Farm Datebook highlights Iowa Farm Bureau events
A dense Iowa Datebook lists farm events across counties including Allamakee Buchanan Cedar Clinton Linn Johnson Poweshiek and others. Activities cover Rural Amateur Variety Entertainment contests speeches by Cheryl Ramey and Don Muhm farm editor talks, 4-H trainings, horse shows, fairs, plantings and public hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allamakee County
Farm Bureau
Waukon
Buchanan County
Cheryl Ramey
VFW Hall
Independence
Cedar County
Tipton
Soil District Commissioners Meeting
Soil Office
Clayton County
Cattlemen’s Association
Elkader
Linn County
Marion
Big River
Jones County
ASCS
Anamosa
Don Muhm
Des Moines Register
Cedar Rapids Agricultural Executives Forum
Sambo’s
33Rd St
Cedar Rapids
State Land Preservation Policy Commission
Wallace State Office Building
Des Moines
Delaware County
Limits on courts jurisdiction sparked by Berger rethink
Washington AP Raoul Berger a legal scholar now argues Congress may define federal court jurisdiction including the Supreme Court. The shift places him with Sen. Jesse Helms who contends Congress can exclude the high court from school prayer cases. The change will be outlined in an upcoming law review article reversing a decade old view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Raoul Berger
Congress
Supreme Court
Berger
Jesse Helms
Law Review
Linn-Mar FFA member aims for mink empire
Shannon Johnson, a 16 year old Linn-Mar FFA sophomore, dreams of earning 29000 a year from mink farming within five years using 365 breeding animals. He started with 17 mink behind his father’s Marion garage, spent about 1000 on setup, and plans to sell breeder animals to Archie Lortis for pelts to Hudson Bay Co. He envisions expanding to land outside town and eventually running a mink supply business, with recognition sought from his vocational instructor. ON THIS DATE in 1521 the Diet at Worms excommunicated Martin Luther.
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Linn-Mar Ffa
Shannon Johnson
Johnson
Williams Drive
Marion
Linn-Mar High School
Archie Lortis
Waseka
Minn
Hudson Bay Co
FFA
Dennis Selness
Shannon
Selness
Midwest
Corn plantings seen barely down from last year
The Agriculture Department reported farmers plan to plant 79.2 million acres of corn this spring, a drop of less than 1 percent from 1978’s record harvest. Soybean plantings are seen rising 7 percent to 68.8 million acres from 64 million. The figures come from an April 1 survey of 44 000 farmers.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Department
Crop Reporting Board
Farm auctions list for April across Iowa auctions
A condensed schedule lists multiple farm auctions in April across Iowa. Items include cattle Holsteins and Angus, machinery, antiques, tools, and real estate with sales in Grinnell Edgewood Masonville Swisher Keokuk Ball, Hopkinton Hopkinton and Fairfax among others, with times ranging from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on various dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poweshiek Angus Association
Livestock Exchange
Grinnell
Mach
Schmitt Brothers
Masonville
Thurs
Gary Johanningmeier
Edgewood
Algene Helms
Winthrop
Colesburg
Don Cerr
Strawberry Point
Clarence Otten
Wyoming
Charles Hempstead
Larry Koutny
Vinton
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Iowa Farm Bureau
Poweshiek County
Harold Mindermann
IFBF
Memorial Building
Iona Angus
Don Felton
Box 215
Neola
Iowa
Farm Editors of America
Washington Hotel
Washington, D.C
Iowa State University
Fairground
Ames
Old Capitol
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Linn-Mar
Linn Cooperative Oil Co
Adrienne Delfs
Dysart
Fayette County
Parkettes
Fayette
USDA
Meat Price Task Force
Winnebego
Omaha Hilton Hotel
Dodge St
Omaha
Neb
Topton
Legion Hall
Garnaville
Johnson County
Montgomery Hall
al Swegle
Worms
Germany
Martin Luther
His Mink
Richard Mitchell
Fairfax
Hans Mohr
Edge of Hopkinton
Busgo Fiers
Kent
Americas
FTC
Waverly
Monaco
Rondelay
Lindale Mall
SUN
Galion
Emec Einceel
Renard
TOSPM
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