Weather Reported Favors Iowa Crops In 1975 Harvest
Des Moines AP reports Iowa faced drought fears early 1975 but August rains and fall warmth yielded a near record corn harvest of about 1.1 billion bushels, second to Illinois, while soybean output reached 236.3 million bushels. Hogs fetched record prices later softened. land prices surged with 1,568 per acre in some counties. Iowa Farm Bureau notes rising returns and asks for erosion protection. leadership changes occurred with J Merrill Anderson resigning as Iowa Farm Bureau president and Dean Kleckner succeeding.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Walter Goeppinger
National Corn Growers Asn
Duane Show
Iuwa Grap and Livestock Reporting Service
Larry Walker
Iowa State University
Walker
Roger Read
Goeppinger
Iowa Farm News
J. Merrill Anderson
Iowa Farm Bureau
Central National Bancshares, Inc
Dean Kleckner
Rud
Farm Bureau
USDA to Release Remaining ACP Soil Funds in 1977
Washington reports the Agriculture Department plans to release $90 million more for the Agricultural Conservation Program next year. A spokesman for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service said final clearance rests with the White House Office of Management and Budget but is expected as a formality. The Ford administration previously sought to defer the full $176 million approved for 1976 operations.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Office of Management and Budget
White House
Ford Administration
United States
Capitol Hil
Farmers oppose deferral cut in conservation funding plan
Lawmakers blocked a deferral before holidays forcing the Agriculture Department to spend the full amount planned for next year. The 50 to 75 percent cost share for approved conservation projects faces potential reductions in the 1976 77 budget request. Conservationists warn that slow progress and broad county reach underscore the program’s continued value despite partisan debates.
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House
Agriculture Department
Iowa Cattleman Moves Herd to Missouri Farm
Iowa cattleman Carl Lippold Jr moves his Hereford herd of about 150 cows from Le Clare to a 1,200 acre Missouri ranch near the center of the state. The move, intended to capitalize on central Missouri operations, is slated for completion in the summer of 1976. Dick Steyehan will continue as manager.
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Iowa
Missouri
Kansas City
Carl Lippald, Jr
le Clare
Iawa
New Franklin
Jong
Estill
Elliott Farms
England
Gentry Estill
Rs Mity
Nashville
Wnt
Overton Harris
Harris, Mo
American Hereford Assn
Quad Cities
Northwest Winds
Lippold
Dick Steyehan
China’s Winter Wheat Acreage Believed Larger
Washington AP reports the U S Foreign Agricultural Service says China’s winter wheat area may be larger in 1975 due to more plantings in North China despite weather problems. Sowing in southern China continues as officials note timely planting and promising stands in early December.
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China
Washington
People’s Republic of China
Ape Ciniture Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Peking
North
Deepartment
Capelin
Ana
Atoo
Lidia
U.S
Local Auctions Advertised for Saturday and Week Ahead
Patchy notice lists multiple auction events with dates and locations. Names include Robt Linen and Richard Lanmingham, with sales of cattle, stock, and property in counties and towns.
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Laster Hillestier
Wyomings
Awe McRavink
Hui
Codae Raynds
Auption
Limuch
Hay Dison
Ubiar
Sof
Norway
Albert Kantian
Wort
Chelsea
Thurs
Pan Richard
Hk Poyds
Richard Lanmingham
Mit Ren
Banquet to Name Iowa Outstanding Young Farmer
Des Moines reports the Iowa Jaycees will name its Outstanding Young Farmer at a January 31 banquet in South Sioux City Nebraska. The statewide winner advances from local champions and earns an expense-paid trip to Starkville Mississippi as part of the national program.
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Des Moines
UPI
Jowi
Sioux City
Neb
Jowa Jaycees
Iowa
Starkville
Miss
Cattle Feeding Group Organizes In Big Counties
DES MOINES AP An Iowa farmers group formed in Cass Audubon Shelby and eastern Pottawattamie counties aims to secure guaranteed payments to cattle producers when selling to meat packers. About 100000 head in roughly 80 Iowa counties are involved as the Cornland Cattle Marketing council grows from Farm Bureau members. The plan follows losses from American Beef Processors bankruptcy as producers seek reliable pay.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harald Mindermann
Farm Bureau
Cornland Cattle Marketing Council
Cass
Audubon
Shelby
Eastern Pottawattamle Coun
Mindermann
Bureau
Towa Cour Ges
Nebraska
Fall-Seeded Grain Up as Egg Output Drops in Iowa
Iowa crop statisticians report fall-seeded grain acreage up about 14 percent from last year, led by wheat. Rye seeding declined slightly. Egg production in November totaled 158 million, down one percent from a year earlier. Layers on hand averaged 8.3 million, up two percent. Egg production per bird rose to 19 from 18.9.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
ICLRS
Iowa
Big River Hog Entries Total 260
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin hosts the sixth annual Big River Barrow show on March 20 with 260 barrows entered by 38 hog producers. Advance entries were required to weigh and identify barrows for the rate-of-gain contest. Entries come from Clayton and Allamakee counties in Iowa and Crawford and Grant counties in Wisconsin. Allamakee 94 from 12 herds Clayton 88 from 14 Crawford 71 from 11 Grant 7 from 1.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Big River
Clayton and Allamakee
Iowa
Crawford and
Grant
Wisconsin
Allamakee
Clayton
Crawford
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