Corporate Feedlot Fate Worse Than Family Farms
Des Moines AP report quotes Kenneth Monfort of Monfort of Colorado saying family type cattle feeders will survive longer than large corporate interests. He cites closer operation tracking and market resilience, criticizes Wall Street investors and tax shelter motives, noting his company has reduced capacity from 225,000 head by about a third.
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Des Moines
Kenneth Monfort
Monfort of Colorado, Inc
Monfort
Feedlot Numbers Down 26 Percent Across 23 States
Washington AP reports the January first inventory of feedlot cattle in 23 states totaled about 9.6 million head, down 26 percent from a year earlier and the smallest start of a year in a decade. The states, which produce about 95 percent of the nation’s grain fed beef, produced just over six million head for market in late 1974, down 14 percent from a year prior and 18 percent from 1972. Placement of new cattle in feeding pens in the last quarter fell 20 percent from Oct-Dec 1971 and 32 percent from 1972, per USDA data.
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Wallongton
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Iowa Congressmen Receive Assignments on Agriculture Panel
Iowa Republicans Charles Grassley and Democrats Tom Harkin and Berkley Bedell receive subcommittee posts on the House Agriculture Committee. Grassley sits on domestic marketing and consumer relations, family farms and rural development, and oversight of departmental operations. Harkin and Bedell join the Livestock and Plains subcommittee, with Bedell on Conservation and Credit, and Grassley also on consumer relations and oversight.
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Washington
Iowa
House Agriculture Committee
Charles Grassley
Tom Harkin
Herkley Bedell
Hardin
Grassley
Bedell
AMPI president quashes split rumors amid regionalization plan
SAN ANTONIO AP An AMPI board meeting led Irvin Elkins to say the nation's largest dairy cooperative will stay unified. The board backs regionalization changes to keep a corporate structure while granting regional autonomy. Details go to voting delegates at the Chicago annual meeting March 24 28. The plan aims for streamlined operations and costs based on service and capital use amid past antitrust suits and officer conduct questions. Denver Ervin Koos of Avoca named NACD director at annual meeting.
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San Antonio
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
AMPI
Irvin Elkins
Elkins
Emory
Wis
Chicago
Eliins
Koos Serves 16 Years as District Commissioner Leader
Koos has been a district commissioner for 16 years and led the Town Association of Soil Conservation District Commissioners, serving as president from 1964 to 1970.
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Koos
Town Assn. of Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Stretch Deadline For Disaster Aid
The agriculture department extended the disaster aid application deadline for farmers under the federal farm program from January 31 to February 38. County committees may extend to April 30 for producers unable to meet the original deadline due to extraordinary circumstances.
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Agriculture Department
Spring Hog Show Champion Glen Keppy Exhibits Grand Hog
Glen Keppy of Devonport shows the state spring market hog at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids. The 248 pound Hampshire Yorkshire hog owned by Roy Keppy entered in open derby division and was nominated for derby competition at birth. The hog gained 1.36 pounds per day from birth.
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Glen Keppy
Devonport
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Hampshire
Yorkshire
Glen
Roy
Megown Urges White House Farm Adviser Post
John Megown a Cedar Rapids agribusiness executive urged the appointment of a White House farm adviser at the Iowa Bankers Association annual convention in Burlington He argued agriculture should have representation alongside consumer segments noting the United States’ potential in world trade and diplomacy.
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Burlington
Cedar Rapids
John Megown
White House
Megown
Iowa Bankers Assn
Meguwa
U.S
Anderson Feels Encouraged by Ford Proposals
DES MOINES IOWA Farm Bureau President J Merrill Anderson said Ford proposals to ensure farmers get enough fuel are encouraging The farmer group leader emphasized the cost of fuel and a program to help as welcome with petroleum products vital to food production amid higher seed fertilizer and supply costs
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Farm Bureau
J. Merrill Anderson
Ford
Junior Polled Hereford Meeting Plans National Show
The Iowa Junior Polled Hereford Association meets after the Hawkeye Polled Hereford Association dinner at Colony Inn. They plan the second National Junior Polled Hereford Show and Turnam July 21 26 at Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha.
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Amana
Iowa
Colony Inn
Turum
Ak- Sar-Ben
Omaha
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