Computer Proposal Seeks Daily Commodity Surveillance
Washington government study recommends a computer network to monitor daily futures trading for major market moves and fraud. The plan, to be overseen by a new independent Commodity Futures Trading Commission, would shift power from the CEA and face privacy and cost concerns from traders and officials.
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Washington
Alex. Caldwell
Department
Commodity Exchange Authority
U.S
CEA
Congress
Cauldwell
Commission
USDA
Milk Order Change Approved by Nebraska Western Iowa Co-Ops
The Nebraska Western Iowa federal milk marketing order amended pooling and payment rules after a favorable vote by dairy cooperatives representing 87.3 percent of affected farmers. Changes take effect February 1 and allow monthly pooling based on prior month sales, with revised payment timelines for cooperative and pool plant milk flows.
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Chicago
Aller Il
Agricatture Department
Nebraska- Western
Iowa
Agriculture Department
Mid-America Dairymen, Inc
Alsu Res
Iowa Still Second Leading State in Farm Exports
Iowa's agricultural exports rose 62 percent to 1.774 billion dollars in the year ending June 8, topping the prior year by 678 million. It ranks second in the nation, surpassed only by Illinois, which posted 1.938 billion dollars in exports.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Lowa
Ilinois
Agricultural output shares and Iowa conservation course
The report notes high grain production with one quarter of feed grain and substantial shares of cotton and tobacco. Texas leads export sales at 3.068 billion, followed by Kansas and California. Ames hosts the first annual soil conservation district commissioners short course January 21 22 at Iowa State Memorial Union with ISU officials leading sessions and a banquet. Des Moines Iowa Farmers Union president announces ending Blue Cross Blue Shield sponsorship and switching to National Group Insurance Trust.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
Kansas
California
Minnesota
Nebraska
Indland
North Dakota
North Carolina
AMES
Soil Conservation District
Memorial Union
Iawa State University
Min Amemica
John Poesek
Lee Kolmer
Marvin Anderson
ISU Extension
Charles Donhowe
University Extension
Cooperative Extension Service
Iowa State
Clarence Bockhop
ISU Agricultural Engineering
Des Moines
Iawa Farmers Union
Liwell EK. Gose
Jefferson
TFC
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Gost
National Group Insurance Trust of
Kansas City
Globe Life Insurance Co
Humane Group Sets $500 Reward in Cattle Slayings
The American Humane Assn offers a $500 reward for information on suspected cult style cattle killings across Colorado Nebraska Kansas and Minnesota. Officials report ritual like mutilation and removal of sex organs with blood loss evident in several incidents.
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Humane Group
Denver
American Humane Assn
United States
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Minnesota
Wray
Colo
Yuma County
Gerald Davis
Verysons
R. T. Phillips
Association
Glenwood Springs
Calo
Platte County
Phillips
USDA Drops Quad Cities Milk Rule
The U S department of agriculture suspends limits on milk diversion in the Quad Cities Dubuque federal milk order for December and January. Land O Lakes Inc and Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Assn support the action claiming it allows move of surplus reserve milk directly from farms to manufacturing plants. No opposition was filed.
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Chicago
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Quad Cities- Dubuque
Agriculture Department
Land O'Lakes, Inc
Mississippi Valley Milk Proteers Assu., Inc
Beef and Pork Donations Hit 100 Million Mark
Government spending on beef and pork for school cafeteria donations nears 1 million dollars since last July 1. Ground beef dominates at 76.7 million dollars for over 140.3 million pounds. Canned beef and pork amount to about 22.1 million dollars for nearly 25.9 million pounds, per agriculture department data.
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Washington
Cafeteras
Agriculture Department
Department
Error Noted on Crop Payments in Government Briefing
Washington officials corrected claims by two Agriculture Department aides. The brief stated the government paid farmers 2.4 billion in 1973, 8.5 billion in 1872, and 28 billion for wheat, seed grain, and cotton acreage, countering earlier assertions about nonpayments over three years.
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Wasitngton
UPI
Agriculture Department
Clayton Youtter
Donald J. Brock
Earl J. Burs
Milk Record Set by Four-Year-Old Cow in Brattleboro
In Brattleboro a four-year-old Holstein named Star dell Pineer Pagan owned by Iladwen Kiciss of Fredericksburg achieved a 365 day lactation of 27 520 pounds milk and 45 pounds butterfat under official production testing supervision.
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Brattleboro
Iladwen Kiciss
Fredericksburg
Stardell Pineer Pagan
Maly Assn
America
New York Calf Brings $1.28 at Valley Stock Yards
Kenneth Bush, a farmer from Ihaira New York, sold an 82 pound calf at Valley stock yards and received a check for 1.28 after deductions for a 1.50 trucking charge and 192 sales commission. The incident surprised the farmer who has worked in farming for 25 years.
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Hens, Pa
New York
Kenneth Bush
Ihaira
N.Y
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