Grain scandal shocks Stockport
In Stockport a grain scandal shocks this town of 340 as Prairie Grain Co. owner Raymond Keller shoots himself amid investigations into grain misappropriation. Losses to farmers are projected around 4.7 million dollars with rumors of higher totals, and many residents fear ruined livelihoods.
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Stockport
Raymond Keller
Prairie Grain Co
Board of Trade
Keller
Raymond
Bud Heston
Stockport Area
Heston
Dysart FFA Places Second at Winter Beef Expo
At the Iowa Winter Beef Expo in Des Moines the Dysart FFA finished second overall. Elk Horn exhibitor David Steen topped the Maine-Anjou female class, Goose Creek Ranch earned the champion bull, and Bernhard’s Maine-Anjou plus Flying Dutchman Ranch claimed reserve titles. The Murray Grey and percentage cattle contests crowned champions, with FFA judging highlighting Mark Squires and his Anita team as top individuals and team. The Junior Steer Show drew 200 plus entries with Lance Messerly and Jaquelynn Moothart among grand and reserve champions. Expo continues through Thursday.
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Des Moines
David Steen
Elk Horn
Goose Creek Ranch
Minnesota Lake
Farmers of America
Mark Squires
Anita
Dysart
Lance Messerly
Webster City
Jaquelynn Moothart
Fairfield
Mild winter sparks hog mange in Iowa swine
Iowa hogs are fighting hog mange due to a milder winter. Extension spokesman Jerry DeWitt describes mange as a contagious skin disease caused by mites that burrow, feed, and hatch eggs, with symptoms starting near eyes and ears. He notes treatment with sprays using lindane, malathion, or toxaphone and expects more reports as spring approaches.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State Extension Service
Jerry DeWitt
DeWitt
Delaware Plant Iowa meeting set in Manchester
The Delaware County Plant Iowa committee will hold an informational meeting for all club leaders and organization presidents at 8 p.m. on Monday February 25 in the Delaware County ASC office at 721 South Fifth Street Manchester. Representatives from the Conservation Board Iowa Conservation Board Forestry Section the local ASCS office and extension service will attend to offer technical assistance for tree planting projects and funding.
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Manchester
Delaware County “Plant Iowa
Orville Schmitz
Delaware County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
South Fifth Street
Plant Iowa
Delaware County Committee
Delaware County Conservation Board
Iowa Conservation Board
Iowa State Conservation Commission Forestry Section
ASCS
Extension Service
Set aside plan urged to steady 1980 grain prices
Iowa farmers across multiple towns urged Rep. Tom Harkin to push a 1980 farm bill provision for a grain set aside and price pegging at 99 percent of parity if future embargoes occur. They fear continued low prices despite sending grain abroad and worry about a large upcoming crop plus carryover stocks.
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Earlham
Iowa
Soviet Union
Tom Harkin
Harkin
House Agriculture Committee
Farm auctions schedule with multiple buyers and locations
Farm auctions listed for February 20 through 28. Each entry notes date, time, items such as cattle and machinery, and auctioneers with directions to farms near Coggan, Ryan, Springville, Blairstown, Williamsburg, Marion, Parnell, Olin, and Olin area. Additional close out sales included.
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Mach
Burnell Kehrli
Russell Wenger
Coggan
Gerald Wolfe
Ryan
Joe
Gerry Gillmore
Springville
C & M Farms
Parnell
Ralph Sell
Olin
Jerry Hankemeier
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Jim Warner
Warner
Dysart Ffa
Ball
Williams
Delaware ‘Plant
Delaware County
Boone
Audubon
Creston
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
Montgomery
Ala
Don Hoy
Legionnaire
Oxford Junction
Jones County Cattlemen's Assn
Sonny Uy
Menthol
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