Three creditor classes in ABP plan revised
Federal judge held open to allow ABP and Beefland International to file a consolidated amended plan to pay about 8,000 creditors. The plan creates three creditor classes and offers specified payments with GECC lending support. The plan requires Crawford and 96 percent of claims to accept, with asset sales funding priority payments and potential grand jury investigations ongoing.
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Omaha
David Crawford
Atorneys
American Beef Packers, Inc
ABP
Beefland International
Council Bluffs
General Electric Credit Corp
GECC
Douglas Reno
ABC
ABI
Crawiford
GEC
Luan Abp
Aghier
Dumas
Tex
Roberts Dairy
Orulia
Minatare
Robert Guinan
Canadian Charolais Gain Duty-Free Import Status
Canadian Charolais cattle registered in Canada are now officially recognized as a breed by the U S department of agriculture, making pedigreed animals eligible for duty free entry into the United States. Certification of pure breeding is required. USDA had already recognized thirteen other Canadian cattle breeds and Holstein Friesians in Canada.
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Washington
Canada
U. S. Department of Sericulture
United States
USDA
Charolais Assn
Calgary
Alberta
Ottawa
Ayrshire
Galloway
Guernsey
Mereford
Highland
Jersey
Bedell Raps Ban on Sales To Russians
Rep. Berkley Bedell and Earl Butz criticized a hold on grain exports to the Soviet Union awaiting a crop forecast. Bedell argued the embargo risks markets and goodwill, noting a bumper 2.2 billion bushel wheat crop and Soviets likely to buy more than 13.6 million metric tons already contracted.
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Bedell
Fort Dodge
UPI
Berkley Bedell
Iowa
Earl Butz
Soviet Union
Russia
Butz
US Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Hereford Champion Sells Big at Cedar County Fair Beef Sale
TIPTON The champion Hereford shown by Brian Jackson of Mechanicsville topped Cedar County Fair beef sale. The sale closed with 127 animals selling for 66,560 dollars, averaging 49 dollars per hundredweight. Neither grand nor reserve grand champion was sold.
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Tipton
Brian Jackson
Mechanicsville
Cedar County Fair
Steffens Leads Holstein Winners in District Show
Ervic Blebens of Decorah exhibited the grand champion female and Neubauer and Hetts of Cresco took the grand champion bull at the District 1 Holstein show in West Union. Reserve honors went to Regancrest of Waukon for the female and Bbuler of Sumner for the bull. Linda Schneider of Waukon and Vernica Moon of Monona earned junior and reserve female titles. Steffens named premier breeder and Regancrest premier exhibitor amid 214 head from Allamakes, Clayton, Fayette, and Winneshiek counties.
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West Union
Ervi¢ Blebens
Decorah
Neubauer and
Hetts
Cresco
Regancrest Farm
Waukon
B. Buler
Sumner
Linda Schneider
Vernica Moon
Monona
Steffens
Soviets To Increase Bean Crop Efforts
Washington reports the Soviet Union is launching a major scientific push to raise soybean yields and adapt the crop to colder growing conditions. The Foreign Agricultural Service notes Moscow has directed intensified research as Russia remains a minor soy producer, with current output around 395000 metric tons annually and 6.8 bushels per acre.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Russia
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Moscow
Soviet Far East
Washington State
British Columbia
Winneshiek Fair Entries Set Records
A record 665 4-H and FFA members will exhibit livestock home economics science mechanics and arts projects at Winneshiek county fair from Wednesday to Saturday. Livestock entries reach 323 youths with 264 dairy animals up 20 from last year. Dairy heifers judge Wednesday at 1 pm dairy cows Thursday 8:30 am beef listings Friday 8:30 am and sheep Friday 3:30 pm. The beef and swine auction begins Saturday at noon.
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Torcorah
FFA
Winneshiek County
Delaware Beef Carcass Show Set for Sept 25
Delaware county hosts a beef carcass show September 23 at the Manchester fairgrounds with one steer per farm and up to 40 steers over 1000 pounds. Entries due September 23, live valuation by Dubuque Packing Co, judging on cure, grade, and carcass value with premiums for top five.
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Delaware
Manchester
Delaware County
Fairgrounds
Nsgma
Dubuque Packing Co
Maquoketa Valley
Delhi
West Delaware
Delaware County Cattlemen’s Assn
Dubuque
Delaware Cattlemen To Four Garet farms
Manchester Delaware County Cattlemen plan a Sept 4 tour to Garet farms near Coon Rapids to view exotic breed herds including Simmental and Limousin and to inspect a new corraling system and feed mixing facility. Iowa Cattlemen's Association in Ames visit noted. Bus departs Manchester extension office at 6:45 a.m. returns 5:30 p.m. Reservations due by Sept 2. wives invited.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Water Woes Prompt Resourceful Millersburg Farm Family
Farm wife Becky recounts six weeks of drought driven water restrictions in Millersburg. Her husband Ralph, a local utility handyman, coordinates borrowing water, devises conservation rules, and plans for a broader emergency as the water table drops and pump crews lag. The couple reuse dishwater and abandoned normal chores to ration scarce supply.
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Millersburg
Becky
Ralph
Claude
Barrel Bathes and Pigs Share Water Plan in 90 Degree Sun
Becky explains a family of 11 will bathe weekly using three barrels. Water will be heated by sun and warmed to bathing temperature by evening. After baths, soapy water will water pigs in a wallowing hole, then rescued, drying racks are improvised from evergreen branches.
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Becky
Ralph
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