Iowa farmers face a hard year as inflation bites
Albert City farmer Marlowe Feldman and Dunkerton resident Ernest Sage describe a tough year marked by soaring inflation. In interviews with 15 farm authorities, they discuss curbing frills like dining out and travel while seeking basic necessities and potential purchases.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Marlowe Feldman
Feldmans
Ernest Sage
Feldman
Albert City
Sage
Dunkerton
Iowa
Inflation's grip on Iowa farmers in 1980 begining outlook
Three farmers and officials describe steep costs from 1980 inflation for fuel, fertilizer, pesticides, and feed. While some expanded operations or tightened budgets, others faced loan hurdles and cautious optimism as spring gave way to improved sentiment and ongoing financial strain.
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Iowa
U.S. Labor Department
Gene Futrell
Sor
Iowa State University
Karol King
Mondamin
Gene Manhs
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Thatcher Johnson
Johnson
Feldman
Randy Hustedt
Karla
Hustedt
Galva
Rates Rise on Farmer Home Administration Loans
The Agriculture Department announced hikes in several FmHA loan rates to 13 percent for farm operating and disaster emergency loans, 12.25 percent for long-term farm and biomass loans, and 11.5 percent for rural housing loans. Low income borrowers retain 1 percent or 7 percent options, while disaster loss loans stay at 5 percent.
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Hustedt
Feldman
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Farmers Home Administration
U.S. Treasury
Fmha
Farmers Home
Gordon Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Block a popular choice for agriculture post says Iowa leader
Iowa Farm Bureau President Dean Kleckner calls Illinois Agriculture Director John Block a popular choice for Reagan's secretary of agriculture. Block, a Midwesterner with farming and state administration background, lacks federal experience which could be offset by his undersecretaries' appointments.
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Des Moines
UPI
Illinois
John Block
Ronald Reagan
Iowa Farm Bureau
IFB
Dean Kleckner
Block
Reagan
Secretary of Agriculture
Kleckner
Washington, D.C
Farm Datebook Thursday December 25 East Iowa Markets
Farm Datebook lists 4 H and FFA market beef weigh ins across Cedar to Clayton counties with multiple sales stations in Tipton Bennett Clarence Maynard Arlington Strawberry Point Elkader Winneshiek Decorah Oelwein Anamosa Olin and Garna ville. Also note county offices closed for Christmas and a historic 1979 Ireland Iran panel meeting.
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Cedar County
IPLA
Tipton
Oscar Mayer
Bennett
Clarence
Fayette County
Cooperative Hog
Maynard
Bath Packing Co
Arlington
Mechanicsville
Clayton County
Dubuque
Strawberry Point
Interstate Producers Livestock Association
Elkader
Metzger’s
Elgin
Lynch Livestock Buying Station
Hawkeye
Winneshiek County
Sales Commission
Decorah
Kuenster
Luana
Jim's Farmacy
Garnaville
People’s State Bank
County Holstein Annual Meeting
Farm Bureau
Fayette
Oelwein
Jones County
FFA
Anamosa Sale
Anamosa
Olin Livestock Co
Olin
Gazette ads boost product sales, thanks for support
Local business reports strong sales uplift after placing ads in The Gazette. The team credits targeted campaigns and reader reach for increasing inquiries and orders.
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Gazette
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Cedar Rapids
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Draktvik
James Vollmer
Spencer
Vollmer
Larry van Pelt
Grand Junction
van Pelt
Sean McBride
Iran
United States
Dick Whiteaker
Pool Tech, Inc
First Ave
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