MidWest Markets Lamb Quotes From Cedar Rapids and Waterloo
Pro Farmer provides quotes for Rapids and Waterloo markets with Cedar Rapids Wilson Foods listing $472-48 per 2, Mid-America Lamb Processing bids 100-120 lb lambs at $60-62, feeder lambs at $58-60. Contacts Russ Olson 319 846 2751 Fairfax and Ray Zamastil 319 846 2694. Slaughter costs noted as $8-14.
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Cedar Rapids
Wilson Foods
Mid-America
Russ Olson
Fairfax
Wilson Food
Ray Zamastil
Waterloo Rath Packing Co
Butch
Farm market reports and livestock pricing spread across regions
Des Moines region and Northwest Central Southeast sectors report on prices for corn soybeans and eggs. Livestock values show hogs cattle and sheep trading with declines, underlining subdued demand and uneven supplies across markets.
Sioux City Livestock Report Hogs Cattle Prices Mixed
Hog trade steady to lower with U S 1-2 210-250 lb hogs at 49 00 to 49 25, 190-210 lb 45 00 to 48 00, heavier 250-270 lb 48 25 to 49 00, 300-360 lb 43 00-44 00. Sows and boars weaker or mixed, cattle slaughter and feeders noted with mixed demand and varying dress yields, prices for steers 63 00 to 68 00 depending on weight and grade, cows 31 00 utility to boning, overall market uncertain.
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Federated State Market
Giese
Saale
Iowa Farm
Pycene
Iowa Hive Ice of Agriculture
Central
U.S
Chicago Produce Butter Tuesday Market Report
Butter prices held steady with grade AA at 143.25 and grade A steady. Buyers showed cautious sentiment as deliveries remained unchanged and volume buyers remained steady. Extra large 1.11 1.14. A large 1.09. WW mediums 1.06.
Egg prices hit record highs in Cedar Rapids amid Avian flu drive
Cedar Rapids stores including Barlow Foods raise prices beyond a dollar per dozen as Avian flu in the East and frigid Southern weather squeeze supply. Industry figures say the gains help distressed farmers while shoppers face about 1.25 a dozen in some outlets.
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Cedar Rapids
Barlow Foods
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Virginia
Country Lane Eggs
Kalona
Monte Produce
Monticello
Bill Bell
The
Gazette
Jim Rich
American Egg Board
Rich
Country Lane
Illinois
Iowa
Mason City
West Union
South
Sue Kempf
Hay scarcity boosts profits in Iowa amid drought and snow
Iowa farmers reap high hay prices as drought last summer trimmed output and heavy snow raises feeding demand. Dealers report 80 to 100 dollars per ton, with buyers for every seller, and new efforts push quality testing and a regional Hay Directory to connect producers with buyers across the Midwest.
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al Swegle
Iowa
Missouri
Dakotas
al Seim
Ottumwa
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Dennis Romsey
The
Gazette
Wisconsin
USDA
Romsey
Roger Kirchner
Keosauqua
Southeast Iowa Hay Growers Association
Midwest
National convention and regional farm meetings in Iowa
A week of agricultural events across Iowa lists the American Farm Bureau Federation meeting in Orlando from Jan 8 to 12 and numerous extension council gatherings, crop clinics, pest updates, and farm programs in counties including Buchanan Cedar Clayton Delaware Fayette Linn Winneshiek and more from Jan 5 to Jan 10 with sessions at hotels town halls banks and fairgrounds.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Orlando
Fla
Buchanan County
Independence
Cedar County
Tipton
Delaware County
Farm Bureau
Manchester
Rod Hamer
Federal Land Bank of Manchester Fed
Linn County
Marion
Farmers Bank
Jesup
VFW
Clayton County
Peoples State Bank
Elkader
Iowa
Ron Orth
Ames
Iowa State University Extension Dairyman
Walcott
Eldridge Cooperative Co
Eldridge
Fayette County
Park and Parkette
Fayette
Johnson County
Montgomery Hall
Fairgrounds
Town City
Linn Rural Electric Cooperative
Grant
Wood Area
Cedar Rapids
Small Business Administration
First National Bank
Fairfield
Winneshiek County
Army Reserve Center
Decorah
West Branch
Iowa-Cedar River
Soil Commissioners
Happy Joe's
Clayton County Holstein Association
Benton County
Vinton
Lo-Ag
Luana
Keota man lands first loan under new Iowa soil program
Robert Romoser of Keota received the first no interest loan from the Soil Conservation Revolving Loan Fund. The $6,545.13 loan will finance hillside conservation with an earthen dam and stand pipe connected to underground tile. Eligibility requires net worth under $300,000 and annual payoff over ten years. The fund totals $1 million and is overseen by state and local soil conservation bodies.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Keota
Robert Romoser
Soil Conservation
Terry Branstad
Romoser
Washington County Soil Conservation District
West
Rath Packing resumes work under court voided contract
Unionized Rath Packing Co employees returned to work under new work rules after U S Bankruptcy Judge William Thinnes voided the existing contract. The change allows Rath to revise seniority, cut voluntary layoffs and alter bumping, aiming to lift productivity and restore competitiveness during bankruptcy reorganization.
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Rath
Farm Equipment and Livestock Auctions Scheduled
The Gazette lists two upcoming farm sales. January 21 at 10:30 a.m. features machinery cattle equipment and antiques at Orville Prim rose near Van Horne with Duane Holst as auctioneer. January 28 at 11:30 a.m. includes cattle hog equipment hay at Herbert and Marilyn Miller near Marengo with Duane Holst again officiating.
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Orville Primrose
van Horne
Duane Holst
Herbert
Marilyn Miller
Marengo
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CAGO
War Aa
Rev Dav
Sonial
Jon Ma
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Acnanae
Sioux City
Ramsey
Steve Barnhart
Iowa State University
Barnhart
the Gazette
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
Iowa Beef Improvement Association
Marriott Hotel
New
Selchow and Righter Co
Scrabble
Rix
Judd
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Ili
Judd Scrabbs
Seichow and Righter Co
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