10 Percent Grain Set Aside Announced By Reagan Admin
U S Secretary of Agriculture John Block unveiled a 10 percent set aside on feed grains and a 15 percent acreage cut for wheat rice and cotton. Only farmers who set aside land qualify for loans target price protection and deficiency payments, with no rental payments. Reactions varied with Farm Bureau praising the unpaid diversion and Curt Sorteberg calling it weak.
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U.S
Curt Sorteberg
Iowa Farmers Union
Sorteberg
Roger Jepsen
Iowa
Senate Agriculture Committee
Block
Jepsen
Kansas City
Carter
Reagan
Midwest Market Report Hogs and Grains Slip and Rise
Hogs steady near Cedar Rapids and Waterloo with quotes around 47.50 to 48.50 in Cedar Rapids and 47.25 to 48.00 in Waterloo. Sheep steady at 46 to 48 for wool and 48 to 50 for shorn in Cedar Rapids. Wheat and corn futures rise with January to March crops up 6 to 8 cents and new crops higher. quotes for No 2 corn and yellow soybeans provided by Pro Farmer Grain in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Pro Farmer Grain
Livestock Futures Friday Market Report
Hogs steady to sharply higher across weights with 260 lb and up scarce. No 1-2 200-250 lb hogs at 51.00 with others near 50.50 to 51.00. sows and boars show mixed gains. Cattle light trading with 31.00-36.50 for No 1-3 cows. sheep absent. In the second note, hogs 900 head show 50-point gains for barrows and gilts, ranges 39.00 to 42.00 for various weights, with sows steady to higher and boars 34.00-35.00.
Sioux City Livestock Friday Hogs Rally and Cattle Market Notes
The report shows Hogs at 5 357 head with active trade. Butcher bids 1 50 to 2 00 higher for 350 500 lb. 500 650 lb 50 cents to 1.00 lower. No 1 2 butchers 200 250 lb 50 50 to 51 25. Sows 350 500 lb 39 50 40 50. Cattle at 57 not enough for market test. A second Friday listing notes Hogs 700 head with active trade. Butchers 25 to 75 higher. sows 1.00 higher. No 3 butchers 200 250 lb 49 00 49 50. 250 270 lb 48 50 48 75. 270 300 lb 47 00 48 00. No 1 3 sows 300 500 lb 40 00 40 50. over 500 lb 45 00 46 00.
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Chicago
UPI
Cage Mercantile Exchange
Market News Mixed Trade Sentiment and Farm Prices Reported
The Friday Federal State Market News Service notes largely steady trade sentiment with light to moderate offerings and increased off farm movement to clear last week weather backlogs. Farm egg prices mostly steady to higher with grade A large 67c, mediums 63-64c, smalls 20-22c. hog and cattle bids show varied changes while receipts and regional beet and pork markets appear mixed in activity and pricing.
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Federal State Market News Service
Chicago Produce and Cash Grain Prices Friday
USDA bulk selling prices posted for Friday show delivery prices unchanged for butter and eggs with specific grade prices listed. Cash grain rates include Wheat No 2 soft red 3.67 and hard winter 3.67, Corn No 2 Yellow 2.66, Oats No 2 2.30, Soybeans No 1 yellow 6.44, Barley 2.90 to 3.30 with feed 2.10 to 2.50. basis steady for major grains.
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USDA
Chicago
Iowa Farm Roundup At State Fairgrounds Draws Big Crowds
At the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines an estimated 310000 people attended over 100 interim events last year. The period from November 1980 to October 1981 yielded about 319000 in income. Major events included the Iowa Winter Beef Expo in February and the May Iowa Jam concert plus the Seven Day Quarter Horse Run in June each drawing over 20000 participants and spectators.
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Des Moines
Great Britain Readmitted as Foot-and-Mouth Free
The U S Department of Agriculture again lists Great Britain as free of foot-and-mouth disease enabling livestock shipments to the United States. Britain was barred after the outbreak last March affecting England Wales Scotland and the Isle of Man.
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Washington
U.S Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
United States
England
Wales
Scotland
Isle of Man
Sad happy roles after insurance office shot
Irv Hickey 51 heads from the Federal Crop Insurance Corp Marion district office closing as part of a federal reorganization. He will move to a national crop office in Kansas City and may qualify for retirement. Farmers will buy crop insurance from private agents with premiums unchanged.
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al Swegle
Irv Hickey
Cedar Rapids
Hickey
Kansas City
Willy Loman
Willie
Korea
U.S. Army
Dwight Eisenhower
Juvenile Court
Eastcentral
Iowa
Marion
Minnesota
Nebraska
Gene Ball
Springville
Des Moines Area Community College nursing degree graduates
City briefs note Barbara Kofran of Cedar Rapids is among 41 graduates with an associate in arts in nursing from Des Moines Area Community College on January 8. She has joined Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. The compilation also mentions honor rolls and dean’s lists from Jacksonville University Harding University and University of Wisconsin Platteville.
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Barbara Kofran
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines Area
Barbs By Phil Pastorel
Faith shapes belief about hip hugging jeans and flattering fashion. The piece offers small daily rules to live by and warns that a perfect day could collapse into a monumental disaster by night.
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Iowa Regional Grain
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Southeast
Connie S. Panek
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville
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Amana
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Searcy, Ark
Jennifer Bias
18Th St. SE
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Floyd Reid & Associates
Harry Scott PhD
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Emerald Knight Hall
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Paperback Exchange
Edgewood
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Armstrongs
Las Vegas
United and Ozark Airlines
American Travel and Tour
Emeral Knights Drum and Bugle Corp
Coverall
Early Birds
Grand Ole Opry
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Upper Room
Dale’s
St. Pius
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New Fabrics
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Center Point Road
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Sertoma
Town House
Olde Towne Inn
Skandia
Lindale
K-Mart Plaza
15Th Street
Henry Lee
Polly
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Andys
Three Sisters Thrift Shop
Sacred Heart Parish
Loops
Monticello
Kirk Dighton
Armstrong
New Orleans
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Emerald Knights Drum Corp
Ballet Business
St. George
10Th Street
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Irene
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