Jones County suit alleges price fixing by CESH firm
The petition filed in Jones County District Court alleges that the CESH corporation based in Vail conspired to fix hog confinement system prices by selling only through dealers who mark up to the final consumer price set by the corporation. It names president Dwane Rutherford of Denison and vice president Donald Farrell of Vail. Farrell says the company aims to stimulate trade not restrain.
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Anamosa
Cesh Corporation
Vail
Jones County
Mark Schlenker
Schlenker
Gazette
Dwane Rutherford
Denison
Donald Farrell
Farrell
Farre
Complaint triggers investigation of CESH firms in Jones County
The complaint originated in Jones County where the CESH corporation operates multiple dealers. The complainant’s name has not been released. CESH has 30 days to file an answer admitting or denying the allegations.
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Jones County
Cesh Corporation
Schlenker
Iowa farm rents rise with 1978 averages
Iowa farmland rental rates climbed in 1978 with whole farms averaging 83 cents per acre, up from 1977 by four cents. Cropland rentals averaged 93 cents per acre, up three cents from 1977. Increases varied by district from two to seven cents per acre. The report cites the Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa Crops Report Sees Very Good Conditions Across State
Iowa crops remain in very good condition with corn 68 percent excellent and 27 percent good while soybeans are 40 percent excellent and 47 percent good. Hays are very good, silked corn at 97 percent, soybean blooming 91 percent, and July weather favored progress. Grasshoppers noted in north, moderate damage in south. second brood corn borers present but limited damage.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Hays
State and County Fairs and Agricultural Events Listed
A compilation of fairs and agricultural activities across Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin lists State Fairs in Springfield and Milwaukee August 10 to 20, plus tractor pulls in Davenport Camps August 9 and 10. It notes the Camp Lyra music camp August 14 to 19, hearings on small farmer problems in Des Moines August 15 to 16, and the American Soybean Association meeting in Chicago August 13 to 15. Additional events include Great Jones County Fair in Monticello and Winneshiek County Fair in Decorah, judging workshops, Holstein meetings, a promotion theme, a conservation field day in Tama County, and statewide beef queen judging in Ames.
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Ill
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Wis
National
Tractor Pullers Association
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Lyra
Madrid
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Community Services Administration
Des Moines
American Soybean Association
Chicago
Jones County
Monticello
Winneshiek County
Decorah
Delaware County
LeRoy Schneiders
Scott Slater Farm
Earlville
Delaware County Holstein Association
Tama County
Virgil Volkens
Lincoln
Dinsdale
Iowa State University Agricultural Engineering Department
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Orr
Maurer
Marengo
Scott Grimm
Deep River
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Ind
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Dickie Sullivan
Naylor
Larry McVey
Oakwood
Waterloo
North Linn Ffa
Jim Holub
Tony Helmrich
Barb Fisher
Mitch Burlage
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
Ames
Allamakee County
Farm Bureau
Big Rock Country Club
Fayette
Iowa County
Soil Conservation District Commissioners
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