Groot elected ASA president at 58th annual convention
Merlyn Groot of Manson Iowa is elected president of the American Soybean Association at its 58th annual convention. Groot farms 720 acres and has served on the ASA board since 1974 and as first vice president for the past year. His operation includes about 250 acres soybeans 250 acres corn with the rest in hay and pasture.
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Chicago
Merlyn Groot
Manson
American Soybean Association
ASA
Groot
Iowa
Agriculture outlines 1979 wheat price support terms
Washington officials confirmed a 20 percent set aside for the 1979 wheat crop with a $2.35 a bushel loan rate and a $3.40 target price unchanged from this year. The change is that grazing payments on wheat acreage are not provided, though six months of grazing remains allowed.
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Washington
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Culver Pushes Tax Break for Soil Conservation Payments
Senator John Culver proposes an amendment to exempt soil conservation cost-sharing payments from federal income tax. The measure would cover funds from USDA programs such as the Agricultural Conservation Program, the Resource Conservation and Development Program, and the Rural Clean Water Program to incentivize farmers.
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Washington
John Culver
Iowa
Culver
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Resource Conservation
Grassley bill would require foreign owners to report farmland holdings
The House Agriculture Committee approved 35 to 2 a bill by Rep. Grassley to force reporting of foreign ownership of American farmland. He cited a Library of Congress IRS study alleging tax code provisions enable foreign investment and tax avoidance through Dutch Antilles corporations and untaxed capital gains.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Senate
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Grassley
Library of Congress
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
Dutch Antilles
Area youths place high in State Fair junior shows
Gazette farm editor Al Swegle reports eleven area youths earned top finishes at the Iowa State Fair in 4-H and FFA events. Tammy Cheever of Waterloo won grand champion market hog. Isa Jean Keppy of Davenport captured four champions including champion commercial gilt. Julie Hahn Solon earned second in 4-H market lamb. Bill Pelzer West Liberty led 4-H lightweight market beef. Tom Siver Jr Martelle showed reserve Charolais. Steve Kenny Viola placed second in FFA Chester White litter. Robert Frundele South Tama won champion Duroc boar. Peter Hunter Coggon claimed reserve shorthorn heifer. Brian Brown Ladora earned first in 4-H market lamb.
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Des Moines
Gazette Area
Farmers of America
Tammy Cheever
Waterloo
Ray Cheever
Julie Hahn
Solon
Elmer Hahn
Isa Jean Keppy
Davenport
FFA
Roy Keppy
Bill Pelzer
West Liberty
Don Pelzer
Tom Siver Jr
Martelle
Charolais Keifer
Siver
Tom Siver
Anamosa Ffa
Steve Kenny
Viola
Chester White
Kenny
Hillis Kenny
Robert Frundele
South Tama Ffa
Peter Hunter
Coggon
H.B. Hunter
Brian Brown
Ladora
Iowa State Fair 4-H livestock grand champions named
The report highlights Rita and Mary Einfeldt showcasing top sheep at the Duroc gilt show in Durant, Julie Hahn's comeback win after a health-related entry quarantine, Cheever family hog champions led by Hercules the 290-pound Hampshire Duroc cross, and Pelzer family top market beef with a 1,032-pound Chianina Angus cross. Todd Cheever also wins with a champion Hampshire gilt. The grand champions parade is set for Saturday at 11 a.m. in the livestock pavilion after the market beef title.
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Rita
Mary Einfeldt
Durant
Julie Hahn
Johnson County Fair
Iowa City
Johnson Fair
Cheever
Hercules
Roger Bottema
Dysart
Ray
Rath Packing Co
Waterloo
Todd
Hampshire
Pelzer
Cindy
Fayette Fair results told
Winners announced at Fayette County Fair with David Levi of Arlington securing the grand champion market lamb, grand champion pen of three, and supreme breeding ewe. Hall Everman of Postville won open class market steer, and multiple breeders from Elgin West Union and surrounding towns claimed open class grand champions across cattle, dairy, and swine divisions.
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West Union
Fayette County Fair
David Levi
Arlington
Susan Levi
Suffolk
Lane Thorton
Oelwein
Hampshire
Thyrone Schmidt
Jeff Lehman
Elgin
Andy Schlubohm
Stanley
Hall Everman
Postville
Otis Rothlisberger
Dwight Maurer
Fayette
Gibson Stock Farm
Scott Hillman
Bova Charolais Farm
C.J. Charolais
Muscatine
FFA
Tom Hamlett
Lamont
Hamlett
Darcey Lehman
Ayrshire
Eric Anderson
Mitch Kerns
Westgate
Jersey
Dan Arthur
Sumner
Aurora
David Halstead
Mark Halstead
Arthur Halstead
Carter backs Lance as budget chief after report
On this date in 1977 President Carter said a comptroller report confirmed his faith in Bert Lance's character and competence and that Lance would remain in office.
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Carter
Bert Lance
Lance
Cattle Carcasses Buried After PBB Test Order Lifts
Workers for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources unload barrels containing condemned cattle carcasses in Oscoda County as the state completes disposal after a restraining order delayed the site’s use. The PBB chemical testing program prompted the action.
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Michigan Department of Natural Resources
PBB
Oscoda County
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