New plan protects bees in Iowa farm program
Ames entomologist Jerry DeWitt outlined a statewide plan to shield honeybees from pesticide harm. Beekeepers will map hive locations for chemical dealers to avoid spraying near them, with a route to switch products if harm is possible.
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Jerry DeWitt
Ames
Iowa State University Extension
Agricultural Chemical Dealers
Highlander
Iowa City
DeWitt
Environmental Protection Agency
Wheat farmers form own marketing firm Parity Inc
Oklahoma City AP report says farmers in Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska Colorado and Texas have created Parity Inc to market wheat directly. Harvey Gardner says the venture will initially earn little profit, but aims to give farmers more control over prices and exporting, with 0.5 to 0.7 million bushels already shipped to Houston and plans to export once about 1 million bushels are ready.
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Oklahoma City
American Articulture
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Texas
Parity Inc
Harvey Gardner
Hydro
American Agriculture Commodity Pricing Committee
Gardner
Houston
Bergland to hold hearings on Yellow Sheet markets
Washington AP report says a few large meatpackers can set wholesale cattle and beef prices daily. Agriculture Secretary Bergland announced public hearings on pricing and reporting by big packers and market services like the Yellow Sheet, and a task force to study improvements. No dates set.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Congress
Report calls updated grain standards to curb contamination
An Agriculture Department report to Congress urges revisions to federal grain standards to better identify moldy kernels and infestations, reduce blending of bad grain with good, and standardize pricing across grades. Changes require study due to potential effects on prices, exports, and trade. The 1976 act ordered reform after foreign complaints and multiple indictments in the industry.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Federal Grain Inspection Service
Department
Congress
Federal Inspection Services
Beef Price Reports Highlight Yellow Sheet Use
A lengthy report on beef pricing shows 70 percent of sales from 35 packing plants relied on a Yellow Sheet formula, up from 66 percent. The study notes these plants supplied 26 percent of federally inspected cattle slaughter in 1976 and discusses implications for price manipulation concerns raised by Rep. Neal Smith. The Yellow Sheet, Meat Sheet, and USDA Market News Service were examined.
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Bergland
Associated Press
United States
Neal Smith
Iowa
House
Small Business Committee
Smith
Des Moines
Yellow Sheet
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Stire Center Sales & Service
Cedar Rapids
National Provisioner Inc. of
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Meat Sheet
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USDA
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FBI Venessseceenaee
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Men's & Boys
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Chukka Ranch
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