U S Grain Storage Capacity Tops 16.9 Billion Bushels
A preliminary USDA survey shows total storage capacity at 16.9 billion bushels as of April 1, with 9.9 billion on farm and about 7 billion off farm. On farm space includes 8.1 billion for shelled corn and other grains, 1.1 billion for permanent corn storage, and 0.7 billion for high moisture grain. The on farm total includes 665 million bushels built since 1977 under the farm storage facility loan program.
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Washington
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural Stablization and Conservation Service
Trumm Leads Junior Feeder Cattle Contest at Fair
Phyllis Trumm of Monticello won first place in the junior cattle feeders contest at the Great Jones County Fair. Her 1,300 pound Hereford-Simmental cross steers averaged 3.272 pounds per day, and brought top price of 53.50 per hundredweight at the junior feeder cattle auction amid most cattle selling between 49 and 52 per cwt.
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Monticello
Phyllis Trumm
Cascade
Trumm
Election to fill two seats on Winnebago Soil Conservation District
Two seats on the Winnebago County Soil Conservation District Commission will be elected November 7. Any qualified voter in the district can run, with township limits allowing only one commissioner. Incumbents Harris Bruvold, Obert Sacquinrie, and Darrel Crawford are not eligible in their townships.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Canton Eight Brown Swiss Show at Mississippi Valley Fair
The Canton Eight Brown Swiss Show at the Mississippi Valley Fair featured eight exhibitors. Cedar Valley Swiss of Wilton showed the grand champion bull, while Lee Barber of DeWitt presented the grand champion female.
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Davenport
Canton
Kim Gendelmann
Clarence
Cedar Valley
First Iowa Holstein Show Held at Fayette County Fair
About 350 spectators watched judge Bob Miller at the Fayette County Fairgrounds for the first Iowa state Holstein Black and White Show on August 1. Dundee Illinois exhibitors placed 227 head, with 44 adults and 57 junior exhibitors, per Florence Gerlach. Heidi Mills Strawberry Point owned a 2 year old cow named senior and grand champion. Ted Becker Center Point exhibited the champion bull.
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West Union
Fayette County Fairgrounds
Bob Miller
Dundee
Ill
Florence Gerlach
St. Ansgar
Iowa Holstein Herald
Heidi Mills
Strawberry Point
Ted Becker
Center Point
Iowa beef check off referendum set for August 28
A state referendum on August 28 decides whether Iowa's beef check-off of 25 cents per slaughter cattle 10 cents per feeder cattle and 5 cents on veal continues. Voting occurs at county extension offices with secret ballots after producer certification. A simple majority passes the measure.
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Iowa
Bill Schermer
Iowa Cattlemen's Association
Schermer
Simmental Show Grants State Honors at Iowa Fairgrounds
At the first junior state show sponsored by the Iowa Simmental Association held at the Iowa County Fairgrounds Sunday, 12-year-old Mareнго competitor Bob Shaw Maxwell won grand champion for his Simmental heifer. About 200 people attended as the Dwight Felling family of Marengo hosted. Mary Thumma, 19, Lawrens, was named state Simmental queen and is an Iowa State University animal science student.
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Marengo
Bob Shaw
Maxwell
Iowa Simmental Association
Iowa County Fairgrounds
Dwight Felling
Mary Thumma
Lawrens
Thumma
Iowa State University
Ames
Jones spotlight on dairy cattle at Great Jones County Fair
At Monticello the Great Jones County Fair showcased more than 100 dairy cattle across six breeds. The Jones County Dairy Promotion Board offered a milk stand for 15 cents, described as a loss but aimed at promoting dairy products, drawing kids and fairgoers for several cups of milk.
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Monticello
Jones County
Jones County Dairy Promotion Board
Marvin Engelbart
Anamosa
Dairy Board
Nick Hosch
Bernard
Brucellosis indemnity rates raised by USDA
The USDA has increased brucellosis indemnity payments with a maximum rise of 150 dollars and new rules to pay for certain female calves. Rates now stand at 250 dollars for registered cattle 150 for non registered dairy cattle and 25 for destroyed heifer calves, up from 100 50 and zero. Paul Becton noted the changes align indemnities with fair market value and ease farmer losses.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Paul Becton
USDA
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Soviet wheat yields seen near average for 1978 crop
A team of observers reports average to above average spring-wheat yields in Russia and predicts the 1978 grain output to be among the three largest on record. Final Soviet estimates due in November may differ from summer forecasts as weather remains a key factor.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
U.S
Direct farm marketing faces congressional hurdles in 1970s policy
The Agriculture Department promotion of direct farmer to consumer marketing faces a House approval setback with a one year extension to Sept 30 1979. The plan aims to fund roadside stands pick your own farms and small farmer co ops though critics doubt effectiveness and require further accounting. The program has awarded grants across 23 states and Puerto Rico with varied sums including a $219 186 Oregon Washington education grant and a $24 978 Alaska project.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Rural Electrification Administration
Footville
Wis
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Jamie L. Whitten
Dmiss
Frederick W. Richmond
D-N.y
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
USDA
Mathis
D-Ga
Barbara Schlei
Agricultural Marketing Service
Puerto Rico
Oregon-Washington
Alaska
Fairbanks Fairgrounds
Department
U.S
First U S embryo export calf born in West Germany
In June a Holstein embryo exported from the United States resulted in the first calf born abroad. The embryo, carried in a straw and placed in an insulated vacuum bottle, was delivered to West Germany by Joe Aguirre and implanted within 14 hours in a Friesian recipient cow in Neustadt Aisch.
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Carnation Genetics
California
Neustadt
Aisch
West Germany
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