Iowa official warns of grain tax war with Illinois
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bob Lounsberry says a 40 year old law could trigger a grain tax dispute with Illinois if Iowa enforces withholding on grain sold from Illinois owned farms. He cites tax rates from 1 percent to 13 percent and suggests repeal or reciprocity with Illinois to avert conflict.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bob Lounsberry
Illinois
Lounsberry
Jim Thompson
John Block
Robert Ray
Gerald D. Barr
Revenue Department
Buchanan winners named in Independence Iowa yield contest
Independence Area Chamber of Commerce announced winners at its annual dinner. Dan Gaffney Lamont won corn first with 198.17 bushels per acre, Glen Peck Winthrop second, Donald Cook Lamont third. Gaffney also led District 6. Soybeans won by LeRoy Schmit Jesup first at 59.34. Carson and Barron Farm Rowley second 59.22. Don Gosse Independence third 52.76. Schmit was District 6 runner up. Steve Mace presented the awards.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Iowa
Independence Area
Donald Cook
Lamont
Gaffney
LeRoy Schmit
Jesup
Carson
Barron Farm
Rowley
Don Gosse
Schmit
Steve Mace
Chamber
Farm prices hit record highs amid protests
Prices farmers receive for raw products rose 5 percent from December to January as tractorcades neared Washington. The Agriculture Department reported the gain while noting 1978 net farm income rose 40 percent and farmers’ net equity climbed 11 percent.
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Washington (Ap
American Agriculture Group
Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Crop Reporting Board
Farm price outlook and dairy trends in 1979 report
The report details rises in meat animal prices with gains for soybeans and declines for cotton eggs and oranges. Lettuce damage pushed prices up while beef cattle on the hoof reached a record of 59.80 per 100 pounds. Milk held at 11.80 per hundredweight and overall farm prices rose 25 percent from January 1978 despite higher costs.
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