Buchanan County Fair Ag Roundup Highlights Champions
Open class quality swine show tops Buchanan County Fair with Bob Brown of Laurel taking champion hog and top heavyweight. Other swine champs include Gary Price Independence B A Goldstein Independence and Marti Oswald Independence. Dairy champions include Kevin Van Laningham Independence Jersey Rick Hunziker Winthrop Brown Swiss Duan Funk Winthrop Ayrshire and Michelle Chrystal Coggan Holstein and Supreme Champion.
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Independence
Buchanan County Fair
Bob Brown
Laurel
Gary Price
B.A. Goldstein
Marti Oswald
Kevin van Laningham
Jersey
Rick Hunziker
Winthrop
Duan Funk
Ayrshire
Michelle Chrystal
Coggan
Holstein
Decorah man earns SCSA commendation at annual meeting
Percy Magee Jr. of Decorah received one of 18 commendation awards from the Soil Conservation Society of America at its 33rd annual meeting. Magee is district conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service in Decorah and chaired Area II of the society in 1976 and 1977. The commendation honors professional achievement and service at state or regional levels.
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Denver
Percy Magee Jr
Decorah
Soil Conservation Society of America
Magee
Soil Conservation Service In
Soil Conservation Society
Society
Washington County Fair livestock champions announced
Washington County Fair events featured market beef sheep and dairy shows with champions named from Crawfordsville Wellman Keota Washington and Harper. Market beef champion Sharon Erwin, rate of gain winner Dave Friese. champion beef heifer Deanna Bohr. sheep champions Kim Greiner Wayne Gorton Renae Anbereg Mike Conrad Dawn Anbereg. Dairy champions include Jack Queline Allison Wanda Miller Kris Allison and Craig Hammes. Johnson County Fair swine champions Rita Lenz Dennis Hotka Una Lenz and others.
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Washington
Washington County
Sharon Erwin
Crawfordsville
Dave Friese
Deanna Bohr
Wellman
Kim Greiner
Keota
Wayne Garton
Renae Anberege
Mike Conrad
Dawn Anberegg
Jackqueline Allison
Ayrshire
Wanda Miller
Brown Swiss
Kris Allison
Guernsey
Craig Hammes
Harper
Holstein
Iowa City
Rita Lenz
Solon
Johnson County Fair
County Fairground
Dennis Hotka
Barrow
Una Lenz
Agriculture loans fund crop storage facilities
The Agriculture Department reports that in the first nine months of the budget year farmers borrowed nearly 420 million dollars to build crop storage facilities. Over 28 years the program has lent about 1 billion dollars in total. In the year ending last Sept 30 some 25,705 producers borrowed 156.9 million dollars to construct facilities capable of holding 220.1 bushels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Hogs shown by Robin Gingerich at Iowa County Fair
Robin Gingerich wets down her hogs after the Iowa County Fair swine show. The group includes her champion market individual a Duroc gift and her champion litter. The champion individual is the offspring of Gingerich's 1976 show champion. Gingerich is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Don Gingerich.
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Robin Gingerich
Parnell
Gingerich
Don Gingerich
Oat crop in eastern Iowa yields hurt by weather and disease
Oat harvest in eastern Iowa ends with reports of below normal yields and low test weights. Quaker Oats purchasing chief Dwayne Monroe cites discolored groats reducing usable grain, with weights around 25 to 34 pounds per bushel. Extension officials note light yields in Cedar County and disease pressures from a wet spring, while some northern fields fare better with about 60 bushels per acre.
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Iowa
Dwayne Monroe
Monroe
Kenneth Muller
Cedar County
Muller
Gerald Gogan
Gogan
Farm Power rally aims to unite farmers for pricing
Des Moines AP The National Farmers Organization led by Corning’s Oren Lee Staley plans a day long mass meeting at Veterans Memorial Auditorium to push Farm Power through coordinated action Its aim is to unite farmers for pricing strategy and optional legislative or market based fights to improve profits The event follows President Carter’s June 8 beef import announcement that pressured cattle prices and spurred calls for stronger farmer solidarity
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Des Moines
National Farmers Organization
Corning
Oren Lee Staley
NFO
Staley
Rial Auditorium
Carter
Antibiotic Feed Ban Delayed by FDA Scrutiny
Washington reports the FDA will delay implementing proposed limits on antibiotics in animal feed for meat production. Hearings may be required to resolve disputes after reviews by the Bureau of Veterinary Medicine, delaying final rules until late summer or later. Senator Dick Clark says the letter signals possible compromise.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Dick Clark
Lowa
FDA
Donald Kennedy
Clark
Senate Agriculture Committee
Kennedy
Bureau of Veterinary Medicine
Bureau
FDA Studying Antibiotics Use in Livestock Feed
The article notes small doses of penicillin tetracycline and other antibiotics have long been used in animal feeds to prevent disease and promote growth. Livestock groups say this improves health and lowers costs while the FDA cautions about possible antibiotic tolerance and resistant bacteria. Congress funded further FDA study and advised delaying new curbs until results are in.
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House
FDA
Senate panel backs most Carter farm aid budget with veto risk
The Senate Appropriations Committee largely supports the Carter administration on the 1979 Agriculture Department and food programs funding, proposing about 23.6 billion dollars. A veto threat looms as the bill faces House differences and requests for new borrowing authority and fully funded watershed projects.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Carter Administration
Senate
Agriculture Department
Food Agencies
House
Commodity Credit Corp
Carter
Bob Bergland
Dr Pepper Joins Giants in Using Corn Sweetener Abroad
Dr Pepper Co of Dallas joins Coca Cola Royal Crown and 7-Up in allowing bottlers to replace cane or beet sugar with 55 percent high fructose corn sweetener in drinks. A July 21 letter from Dr Pepper research head says 75 percent replacement is allowed. Corn Sweeteners division head says this boosts demand, aiding farmers and reducing sugar imports.
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Dr Pepper Co
Dallas
Texas
Coca-Cola Co
Royal Crown Cola
7-Up
G. Frank Phillips
Martin Andreas
Corn Sweeteners
Archer Daniels Midland Co
Cedar Rapids
Midwest
Andreas
United States
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