Satellite Promises Superior Crop Forecasts via ERTS-B
NASA plans the ERTS-B satellite to enhance crop area inventories and forecasts. The 2100 pound instrument will orbit every 103 minutes at 670 miles, continuing the LACIE project with USDA and NOAA collaboration to improve global harvest predictions starting with North American wheat.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Earth
Department of Agriculture
William L. Ruble
USDA
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Sis
Ruble
Bob Ruble
USA
Great Plaina
South Texan
Georgia
Nicaragua
Space Agency
Litton Butz Tangle on Cows in Kansas City
Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz says the beef industry will recover and large feed lots aren’t dead. He warns against buying land at inflated prices and stresses the farmer’s role in world food supplies while sparring with Rep. Litton during a district club event.
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Kansas City
Earl Butz
Butz
Rutz
World Wide Meats ordered to cease unfair practices
USDA rulings bar World Wide Meats Inc of Denison Iowa from paying employees of customers for purchases and from improper brokerage payments. The order aims to end commercial bribery tied to meat sales under the Packers and Stockyards Act. Williamsburg honors 4-H leaders Milford Langlas Melvin Schutterle e Kvith Lemley Herbert Miller and Ralph Heitshusen for 5 to 15 years of service as 4-H leaders. about 85 leaders and friends attend the recognition program.
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Washington
APY World Wide Meats, Inc
Denison
Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Packers and Stockyards Administration
G. Liebert
Kansas
Williamsburg
Milford Langlas
Town
Melvin Schutterlee
Norway
Kvith Lemley
Parnell
Herbert Miller
Marens Go
Ralph Heitshusen
American Beef Sells Feedlot in Western Nebraska
American Beef Packers Inc sold a 746 acre feedlot near Minatare Nebraska to Premier Corporation of Fowlerville Michigan for 1.4 million dollars. About 25 000 head of cattle were included in the sale. The company filed for Chapter 11 protection January 7 and seeks refinancing for its eight facilities. Bankruptcy Judge David Crawford approved the sale terms Friday night with GE Credit Corporation giving consent.
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American Beef
Omaha, Neb
American Beef Packers, Inc
Nebraska
Premier Corporation
Fowlerville
Mich
Minatare
Neb
Douglas Reno
Packer
David Crawford
General Electric Credit Corporation
Coming Web Sale Notices From Local Listings
A fragmentary newspaper listing shows multiple upcoming sales and auctions. Items include aut gale machines, grain and feed, and miscellaneous goods with locations and dates such as February 8 and February 15. Named individuals include Donald Knupp Harold Bliera Delbert Mibin and D W McGowan.
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Web
Gale
Mach
Livestuc
Donald Knupp
Fridan
Sale
Holleins
Grain
Harold Bliera
Hopkinton
Saly Feb
Munch
Hay
Delbert Mibin
Veteran Brown Swiss Secretary Dies at 78 in Beloit
Fred Idtse, longtime executive secretary of the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Assn of America, died at his Beloit home aged 78. He began as a fieldman for the American Jersey Cattle Club in 1929 overseeing twelve states and organized state associations. He moved to Beloit in 1938 as the first fieldman for the Brown Swiss breeders and became executive secretary in 1942 following Ralph Inman’s retirement.
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Beloit
Wis
Fred
Idtse
Brown Swina Cattle Breeders Assn. of America
American Jersey Cattle Club
Iowa
Jersey Association
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Assn
Ra Inman
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North America
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Aitkin
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St. Cloud
Peter Henrickson
Gilbert Menkveld
Anoka
Minnn
Litton
Jerry Littan
Dma
Buzz
Littan
Chillicothe
Ruiz
Bulz
Witter
East Vg
Faun News
Iowa County
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FREE
Rus.co
Eighth Avenue
Jerry Williamson
Cobgom
Wark Lapaee
Richefscheidt
Mewhall
Sill Yock
Stanwood
10Th St
Marion
FNERY
Lee
Ees
America
Egrdar Raplos
Davenport
Des Moines
West River DR
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