Farm Aid Funds Aid Iowa Farmers and Services
Six Iowa groups shared 245000 in Farm Aid grants funding eyeglasses for Mount Ayr students medical care for an ailing farmer seed discounts for Stuart growers and expansion of Des Moines hotlines. Funds support lobby efforts rural rights mediation education and crisis relief across 70 of 99 counties aided by ministers' councils and by Prairiefire with a wide network.
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DES Moines
Mount Ayr
Stuart
Pat Eddy
Eddy
Iowa
Iowa Citizens Action Network
Mike Lux
Farm Aid
Mike Thompson
Iowa Rural Crisis Fund
Crisis Fund
Iowa Interchurch Agency For Peace and Justice
Roz Ostendorf
Ostendorf
North American Farm Alliance
United States
Canada
Carol Hohne
Alliance
Iowa Farm Unity Coalition
Dixon Terry
Unity Coalition
Prairiefire
Dan Levitas
Levitas
Farmstead Foods raises quotes for lambs and meats
Farmstead Foods quotes lambs 62.50 to 63.50 per cwt and ring lambs 65 to 67 per cwt for 90 to 110 lb animals. Fairfax Sheep Co offers spring lambs 65 to 68 with contact Russ Olson at 846 7751. Ray Zamastil is listed at 846 2694 for Farmstead Foods quotes.
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Farmstead Foods Erneseey
Aero Foods
Ray Zamastil
Fairfa Fairfax Sheep Company
Russ Olson
Fairfax
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Action Settle
Chewae Ibs
Community meetings and field day in Northeast Iowa delays
Statewide Clayton County pork producers board and Parkette officers meet at 8 p.m. in Elkader extension office. Iowa City hosts farm lease meeting at 7 30 p.m. at City Hall Williamsburg. Linn County field day 11 3 am to 5 pm near Linn County Care Facility with 36 seed companies and machinery exhibits postponed from Tuesday by rain. Friday Northeast Iowa 4 H task force at 10 a.m. area extension office Waterloo. Clayton County extension council meeting at 8 30 p.m. Elkader extension office.
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Clayton County — Pork Producers Board and Parkette
Elkader
Iowa City
Williamsburg
Linn
Ling County Corn and Soybeay Associations
Iowa
Waterloo
Clayton County — Extension Council
Farmer boards urge depoliticizing farm policy plan
Democratic Senate candidate John Roedrick proposes farmer elected commodity boards to set annual sale quotas for main crops. Boards would remove major policy decisions from Congress and aim to curb surpluses while slightly raising food prices. livestock and fish would be exempt. Roedrick says the radical plan depoliticizes farming and gains farmer support despite opposition from Grassley.
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Des Moines
U.S. Senate
John Roehrick
Roehrick
Congress
Roedrick
Charles Grassley
United States
New Four Tier Lending Cuts Farm Loan Rates
The Federal Land Bank of Omaha introduces a four tier rate plan reducing some loans from 12.75 percent to 10.50 percent for Triple A borrowers effective Oct 1. Rates progress from 10.50 to 12.75 across Triple A to B levels as the bank assesses four risk factors including equity, non real estate position, payment history, and collateral. Farmers may apply regardless of current loans. early applications speed evaluation.
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Omaha
Neb
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Sue Francke
Farm Credit Banks of Omaha
Federal Land Bank
Land Bank
Francke
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Wyoming
Chelsea Man Seeks Iowa Farmers Union State Presidency
Gary Lamb a 49 year old Chelsea resident and part time agricultural liaison for Senator Tom Harkin will seek the Iowa Farmers Union state presidency at the upcoming convention in Des Moines Lamb aims to succeed Peter Croghan who is not seeking re election Lamb began farming at age 14 and runs 460 acres near Chelsea with an 80 head beef herd He has previously chaired the American Agriculture Movement and ran in the 1982 Democratic primary for Congress and the 1986 primary for Secretary of Agriculture The union convention is set for September 5 and 6 at the Belton Inn South Des Moines
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Gary Lamb
Chelsea
Iowa Farmers Union
Des Moines
Lamb
Tom Harkin
Diowa
Cedar Rapids
Peter Croghan
Woodbine
Croghan
American Agriculture Movement
Belton Inn South
Grain quality praised by official at ISU conference
Hubertes Spierings of Cargill Inc affirms no need for stricter U.S. grain quality standards. Speaking at Iowa State University, he argues market forces ensure quality and that buyers seek economical grades rather than premium quality, stressing education on grain types and risk with economical options.
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Spierings
Iowa State University
U.S
Plambeck marks 50 years as radio farm broadcaster
Herb Plambeck of Des Moines celebrated 50 years in broadcasting on a Wednesday. A pioneer at WHO since 1936 he helped launch the nations first radio farm department and later advised Secretaries of Agriculture in Washington.
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Herb Plambeck
Iowa
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Plambeck
Des Moines
Davenport
U.S
Britain
Russia
Iron Curtain
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C.R. Grain
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Cedar 5
Rapids Pr “Essers
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E.I. Livestock
U.S. West North Central States
Federal State Market News Service
Lowa
Minnesota
Joliet
Manchester
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Uponessay
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Sales
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Sioux City
Ars
Va Ove
Jon Vor
J Yayania
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Naacee
Farmer Crop Boards
Sweet Corn
Cindy Hernandez
Hernandez
Dette Rasmussen
Nixon
Norman Borlaug
Earl Butz
Wallaces Farmer
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