Farmers Enter 1976 Facing Uncertainty Amid Record Crops
Washington AP reports farmers expect some relief from the profit crunch as cattle feeders hog raisers and dairy producers may gain from cheaper grain though beef cattle prices remain weak and exports policy with Russia and Poland weighs on outlook. Despite mixed signals, USDA economists see 1976 as a continued full-planting trend with another bumper year possible if rains cooperate. Net farm income in 1975 stood around 25 billion, with variability across sectors and ongoing calls for price supports and export policy stability.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
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Agriculture Department
November Red Meat Production Down 6 Percent
Washington AP reports a 6 percent drop in November red meat production from federally inspected packing plants amid ongoing pork output decline. Beef rose 1 percent while veal surged 9 percent. overall 1975 first eleven months show a 4 percent drop vs 1974 with beef leading production. Pork still lags, lamb and mutton down, and live weights average 996 pounds.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Linn Soybean Clinic Scheduled in Marian
Linn county extension director Dick Freeman says a Linn Soybean Clinic will be held at the Rural Electric Co-op in Marian on Wednesday Jan 1 with coffee at 9 45 a m and lesson ending at 3 00 p m The program will cover maximizing profits with narrow rows varieties herbicides and other management practices A panel of farmers who have grown soybeans in narrow rows of 2 inch spacing will participate
Butz Signals New Beef Import Agreements
Washington Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz announced renewed government control of beef imports in 1978 through new voluntary restraint agreements with foreign shippers. He did not specify the import ceiling but signaled a potential rise of about 50 million pounds above 1.58 billion pounds in 1975. Talks with supplying nations including Australia aim to keep 1976 imports below a rising base level, with mandatory quotas possible if imports exceed 110 percent of the base.
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Agriculture Department
Washington
Milk Price Support Bill Split Prompts Budget Debate
Washington debates a dairy subsidy bill sent to President Ford with conflicting projections. Administration and dairy groups disagree on taxpayer costs, predicting either about 530 million or under 73 million, depending on price floor and quarterly adjustments.
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UPI
Chaley Hiaeners
Wilk
Congress
Ford
Basic Farm
Ini
Woryods
Television Listings Fragment Dense With Program Titles
Listings show a jumble of 1980s era TV slots and movie titles like Goldfinger and Dawn Patrol. Several station names and times are garbled but indicate CBS ABC and local channel blocks with late night features and public notices.
Lowan Renamed To Plant Board
Des Moines attorney Ply Dole Porter of Pamwor Seed Corn Co. was reappointed to a third term on the Plant Variety Protection board established in 1970. The board operates under the Plant Variety Protection Act to extend legal protection for new seed produced plant varieties and related developer rights.
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Dole Porter
Bes Moines
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Friday Porter
Pamwor Seed Corn Co
New Label Proposal Would Identify Lamb
Washington AP The agriculture department weighs a proposal to mark lamb in supermarkets so shoppers can tell it from mutton The plan comes from the National Wool Growers Assn and would stamp the word Lamb intermittently on carcasses and wholesale cuts A leg of lamb would be labeled accordingly Federally graded mutton and yearling meat are already identified The public comment period runs until March 1 and may be sent to the Office of the Hearing Clerk USDA Washington DC
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Agriculture Department
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Nations Wool Growers Assn
USDA
Wishington
D.C
Dispersal Auctions Across Iowa and Nearby Regions
Auction notices for multiple dispersal events across Center Point Guernsey Stanwood Portville Chelsea and surrounding towns. The fragmentary listings mention sale times around 12 30 pm and 12 40 pm with various sellers including Clarence Cameron Arnold Mergen Don Coppess and Chris Brochh. Events occur January and Feb with distances noted in miles.
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Albory Kawtiin
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