Grain and Livestock Roundup From Des Moines and Midwest
Grain prices firmed as a blizzard slowed movement in the Midwest. No. 2 yellow soybeans sold for 5.38 to 5.42 per bushel while No. 2 yellow corn ranged 1.95 to 1.97. Hog receipts were delayed by storms. hogs steady to up to 1 per hundred. Steer prices steady at Sioux City. beef prices mixed with mixed grade 200 to 220 pound butchers averaging 46.45. Walter W. Wolfe promoted to VP GM for Mid-America Dairy Men Inc in St Paul. In Cedar and Clayton counties beef projects and junior feeder entries noted with breed breakdowns and weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Midwest
Iowa
Sioux City
Interior
Pipestone Offers Sheep Management Home Study Course
The Pipestone area vocational school announces a home study correspondence course in sheep management. Interested individuals should write to Pipestone Lamb and Wool Program at Pipestone Area Vocational Technical Institute, Pipestone, MN 56164. Mulch type farming can cut soil erosion in half in Iowa, says USDA engineer John M. Laffen, who notes the key is using plant residues and conservative tillage.
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Pipestone, Minn., Area
Pipestone Lamb and Wool
Pipestone Area
Ames
Iowa
John M. Laffen
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa State University
Farm factions move closer on government aid perspective
Washington faces a shifting farm policy landscape as longtime foes appear closer in stance. Don Paarlberg, former Agriculture Department chief economist, notes both sides accept more government intervention. amid farm strike pressure, lawmakers weigh emergency aid while Bergland urges boosting prices via existing programs and cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Don Paarlberg
Purdue University
Agriculture Department
Paarlberg
Eisenhower
American Enterprise Institute For Public Policy Research
Ironi
Cally
GOP
The
Economist
Fred Richmond
D-N.y
House Agriculture Committee
Bob Bergland
Taiwan buys $11 million Midwest grain deal
R L Li mission adviser and interpreter for Y S Miao president of the Taiwan Flour Mills Association talks with newsmen in Kansas City after Taiwan buys $11 million worth of grain from four Midwest grain companies. The purchase highlights ties between Taiwan and U S grain markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.L. Li
U S Declares Victory Over Hog Cholera after 15-year Campaign
Agriculture Secretary Bergland will announce the United States is free of hog cholera ending a $140 million eradication campaign begun in 1962. The move saves farmers and consumers while enabling pork exports and reducing disease costs, with the last outbreak dated August 1, 1976 near Cape May New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Agriculture
Bob Bergl
United States
Agriculture Department
Bergland
England
Congress
Cape May
N.J
Dubuque Pack Denison plant under USDA probe
The U S Department of Agriculture is investigating Dubuque Packing Co for possible meat grading violations at its Denison Iowa facility. Two Denison plant employees were fired amid the probe and company chairman Robert Wahlert said the Denison plant operates with autonomy from the Dubuque company.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dubuque
Dubuque Packing Co
Robert Wahlert
Denison
Iowa
USDA
Farm Auctions Schedule From January to February
Tuesday January 31 sale at 11 a.m. includes 186 Holstein cows at Wayside Farms Corp 3 miles north of Marion. Thursday February 2 close out sale at 11 a.m. features machinery for James Armstrong 14 miles northwest of Clarence plus another auction at 12 p.m. for Homer Dilts machinery 6.5 miles northwest of Independence. Friday February 3 auction at 1 p.m. covers 50 acres for John Hofmann on the southwest edge of Center Point. Saturday February 4 auction at 1 a.m. includes machinery for Tom Ament 24.5 miles southwest of Worthington. Wednesday February 8 close out sale at 11 a.m. machinery and grain for Ray Spaight estate 14.5 miles southeast of Winthrop. Thursday February 9 auction at 2 p.m. 200 acres for Merlyn McIlrath 6.44 miles west of Coggan.
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Mach
James Armstrong
Clarence
Homer Dilts
Independence
John Hofmann
Center Point
Tom Ament
Worthington
Ray Spaight
Winthrop
Merlyn Mcllrath
Coggon
Advertising Hour Proves Most Useful Buy Guide
Newspaper ads emerge as the quickest and most helpful tool for shoppers deciding what to buy, offering concise comparisons, featured prices, and product highlights that save time at the store.
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Roundup
Price Review
ST. Paul
Walter W. Wolfe
Mid-America Dairymen Inc
Clayton County
Cedar County
Farmers of America
Indianapolis
Farm Book
Sen
White House
U.S
Dubuque Pack
Wayside Farms Corp
Marion
Dale’s Fruit Market
Center Point Road
Fancy Box
Eee Country Stores
Our Valentine
George
Dairy Maid
First Ave
Center Pt. Rd
Edgewood Rd
Sixth St
Mt. Vernon Rd
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