Florida man named as deputy secretary of Agriculture
President Carter will nominate James H. Williams of Florida to be the Agriculture Department deputy secretary, subject to Senate confirmation. Williams, a citrus grower and former Florida lieutenant governor, would focus on department operations and budget matters while placing stock in a blind trust and selling cattle holdings to avoid conflicts.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
James H. Williams
Florida
Carter
Williams
Department
Senate
John White
White
Democratic National Party
Florida Senate
Reubin Askew
Askew
Ocala
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Horse-drawn bobsled rides promoted by Kirkwood College
Kirkwood Community College promotes winter education with horse-drawn bobsled rides at Indian Creek Nature Center on February 11 and 18 at 1 30 and 3 30 pm. Rides cost 3 dollars per person and accompany nineteen other farming and horticulture classes at Kirkwood and area high schools. Registration is by telephone in Cedar Rapids and rural areas.
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Kirkwood Community College
Indian Creek Nature Center
Kirkwood
Jefferson High School
Kennedy High School
Washington High
Marion High School
Cedar Rapids
Gasohol push and farm policy views from Gene Weih
The Gazette profiles 53 year old Gene Weih who farms 320 acres near Bennett Iowa and serves on the Iowa Corn Promotion Board He discusses gasohol promotion tax policy checkoffs pesticide research and farm outlook He notes beefs about rising land prices and the need for resilience in family farming
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the Gazette
Gene Weih
Bennett
Tipton
Weih
Nelda
Tim
Iowa State University
Shelly
Davenport
Tom
Jon
Stephanie
Iowa Corn Promotion Board
South Bethel Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Ames
State Corn Promotion Board
EPA limits spraying of pesticide propanamide
The Environmental Protection Agency states it will not ban the pesticide propanamide but will cut in half the amount permitted for crop spraying, affecting farmers and agricultural use nationwide.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Farm auctions schedule with multiple buyers and locations
A newspaper listing outlines several farm auctions in January near Masonville Dysart Wyoming Walford and Ryan. Items include machinery hay livestock and miscellaneous goods with sale times from noon to 1 30 p m and locations specified by directions and land area.
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Mach
Goods
Joe Becker
Masonville
Hay
Russell Callahan
Dysart
Melvin Sievers
Wyoming
Allan Vanourny
Walford
Austie Lannigham
Ryan
You can fight a computer you can fight a computer
The phrase appears as a banner or slogan from Sundays PARADE. It presents a bold, provocative line that contrasts human resilience with machine power. Read as a periodical tease, it signals a feature or column exploring technology versus human wit.
Iowa farm groups calendar with Jan events and talks
A dense listing of agricultural meetings and conferences across multiple Iowa counties. Highlights include the Iowa Fruit Grower's Conference in Des Moines with Don Heinicke and Robert Denny, the Agri Expo at Clinton Community College, and numerous county seminars on corn soybeans dairy cattle and farm policy featuring speakers from Ames Cedar Rapids and Waterloo.
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Illinois
Nebraska
Cedar Rapids
State Park
Veteran’s Auditorium
Des Moines
Don Heinicke
Hillside Orchards
Robert Denny
Stark Brothers Nursery
Iowa Fruit Grower’s
Hilton Inn
Cedar County
Masonic Lodge
Tipton
Charles Glen
Alter Barge Co
Davenport
Garren Benson
Ames
Iowa State Extension Agronomist
Harold Stockdale
Gerald Gogan
Delaware County
Kent Nelson
Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative
Cardinal Lounge
Dyersville
Iowa
Brown Swiss Canton
Merlin Gendelmann
Clarence
Prairieburg
Tama County
Toledo
State Bank of Vinton
Vinton
Dysart
Tipton State Bank
Clayton County
Elkader
Northeast Iowa
Waukon
Washington County
KC Hall
Washington
Traer Memorial Building
Traer
Garren O. Benson
Kay Connelley
Waterloo
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Bergland Back
U.S
Troy Thomas
Harrold
Denver
Gasohol
Buchanan County
Lamont Legion Hall
Lamont
Peoples’ State Bank
Clayton County Cattlemen’s Association Board
Johnson County
Montgomery Hall
Fairground
Iowa City
Committeewomen
Fayette County
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Jones County
Shenandoah
Creighton Knall
Monticello
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Linn County
Gazette Farm
al Swegle
ABC
Bishop
Schemann Continuing Education
Sportsman
Oelwein
Courthouse Assembly Room
Independence
Benton County
Marvin Skadberg
Eldon Olsen
Phil Huffered
John Edlin
Northrup King
West Union
Linn Rural Electric Cooperative Building
Marion
Ms Deal
Goodyear
Datsun
Toyota
Nationwide Automotive Service
Tiempo
Old Tire
Visa
American Express
Carte Blanche
Diners Club
Eldon Collingwood
2Nd Ave
Westside
Gary Barmore
Williams Blvd
East Edge
7Th Ave
Mon
Bob Shimon
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