Iowa farmers plan more corn than soybeans for 1985
Iowa and national USDA surveys show farmers intend to plant about 13.7 million acres of corn, up 2 percent from 1984, and 8.45 million acres of soybeans, down 1 percent, with final decisions tied to weather, government programs, and especially credit availability.
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Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Bob Wisner
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CRB
Wisner
Gove
Kan
Fairfield
Prairie Grain Elevator Inc
Stockport
Cedar Rapids cash market for oats and lambs mixed
Cedar Rapids market reports show oats and corn on the cash market with delivery quotes for 2:30 p.m. Friday. Farmstead Foods and Mid-America Lamb Processing quote 90-115 lb lambs and wool lambs at 62-66 dollars, with shorn lambs at 64-66 dollars in some lines, plus freight and contact details for Ray Zamastil and Russ Olson. Prices for hogs, eggs, and dressed meats are listed with state and regional figures.
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Amoco Expands Ethanol Push Into Minnesota Stations
Amoco Oil Co a major Iowa ethanol marketer expands into Minnesota adding 8 to 10 million bushels to domestic corn demand and offering ethanol blends at more than 600 Minnesota service stations. EPA leaded fuel phaseout may lift corn ethanol to booster role.
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Amoco Oil Co
Iowa
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Clarence
Jerry Goldsmith
Iowa Corn Promotion Board
Environmental Protection Agency
Goldsmith
Stewarts Duroc wins top Swine Expo award at Hawkeye Downs
Dave Stewart and son Douglas exhibited a 330 pound Duroc that led the on farm performance tested division, earning overall champion at the Swine Expo in Cedar Rapids. Marian Braet, Ames, showed the reserve overall with Herky, a 330 pound Hampshire-Duroc. Other champions and truckload prizes were noted, with farm and 4 H ties across Iowa.
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Stewart
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Sam
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Lost Nation
Marian
Iowa State
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Hampshire
Duroc
Austin
Minn
Dick Balster
Coggan
Troy Werning
Newhall
Benton County
Troy
Vernon
Tammy Werning
Werning
Brian Becker
Watkins
Wilburt
Dorothy Becker
Becker
Ryan McKinney
Cole
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