Master Pork Producer Honored for Iowa Hog Farm Work
Mary Michels, 54, named 1996 Master Pork Producer at the Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines. She operates a 400 acre farrow to finish hog farm, raises 1100 to 1200 hogs yearly, using Landrace-Large White sows and Hamp-Duroc boars, marketing to Hormel Foods in Austin Minnesota. Her late husband Richard helped build the operation. his death spurred her to continue and possibly lecture on pork production.
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Iowa State offers second round odour control funding for livestock
Iowa State University invites applications for the second round of Livestock Odor Control demonstration projects funded by the 1996 Iowa General Assembly. A 50/50 cost share, with $100 000 remaining to be awarded, supports projects across seven ISU Extension areas.
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USDA official Ellen Haas to resign as undersecretary
Ellen Haas will leave the Agriculture Department February 14 after almost four years, ending a tenure that improved school lunch nutrition but drew criticism over contracting and procurement. Her exit follows GAO findings on hiring practices and a $25,000 grant to a friend's children’s book project.
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Fiber optics spark revolution in telecom and home use
The article explains fused silica fiber invented by Corning enables massive data transfer via multiple noninterfering wavelengths. It notes deregulation since 1982 spurring AT&T, MCI, and Sprint fiber battles, cost concerns, and the five to ten year outlook for in-home fiber. It highlights vast capacity, digital transmission, and Corning’s dominant market share.
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Farm events offer tips on employee management and agriculture topics
A series of agriculture oriented sessions includes Help Wanted a two hour satellite program at 7 p.m. Tuesday sponsored by the National Pork Producers Council and National Hog Farmer magazine. Other events include the Producer Profitability Conference at Iowa State University Ames the manure management workshop in Clermont February 20 and the Roadside Workshop in Iowa City February 2. The Southeast Iowa Swine Conference is in Mount Pleasant with a $25 registration. Swiss Valley Farms CEO Carl Zurborg received the 1996 National Award for Agriculture Achievement.
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Nussle Named to Rural Health Care Coalition
Rep. Jim Nussle of Manchester will serve as co-chair of the Rural Health Care Coalition when it reorganizes later this month. His co-chair will be Rep. Glenn Poshard, and the group will focus on Medicare and Medicaid issues and the Rural Health Improvement Act. The coalition was started in 1986 by Rep. Tom Tauke and Rep. Mike Synar.
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