USDA Reports Corn and Soybean Price Support Loans
USDA data show 1988 crop corn under price support loans totaling 367.6 million bushels by March 3, down from 1967-crop loans a year earlier. March loans totaled 17 million bushels with 82 million redeemed, while soybeans under loan reached 302.2 million bushels, 6.2 million below February 28, with 14.2 million redeemed in March. Iowa Farmers A held 318,456,750 million bushels of corn and 85,317,548 million bushels of soybeans under price support loans on March 31.
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Washington
USDA
Iowa
Planning for Corn Crop in Following Weeks Critical Says Expert
Faun News reports that corn planting decisions over the next three weeks will shape the season. East Central Iowa guidance suggests planting by May 19 for best yields, with soil temps near 50 degrees and warmer forecasts signaling readiness. Delays may force changes like sidedressing nitrogen and adjusting herbicide timing while avoiding overworked soils.
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Iowa
Hawked Auctions Across Counties In April Listings
Readable auction notices show multiple sales scheduled in Grinnell and surrounding areas. Items include dairy herd dispersal by Harry Barnts near Alburnett and public auctions at Emment Drips and W.T. Heyden estate. April dates span weekends with start times around 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Various venues and names appear, reflecting an active sale season.
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Poweshiek County
Navil Niot
Grinnell
W.T
Heyden
Manchester
Harry Barnts
Mt. NE
Alburnett
Wet Fields Delay Oats Seeding Across Iowa
Wet soil and continued rain slow Iowa field work the first crop report shows. By Monday night only 10 percent of oats seeded versus a five year average near 50 percent, plowing progress also trails the two thirds average. Higher moisture delays limit work.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Tweather Bureau
Tom Cowden Named Assistant Secretary
President Nixon nominated Dr. Thomas K. Cowden dean of agriculture at Michigan State University to be assistant secretary of agriculture for rural development and conservation. He previously directed research for the American Farm Bureau Federation and led Michigan State’s agricultural economics program. Hog profits continued a four year run as farm labor figures showed a total 3,995,800,1954 six day period, with labor trends and historical averages noted.
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Washington
Nixon
Thomas K. Cowden
Michigan State University
Republicans Propose Farm Policy Changes in Minority Report
A group of eight Republican lawmakers including Senators Miller Javits Jordan and Representatives Widnall Rumsfeld Brock and Conable outlined policy recommendations responding to President Johnsons economic report on agriculture. They urged market oriented crop programs, inflation control, reallocation of anti-poverty funds to rural areas, expanded agricultural exports, continued Food for Peace with self help, fair trade terms, strengthened farmer bargaining power, tax law reforms to shield farmers, reoriented USDA research, and broad rural employment programs with government presence outside cities.
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Congress
Johnson
Jack Miller
Iowa
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Len B. Jordan
Idaho
William B. Widnall
New Jersey
Donald Rumsfeld
Sinois
W. E. Brock
Tennessee
Barber B. Conable
Nixon
USDA
Lux To Expand Layer Contracts In Hopkinton
Robert Lux of Lux Leghorn Land Farms in Hopkinton announced plans to place about 500 000 half week old pullets into contracts with Midwest egg producers. Most pullets will go to eastern Iowa as the firm expands its contract laying program. The company already has 100 000 layers under contract and operates a 10 000 ton feed mill within 30 miles of Hopkinton to supply feed for contracted flocks.
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Lux
Hopkinton
Mid-west
Robert Lux
Lux ‘Leghorn Land Farms, Inc
Iova
Clinton-Jackson DHIA reelects Gruenwald president
Gruenwald of Last Nation was reelected president at the Clinton Jackson DHIA annual meeting held Thursday in Andrew. Other officers elected include Jerry Farrell of Delmar as vice-president Lee Barber of DeWitt as secretary treasurer and Lyle Felten George Roe of Maquoketa and Emil Ketelson of Charlotte as directors. Elden Wallace reported 26 herds completed the testing year totaling 1108 cows averaging 42.6 cows per herd. Average production for all cows on test was 12291 pounds of milk and 441 pounds of butterfat.
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Clinton-Jackson
DHIA
Gruenwald Dewitt
Elray Gruenwald
Last Nation
Andrew
Lare Jerry Farrell
Delmar
Lee Barber
DeWitt
Lyle Felten
George Roe
Maquoketa
Emil Ketelson
Charlotte
Elden Wallace
USDA Quarantines Counties to Contain Cereal Leaf Beetle
The USDA Agriculture Department quarantines parts of 13 central and eastern Illinois counties to curb westward spread of the cereal leaf beetle. Restrictions cover movement of hay corn sod and small grains from areas not treated with insecticides. The beetle, an European immigrant, has damaged small grains in nearby states and most long distance jumps occur via commercial shipments from infested regions.
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Urbana
Department At Agriculture
Minoss
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
USDA
Brazil Gets Loan for Beef Cattle Program
DES Moines reports a $26 million loan from the Inter- American Development Bank to support beef cattle production across Bahia, Minas Gerais, and Espirito Santo in Brazil. The plan targets medium scale farmers to expand herds and settle new rural lands, boosting regional agriculture and the Iowa context notes 1.99 million cows and heifers as of Jan 1, a slight decline from a year earlier.
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Washington
Nance
United States
Iowa
Bahia
Minas Gerais
Pirito Santo
Three Iowa DHIA Herds Top 500 Lb Butterfat
Iowa County DHIA reports three herds surpassing 500 pounds of butterfat per cow in the year ending February. Leaders include Lester Miller of Wellman with 10,058 pounds milk and 518 butterfat, Owen Tompkins and Son of Marengo with 13,989 pounds milk and 516 butterfat, and Daniel Yoder of Parnell with 13,157 pounds milk and 500 butterfat. The association tests 35 herds. officers listed include Jim Tompkins president, Albert Wille Jr. vice president, and Daren Rathjen secretary-treasurer.
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Marengo
Iowa County
DHIA
Associaton
Calvin Swartzendruber
Lester Miller
Wellman
Owen Tompkins
Daniel Yoder
Parnell
Jim Tompkins
Albert Wille, Jr
Williamsburg
Daren Rathjen
Dwight Staubaugh
Paul E. M. Yoder
Dan Martinson
Wage Rates Rise Across Periods in 1968
A report notes that the average cash rate per hour excluding aboard and toom climbed to $1.59 from $1.44 on April 1, 1968. Comparable gains were recorded in monthly weekly and daily rates, illustrating a broad upward shift in wages across timeframes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Qiva
Toam
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