by Iowa Electric Light and Power and the WMT Stations.
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Iowa
Anderson
Vislisel
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Jensen
Siggelkow
Gray, Schmidt
Mouw
Iowa State University
Higgins
Cizek
Wearda
North Iowa Area Community College
Mason City
WMT
Lori Kromminga
Keystone
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Cedar Rapids
Pork Center Pork Show opens with four weigh-in dates
The 16th annual Pork Center Market Hog Show begins with weigh-ins at five locations over the next four weeks. Barrows must be ear-notched and nominated by March 10, with a maximum of ten nominations per exhibitor. Weigh-in fees are $1. Dates include April 22 in Mechanicsville Stanwood and May 6 in Anamosa De Witt Bennett with time slots for each location.
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Stanwood
Pork Center Market
Mechanicsville
Lincoln School Vocational Agriculture Room
Anamosa
DeWitt and
Bennett
High School
Vocational Agriculture Department
DeWitt
Kirkwood Hosts Two Major Horse Events This Month
Kirkwood Community College presents two major horse events this month. A third annual registered Quarterhorse sale begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday April 22 at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids. Gary Werner of Wessington South Carolina will judge the show starting at 9 a.m. Saturday April 29 at Kirkwood Cedar Rapids.
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Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Gary Werner
Wessington
S.C
Corn growers convention set for Lincoln Nebraska
The National Corn Growers Association will hold its annual meeting July 16 19 at Lincoln Nebraska with about 600 delegates and growers expected. Topics include farm legislation overseas market prospects weather and energy. The group lists about 8500 members in 47 states.
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West Des Moines
National
Corn Growers Association
Lincoln
Neb
Don Schlichte
Schlichte
Commodity Group
Meat leaders oppose Food Day advocate joining Rome talks
Richard E. Lyng of the American Meat Institute protests the appointment of Michael Jacobsen of the Center for Science in the Public Interest as a consultant for the Codex Alimentarius Commission meeting in Rome. Lyng argues Jacobsen has publicly disdained meat and would bias global standards. Jacobsen’s office said he is unavailable for comment.
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Washington
White House
U.S
Rome
Richard E. Lyng
American Meat Institute
Michael Jacobsen
The
Center For Science In the Public Interest
Jacobsen
Agriculture
Carol Tucker Foreman
Ms. Foreman
Lyng
Codex Alimentarius Commission
USDA
Extended signup possible for 1978 crop programs
Washington AP reports confusion among farmers over 1978 crop programs. Agriculture Secretary Bergland weighs extending the May 1 signup deadline for wheat cotton and feed grains by at least 10 days to ease enrollment at USDA offices. The move follows new set aside initiatives and growing uncertainty as a national planting survey projects planned acreages amid shifting policies.
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Washington
Bob Bergland
Bergland
USDA
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Carter Administration
Soviets Begin Grain Purchases For Next Fall
The Soviet Union has started buying U.S. grain for delivery after October first under a long term agreement. The Agriculture Department reports 250000 metric tons of corn ordered to be shipped next fall, part of Russia’s ongoing purchases totaling about 12.7 million metric tons in the second year.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Agriculture Department
Russia
Farm Machinery Auctions Set For Mid April Dates
Farm auctions scheduled Saturday and Sunday with multiple buyers listed including James O Connor Forrest McCalley Max Stransky Reynolds Prybil Estate Charlie Frisch Dan Flannagan and Donald Caraway. Locations span Alburnett Kalona Springville Hopkinton and Cedar Rapids with times from 11 am to 1 30 pm and land acreage auctions noted. ON THIS DATE in 1934 welfare payments were reported for 4 7 million American families.
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Mach
James O’connor
Alburnett
Forrest McCalley
Max Stransky
Kalona
Reynolds
Pat” Prybil
Iowa City
Charlie Frisch
Springville
Dan Flannagan
Hopkinton
Donald Caraway
Cedar Rapids
Brazil Soybean Crop Deteriorates Under Drought
Washington AP reports a two man investigative team finds Brazil's soybean crop continues to deteriorate due to drought reducing competition for U S beans on the world market.
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Washington
U.S
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LuAnn Anderson
Sonia
Peggy Jensen
Atlantic
Holly Higgins
Traer
Carol Siggelkow
Fairbank
Nancy Gray
Bedford
Diane Vislisel
Joan Cizek
Kimberly Schmidt
Moneta
Catherine Lee Wearda
Sheffield
Mary Anita Mouw
Sioux Center
Pork Center
Food Day
O SA Ssaichouius Sc
Brazil
Blairstown
Blacktop
Luzerne
A.C
J.D
N.I
N.H
Harrow & Evener
Artsway
P.T.O. Hammermill
Westendorf
P.T.O
Moline
John Becker
Duane K. Holst
Jim Nolan
Holst & Nolan
Thirty Second
Oakland Rd
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