Futrell News Says Beef Outlook Dimmer From Early Estimates
Iowa State economist Gene Futrell cautions that cattle price outlooks for the coming months are not as strong as earlier projections. He notes diet demand shifts, heavier weights, and potential competition from pork and poultry could pressure prices, with modest gains possible if heavy cattle pileups do not occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Gene Futrell
Iowa State University
Iowa
Eco-J
Futrell
Farm Auction Schedule from Iowa Listings
A sequence of sale notices lists multiple farm auctions and closings out across Iowa towns. Entries include dates from February 7 to February 22, with times, locations, and items such as livestock, machinery, grain, hay, dairy equipment, and horses, naming organizers like Delmar Hocken Wassel Implement and Jack Storer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Koppenhaver
E. L. Milburn
Moartelle
Leo Fisher
Stanwood
Delmar Hocken
Troy Mills
Jack Storer
Clinton
Irvin Slater
Dysart
Clnsins
Joe W. Navy
Tiffin
Harry F. Hargens
Swisher Road
Merlin Rupp
Monticello
Jack
Clark Thompson
Hopkinton
Laverne Fullmer
Mi. S of
Victor
Manchester Farms, Inc
Manchester
Hawkeye
Hawkeye Downs
J. Howard Heinrich
Postponed Evening Class Rescheduled in Troy Mills
Coggon residents learn the adult evening class will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Troy Mills high school with fertilizers as the topic. A regular Wednesday session covers harvesting and storage. Welding class begins next Monday at 7:30 in Coggon school. the class is full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coggon
North Linn
Troy Mills
Mel Essex
Troy ‘Mills
Essex
Coggon School
Disappearance Of Corn Surprises Simer
Disappearance estimates from the January 1 1967 USDA grain stock report show total U S corn stocks at 3 663 billion bushels a 9 percent drop from a year earlier On farms stocks fell 6 percent to 2 885 billion bushels with price support programs reducing farm holdings Exports and inspections fell while cattle on feed rose and the year shows a large discrepancy possible from data errors including carryover and 1966 crop figures
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L. H. Simerl
University of Thine
USDA
CCC
U.S
East Iowa FFA Contests Slated
The East Iowa FFA announces subdistrict contests starting February in Tipton with 12 high school chapters. Gold emblem winners advance to March district contests in Oskaloosa and La Porte City, with district conventions held in the afternoons.
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Iowa
Tipton
FFA
Williamsburg High School
Dysart-Geneseo High School
Dysart
West Side
Waukon
Central City
North Side
Oskaloosa
LaPorte Ciity
Cedar County NFO Banquet Scheduled With Speaker
John Kuch of Unionville Michigan will speak February 28 at a Cedar county NFO banquet in the west Tipton elementary school. Serving hours are 6 to 7 p.m. Kuch is a director from Michigan on the National Farmers Organization board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar County
NFO
Tipton
John Kuch
Unionville
Mich
West Tipton
Kuch
Michigan
The
National Farmers Organization
Eastern Iowa Guernsey Men Elect Officers
Three district associations in Iowa elected officers last week in meetings in West Liberty Independence and West Union. District 3 named Dengler Jr Davenport as president Sywassink Letts as vice president and Miller Wellman as secretary treasurer. District 2 chose Williamson Rowley as president Brown Waterloo as vice president and Pancrafz Zwingle as secretary treasurer. District 1 elected Livesind Waukon as president Leuenberger Ft Atkinson as vice president and Orth Waverly as secretary treasurer. The districts will hold combined shows July 13 14 15 at fairgrounds in West Liberty Manchester and West Union. A state Guernsey field day will be June 24 at J Gordon Hollis farm near Waterloo.
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AMES
State
Guernsey Breeders Association
West Liberty
Independence
West Union
Walter Dengler, Jr
Davenport
Don Sywassink
Letts
Lester Miller
Wellman
Guy Williamson, Jr
Rowley
Paul A. Brown
Waterloo
Kenneth Pancrafz
Zwingle
Frank Livesind
Waukon
Clinton Leuenberger
Ft. Atkinson
Merlin Orth
Waverly
Fairgrounds
Manchester
J. Gordon Holis
Wieses Herefords Win Futurity Show at Iowa Fair
Des Moines Les Wiese and Sons of Manning exhibited both the bull and heifer futurity champions at the 30th annual Iowa Hereford Assn show and sale at the State fairground. Both champions were spring yearlings. Reserve champion futurity bull entered by Joseph A Kautzsky family of Perry and reserve champion female by Vernon Mardesen and Sons of Elkhorn.
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Des Moines
Les Wiese
Manning
Iowa Hereford Assn
Joseph A. Kautzsky
Perry
Vernon Mardesen
Elkhorn
Creamery Cooperative Meetings Scheduled in Ryan and Greeley
The Farmers Cooperative Creameries at Ryan and Greeley announce their annual meetings Tuesday starting with a free lunch at 11:30 a.m. The Ryan session will be at St. John's school gym and the Greeley session at the Methodist church basement.
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Ryan
Greeley
Manchester
Farmers Cooperative Creameries
Ryan and
St. John’s School
Methodist
Pesticide Applicator Tests Scheduled Across Iowa Des Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture announces pesticide applicator license tests this month across eight locations. Tests run daily from 9 am to 3 pm at state sites including Des Moines East Seventh Street and West Court locations, with nearby venues in Cedar Rapids and Mt. Pleasant.
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Union
Seventh Avenue
Des Moines
Iowa de
Cedar Rapids
Partment of Agriculture
Iowa
Electric Association
Mt. Pleasant
Chemical Laboratory
East Sev
Interstate Powerleath
Court Streets
Desk Company
West Moines
Management School Slated at Manchester
Dr. Neil E. Hart of Iowa State University will speak Friday at the first day of a three day Delaware county farm management school. Other sessions run on successive Fridays from 3 30 am to 3 pm in the American Legion hall at Manchester.
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Manchester
Neil E. Hart
Ames
Iowa State University
Iwill
Delaware County Farm Management
American Legion Hall
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John H. Prestemon
Waukon Jaycees
Veterans Hall
Prestemon
Dick Schmit
Y Rex
Chicago
Iowa State University Agronomists
Mervin Kreger
Olla
Waterloo American Cattle Congress
Monsanto
Simer
Argentina
South Africa
Wieses
Herefords
Swiss Dairy Sale
U.S. 30
Low Moor Corners
Shockey
Guernseys
Lizanne
Welcome
Dan’s
E.O.F
Jack Seeler
M.D. Krokow
Wm. McClimnon
Marty Smith
Gear Rapids
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First Avenue
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