Debate over Meat Prices Settled in Court in Texas
A Texas and New Mexico cattlemen filed federal suit against 26 defendants including Safeway and A&P, alleging price fixing to stifle competition in beef. Spokesmen dispute claims of prior rulings while asserting chains set nationwide prices, keeping consumer costs high despite fluctuating bids and varied producer pay.
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Lubbock, Texas
Texas
New Mexico
Com
Safeway
A&p
Oakland
Calif
Felicia del Campo
Permarket
Gateway
Corn yield contest deadline pushed to September 1
National Corn Growers Assn delays entries for this year's corn yield contest. Leon Todd of Boone, contest chair, says final date moved from August 15 to September 1. Three divisions exist irrigated, class A non irrigated, and class AA non irrigated with regional hosting in multiple states. Fields must be at least 25 acres. Entry fees differ for paid and nonpaid members.
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Boone (Ap
National Corn Growers Assn
Leon Todd
Boone
Iowa
Chile
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Kentucky
Indiana
Illnois
Missouri
North Carolina
Des Moines: Clark praises final 1977 farm bill
Iowa Senator Dick Clark said the final 1977 federal farm bill is a good bill though not his ideal. Speaking in Des Moines during a walk across Iowa, he noted only a routine vote and President Carter's signature remain before it becomes law. He expressed concern about the corn target price, noting his support for 2.28 dollars, which was lowered to 2.10 in the House and in conference.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dick Clark
Clark
Carter
Senate
Agriculture voting on beef program falls short in final tally
Final dairy cattle ballot counted 30,386 in favor and 100,641 against, with preliminary figures higher due to a county reporting error. Two thirds approval was required to launch a 40 million beef research program. USDA notes 72 percent voter turnout among registered producers. Carter signs 50 million drought relief, Iowa to receive 1.8 million plus 50 states share. California gets 11.3 million. Water work reimbursement up to 80 percent under ASCS plan. DES MOINES AP Iowa Farm Bureau and Iowa Corn Growers plan joint efforts to align policies with existing programs. Farm Bureau to nominate a director to the corn growers board. growers nominate Farm Bureau field crops advisory member.
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Agriculture Department
USDA
Iawa
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Towa
California
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Iowa Corn Growers Assn
Farm Bureau
Com Growers Board of
Com Growers Board
Thompson tries to bid up grand champion barrow at Illinois fair
Governor James Thompson stands at the mic as Merrill Anderson of Newman sells the livestock at the Illinois State fair sale of champions. Thompson nearly buys the grand champion barrow for 13000 dollars after threatening higher taxes unless someone outbids him. Anderson’s wife Jayne and Agriculture Director Jack Block help manage the crowd and bidding at the sale.
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Linois
James Thompson
Merrill Anderson
Newman, Ill
Thompson
Barrow
Anderson
Jayne
Winais Agriculture
Jack Block
Pesticide reform proposal aims to boost research spending
Cedar Rapids based expert Dr. Frank Lyman urged Congress to simplify pesticide re registration to free funds for safer more selective products He noted current delays cost up to eight years and 4 to 10 million dollars per product He argued organic farming cannot replace chemical controls and cited crop loss statistics and industry costs 1933 Gehrig game milestone also mentioned.
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Cedar Rapids
Congress
Frank Lyman
The
Gazette
Senate
House
Lyman
Did You Know Judo Origins and Writing Systems
Judo was developed in the 1480s by Jigara Kano in Japan, evolving from jujitsu as a non crippling fighting form. Writing includes picture words symbols ideographs hieroglyphs and hieratic symbols beyond the modern alphabet.
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Jigara Kano
New Dairy Council Program Director Named in Cedar Rapids
Mary Cunningham has been named program director for Dairy Council Inc in Cedar Rapids. A May Iowa State University graduate and Des Moines native, she will lead nutrition education with health professionals educators and community leaders across East Central Iowa all-county area. She succeeds Sherleen Claussen who resigned to pursue a master’s degree at the University of Iowa.
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Mary Cunningham
New Dairy Council, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State University
Iowa
Des Moines
Sherleen Claussen
Universi- Cunninghamty of Iowa
Ayrshire named Fayette Supreme Champion at county fair
Glenda Lehmann of Elgin exhibited Ayrshire to win supreme 4-H and FFA dairy animal at Fayette County Fair. Judge C F Foreman from Iowa State University credited the Ayrshire. Lehmann also earned reserve senior showman. Other dairy breed champions included Holsteins, Brown Swiss, and Sersey. There were 105 entries across 4 H and FFA shows with notable wins in dairy goats and sheep, and multiple senior and junior showmanship honors.
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West Union
Glenda Lehmann
Elgin
FFA
Fayette County
Lehmann
C.F. Foreman
Iowa State University
Ames
Glenda
Karen Steffens
Clermont
Jeff Lehman
Arlington
Kevin Bodensteiner
Cheryl Koester
Eric Anderson
Sersey
Lisa Chensword
Maurice Kerns
Fairbanks
Debbie Hangartener
Hawkeye
Lois Nickerbocker
Day Swenka
Randalia
Brian Cowell
Brian Larson
Cattlemen Warn on Pseudorabies Disease Surge
The Iowa Cattlemen's Association reports a sharp rise in pseudorabies with 437 cattle deaths in the first six months, far above total 1976 losses. Claims many unreported losses, cites 55,000 hog deaths in six months, urges hog movement restrictions at the state fair, and asks dogs and cats away from cattle areas. Also seeks broader cattle inclusion in ISU pseudorabies research.
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Ames
UDPA
Iowa Cattlemen’s Assa
Iowa
Ray Peppon
Association
Pepaan
Beef Breeds Council
Iowa Cattlemen's Assn
State Agriculture Department
Alan
Iowa State University
Six Pack Bottle Launch Opens New Philadelphia Plant
Six beer bottles capped with tibhans will be smashed against a brick wall to dedicate a $7.5 million beer packaging facility. William Elliott of C Schmidt & Sons says this marks the first time a building is launched with a six-pack. The South Philadelphia facility will house two high speed lines capable of 1,500 bottles per minute, with a storage tank farm planned to hold 36,000 barrels.
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Philadelphia
William Elliott
C. Schmidt & Sons, Inc
Schmidt
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