Grassroots Food Campaigns In Washington Face Endings
Two grass roots style efforts to expose rising food costs in the United States ran last summer. The Food Action Campaign linked to the Agribusiness Accountability Project aimed at corporate power and rural policy, while a second group backed by farm and agribusiness interests sought to bridge farmer and consumer gaps. FAC ends as funding dries up. the other campaign is just starting to mobilize after five months.
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United States
Missouri
Food Action Campaign
FAC
Agribusiness Accountability Project
AAP
Cor
America
Project On Corporate Responsibility
Center For Community Change
CCC
Georgetown
Field Foundation
Harris
Senate Select Committee
Jim Hightower
Agricultural Action Campaigns Merge to Form ACA
The Food Action Campaign and the American Agriculture Action Partnership merged, creating the Agricultural Council of America ACA directing a staff of six with bids to hire more. Led by Jim Hightower, the FAC used white papers and TV appearances to push a consumer food fairness agenda across 38 cities in 25 states, drawing support from farmers and agribusiness alike.
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Litton
American Agriculture
Agricultural Council of America
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ACA
Alan Paul
Paul
AAP
Butz
FAC
Atkins Farmer Sweeps Linn Soybean Contest
Gearhart Krug of Atkins tops Linn County Better Crops Club soybeans with 53.41 bushels per acre, edging Robert Rohlena of Cedar Rapids. Marion’s Lumir Dostal wins the corn contest at 143.5 bpa, with Jack Scott second at 138.51 bpa. The 10th annual awards banquet is Feb 11 at Sirloin N Brew in Cedar Rapids. two board seats up for election. Reservations can be made via Kenneth Millsap, secretary treasurer, Cedar Rapids.
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Atkins
Gearhart Krug
Linn County
Better Crops Club
Krug
Robert Rohlena
Cedar Rapids
Rohlena
Lumir Dostal
Marion
Jack Scott
First Ave
Kenneth Millsap
Bill Boland
Fairfax
Milo Wolrab
Mt. Vernon
Ray Keiper
Palo
Irvin Scott
J. Donald LeFebvre
Gearhardt Krug
Paul Taylor
Springville
Leonard Broulik
Vernon Rammelsberg
Roger Krug
Max Rogers
Milo Wolr
DES hormone ruling praised as aid to cattlemen
Iowa official calls U.S. appeals court decision lifting the DES ban a boost for cattle producers and consumers. The ruling requires a new hearing but suggests lower feed costs and faster fattening, with Magdanz noting no evidence of harm from DES in beef and beef prices potentially falling. Americans eat about 115 pounds of beef yearly.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert Lounsberry
U. S
Appeals Court
Lounsberry
Court of Appeals
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Magdanz
National Livestock Feeders Assn
U. S. Court of Appeals
Don F. Magdanz
Welsh Sets Corn Record In Allamakee County Contest
Welsh of rural Waukon set a new county corn yield record with 177.78 bushels per acre in Allamakee master corn grower contest last year. James Prestemon of Waukon placed second with 164.42 bu per acre on bottom land. Other yields above 160 include Clarence Hoffman of Waukon 162.67. Lyle Westby of Waukon 161.18. Arlyn Fossum of Waterville 161.0.
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Waukon
Bernard Welsh
Allamakee
James Prestemon
Welsh
Prestemon
Clarence Hoffman
Lyle
Westby
Arlyn Fossum
Waterville
Schaben Blasts Butz Handling of Fertilizer
UPI reports Senator James Schaben of Dunlap, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, denounced Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz over fertilizer policy. He said Butz ignored a telegram requesting a nitrogen allocation system to ensure planting season supplies, calling the reply vague and evasive after six weeks.
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Schaben
Butz
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