Needy Iowans to receive surplus butter and cheese
Surplus dairy aid planned for northeast Iowa includes about 60 000 pounds of butter in one pound portions for Waterloo and 10 surrounding counties. Nine truckloads of cheese will be sent today to metropolitan Iowa centers with deliveries to Decorah and Cedar Rapids. Distribution schedules and eligibility follow USDA pilot rules with income limits. success could expand nationwide and include non fat dry milk.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Army Reserve Building
Decorah
A.W. Schmidt
Iowa Department of Social Services
Cedar Rapids
Vernon Woodard
Des Moines
Cooper Evans
Riowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Evans
USDA
Richard
Lyng
Washington, D.C
Roger Meyer
Evan
the Gazette
Hawkeye
Crystal Ice and Storage Warehouse
Hawkeye Valley
St. Paul
Meyer
Area college students test sales skills at state convention
About 250 people attended a two day meeting of Agricultural Careers Training of Iowa at Kirkwood Community College where 12 sales contests judged by Cedar Rapids leaders focused on sales technique. Tod d Fulton tried to sell a $43316 John Deere tractor but only did a field demonstration. Students including Jon Schmidt, David Helland, Aaron Tolander and Kevin Rice sold various products to practice closing strategies.
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Area College
Todd Fulton
Fairfield
Area College Agriculture
Kirkwood Community College
Agricultural Careers Training of Iowa
Future Farmers of America
ACT
FFA
Cedar Rapids
Jon Schmidt
West Bend
Schmidt
Ellsworth Junior College
Iowa Falls
David Helland
Bode
Iowa Lakes Community College
Aaron Tolander
Olds
Kevin Rice
DeWitt
Fulton, Rice
Tolander
Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids and Waterloo Market Prices Report
Cedar Rapids and Waterloo market notes show hogs steady to higher with sow weights and discounts described. Prices for sheep, wool, and hogs list ranges and processor quotes, plus corn and soybean futures movements and delivery terms at Cedar Rapids processors.
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Cedar Rapids
Ceda Rapids
US Federal Market News: light trading and steady undertone
The Federal State Market News Service reports very light offerings and trading with an undertone of steadiness. Egg prices show small changes with Grade A eggs around 5 to 6 cents, hogs and cattle see mixed moves. receipts and prices vary by class and weight, with overall demand described as sluggish to moderate.
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Federal State Market News Service
Aarket News Service
Livestock Futures Rise Amid Market Strength
UPI reports meat futures advance as traders react to meaty demand signals. Prices climb across major livestock contracts with notable gains in hog and cattle markets.
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UPI
Chicago Markets Report on Butter Eggs Grains and Hogs
USDA prices show bulk butter and eggs for delivery to retailers with Grade A cartons at 75 to 78 for large, 74 to 75 for large overweight, and 71.5 for mediums. Wheat No 2 hard red winter quoted at 3.67, No 2 soft red winter 3.67, corn No 2 yellow 2.66, oats No 2 heavy 2.33, soybeans No 1 yellow 6.32. Hog prices Friday trade activity higher with butchers up about 1.00, sows 280-300 lb at 49 to 51, 300-350 lb at 42-43, 350-500 lb at 47-48.25.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Wilson
Wilsons
Owa
Usda Wareeey
Nevices
Ivery Unc
Yorkshire boar fetches seven thousand at Lisbon sale
A Yorkshire boar from Iowa sold for 7000 dollars at the Farmland Swine Test Station sale in Lisbon. Owned by Everett Mattox's Iowa Yorkshire Farm of Wyoming, it sold to Gary Huisman of Clarksville. The 230 pound boar reached 137 days on test with rapid gain and strong feed efficiency.
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Lisbon
Everett Mattox
Iowa
Yorkshire Farm
Wyoming
Gary Huisman
Clarksville
Paul Kepler
the Gazette
Willard Klein
Iowa Falls
International Boar Semen
Eldora
Hamon blasts grain embargo threat to Soviet Union
American Soybean Association president Charles Hamon called labor pressure for an embargo dangerous to farmers and farm exports. He warned the move could devastate a sector already in a severe recession as he testified before a Senate committee studying embargo effectiveness.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Soviet Union
American Soybean Association
Charles Hamon
Association
Organized Labor
Hamon
Community Event Offers Self Value Workshop
Floyd Reid and Associates sponsor a one day workshop on self valuing skills scheduled for Saturday February 6. Presenters are Harry Scott PhD and William Swim. Registration is limited and contact 363-7060 for details.
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Floyd Reid & Associates
Harry Scott PhD
William Swim
Farmers Home denies plan to push farmers off farms
A top Agriculture Department official called claims that a memo set targets to eliminate thousands of delinquent Farm Home loans “absolutely false.” Undersecretary Frank Naylor said the effort was to bring accounts current and extend credit if needed, while critics warned the problem is larger than portrayed.
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Washington (Ap
Agriculture Department
Frank Naylor
Farmers Home Administration
House Agriculture Credit Subcommittee
Naylor
Subcommittee
Fmha
Center For Rural Affairs
Nebraska
Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
Dorgan
Charles Shuman
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U.S. Senate
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33Rd Ave
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