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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1970
Page
2
Allomakee plans a second small watershed project as the review concludes the initial findings on persistent pesticides. The second round will cover all other lingering pesticides and assess broader environmental impacts.
Washington officials and industry leaders outlined a staged second round in the drive to reduce pesticide residues, focusing on individual chemicals rather than a blanket ban. Actions will be on a chemical by chemical basis with notices of intent to cancel for survey uses, as departments coordinate with health and interior agencies to assess hazard and essentiality. In parallel, a six member committee in Allamakee County, Iowa, discussed creating a 12,000 acre Sand Cove watershed, with local conservation officials reporting progress and existing watershed projects across the region.
URBANA IL. Washington policy-makers seek a voluntary farm program to balance production and use without increasing taxpayer costs. Spitzen discusses risks of reverting to pre-1965 rules, including wheat and corn controls, while food distribution and nutrition programs shape legislative fate. Economic trends show slower farm growth, high farm productivity, and rising price debts, with government income supports at 3.9 billion in recent years.
David Hammond, Cedar Rapids area extension resource development specialist, will speak on Today's Inflation and How To Control It at the Cedar Rapids Pro-Ag club meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Montrose hotel, according to club secretary Roger Johnson.
Thirteen of 31 Iowa 4-H delegates head to Chicago January 25 for a four day home improvement study tour sponsored by Sears Roebuck Foundation. Northeast Iowa participants include Mary Brainard JoAnn Stewart Rebecca Leistikow Carol Hardy Janet Wiegmann Sharon Poppe Georgene Leath Pam Wetterlen Mary Lou Mueller Lois Pieper Karen Haskovec Ruth Anne Kennedy Cherry Mickey and other delegates from Dubuque Howard Clayton Bremer Chickasaw and other counties.
Central City Community School began its adult farmer class program last week with sessions held on Monday and Wednesday evenings led by instructor Paul Gorman.
A sequence of farm sale notices lists dates from Thursday January 15 to Saturday January 31. Items include close out sales for dairy machinery hay grain livestock and goods with locations near Prairieburg Palo Williamsburg Swisher Walker Center Point Springville and other points, led by sellers such as Don Ald Ellison Pete Gibney Joe Kessler Fred Pirks Fred Soukup and Charles Armstrong.
A Marengo Iowa swine producers group aims to enroll producers of 107 048 head to reach 40 percent of local pork production. About 25 farmers lead the campaign led by Tom Slaymaker. They will hold a dinner on March 10. The county association promotes pork via a quality pork show, premiums for 4 H and FFA entries, supplying pork to home economics classes, an annual pork products meeting, and promotion at the Marengo American Legion Jubilee.
Fayette county 4-H hosts rally night Monday January 19 at 7 30 p m to select eight youth council members from over seven hundred members The event aims to choose four boys and four girls for the 1970 county 4-H council Feed the Birds.
Johnson County Swine Producers Assn plans the 1970 annual meeting and banquet at Iowa City West High School. About 500 to 600 attendees are expected. E V Butler of Newton will speak. A film titled New Facts About Pork will be shown. Entries for pork queen candidates are due January 23 at the Johnson County extension office. Martha McNutt, the current county queen, recently was named state pork queen at the Iowa State Fair. Eligible entrants are single girls ages 17 to 20 who are daughters of pork producers. The county winner advances to the district park queen contest. Four directors will be elected to fill expired terms.
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