Iowa Bans Texas Cow Imports Over Brucellosis Fears
Des Moines reports that Iowa will impose strict movement controls on Texas dairy breeding and potential breeding cattle starting January 1 1976. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Robert H. Lounsberry and State Veterinarian Dr E A Butler signed the order requiring prior written permits for cattle from states not restricting Texas imports due to brucellosis concerns.
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Des Moines
UPI
Texas
Iowa
Iowa Agriculture
Iawa
Robert H. Lounsberry
E. A. Butler
Iowa Tightens Texas Cattle Imports Over Brucellosis Risk
Farm officials note 30 to 38 percent of brucellosis infections are in Texas and restrict cattle imports. Only dairy and breeding stock from qualified Texas herds may enter Iowa, with two consecutive negative tests and timelines for testing. Permits must be written and cattle guaranteed for retesting within 30 to 90 days.
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Texas
Iowa
Lounsberry
Towa
First Scott Farmer Wins Both Corn, Bean Titles
Davenport farmer Walter Dengler became the first to win both corn and soybean yield titles in Scott county. His soybean yield set a county record at 69 bushels, while corn reached 196.96 bushels per acre, just short of the 1971 record. Dengler credited moisture and weather, with details on methods, timing, and equipment. Alfred Keppy and Lester Auliff followed in corn, Ed Geest and Roy Keppy in beans as the 1975 contest set a record high participation and overall average.
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Davenport
Walter Dengler
Scott County
Dengler
Pioneer
Alfred Keppy
Keppy
Lester
Mike Auliff
Princeton
Ed Geest
Geest
Roy B. Keppy
Butz Memo Declares Previous Memos Obsolete
Washington AP Secretary Earl L. Butz signs an order declaring older memos obsolete, including Memorandum No. 1880 from Aug 28, 1975. The Agriculture Department spokesman notes another memo may soon render the new obsolete as well.
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Washington
Agriculture
Earl L. Hutz
Agriculture Department
International Carcass Champs Picked at Chicago Show
Wisconsin and Illinois cattlemen displayed two high quality Angus steer carcasses named grand and reserve grand champion in the 1975 International Livestock Exposition beef contest. The premier entries wowed judges with marbling finish and uniform fat distribution.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Pgrand
Auctions and cattle sale notices with coowners and weights
Co owned by Paul Griswold Stitzer Wis and Windward Farms Boscobel Wis bred the animal. The steer weighed 1245 pounds and yielded a 758 pound carcass with a 12 square inch loin eye. It placed fifth in the heavy weight class. Reserve grand champion carcass was an entry from Stoutenborough of Marow Ih His steer placed second in the split weight class weighing 1010 pounds. The 655 pound carcass had 2 inch fat, 3.6 square inch loin eye, graded USDA choice with A field grade 1.8. On this date in 1970 battlefields in South Vietnam were relatively quiet under a Christmas cease fire.
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Tass
Paul Griswold
Stitzer
Wis
Windward Farms
Boscobel
Stoutenborough
Marow
Two Iowa Counties See Beef Enrolment Surge
Two eastern Iowa counties report a sharp rise in 4-H and FFA market beef enrolment. Washington County weighs 293 head, a 415 percent jump from 202 head last year, with 132 members enrolled for next year and 164 crossbreds. Delaware County logs 340 head, up 35 from last year, with 62 percent crossbreds and 196 individual projects plus 48 junior cattle feeder pens.
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Iowa
Washington County
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Delaware County
Constitutional Changes Proposed by Farm Bureau
The American Farm Bureau Federation resolutions committee urges constitutional amendments to balance the federal budget and cap taxes to a realistic share of GNP. They call deficit spending a cause of inflation, oppose new farm programs before 1977, and seek welfare and tax reform, regulatory curbs, and cautious use of agricultural chemicals. They also address labor strikes, export loading contracts, and market price system goals.
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Resolutions Committee
Congress
Farm Bureau Resolutions Committee
Federation
Pig Crop To Increase 8 Percent In Next Six Months
The agriculture department projects an 8 percent rise in the national pig crop over the six months ending May 31, 1976, to 5.4 million sows giving birth, boosting pork supply in late 1976 while remaining below 1973 levels. Total hog and pig inventory on farms was 49.6 million on Dec 1, down 10 percent from a year earlier and 19 percent below Dec 1, 1973.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
EPA Pollution Permit Proposal Draws Criticism
DES MOINES Iowa Farm Bureau criticizes EPA proposed rules for new source pollution permits as discriminatory against states like Iowa which lack delegated NPDES authority This could push livestock feeders and new or expanding industries to relocate to states with permit power The nine month pre construction submission requirement is seen as unfair and costly for operators, especially smaller firms Anderson urged one year delay to allow delegation and equal treatment The article notes a 1965 bus crash near Medford Oregon with 12 dead and 27 injured.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Iowa
Harold Anderson
Farm Bureau
Environmental and
Sai
Anderson
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