Bell favors extending Soviet export pact for U S grain
Richard Bell of Riceland Foods urged extending the 1975 five year pact with the Soviet Union or renegotiating to raise exports. He said lifting the embargo could allow more wheat and soybeans while noting corn demand remains limited. Bell argued any new restraints should be across all agricultural sectors.
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Bruce M. Kanner
DES Moines
UPI
Soviet Union
U.S
Richard Bell
Riceland Foods of
Stuttgart
Ark
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Poland
Bell
Iowa Farm Bureau
Super packing plants seen by end of decade
Victor Preisser of Iowa Beef Processors told the Iowa Farm Bureau meeting that more than a dozen super plants, each slaughtering over a million cattle yearly, will emerge by the late 1980s. He said plants will integrate slaughtering, cutting and byproduct processing to cut costs and boost value of bones, blood, hides and other waste. He noted energy costs and boxed pork pressure, predicting leaner beef and less finishing of cattle as the most costly last 100 pounds are trimmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Iowa Beef Processors
Victor Preisser
Iowa Farm Bureau
Preisser
Farm Bureau
IBP
First Things First wins Iowa Farm Bureau women’s skit
Alberta Owens of Palo wins first place with a skit about wills and estate planning in a couple’s daily talk before deciding to consult their lawyer. Betty Christophersen of Clarence takes second for Too Little Too Late about seat belt use and child restraints. Edna Pierce of Tipton earns honorable mention for We’ve Gotta Take a Bigger Bite. Eastern Iowa Farm Bureau women groups Linn Johnson Cedar counties receive achievement awards.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Alberta Owens
Palo
Betty Christophersen
Clarence
Edna Pierce
Tipton
Linn, Johnson and Cedar Counties
Farm Bureau backs cent gas tax raise in Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau delegates move toward endorsing a one cent per gallon gas tax increase while seeking more state soil conservation funding and keeping local control of land use. NFU delegates urge retaining current farm law provisions with 13 proposed improvements and price supports at 90 percent of parity during embargoes.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Farm Bureau
IFB
Robert Joslin
Clarence
Joslin
Levi Willits
Union
James Mohr
Eldridge
National Farmers Union
Congress
NFU
Prairie Grain Co
Job recruiter offers hiring tips at Cedar Rapids convention
A professional recruiter from Agri-Careers Inc. told the Iowa Grain and Feed Association in Cedar Rapids that 30 percent of hires come from firms. He urged employers to screen out quirks and to create an informal interview to attract the right candidates.
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Iowa Grain and Feed Association
Cedar Rapids
Gary Maas
Massena
Agri-Careers Inc
Maas
Agri-Careers
State Elevator Operators Trade Association
Stouffer's
Five Seasons Hotel
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