Farm Roundup and Agricultural Awards Across Iowa
Farmers Home Administration plans a rate increase to 9 percent on rural housing loans after Friday to align with the cost of money. Gordon Cavanaugh notes the measure. low income borrowers may still access rates as low as 1 percent. Corwyn Hicks receives the Friend of the Trees Award for environmental efforts. Iowa Christmas Tree Growers elect new officers with Lloyd Van der Streek as president and Irvin Faber as vice president. Malcolm hosts Poweshiek Angus Association officers with Bill Ferguson as president and Susan Davis as secretary treasurer. Directors include Roger Hall, Gerald Ferguson, Wayne Reinbrecht, and Edward Maschner.
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Farmers Home Administration
Agriculture Department
Gordon Cavanaugh
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Des Moines
Corwyn Hicks
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Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa Christmas Tree Growers Association
Hicks
Wallace State
Iowa Christmas Tree Growers
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Lloyd Vander Streek
Pella
Irvin Faber
Jim Murphy
Runnells
Russell Wilkens
Jonas Miller
Kenyon Hoffman
Marion
Malcom
Bill Ferguson
Scarsboro
Poweshiek County
Angus Association
Roger Hall
Susan Davis
Grinnell
Steve Carson
Newton
Gerald Ferguson
New Sharon
Wayne Reinbrecht
Tama
Edward Maschmann
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ISU planters shown at Iowa Power Farming Show
Iowa State University exhibited experimental corn planters aimed at conservation tillage at the Iowa Power Farming Show in Des Moines Veterans Auditorium. ISU engineer Morton Boyd described how minimal soil disturbance saves energy and reduces erosion, while noting the devices remain in the experimental stage with potential civilian use in a year or two.
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Des Moines
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Kirkwood hosts horticulture job fair draws 35 employers
About 35 nurserymen and conservation officers attended Kirkwood Community College's horticulture job fair in Iowa Hall. Roughly 200 interviews were scheduled as 45 second year students and similar number of freshmen sought internships and summer work, with employers seeking about 75 hires this year and a board listing about 90 additional openings.
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Kirkwood Community College
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Kirkwood
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Essex
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Ford
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Kirkwood Fair
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Heard Gardens
Des Moines
Scott
Jeff Wood
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Farmers Sleep Over At USDA During Protests
Reporters describe an overnight presence of farmers at the Agriculture Department as security teams struggle to control a shifting crowd. Dozens slept on couches and carpets while others used facilities, wandered the halls, and even took small items as souvenirs amid relaxed access policies during the week of American Agriculture protests.
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Agriculture Department
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