Wyoming Dwarf Wins Tall Corn Growing Contest
At the Farriers Fair in Hemet California Wyoming's six kernels named Wyoming Dwarf grew to 33 feet 10 inches from May 20 to Aug 18. The Wyoming entry topped Tennessee New Mexico Mississippi Texas Virginia and others in the first corn growing derby.
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45Th District Agricultural Association
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Perris
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Goshen County
Glenn Hertzler
Tennessee
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Texas
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Lowa
Farm Bureau Pushes Lower Rail Rates for Iowa Exports
DES MOINES Iowa Farm Bureau asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to keep Rock Island Railroad rates for multiyear export shipments of corn and soybeans. The bureau seeks denial of petitions to reconsider the lower rates 10 to 25 percent below prior charges to apply to unit trains serving Gulf ports and several states.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rock Island Railroad
Iowa
Farm Bureau
ICC
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Gulf
Oustin
Galveston
Texas
Bock Island
Hardin Sets Up Special Wage-Price Freeze Unit
Agriculture Secretary Didford M. Hardin announced creation of a unit to inform farmers and agri businessmen about the federal wage price freeze. The unit will field questions, assess commodity problems, and advise corrective actions to the President’s task force and OEP. Jerome B. Slebert will lead the unit and no subject list exists yet beyond exempt items.
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Washington
SPI
Agriculture
Didford M.hardin
Hardin
Agriculture Department
Hieronymus Sees Bullish Outlook for Soybeans in 1970
At the American Soybean Association convention in Hot Springs Arkansas J A Hieronymus of the University of Illinois outlined a bullish longer term view for soybeans despite a near term weak market He argued that a temporary shortage could push prices higher through harvest and that soybean oil may see greater price gains than other oils due to shifts in world production and demand He noted a large U S carryover and warned that if the current estimate holds supplies could fall below market needs requiring rationing by price in coming years and that the degree of price increase needed to curb use remains uncertain
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Hot Springs
Ark
American Soybean Association
T. A. Hieronymus
University Ofllinois
Hieronymus
U.S
United States
Farm Advisory Board Proposal in Nixon Era Debated
Congressman William Behera Al Swegie propose a six member presidential agricultural advisory board to aid the secretary of agriculture and the White House. Scherle criticizes Nixon’s delay in naming a White House agriculture adviser and notes the plan mirrors the Council of Economic Advisers. He opposes a Nebraska style board that could undermine the Agriculture Department.
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William Behera
Alowa
Presidential Agricultural Advisory Board
Secretary of Agriculture
White House
Scherle
Nixon
Positon
Presidential Farm Board
Council of Economic Advisors
Clifford Hardin
Nebraska
Exon
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lotz Named to Extension Post in Buchanan County
Independence report: William R. Lotz of Kinsley Kansas is named extension director for Buchanan County to replace Jay L Partridge. Lotz will start after October 1 and brings four years as a Kansas county agent plus prior service as a 41 1 agent. He is married with two children and has expanded 4H club membership from 200 to 1200 in his county.
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Independence
Ralph Kremer
William R. Lotz
Buchanan County
Jay L Partridge
Lotz
Kinsley
Kansas
Oklahoma
Jay Partridge
deDtinume
William Lott
Lote
Propose Allowing Swine Blood in Meat Products
The agriculture department proposed allowing swine blood in edible meat products. Current rules already permit blood from cattle calf and sheep for use in meat items as part of processing standards.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wholesome status questioned for swine blood product
Officials from the department of consumer and marketing services inspect food safety rules for swine blood products. The review notes no special conditions found and compares the process to standard wholesome practices across similar meat sources.
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Wman Food
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