Biohumic farming gains a Cedar Rapids farmer's praise
Ray Batchelder, 41, near Central City on 360 acres, runs 1 000 hogs in a farrow to finish system and keeps 15 ewes. He promotes biohumic farming, citing soil and yield gains, five year rotation, and earthworm benefits. He discusses energy from corn alcohol, local politics, and views on the 1970s presidential race.
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Ray Batchelder
Central City
Batchelder
Joan
Suzy
Jennifer
Buffy
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Extension Council
Central City Vocational Agriculture Department Advisory Board
Pork Producers
Wonder Life
H.A. Lunt
G.M. Jacobson
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
New Haven
Conn
Cargill
Cargill System
NAPA
Hawkeye Institute of Technology
Waterloo
Brazil
Soviet Union
Carter
Court blocks uncured meat labeling under old product names
In Des Moines a permanent injunction prevents the USDA from allowing sale of uncured versions of frankfurters bacon and bologna under traditional names. Judge William C. Stuart faulted labeling as insufficient to address botulism risks and nitrite handling. The ruling pauses the earlier November order and upholds a temporary injunction.
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DES Moines
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
William C. Stuart
USDA
Stuart
National Pork Producers Council
NPPC
Bill Buller
Brookings
S.D
Park Council
Embargo and Boycott Could Pressure Soviet Policy
At a Minneapolis conference, Dr. D Gale Johnson argues that a grain embargo alone won’t force Soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan but paired with an Olympic boycott and U N sanctions it could alter policy. He notes Soviet reliance on grain reserves is secret and that shortages would push meat prices higher and strain livestock production.
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Minneapolis
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
D. Gale Johnson
University of Chicago
Johnson
U.N
Upper Midwest Council
Carter
Upper Midwest
America
Canada
Australia
United States
Europe
Charles Kanten
Milan
Minn
Former Iowa State professors honored
Two ex agronomy professors at Iowa State University W H Pierre and C R Weber have been named honorary members of the Iowa Crop Improvement Association. Pierre chaired agronomy 1938 1964 guiding the Agronomy Building and Research Center while Weber bred soybeans from 1942 to 1967 helping release 13 varieties producing 13.2 million bushels in Iowa under certification. Retired now in Ames Weber’s work boosted Midwest yields. Karen Hall of Waukon daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hall received an Iowa Crop Improvement scholarship. On this date in 1754 Maurice Talleyrand was born.
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AMES
Iowa State University
W.H. Pierre
C.R. Weber
Iowa Crop Improvement Association
Pierre
Iowa State
Weber
Peterson Seed Co
Savage, Minn
Midwest
Iowa
Karen Hall
Waukon
Kenneth Hall
Stock market trends on The Gazette financial page
Daily financial page reports stock market activity with summaries of major indexes and notable movers. It notes price changes, trading volumes, and sector highlights for the day, including prominent corporations and market leaders.
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Kanten
American Agricultural Movement
Delwyn D. Dearborn
College of Agricultural and Biological Sciences
South Dakota State University
S.D. Dearborn
Dearborn
Robert H. Lounsberry
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Lounsberry
Howard Peterka
First National Bank of Miller, S.D
Maurice Talleyrand
Valentine
Tam
Helzberg
Westdale Mall
U.S. Treasury
Morris Plan
Mao the WA
Tolland
Dalton
Noble
New Holland
Elec
Harveste
Mayrath
JD Hyd
Hinikar
Dayton
Thaler
Ter
Braham
Smidley Cattle
Smidley
Dodge
Jamesway
Leonard Auction Co
Irving, Dean & Kenny
Farm Loan Service, Inc. Auction
Park-Ton Farms
David P. Funk
James
Jim" E. Vaughan
St. Olaf
Elkader
Garnaville
Lowa
McGregor, Lowe
Monona
Combine & Rugers
Massey-Ferguson
Meiree
Ford
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